Session: Student Poster Session: Fuels, Petrochemicals, and Energy (2012 Annual Meeting)

Optimize Steam Injection Location in Refinery Vacuum Heater Can Reduce Coke Formation
Xuegang Li, Tianjin University; Luhong Zhang, Tianjin University; Na Yang, Tianjin University

Solar Enriched Biofuels Via Oxidizable Metal Catalysts
Cory Hargus, Brown University

Supercapacitance Behavior of Vanadium Nitride
Chris Okoli, University of Pittsburgh

Solvent Anneal of P3HT Polymer for Crystallinity Control in Organophotovoltaics
Brian Daniels, Tennessee Tech University; Luke Mirtes, Tennessee Tech University; Hollly Stretz, Tennessee Technological University

Developing Imidazole-Based Solvents for CO2 Capture Using Economic and Scalable Precursors
Michelle S. Hindman, University of Alabama; Jason E. Bara, University of Alabama; Matthew S. Shannon, University of Alabama; A. Christopher Irvin, University of Alabama; Alexander Stanton, University of Alabama

Separation of Catalyst Kinetics for Maximizing Gasoline Output, Yield, and Selectivity: A Computational Solution to Catalytic Cracking
Joshua Lansford, University of Virginia; Dariusz Orlicki, W. R. Grace & Co.; George M. Bollas, University of Connecticut

Determination of the Hydrocarbon Synthesis of the Algae, Emiliania Huxleyi
Amanda Taylor, Michigan Technological University

Characterization of Pilot-Scale, Pressurized Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasification Products Using Gas Chromatography (GC) Techniques
Jess Earl, University of Utah ; Daniel J. Sweeney, The University of Utah; Kevin Whitty, The University of Utah

Mixotrophic Growth of Microalgae Chlorella and Scenedesmus Using Crude Glycerol As Carbon Source
Yue Yin, Lafayette College; Javad Tavakoli, Lafayette College

Synthesis and Characterization of Lithium Iron Orthosilicate As a Cathode Active Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
Samantha Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology

Vapor Phase Catalytic Deoxygenation of Model Pyrolysis Compounds
Elaine Gomez, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Scalable Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots for Energy Applications
Victora F. Berard, Lehigh University; Chris K. Kiely, Lehigh University; Steven McIntosh, University of Virginia; Bryan W. Berger, Lehigh University

Assessment of Functionalized Alkylimidazoles for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Processes
Kristofer Reclusado, Villanova University; Jason E. Bara, University of Alabama; Joshua Moon, University of Alabama; Matthew S. Shannon, University of Alabama; Alexander Stanton, University of Alabama; A. Christopher Irvin, University of Alabama; Michelle S. Hindman, University of Alabama

Factors Affecting the Kinetics of Biodiesel Reactions
Jenelle C. Ranville, Hope College; Michael J. Misovich, Hope College

Effect of Temperature On Ethanol Production Yields From Sugar Cane Bagasse Using a Simultaneous Saccharification Fermentation (SSF) Strategy
Christian O. Sambolin, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Natalia Ojeda, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Soleil Rivera, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Lisaura Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Carla Serrano, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Kiazmarie Torres, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Jorge Toro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Adrian Lopez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Luis Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Jesus M. Garcia, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Lorenzo Saliceti, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Viscosity of the Ionic Liquid 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride [BMIM]Cl From Reverse Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics
Andrew Crothers, North Carolina State University; Amir Abolhasani Niazi, RWTH Aachen University

Syntheses of Tridentate and Tetradentate Oxo-Ligands Used in Octahedral Titanium (IV) Complexes
Luke Brechtelsbauer, University of Alabama

A Comparison of Two-Step Concentrated Solar Thermal Water Splitting Materials
Kayla Weston, University of Colorado at Boulder; Christopher L. Muhich, University of Colorado, Boulder; Xinhua Liang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Alan W. Weimer, University of Colorado at Boulder

Design and Optimization of a Self-Contained Portable Waste to Energy Gasification System
Daniel Prior, United States Military Academy; Sean Fitzgerald, United States Military Academy; Russell P. Lachance, United States Military Academy; John Kowal, SUNY Cobleskill; David Waage, SUNY Cobleskill

Simultaneous Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Fermentation: A General Method to Reduce Microbial Inhibition by Hydroxycinnamic Acids Derived From Biomass Pretreatment
Kyle Tomek, Michigan State University; Carlos Castillo, National University of Colombia; Fernando P. Cordoba, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Microbial Fuel Cells: Determining and Improving Current Output
Erik Houston, United States Military Academy; John Bohnhoff, United States Military Academy; Seamus Bann, United States Military Academy; Reed Pyers, United States Military Academy; James Sumner, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; Robert G. Bozic, United States Military Academy

Dye–Sensitized Solar Cells: Using Over 100 Natural Dyes As Sensitizers
Chathuranga De Silva, City College of New York; Ivan Attanayake, University of Moratuwa; A. A. P. de Alwis, University of Moratuwa

Experimental Results and Design of Chemical-Looping Combustion of Methane in a Fixed Bed Reactor with Nickel Based Oxygen Carrier
Ari Fischer, University of Connecticut; Zhiquan Zhou, University of Connecticut; Lu Han, University of Connecticut; George M. Bollas, University of Connecticut

Thermochemical Hydrogen Production From Water-Splitting Process Using Core-Shell Ferrite Nanoparticles
Sowmya Yelakanti, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Solar Thermal Biomass Gasification with Added Methane
Jeni Sorli, University of Colorado

Optimizing Growth Conditions of Escherichia Coli Through Metabolic Flux Analysis to Enhance Fatty Acid Production
Jordan Baker, Johns Hopkins University

‘A Step by Step Design Methodology for a Base Case Redox-Flow Battery'
Abdullah Alzubairi, University of Tennessee; Robert Counce, University of Tennessee

Performance of Direct Carbon Fuel Cells Using Bio-Derived Fuels
Anna K. McClung, WVU AIChE

Towards Understanding Catalyst Diffusion in Biomass
Nicolás A. Grosso Giordano, Northwestern University; James J. Lischeske, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Jonathan J. Stickel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Improved Parametric Study of an Ethanol–Water Distillation Column with Direct Vapour Recompression Heat Pump
Mohammed Usman, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS; Flora Oketa, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

The Improvement of Photosystem I Deposition Using a Spin-Coating Method
Karla M. Dumeng, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez