Dr. Michael Harold, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department

Cullen College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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• Areas of expertise

  • Chemical reaction engineering
  • Reaction separation devices
  • Conversion of microalgae to liquid fuels
  • Clean engines, emissions, and fuels

• Awards

  • 2010–Present: Member, Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research Editorial Board
  • 2010: Honda Initiation Grant Award, Honda Research Institute, “Enhancing Liquid Fuel Yield During Algae Pyrolysis in Structured Catalytic Reactors, “ (5 awarded out of 261) (2010).
  • 2010: Fluor-Daniel Faculty Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering
  • 2010: Outstanding Teaching Award, Cullen College of Engineering (2010).
  • 2010: Abraham Dukler Distinguished Faculty Award, University of Houston, Engineering Alumni Association (2009).
  • 2009-Present: Member, AIChE Chemical Technology Operating Council
  • 2009-Present: Member, AIChE Journal Consulting Editor
  • 2008: ACS Fuel Division Richard A. Glenn Award for the Best Paper presented at ACS 2007 National Meeting in Division of Fuel Chemistry (first out of 285 papers); Paper: “Hydrogen Generation and Purification in Pd Nanopore Hollow Fiber Membrane Reactor,” Authors: M. P. Harold and S. H. Israni
  • 2008: Senior Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
  • 2007: Best Applied Paper Award – Southwest Section of AIChE: Lattner, J.R., and M.P. Harold, “Autothermal Reforming of Methanol: Experiments and Modeling, Catalysis Today, 120, 78-89 (2007).
  • 2005–2008: Chair, AIChE Publication Committee
  • 1999: Best Applied Paper award, Southwest Section of AIChE
  • 1999: Chair, Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division of AIChE
  • 1999: Invited Participant in National Academy of Engineerin “Frontiers of Engineering Symposium”
  • 1997–2000: Research Management, DuPont Company
  • 1991: Visiting Research Fellow, University of Twente, The Netherlands
  • 1990: Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts

• Publications

  • Bugosh, G., V. Easterling, and M.P. Harold, “Anomalous Steady-State and Spatio-Temporal Features of Methane Oxidation on Pt/Pd/Al2O3 Monolith Spanning Lean and Rich Conditions,” Applied Catalysis B. Environmental, 165, 68-78, 2015
  • Shrestha, S., M.P. Harold, and K. Kamasamudram, “Experimental and Modeling Study of Selective Ammonia Oxidation on Multi-Functional Washcoated Monolith Catalysts,” Chem. Eng. Journal, 278, 24-35, 2015
  • Perng, C., V. Easterling, and M.P. Harold, “Fast Lean-Rich Cycling for Enhanced NOx Conversion on Storage and Reduction Catalysts,” Catalysis Today, 231, 125-134, 2014
  • Metkar, P.S., M.P. Harold, and V. Balakotaiah, “Kinetic Model of NH3-Based Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx on Fe-ZSM-5 and Cu-Chabazite, and Dual Layer Fe/Cu Zeolitic Monolithic Catalysts,” Chem. Engin. Sci., 87, 51–66, 2013
  • Shrestha, S., M.P. Harold, K. Kamasamudram, and A. Yezerets, “Ammonia Oxidation on Structured Composite Catalysts,” Topics in Catalysis, DOI 10.1007/s11244-013-9949-9, 2013
  • Campanella, A., and M.P. Harold, “Pyrolysis of Microalgae and Duckweed in a Falling Solids Reactor:  Effects of Process Variables and Zeolite Catalysts,” J. Biomass and Bioenergy, 46, 218-232, 2012
  • Bugosh, G. S.; Muncrief, R. L.; Harold, M. P., Emission Analysis of Alternative Diesel Fuels Using a Compression Ignition Benchtop Engine Generator. Energy & Fuels 2011, 25 (10), 4704-4712., 2011
  • Israni, S. H.; Harold, M. P., Methanol steam reforming in single-fiber packed bed Pd-Ag membrane reactor: Experiments and modeling. Journal of Membrane Science 2011, 369 (1-2), 375-387., 2011
  • Joshi, S. Y.; Ren, Y. J.; Harold, M. P.; Balakotaiah, V., Determination of kinetics and controlling regimes for H(2) oxidation on Pt/Al(2)O(3) monolithic catalyst using high space velocity experiments. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental 2011, 102 (3-4), 484-495., 2011
  • Kumar, A.; Zheng, X. L.; Harold, M. P.; Balakotaiah, V., Microkinetic modeling of the NO + H(2) system on Pt/Al(2)O(3) catalyst using temporal analysis of products. Journal of Catalysis 2011, 279 (1), 12-26., 2011

  More publications available in faculty website above.

   

• Patents

  • Harold, Michael P, and Balamurali Krishna R Nair. Pd Nanopore and Palladium Encapsulated Membranes. 20 Apr. 2010. Patent number: 7700184

• Grants and Funded Research

  • Principal investigator in $2.1 million project to find new catalytic materials that work at low exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe. 2017.
  • $1 million grant to test technology on diesel-powered school buses.

   

   

• Curriculum Vitae

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• Contact information