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Joseph Helble, Dean

Joseph Helble

Dean and Professor of Engineering
603/646-2238
Joseph.Helble@Dartmouth.edu

Education

  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1982
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, M.I.T., 1987

Research Interests

Environmental impacts of fossil energy utilization with emphasis on mercury; particulate matter; air pollution control; CO2 capture; combustion-derived pollution.

Current Research Projects

Selected Publications

  • Garabedian, R., and Helble, J.J., Modeling Coalescence in Multiple Particle Systems, J. Aerosol Science 39, 71-81 (2008).

  • Krishnakumar, B., and Helble, J.J., Understanding Mercury Transformations in Coal-Fired Power Plants: Evaluation of Homogeneous Hg Oxidation Mechanisms, Env. Sci. Tech. 41(22), 7870-7875 (2007).

  • Mamani-Paco, R., and Helble, J.J., Size, and Time of the Day Influences on the Morphology Distributions of Atmospheric Fine Particles at the Baltimore Supersite, Atmos. Environment 41, 8021-8029 (2007).

  • Schladt, M., Filburn, T., and Helble, J.J., Supported Amine Sorbents Under Temperature Swing Absorption for CO2 and Moisture Capture, Indus. Eng. Chem. Res. 46 (5), 1590 -1597 (2007).

  • Filburn, T., Helble, J.J., Weiss, R.A., Development of Supported Ethanolamines and Modified Ethanolamines for CO2 Capture, Indus. Eng. Chem. Res. 44(5), 1542-1546 (2005).

Awards

  • Environmental Leadership Faculty Award, University of Connecticut, 2005
  • Roger Revelle Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2004 - 2005)
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, honorary Advisor Professor, 2004
  • Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, elected 2004
  • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1998
  • Barnard Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1994

Selected Patents

  • Helble, J.J., Moniz, G.A., and Morse, T.F., Apparatus for Producing Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, US Patent Number 5,599,511, 1997.

  • Helble, J.J., Moniz, G.A., and Morse, T.F., Apparatus for Producing Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, U.S.Patent Number 5,447,708, 1995.

  • Helble, J.J., Moniz, G.A., and Morency, J.R., Process for Producing Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, U.S. Patent Number 5,358,695, 1994.

Professional Activities

  • American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry National Meetings Program Chair, 2007

  • Editorial Board, Environmental Engineering Science, 2004 -

  • Editorial Board, Fuel Processing Technology (Elsevier Science Publishers) 2002 -

  • University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematics Board of Advisors, member 2005 -

  • Brown University, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Advisory Board, member 2005 -

  • EPA Science Advisory Board, reviews of "Air Toxics Research Strategy" and "EPA Draft Report on the Environment 2003," 2003-2005

  • Conference Organizer and Program Chair, Engineering Foundation Conference on Nanoparticles and Nanostructures by Vapor Phase Synthesis, Barga Italy, 2002

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