Presentations


2025 Presentations

  1. Clark, R., Kubick, T., Wintoki, M.B., Inferring Corporate Insiders’ Beliefs about Firm Value from Tax Withholding Elections. Midwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2025.

  2. Tella, I., Pu, B., Jin, Q., Understanding the Impacts of Heatwaves During the "Godzilla” Extreme African Dust Event of June 2020. 105th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2025, January 15. 


2024 Presentations

  1. Fereidooni, L, Morais, A.R.C., Venditti, R., Kropat, M., Shook, J., Shiflett, M.B., Utilization of Pistachio Shell Powder as an Additive in Pulp Molded Food Trays: Industrial-Scale Trials, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 30.

  2. Turner, K., Benson, A., Shiflett, M.B., Investigating Refrigerant Flammability: Towards a Predictive Model, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 30.

  3. Ponge, C.J., Sheehan, N., Corbin, D.R., Peltier, E., Hutchison, J., Shiflett, M.B., Adsorption of PFAS Using Ion Exchanged BEA Zeolite, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 30.

  4. Arishi, A.M., Shiflett, M.B., Phosphonium- and Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids for High-GWP Refrigerant Mixture Separation, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 30.

  5. Al-Barghouti, K., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.M., Molecular Structure and Solvation Regimes of Ionic Liquids in Solution and Their Effects on Measured Thermodynamic and Transport Properties, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 30.

  6. Harders, A., Wallisch, L., Lundin, M., White, W., Shiflett, M.B., Composite Hollow Fiber Membranes with a Selective Layer of an Amorphous Perfluoropolymer for the Separation of R-410A, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 29.

  7. Arishi, A.M., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of R-410A Using 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Based on Rate-Based Model Simulation with Measured Mixture Properties, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 29.

  8. Yancey-Jardon, A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Thermodynamic and Dynamic Breakthrough Measurements of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) and Difluoromethane (HFC-32) for R-410A Separation, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 29.

  9. Yancey-Jardon, A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Investigating Adsorbent-Based Separation with Adsorbents through Dynamic Breakthrough Analysis, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 29.

  10. Espinoza Mejia, J.E., Dominic, E., Al-Barghouti, K., Scurto, A., Shiflett, M.B., Extractive Distillation Process Design for Recovering and Recycling Components from High-GWP Refrigerant R-410A using Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 29.

  11. Espinoza Mejia, J.E., Arishi, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Scurto, A.M., Thermodynamic and Process Analysis of Extractive Distillation for Separating Refrigerant R-410A Using Imidazolium-Cyano-Based Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 29.

  12. Fereidooni, L., Morais, A.R.C., Shiflett, M.B., Investigating the Impact of Moist and Dry Thermal Treatments on Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Binding to Pistachio Allergens, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 28.

  13. Dominic, E., Espinoza Mejia, J.E., Al-Barghouti, K., Scurto, A., Shiflett, M.B., Extractive Distillation for Separating Refrigerants Using Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 28.

  14. Peters, A. Ponge, C.J., Sheehan, N., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Removal of PFAS from Water Using Zeolites, AIChE annual meeting, San Diego, California, 2024, October 28.

  15. Espinoza, J., Al-Barghouti, K., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.M., Experimental Interfacial Tension of the Refrigerants, HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Mixtures with Ionic Liquid, [C1C2Im][Tf2N], 22nd Thermophysical Properties Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2024, June 27.

  16. Yancey-Jardon A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Measurements and Modeling of Binary Adsorption for Separating Refrigerant R-410A, 22nd Thermophysical Properties Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2024, June 24.

  17. Harders, A., Wallisch, L., Lundin, M., White, W., Shiflett, M.B., Scale-up of perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) (PBVE) and perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3dioxole) (PDD) copolymers for the separation of R-410A, 22nd Thermophysical Properties Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2024, June 24.

  18. Harders, A., Wallisch, L., Lundin, M., White, W., Shiflett, M.B., Scale-up of perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) (PBVE) and perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3dioxole) (PDD) copolymers for the separation of R-410A, North America Membrane (NAMS) Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2024, May 12.

  19. Fereidooni, L., Morais, A.R.C., Shiflett, M.B., Effects of Thermal and Non-thermal Processing on Allergen Removal from Pistachio Shell Waste, ACS Meeting, New Orleans, 2024, March 17.

  20. Anowar, R. and Morais, A.R.C.Production of Single-Cell Protein Using Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Defatted Soybean Meal-Derived Sugars by Candida Utilis and Komagataella Pastoris. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2024

  21. Gorschak, N., Gurrala, L., Bartlett, J., Trans, A. and Morais, A.R.C. Understanding the Impact of CO2 on the Hydrocracking of Polyethylene into Liquid Alkanes over Zeolite-Based Catalysts. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2024

  22. Siakpebru, O. K. Gurrala, L., Bartlett, J., Norris, O. Uchagawkar, A., Morais, A.R.C. Application of Hierarchical Zeolites in Hydroxyalkylation-alkylation of 2-Methylfuran and Furfural to Produce Jet Fuel/ Diesel Precursors. Great Plains Catalysis Society (GPCS) Fall Symposium. University of Oklahoma, Norman. Oral presentation.Best Oral Presentation Award.2024

  23. Osei, D., Sheldon A., Mayuga, J., Gurrala L., Morais, A.R.C. Depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalic acid using CO2-H2O media. ACS Spring, New Orleans, 2024.

  24. Depcik, C. Whiskey Evaporation and Esterification Modeling. 2024 James B. Beam Institute Industry Conference, Lexington, KY. 2024.

  25. Clark, R., Kubick, T., Wintoki, M.B., Inferring Corporate Insiders’ Beliefs about Firm Value from Tax Withholding Elections. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL, November 2024.

  26. Clark, R., Kubick, T., Wintoki, M.B., Inferring Corporate Insiders’ Beliefs about Firm Value from Tax Withholding Elections. University of Louisville, April 2024.

  27. Suekuni, M.T.; Allgeier, A.M. Correlations of NMR Relaxometry Data and Polymer Surface Chemistry. Characterization of Porous Materials – 9 Delray Beach, FL USA, 2024.

  28. Sharma, V.K., Binder, T.P., Allgeier, A.M. Ethanol to acetaldehyde: Process intensification and technoeconomics for a biocatalytic process to platform chemicals. American Chemical Society Meeting, 2024.

  29. Pu, B., Harr, B., and Jin, Q., Formation of summertime extreme trans-Atlantic African dust events: is extreme dust emission a prerequisite? 104th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore Maryland, 2024, January 29.

  30. Hutchison, J.M., Russin, E., Selukka Nagarajan, A., Peltier, E. Defining equity and resilience for drinking water distribution systems. American Society of Civil Engineers – Environmental and Water Resources Institute. Milwaukee, WI. Summer 2024

  31. Ponge, C., Sheehan, N., Corbin, D.R., Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Shiflett, M.B. Adsorption of PFAS using Zeolite. National PFAS Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. Summer 2024.

  32. Sheehan, N., Ponge, C.J., Hutchison, J.M., Shiflett, M.S., Peltier, E. Low-level PFAS monitoring from natural aqueous systems using zeolite sorbents. American Chemical Society Spring Conference. New Orleans, LA. Spring 2024

  33. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Justice Concerns surrounding Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance: The Role of Regulatory Interventions,” presented at the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, Research Seminar, Lenexa, KS; November 19, 2024.

  34. Earnhart, D., “Regulatory Monitoring and Enforcement at Animal Feeding Operations: The Effects on Surface Water Quality,” presented at the Kansas Governor’s Water Conference, Manhattan, KS; November 14, 2024.

  35. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement at Animal Feeding Operations: The Effects on Surface Water Quality,” presented at the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Economic Research Service, Research Seminar, Kansas City, MO; October 16, 2024.

  36. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement at Animal Feeding Operations: The Effects on Surface Water Quality,” presented at the Colorado School of Mines, Economics Research Seminar, Golden, CO; September 6, 2024.

  37. Earnhart, D., “Interventions Designed to Prevent Food Waste,” presented at the Kansas Local Food Summit, Wichita, KS; August 28, 2024.

