My research program in process systems engineering is an integrated effort to solving problems related to process design, scale-up and operation. Most thesis topics involve a mix of fundamental and application-driven research.
Many students spend an internship in industry, putting theory to practice.
Some fundamental and applied topics are listed below. The following paragraphs summarize some of the research topics conducted by our group, with selected publications. Please contact Professor Bequette for more information, particularly on other topics that may be of interest to you. A goal of our research is to incorporate dynamics and control considerations at the process design or scale-up phase. An initial effort has been to analyze the impact of design on the operation of a jacketed exothermic continuous stirred tank reactor.