Curriculum Vitae --- Kendall T. Thomson

Curriculum Vitae

Kendall T. Thomson
Assistant Professor

School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1283

Department: School of Chemical Engineering
Phone #: (765) 496-6706
Email: thomsonk@ecn.purdue.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1994-1998, GPA: 4.0/4.0, Thesis Title: "A First Principles Study of Zeolites and Related Aluminosilicates"
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1986-1990, GPA: 3.8/4.0

AWARDS AND HONORS

NSF CISE Post Doctoral Fellowship (1999-2000)
University of Minnesota Doctorial Dissertation Fellowship (1997-98)
University of Minnesota Graduate School Fellowship (1994-95)
Ingersoll Award in Physics, 1987 (U of W)
Kresavage Scholarship in Chemical Engineering, 1988 (U of W)
3M Scholarship in Chemical Engineering, 1989 (U of W)
Bleyer Scholarship in Chemical Engineering, 1989 (U of W)
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society

WORK EXPERIENCE

December 1998-Present: Post-Doctoral Fellow, North Carolina State University, Prof. Keiths Gubbins Research Group ( NSF Post Doctoral Fellowship). Phase behavior and critical point depression in porous media. Novel characterization and modeling of industrial carbons.
June 1990-December 1998: Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Advisors: H. Ted Davis, Alon V. McCormick, and Renata M. Wentzcovitch.
June 1990-May 1994: Chemical Engineer, UOP Experimental Development Department, Riverside, IL

(1990-1992):R&D Development Engineer. Was responsible for a number of petroleum and petrochemical related development projects incuding: spray drying of amorphous silica and alumina blends and experimental fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts (FCC), studying sulfer/water contamination of experimental reforming catalysts, and assisting in the development of a UOP process for selective cracking of heavy parafins.

(1992-1994):Design Group co-manager. Was in charge of coordinating the design and construction of pilot plant facilities for R&D. Was integrally involved with the process development of several new UOP technologies.
May 1997-January 1990: Detail Design Drafter,General Kinematics , Barrington, IL
Was responible for detailed drafting of vibratory feeders and conveyors and other materials transport equipment. (summers and breaks)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, ChE 660 Chemical Reaction Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2002.
Instructor, ChE 630 Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers, Purdue University, Fall 2001-2002.
Instructor, ChE 697K Introduction to Molecular Simulation and Modeling, Purdue University, Spring 2001.
Teaching Assistant, ChEn 8201 Advanced Mathematics for Chemical Engineers (Graduate course), University of Minnesota, September-December 1997.
Instructor, ChEn 5501 Chemical Process Design, University of Minnesota, January-March 1997.
Instructor, ChEn 5501 Chemical Process Design, University of Minnesota, January-March 1996.

BOOKS

H. Ted Davis and Kendall T. Thomson, "Linear Algebra and Linear Operators in Engineering: with applications in Mathematica." A text book for Advanced Mathematics for Chemical Engineers, University of Minnesota. Academic Press, 2000.

PUBLICATIONS

K. T. Thomson, R. W. Wentzcovitch, M. S. T. Bukowinski, "Polymorphs of Alumina Predicted by First Principles," Science 274, 1880-1882 (1996).
K. T. Thomson, R. W. Wentzcovitch, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, "A Density Functional Study of Sodalite: A New View of an Old System," Chem. Phys. Lett. 283, 39-43 (1998).
K. T. Thomson and R. W. Wentzcovitch, "A Density Functional Study of the Electronic Structure of Sodalite," J. Chem. Phys. 108, 8584-8588 (1998).
W. Duan, R. W. Wentzcovitch, K. T. Thomson, "First Principles Study of High Pressure Alumina Polymorphs," Phys. Rev. B 57, 10363- 10369 (1998).
K. T. Thomson, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, "The Effects of a Dynamic Lattice on Methane Self-Diffusivity Calculations in AlPO₄-5," J. Chem. Phys. 112, 3345-3350 (2000).
D. Tilman, C. L. Lehman, K. T. Thomson, "Plant Diversity and Ecosystem Productivity: Theoretical Considerations," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94, 1857-1861 (1997).
K. T. Thomson and K. E. Gubbins, "Modeling Structural Morphology of Micro-Porous Carbons by Reverse Monte-Carlo," Langmuir 16, 5761-5773 (2000).
K. T. Thomson, J. Pikunic, K. E. Gubbins, "An Improved Model of Microporous Carbon Morphology Using Molecular Simulation," in Adsorption Science and Technology, D.D.Do Ed., World Scientific, London (2000).
J. Pikunic, R.J.-M. Pellenq, K.T. Thomson, J.-N. Rouzaud, P. Levitz, K. E. Gubbins, "Improved Molecular Models for Porous Carbons," Stud. Durf. Sci. and Catal. 132, 647-652 (2001).
J.K. Brennan, T.J. Bandosz, K.E. Gubbins, K.T. Thomson, "Review Article: Water in Porous Carbons," Collois and Surf. A 187-188, 539-568 (2001).
T.J. Bandosz, M. Biggs, K.E. Gubbins, K. Kaneko, J. Pikunic, K.T. Thomson, "Structure Models of Porous Carbons," Chemistry and Physics of Carbon in press, 2001.
S. Gavalda, K.E. Gubbins, Y. Hanzawa, K. Kaneko, K.T. Thomson, "Adsorption in Carbon Aerogels: A Molecular Simulation Study," Langmuir 18, 2141-2151 (2002).
J.K. Brennan, K.T. Thomson, K.E. Gubbins, "Adsorption of Water in Activated Carbons: Effects of Pore Blocking and Connectivity," Langmuir 18, 5438-5447 (2002).
K.T. Thomson, "Electron-Sharing Indices in Extended Systems: Using DFT to Probe and Predict Adsorbate/Substrate Resonance on Metal Surfaces," Chem. Phys. Lett. submitted, 2002.
D.H. Wells Jr., W.N. Delgass, K.T. Thomson, "DFT Investigation of Gold Cluster Geometry and Gas-Phase Reactivity with O₂," J. Chem. Phys. submitted, 2002.
J.M. Caruthers, J.A. Lauterbach, K.T. Thomson, V. Venkatasubramanian, C.M. Snively, A. Bhan, S. Katare, G. Oskarsdottir, "Catalyst Design: Knowledge Extraction from High Throughput Experimentation," J. Catal.. submitted, 2002.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