  38. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement at Animal Feeding Operations: The Effects on Surface Water Quality,” presented at the University of Kansas Applied Microeconomics Workshop, Lawrence, KS; August 26, 2024.

  39. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement at Animal Feeding Operations: The Effects on Surface Water Quality,” presented to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Water Bureau, Topeka, KS; August 16, 2024.

  40. Earnhart, D., “The Effect of Professional Social Norms on Corporate Environmental Compliance,” presented at the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium; July 3, 2024.

  41. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement at Animal Feeding Operations: The Effects on Surface Water Quality,” presented at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Summer Conference, Washington, DC; May 30, 2024.

  42. Earnhart, D., “Environmental Justice Concerns surrounding Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance: The Role of Regulatory Interventions,” presented at the Environmental Protection Agency – National Center for Environmental Economics, Brownbag Seminar, Washington, DC; March 14, 2024.

  43. Judy Wu, Stacey Manahan, Ming Wang, Jessica Bates, Susan E King, Michael Z Wang. Longitudinal Curriculum Design Improves Long-term Retention of Pharmacogenomics Knowledge. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2024/9/1

  44. Bhargavi Srija Ramisetty, Rashim Singh, Ming Hu and Michael Zhuo Wang. A Mechanistic Rat PBPK Model for Genistein and Its Glucuronide Metabolite: Integrating Liver and Enteric Metabolism with Transporter-Mediated Biliary and Enteroluminal Clearance. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci 360, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (October 20-23, 2024)

  45. Mengyue Li, Brian Sanderson, Jennifer Leigh Hackett, Sayuri Niyangoda, Michael Zhuo Wang.    Comparative Transcriptomic Profiling of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes and Drug Transporters in the Rabbit Ocular Sub-tissues. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci 360, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (October 20-23, 2024)


2023 Presentations

  1. Harders, A., Dixon, S., Hines, B., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of Fluorocarbon Refrigerants Using Copolymer Membranes of Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD) and Vinyl Acetate (VA), AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 8.

  2. Espinoza Mejia, J., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.M., Pilot-Scale Extractive Distillation System to Separate the Azeotropic Mixtures of HFC-32 and HFC-125, from Recycled Refrigerant, R-410A Using Ionic Liquid [C1C2im] [Tf2N], AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 8.

  3. Baca, K.R., Harders, A., Starvaggi, N., Wang, Y., Valenciano, L.M., Bennett, M., Haggard, D.M., Xu, I., Pentzer, E., Shiflett, M.B., Phase Equilibria and Diffusivities of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Encapsulated Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 8.

  4. Yancey-Jardon, A., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Binary Adsorption of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) and Difluoromethane (HFC-32) for R-410A Separation, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 8.

  5. Ponge, C., Sheehan, N., Sabolay, C., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Reuse of Zeolites for Adsorption of PFAS, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 8.

  6. Sabolay, C., Ponge, C., Ramisetty, S., Wang, M., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Sorption of PFAS from Human Plasma Using Zeolites, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  7. Abdulrhman, A., Shiflett, M.B., Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixture Separation Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Liquid Entrainers, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  8. Abdulrhman, A., Shiflett, M.B., Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbons/Hydrofluoroolefins Refrigerant Mixture Separation Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Liquid Entrainers, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  9. Harders, A., Wallisch, L., Shiflett, M.B., Scale-up of Perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) (PBVE) and Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD) Copolymers for the Separation of R-410A, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  10. Wallisch, L., Harders, A., Shiflett, M.B., Hollow Fiber Membrane Module Fabrication for the Separation of R-410A, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  11. Uhl, H., May, T., Harders, A., Baca, K., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using Polyvinyl Acetate + Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  12. May, T., Uhl, H., Baca, K., Harders, A., Shiflett, M.B., Mixed Matrix Membranes for Separating Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  13. Yancey-Jardon, A., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Binary Adsorption of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) and Difluoromethane (HFC-32): Thermodynamic Modeling of Pure and Binary Adsorption for Process Design, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 7.

