David J. Dixon, Professor

Teaching and Classes

Courses taught over the past few years: Thermodynamics (equilibrium), Reactor Design, Process Control, Visual Basic, Design of Separation Processes, Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical Engineering, AspenPlus, Laboratories, Freshman Engineering, graduate Thermodynamics, Senior Design, and Process Dynamics and Systems Analysis.

 

SPRING 2012

• CBE / MET 433 Process Control
• CBE 362L Heat Transfer Laboratory (Tu and Thursday)

 

FALL 2011

• CBE 317 Heat Transfer
• CBE 461 UO Laboratory
• CBE 491 UO Laboratory Graduate Students

 

FALL 2010

• CBE 417 Unit Operations
• CBE 461 UO Laboratory
• CBE 464 Senior Design

 

FALL 2009 & SUMMER 2010:

    Fulbright Scholar (Sept 2009 - July 2010)

    Dept. Thermal Process Engineering

    Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

    (Fachgebiet Thermische Verfahrenstechnik)

    (Technische Universitat Darmstadt)

    Petersenstr. 30

    64287 Darmstadt, Germany

    +49-(6151)-16 2164/2364 (o)

 

• SS 2010: Unit Operations (TVT II: Verfahrenstechnische Grundoperationen)
• WS 2009: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)

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  SPRING 2009:

  • ChE 117 Professional Practices in Chemical Engineering (VBA and Excel)
  • ChE 343 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
  • ChE/MET 433 Process Control
  • ChE 476/576 Organosilicone Chemsitry (Byron Wolf, instructor)
  • ChE 488/588 Design of Experiments for Chemical Engineers (Mark Anderson Primary instructor)
  • CP 297, 397,497 (COOP / Internships)

Research Interests

 

Supercritical Fluids	Pilot Plants & Education	Environmental & Biochemical Engineering
interactions of critical fluids and polymers	pilot plant design and control	arsenic removal from drinking water
transport in polymers, foaming of structural polymers	Camile data acquisition and control systems	water permeable membranes as barriers for agents
SCF processing of biomass for pretreatment	improved teaching in chemical engineering	odor / particulate removal from gas streams
surface modification	ChE Car Competiton _AIChE	conversion of biomass for use as a chemical  feedstock
use of SCF as "green" solvents

Background

Phone Numbers & Email Address (TUD)

Office - +49-(6151)-16-2364
Office (Fr. Susan)- +49-(6151)-16-2164
FAX - +49-(6151)-16-2364

david.dixon@sdsmt.edu  (primary), or dixon@tvt.tu-darmstadt.de

Phone Numbers Addresses (SDSMT)

Department - 605-394-2421
Office - 605-394-1235
FAX - 605-394-1232

david.dixon@sdsmt.edu

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701  USA