K. T. Thomson, R. M. Wentzcovitch, M. S. T. Bukowinski, "Polymorphs of Alumina Predicted by First Principles," American Geological Union, Fall Meeting, 1996 (San Francisco).
K. T. Thomson, R. M. Wentzcovitch, M. S. T. Bukowinski, "Polymorphs of Alumina Predicted by First Principles," American Physical Society, March Meeting, 1997 (Kansas City).
K. T. Thomson, R. M. Wentzcovitch, A. V. McCormick H. T. Davis, "The Electronic Structure of Sodalite by First Principles," American Physical Society, March Meeting, 1997 (Kansas City).
K. T. Thomson, H. T. Davis, A. V. McCormick, "A First Principles Study of Zeolites and Related Aluminosilicates," Center for Interfacial Engineering, Fall Review, September 1995 (Minneapolis).
K. T. Thomson, R. M. Wentzcovitch, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, "Density Functional Theory of Zeolites," Center for Interfacial Engineering, Fall Review, September 1997 (Minneapolis).
K. T. Thomson, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, R. M. Wentzcovitch, "A First Principles Study of Aluminum Substitution in Sodalite," AIChE Annual Meeting, 1998 (Miami).
K. T. Thomson, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, R. M. Wentzcovitch, "A First Principles Study of Aluminum Substitution in Sodalite," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, 1998 (Boston).
K.T. Thomson "Improved Inter-Atomic Potentials in Zeolites from Ab Initio Calculations," AIChE Annual Meeting, 1999 (Dallas).
K.T. Thomson, J.P. Pikunic, K.E. Gubbins, "Molecular Simulation Methods for Modeling Pore Morphology of Activated Carbons," AIChE Annual Meeting, 1999 (Dallas).
K.T. Thomson, J.P. Pikunic, K.E. Gubbins, "An Improved Model of Activated Carbons Using Molecular Simulation," 24th Biennial Carbon Conference, 1999 (Charleston SC).
K.T. Thomson, J.P. Pikunic, K.E. Gubbins, "An Improved Model of Carbon Morphology Using Molecular Simulation," 2nd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsoprtion Science and technology, 2000 (Brisbane AU).
K.T. Thomson, and K.E. Gubbins, "Characterizing Adsorption, Diffusion, and Freezing in Activated Carbons Using the Reverse Monte Carlo Model," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2000 (Los Angeles).
J. Pikunic, K.T. Thomson, K.E. Gubbins, R. Pellenq, P. Levitz, J.-N. Rouzaud, "Realistic Molecular Models for Porous Carbons from Radiation Scattering Data," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2000 (Los Angeles).
S. Gavalda, K.T. Thomson, K. Kaneko, K.E. Gubbins, "Molecular Modeling of Carbon Aerogels," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2000 (Los Angeles).
J.K. Brennan, K.T. Thomson, K.E. Gubbins, "Simulation of Water and Water/Methane Mixtures in Microporous Carbon," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2000 (Los Angeles).
K.T. Thomson, "A DFT Investigation of CO Adsorption on Pt(100): Principles of Electron Sharing in Characterizing Reactivity," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2001 (Reno).

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

K. T. Thomson, R. M. Wentzcovitch, "Prediction of High Pressure Alumina Polymorphs by First Principles Study," Eight Annual Conference on New Methods in Electronic Structure Calculations -- 1996 Electronic Structure Workshop, June 1996 (Minneapolis).
K. T. Thomson, H. T. Davis, A. V. McCormick,R. M. Wentzcovitch, "A First Principles Study of Zeolites and Related Aluminosilicates," Center for Interfacial Engineering, Fall Review, September 1996 (Minneapolis).
K. T. Thomson, R. M. Wentzcovitch, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, "Density Functional Theory of Zeolites," Center for Interfacial Engineering, Fall Review, September 1997 (Minneapolis).
K. T. Thomson, A. V. McCormick, H. T. Davis, "The Influence of Lattice Dynamics on Simulated Methane Self-Diffusivities in AlPO₄5," AIChE Annual Meeting, 1999 (Dallas).

INVITED LECTURES

Center of Catalysis and Surface Science, Northwestern University, April (2001).
Physical Chemistry Department, Florida State University, February (2000).
Air Products Corp., Allentown, PA, June (2000).
ExxonMobil, Clinton, NJ, August (2000).

SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers
The American Physical Society
The American Association for the Advancement of Science

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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