  14. Ponge, C., Sheehan, N., Sabolay, C., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Reuse of Zeolites for Adsorption of PFAS, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  15. Fereidooni, L, Gurrala, L., Morais, A.C., Shiflett, M.B., Removal of Allergens from Pistachio Shell by Soxhlet Method; An Experimental Study, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  16. Anaya, F., Shiflett, M.B., Learnings from the Design, Commissioning and Operation of a Pilot-Scale Distillation column for the Unit Operations Laboratory at the University of Kansas, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  17. Haggard, D.M., Baca, K.R., Shiflett, M.B., A Review of the Use of Ionic Liquids for Separation of Hydrofluorocarbon Mixtures, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  18. Xu, I., Uhl, H., May, T., Baca, K., Harders, A., Shiflett, M.B., Exploring Physical Properties of Polyvinyl Acetate + Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes for the Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-125, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  19. Dixon, S., Harders, A., Hines, B., Shiflett, M.B., PDD-VA Copolymers for the Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  20. Uhl, H., Harders, A., Xu, I., Baca, K., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquid + Polyvinyl Acetate Ionic Liquid Polymer Membranes, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  21. Anaya, F., Shiflett, M.B., Experiments in Process Dynamics and Control at the University of Kansas, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2023, November 6.

  22. Shiflett, M.B., Baca, K.R., Harders, A.N., Yancey, A.D., Finberg, E.A., Al-Barghouti, K., Scurto, A.M., Fundamentals to Commercialization: Ionic Liquids for the Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures, 26th IIR International Congress on Refrigeration, Paris, France, 2023, August 22.

  23. Baca, K., Shiflett, M.B., First Extractive Distillation Column for the Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures Using Ionic Liquid Entrainers, 26th IIR International Congress on Refrigeration, Paris, France, 2023, August 22.

  24. Shiflett, M.B., Baca, K.R., Harders, A.N., Yancey, A.D., Finberg, E.A., Al-Barghouti, K., Scurto, A.M., Fundamentals to Commercialization: Ionic Liquids for the Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures, Fall American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2023, August 16.

  25. Baca, K.R., Bennett, M.G., Valenciano, L.M., Haggard, D.M., May, T.L., Finberg, E.A., Al-Barghouti, K., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B., First Extractive Distillation Column with an Ionic Liquid Entrainer for Separating Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures, Fall American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2023, August 16.

  26. Uhl, H., Harders, A., Xu, I., May, T., Baca, K., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of Refrigerants HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using Polyvinyl Acetate Ionic Liquid Polymer Membranes (ILPM), Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering Symposium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2023, October 23.

  27. Harders, A., Dixon, S., Hines, B., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of Fluorocarbon Refrigerants Using a Copolymer of Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD) and Vinyl Acetate (VA), AIChE meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2023, June 18.

  28. Siakpebru, O.K., Gurrala, L., Uchagawkar, A., Douglas, J., Adamson, P., Bartlett, J., Gorschak, N., Hassiba, A., Niphadkar, P., Bokade, V., Morais, A.R.C. Production of liquid fuels by one-pot hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of woody biomass over Ni/zeolite-based supports. 2023 Great Plains Catalysis Society (GPCS) Fall Symposium. University of Kansas. 2023.

  29. Gurrala, L., Anowar, R., Morais, A.R.C. Supercritical CO2 as a Tunable Fluid Impacting Plastics Recalcitrance to Enzymatic Depolymerization. ACS Fall, San Francisco, CA. 2023.

  30. Siakpebru, O.K., Gurrala, L., Uchagawkar, A., Douglas, J., Adamson, P., Bartlett, J., Gorschak, N., Hassiba, A., Niphadkar, P., Bokade, V., Morais, A.R.C. One–pot production of liquid hydrocarbons and aromatics by catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignocellulosic biomass using transition metals on zeolite-based supports. ACS Fall, San Francisco, CA. 2023.

