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Joseph J. Helble

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

• Aerosol science and air quality engineering

Selected Publications

• Zeng, T., Helble, J.J., Bool, L.E., and Sarofim, A.F., Iron Transformations During Combustion of Pittsburgh #8 Coal, Fuel 88, 566-572 (2009).
• Smith, C.A., Krishnakumar, B., and Helble, J.J., Homogeneous and heterogeneous mercury oxidation in a bench-scale flame-based flow reactor, Proc. AWMA Annual Meeting (2009).
• 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).

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

News

• The New Ph.D.
  ASEE Prism
  January 15, 2013

• Do Fiscal Cliff Issues Continue to Threaten Long-Term U.S. Stability?
  The Motley Fool
  January 7, 2013

• The Fiscal Cliff Endangers America’s Long-Term Lead in Technology
  Forbes
  December 19, 2012

• Stretch Students’ Limits
  BusinessNH Magazine
  August 8, 2012

• South Korea outpaces the U.S. in engineering degrees
  The Washington Post
  July 17, 2012

• Staying Smart: Engineers and Universities Advance Career-Long Learning
  Engineering News-Record
  October 27, 2011

• Virtual Tour de Force
  Campus Technology
  October 1, 2011

• Thayer studies granted $2.5 mil.
  The Dartmouth
  September 26, 2011

• NSF’s Partnerships for Innovations connects engineering PhDs with small business
  September 21, 2011

• New Network Seeks to Form a ‘Meta-University’ to Link Engineering Schools
  The Chronicle of Higher Education
  July 10, 2011

• Top Engineering Schools Hold First Summit About International Exchange
  Engineering News-Record
  July 7, 2011

• Not all jobs shipped overseas
  USA Today Letters
  May 26, 2011

• New world, new goals
  The Times of India
  January 10, 2011

• Borderless Learning
  Engineering News-Record (ENR)
  October 20, 2010

• NCI Awards $12.8 Million to Dartmouth Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
  Dartmouth Now
  September 17, 2010

• With new program, college takes on the mission of preventing health care from breaking the bank
  The Boston Globe
  September 13, 2010

• Rise of the business-savvy engineer
  Financial Times
  July 25, 2010

• 2010 Formula Hybrid: The Results
  May 10, 2010

• Dartmouth’s Engineering School Completes Largest-Ever Fundraising Campaign
  January 7, 2010

• Might Companies, Not Colleges, Deserve the Blame for a Shortage of Engineers?
  The Chronicle of Higher Education
  October 27, 2009

• Engineering sees increased interest
  The Dartmouth
  October 22, 2009

• Queneau Chair Celebratory Lecture
  October 6, 2009

• Geeks to the Rescue
  Business NH Magazine
  September 4, 2009

• Engineering suddenly hot at universities
  The Christian Science Monitor
  April 24, 2009

• Business leaders discuss sustainability
  The Dartmouth
  January 20, 2009

• Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellowships
  January 12, 2009

• Grad schools cut discretionary funds
  The Dartmouth
  January 8, 2009

• Dartmouth Presidential Search Committee Announced
  VOX of Dartmouth
  June 23, 2008

• Committee named to lead search for Dartmouth’s 17th President
  Dartmouth News
  June 18, 2008

• Dartmouth Engineering Student Battles Fake Drug Trade in Africa
  June 10, 2008

• Harvard, Yale Boost Engineering in Race With China
  Bloomberg News
  May 30, 2008

• Innovation Boot-Camp for Engineering PhDs
  February 14, 2008

• It’s Time to Re-Engineer the Engineering Curriculum
  Valley News
  January 18, 2008

• Study questions U.S. shortfall in math, science
  EE Times
  November 6, 2007

• Pentagon Turns to Hollywood for National Security
  ABC News (Online)
  January 18, 2007

• Schweitzer Fellow Leads Robot Team to Victory
  VOX of Dartmouth
  January 8, 2007

• Deep freeze - Thayer student to study ice cores
  VOX of Dartmouth
  May 29, 2006

• Celebrating an innovative collaboration
  Dartmouth Medicine
  April 2, 2006

• Helble Appointed Dean of Thayer
  Dartmouth Life
  June 6, 2005

• New leadership for Thayer
  VOX of Dartmouth
  April 18, 2005

• Joseph J. Helble to lead nation’s oldest professional School of Engineering
  Dartmouth News
  April 4, 2005

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

• Perspective: The Right Time to Invest in Science
  Winter 2013
• Education for the Technology Ecosystem: The nation wants more engineers. Dean Joseph J. Helble says we need a different kind of engineer
  Summer 2012
• Investiture: Class of 2012
  Summer 2012
• Perspective: Inventiveness on Display
  Winter 2012
• Major Mergers: For modified majors, engineering is just the beginning.
  Summer 2011
• Perspective: The Place of Projects
  Summer 2011
• Investiture: Class of 2011
  Summer 2011
• Kudos
  Summer 2011
• Perspective: Broader Horizons
  Winter 2011
• Spotlights
  Winter 2011
• State of the School: After five years at Thayer's helm, Dean Joseph J. Helble talks about the changes he has overseen and why he's more passionate than ever about engineering education
  Summer 2010
• Perspective: Partners in Success
  Winter 2010
• Perspective: Engineering in Medicine
  Summer 2009
• Perspective: Strategies for Challenging Times
  Winter 2009
• Leading Edge: Nation's First Ph.D. Innovation Program
  Winter 2009
• Kudos
  Winter 2009
• Perspective: Thayer's Focus on Energy
  Summer 2008
• Perspective: Engineering and Politics
  Winter 2008
• Academic Initiatives: New Modified Major and Ph.D. Innovation Program
  Winter 2008
• Moving Forward: Dean Joseph Helble explains three new initiatives for maximizing Thayer School's impact on the world
  Spring/Summer 2007
• Perspective: Attracting Students to Engineering
  Fall 2006
• Perspective: Inspiration is the Best Incentive
  Spring 2006
• Opening the Engineering Door: New Thayer School Dean Joseph Helble on why the future depends on engineers
  Fall 2005
• Perspective: In Katrina's Wake
  Fall 2005
• Leadership: UConn Prof Joseph Helble Named Dean
  Spring 2005

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