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James G. Goodwin, Ph.D. Biography
Professor James G. Goodwin, Jr., Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Clemson,is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis and reaction kinetics. In 1976 he received his PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Michigan. After spending 18 months as an NSF-CNRS exchange scientist at the French Institute of Catalysis and 1 year as an assistant professor of engineering at the University of South Carolina, Professor Goodwin joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1979 where he rose in the ranks to become William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Chemical Engineering. In addition, from 1996-99, he served as Director of the Chinese Studies Program in the School of Engineering. In 2000, he moved to Clemson University to become Chairman of Chemical Engineering. Most of Professor Goodwin's 161 refereed scientific publications are related to solid acid and supported metal catalysis. He is also an author of 11 U.S. (1 pending) and 19 international (3 pending) patents in the area of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. He has consulted extensively over the past 22 years with industry, universities, and government. Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis and Kinetics Professor Goodwin’s research involves the study of heterogeneous catalysis and particularly the in-situ characterization of surface reaction properties in the synthesis of alternative fuels and chemicals from biomass (especially vegetable and animal lipids) and fossil carbon sources (coal and natural gas). A major goal of his research is to develop an understanding of the underlying cause(s) of the kinetics of surface-catalyzed reactions. He is internationally known for the use of isotopic transient kinetic analysis to study surface reaction kinetics. Current research in his laboratories is focused on the development of heterogeneous (solid) catalysts for biodiesel and Fischer-Tropsch syntheses, on the synthesis of ethanol from coal, and on the removal of impurities such as ammonia from biomass gas. Recent research has also focused on the development of a comprehensive mechanism for the isomerization of n-butane, the selective oxidation of CO in hydrogen streams for fuel cells, the use of metal foams as supports for catalysts, metal-support compound formation in supported metal catalysts, and the design of attrition resistant catalysts for slurry bubble column reactors. For more details about his research, please click on the Research Activities link on the left side of this page. |
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