  31. Siakpebru, O.K., Gurrala, L., Uchagawkar, A., Douglas, J., Adamson, P., Bartlett, J., Gorschak, N., Hassiba, A., Niphadkar, P., Bokade, V., Morais, A.R.C. One–pot synthesis of liquid fuel by conversion of lignocellulosic biomass over Ni/H-β Zeolite. NAM28: The 28th North American Catalysis Society Meeting. Providence, RI. 2023.

  32. Adamson, P., Bartlett, J., Siakpebru, O.K., Morais, A.R.C. Direct Conversion of Woody Biomass to Fuel Range Alkanes. AIChE, Orlando, FL. 2023.

  33. Bartlett, J., Siakpebru, O.K., Morais, A.R.C. Optimizing the Production of Jet-Fuel range Alkanes through Catalyst Design. AIChE, Orlando, FL. 2023.

  34. Sheldon, A., Osei, D., Mayuga, J., Gurrala, L., Morais, A.R.C. High-pressure CO2-aided hydrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate. AIChE, Orlando, FL. 2023.

  35. Depcik, C. Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Whiskey Evaporation Process in Oak Barrels. ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition Conference, New Orleans, LA. 2023.

  36. Depcik, C. Open-Source Heat Release Model for Internal Combustion Engines. ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition Conference, New Orleans, LA. 2023.

  37. Sharma, V.K., Allgeier, A.M. Synthesis and characterization of immobilized yeast alcohol dehydrogenase for biomass-based feedstock valorization. American Chemical Society Meeting, 2023

  38. Jin, Q., and Pu, B., An improved sized-based retrieval algorithm of dust optical depth. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2023, December 15.

  39. Pu, B., Jin, Q., Ginoux, P., and Yu, Y., Compound Heat Wave, Drought, and Dust Events in California. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2023, December 11.

  40. Harr, B., Pu, B., and Jin, Q. The Emissions, Transport, and Impacts of the Extreme 2015 Saharan Dust Storm, 103rd American Meteorological Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2023, January 9

  41. Pu, B., Jin, Q., Ginoux, P., and Yu, Y., Compound Heat Wave, Drought, and Dust Events in California. 103rd American Meteorological Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2023, January 9.

  42. Sarker, S.K., Fryar, A.E., Byrne, D.M., Dapkus, R.T., Hutchison, J.M. Modeling health risks of pathogens in Karst Basins: Implications of data uncertainty and detection limits. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA. Fall 2023

  43. Mang, N.Z.L., Hutchison, J.M. Enzymatic depolymerization of biopolymers. American Chemical Society Conference, San Diego, CA. Fall 2023.

  44. Sheehan, N., Ponge, C.J., Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Corbin D.R., Shiflett M. Passive low-level PFAS monitoring and removal from aqueous systems using zeolite sorbents. National Environmental Health Association, New Orleans, LA. Summer 2023

  45. Tran, H.T., Hutchison, J.M. Evaluating the removal of pathogens of emerging concern in an anoxic-oxic biofilter treatment configuration. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor Conference, Boston, MA. Summer 2023.

  46. Mang, N.Z.L., Hutchison, J.M. Biocatalytic depolymerization of biopolymers. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor Conference, Boston, MA. Summer 2023.

  47. Hutchison, J.M., Sheehan, N., Ponge, C.J., Peltier, E., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M. PFAS removal from aqueous systems using zeolite sorbents. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor Conference, Boston, MA. Summer 2023.

  48. Chacha, W.E., Tran, H.T., Hutchison, J.M. Utilizing thermal proteome profiling (TPP) to detect contaminant degrading enzymes in microorganisms. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor Conference, Boston, MA. Summer 2023.

  49. Earnhart, D., “Effects of the Significant Non-Compliance National Compliance Initiative on Compliance Outcomes”, presented at the Southern Economic Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA; November 18, 2023.

  50. Earnhart, D., “Preventing Food Waste in Restaurants,” presented at the Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop, Champaign, Illinois; October 28, 2023.

  51. Earnhart, D., “Preventing Food Waste in Restaurants,” presented at the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Society Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand; February 9, 2023.


2022 Presentations

  1. Harders, A., Wallisch, L., Sturd, E., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using Amorphous Copolymers of Perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) (PBVE) and Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) (PDD), AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 17.

