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Curet-Arana, Maria C.
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering . , College of Engineering
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Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Carbon Dioxide Adsorption, Storage, and Sustained Delivery by Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligand] Pillared-Layer Porous Coordination Networks for Portable Closed-Volume Applications. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 177:54-58. 2013
- Carbon Dioxide Storage and Sustained Delivery by Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligand] Pillared-Layer Porous Coordination Networks . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 177:54-58. 2013
- Quantum Chemical Determination of Stable Intermediates on CO2 Adsorption onto Metal-Salen Complexes. Topics in Catalysis. 55:260-266. 2012
- Microkinetic Analysis of the Epoxidation of Styrene Catalyzed by (porphyrin)Mn Encapsulated in Molecular Squares. Journal of Catalysis. 266:154-155. 2009
- Quantum Chemical Determination of Stable Intermediates for Alkene Epoxidation with Mn-Porphyrin Catalysts. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 285:120-127. 2008
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chapter
- Quantum Chemical Analysis of the Reaction Pathway for Styrene Epoxidation Catalyzed by Mn-Porphyrins. Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis. Ed. Oyama, S. T.. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 2008
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conference poster
- Computational Study of CO2 Adsorption on Apohost and LiCl-Functionalized Zn bdc ted0.5 Metal Organic Frameworks. 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting. 2016
- Characterization and Adsorption Applications of the M_bdc_ted_0.5 _M _ Ni ,Zn_ Metal-Organic Framework_ Computational Study. 2015 Sigma Xi, XX Poster Day. 2015
presentations
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presentation
Research
Service
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professional service activities
- Academic Affairs Committee Member
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Member of the Planning Committee for the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering sessions at the AIChE Annual Meetings
- Graduate Studies Committee Member
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Reviewer for the Catalysis and Biocatalysis Program
- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ABET Coordinator for the Chemical Engineering Program
- Northwestern University, IL Research and Teaching Assistant 2000 - 2006
- Shell Chemical Company Research Intern 2000
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, IL 2006
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering 2000
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering 1997
awards and honors
- NSF EPSCoR Faculty Start-Up Award, 2009
- Scholarship to attend the PanAmerican Advanced Study Institute: Bioinspired Nanoscience and Molecular Machines, 2005
- Poster Competition Winner at the Spring Symposium, conferred by Catalysis Club of Chicago, 2004
- Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Award in the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, conferred by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2004
- Invited Speaker for the IBM Lecture Series by the University of Notre Dame, conferred by University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 2004
- Scholarship to attend the PanAmerican Advanced Study Institute: Energy Conversion and Environmental Protection, 2003
- Travel Award for the 18th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, conferred by North American Catalysis Society, 2003
- IMGIP Fellow, 2001 - 2006
- GEM Fellow, conferred by National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, 2000 - 2001
Contact
full name
- Maria C. Curet Arana