Mark C. Thies, Ph.D., P.E.

Research Interests: Thermodynamics, Separations, and Supercritical Fluids

The focus of Dr. Thies's work is on separation processes where thermodynamics and phase equilibria play a major role, with an emphasis on dense gases and supercritical fluids as the separating agents.  Energy- and materials-related applications are of particular interest.  Projects of current interest include thermochemical cycles for the large-scale, "carbon free" production of hydrogen by water-splitting; dense-gas extraction for the molecular design of carbonaceous pitches for advanced carbon materials; the development of an equation of state for predicting liquid crystal formation in carbonaceous oligomers; and rapid expansion of supercritical fluids for the synthesis of polymeric and organic nanoparticles.

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