Biomaterials; Drug and Gene Delivery; Nanomedicine; Pharmaceutical Engineering

Drug and Gene Delivery Laboratory

waste management, catalysis, reaction engineering, instrumentation & methodology, and machine learning in materials science

‌Reactor Engineering; Transport-Kinetic Integration; Advanced Measurement and Computational Techniques

Auditory Neuroscience, Biotherapeutic Interventions, Medical Imaging, Neural Prosthetic Devices

Nanomaterials, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Reaction Kinetics, Nanotechnology, Graphene, Heterogeneous catalysis, Microwave-assisted Synthesis, Micro Reactor Technology, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Chemical Kinetics, Flow Chemistry, Metal Oxides, Cross-coupling Reactions

Molecular simulations of biological molecules at liquid/solid interfaces, light and neutron scattering of biological molecules, the molecular basis of disease, purification of bio-macromolecules

Surface Characterization of Adsorbents and Catalysts; Applications of Fractal Geometry to Surface Morphology

Engineering Education Pedagogies; Sustainable Solutions to Practical Problems

Reactor Engineering, Environmental wastewater treatment and reuse, Thermal-hydraulics and safety of nuclear systems, Engineering Education

Cement and Concrete Chemistry; Materials and Nanotechnology; Separations; Energy and Environment; Complex Fluids and Rheology; Colloids and Interfacial Engineering.

Bioremediation, Nanomaterials, Oil spills, Microplastics, Environmental microbiology, Colloids and interface science, Biofilm formation at liquid-liquid interfaces, Biofilm formation at solid-liquid interfaces

Molecular Modeling for Bioseparation Applications

Hybrid energy systems, Fuels combustion and gasification, Industrial gas flare design, operation, and regulation, Process modeling, monitoring, control, and operation

Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Glass Science

Composite Nanoparticles, Complex Fluids, Porous Media, Food Engineering, Biomolecular Transport and adsorption, Molecular Modeling and Simulation Methodologies

Rahman Almusafir holds a PhD degree in chemical engineering from Missouri S&T and MS and BS in chemical engineering at the university of technology - Baghdad, Iraq. He joined the chemical engineering department in January 2009 from Washington university in St. Louis as a senior member of the very high-temperature reactor (VHTR) consortium for the next (4th) generation nuclear energy.

Currently, Dr. Almusafir is working for Brewer Science, Inc., a global technology leading company in the semiconductor and microelectronics industry sector with headquarters in Rolla, MO. He is serving as a principal process engineer leading a team of industrial experience for advancing equipment technology and developing/improving chemical processes.

Haider is a chemical engineer. He received his master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Technology in Baghdad, Iraq and his Ph.D from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He has gained valuable experience relating to hybrid energy systems, biomass gasification, biodigestion, and Carbon Black production. Haider currently works as a senior researcher in Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology and a Senior Process Engineer at Elevated Analytics Consulting.

Water management, conformance control, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), CO2 EOR and Storage, fluid flow in porous media, and
unconventional oil and gas development.

For additional information regarding Dr. Bai's research, please visit his website, or select here for publications.

Development of versatile new drug delivery technologies with unprecedented therapeutic activity and specificity, developing new polymeric materials, theranostics, and regenerative medicine.

Education:

BS ChE 1987, University of Missouri-Rolla

MBA 2000, Washington University

Brian started his career with the Ethyl Corporation in Wood River, Illinois where he worked as a Process Engineer. While there he completed process designs for $22 million in capital expansion projects, including two automation systems. From 1992-2002, Brian worked for Afton Chemical (formerly Ethyl Corporation). He progressed from Project Engineer to Senior Area Operations Supervisor to Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager/IT & Automation Manager. While with Afton, Brian developed statistical techniques for improving safety performance, reducing the plant’s recordable injury rate to the lowest in ten years. He improved the plant’s emergency response systems, including a comprehensive security upgrade and he was responsible for budgeting and cost management. In 2002, Brian went to work for Coviden Healthcare (formerly Tyco Healthcare-Mallinckrodt). He started as a director of Health, Safety and Environmental where he was responsible for all health, safety, security, and environmental programs at a major chemical production facility. In 2004, Brian was promoted to Manager – Operational Excellence where he was responsible for directing Sigma Six and Lean implementation and coached 52 Sigma Six/Lean candidates and managed two direct reports. In 2007, Brian was promoted again to Manager – Operational Excellence (DFSS) where he directed Design for Six Sigma implementation at the global business unit level for Imaging Solutions research and development.

Future cements (cement efficiency enhancing strategies, novel supplementary cementitious materials, and alternative cements); solid waste upcycling; massive CO₂ capture, utilization, and mineralization; thermal energy storage and micro-grid integration; materials characterization; multi-scale modeling; concrete durability; NDT and sensing; nano- and biological technologies in construction; and carbon-negative recovery of critical minerals (e.g., Ni, Co, Li, and Cu).

Adsorption, Energy Efficient Separation Processes, Process Design, Modeling and Optimization

Dr. James Sterling joined Missouri S&T in 2024 from the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, California, which is a member of the Claremont University Consortium. He joined Keck as a founding faculty member in 2000 and served in many capacities, including director of the school’s intellectual property and technology transfer committee and its Ph.D. program. He earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1987.

Education:

BS ChE 1981, University of Missouri-Rolla

MS ChE 1991, University of Missouri-Rolla

Ph.D. ChE 1993, University of Missouri-Rolla

After graduation, Keith began his career with Mallinckrodt Specialty Chemicals Company in St. Louis, Missouri. He started as a process in organics and inorganics manufacturing units, including specialty industrial chemicals as well as FDA-validated medical products. In August of 1989, Keith returned to the University of Missouri-Rolla as a full-time graduate student. He was supported by two industrial fellowships and a Department of Education Fellowship. In January 1994, Keith began working for Mallinckrodt Chemicals, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. He started as a process development engineer in synthetic peptides, and bulk narcotic drug manufacturing. He invented a novel multi-kilogram solid-phase synthesis reactor, developed a project scope for a multi-kilogram peptide manufacturing facility. In 1996, he was promoted to Principal Process Development Engineer. Keith developed over $5,000,000 worth of cost reductions in two existing products and developed a crystallization process for a potent compound that allowed the elimination of the milling step. In 2007, Keith was promoted to Technical Fellow. In addition to his other duties, he is currently serving as core team leader for site Chemical Reactivity Hazards Team, and he is helping develop site policies on hazardous reactions, including emergency relief sizing.

Rhizosphere microbiology/ Antibacterial materials/ Microbiology education