  2. Yancey, A., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., The Use of Zeolites and Carbons for the Separation of Refrigerant R-410A: Thermodynamic Modeling of Pure Gas and Binary Sorption, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 16.

  3. Finberg, E.A., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of Refrigerant Mixtures Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Liquid Entrainers, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  4. Yancey, A., Rimoldi, E.M., Maginn, E., Shiflett, M.B., Molecular Simulation and Experimental Study for the Separation of Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures Using Silicalite, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  5. Baca, K.R., Olsen, G.M., Valenciano, L.M., Haggard, D.M., Bennett, M., Shiflett, M.B., Phase Equilibria for HFC-32, HFC-125, and Binary Mixtures (R-410A) with a Variety of Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  6. Baca, K.R., Olsen, G.M., Valenciano, L.M., Haggard, D.M., Bennett, M., Shiflett, M.B., Project EARTH (Environmentally Applied Research Towards Hydrofluorocarbons) Ionic Liquids Approach, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  7. Anaya, F., Griffin, D.M., Shiflett, M.B., A Novel Approach for Laboratory Experiments in Process Dynamics and Control, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  8. Anaya, F., Griffin, D.M., Shiflett, M.B., A State-of-the-Art Pilot-Scale Distillation Column for the Unit Operations Laboratory at the University of Kansas, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  9. Harders, A., Wallisch, L., Sturd, E., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of HFC-32, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HCFC-22, and HFO-1234yf Using Copolymers of Perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) and Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole), AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 15.

  10. Ponge, C., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Adsorption of Pfas By Zeolites, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  11. Harders, A., Welsch, M., Kore, R., Camarda, K., Allgeier, A., Laird, B., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of H2 Using Fluorinated Polymer Membranes RAPID Project 6.9, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  12. Finberg, E.A., Shiflett, M.B., Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Entrainers, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  13. Rimoldi, E.M., Yancey, A., Shiflett, M.B., Maginn, E., Molecular Simulation and Experimental Study for the Separation of Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures Using Silicalite, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  14. Valenciano, L.M., Baca, K.R., Shiflett, M.B., Measuring Heat of Absorption for Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerants and Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  15. Haggard, D.M., Baca, K.R., Shiflett, M.B., Investigation of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids with the Sorption of HFC-32 and HFC-125 Refrigerant Gases, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  16. Sabolay, C., Ponge, C., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Removing Pfas from Water Using Zeolites: Cheaper and More Efficient, AIChE annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2022, November 14.

  17. Baca, K.R., Shiflett M.B., Project EARTH (Environmentally Applied Research Toward Hydrofluorocarbons), Gordon Research Conference on Ionic Liquids, Newry, Maine, 2022, August 8-9.

  18. Haggard, D., Baca, K.R., Shiflett, M.B. Exploring Phase Changes of Ionic Liquids Using a High-Pressure View-Cell for the Separation of Refrigerants, Gordon Research Conference on Ionic Liquids, Newry, Maine, 2022, August 8-9.

  19. Yancey, A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Thermodynamic and Molecular Study on the Separation of Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Refrigerant Mixtures Using Zeolites and Activated Carbons, 14th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Boulder, Colorado, 2022, May 26.

  20. Siakpebru, O.K., Gurrala, L., Niphadkar, P., Uchagawkar, A., Bokade, V., Morais, A.R.C. Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Carbohydrates into Drop-in Liquid Hydrocarbons. Phoenix, AZ. 2022.

  21. He, Z., Wintoki, M.B., Who Benefits from Removing Mobility Restrictions? Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Destin, FL, November 2022.

  22. Nagarajan, S.N., Hutchison, J.M., Peltier E. Boron removal from produced water by electrocoagulation. American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL. Fall 2022.

  23. Pham, A., Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Barati, R. Geochemical and economical evaluation of brine as a means of produced water management. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Conference, St. Louis, MO. Summer 2022.

  24. Nagarajan, S.N., Hutchison, J.M., Peltier E. Boron removal from produced water by electrocoagulation. Association of Environmental Engineering and Sciences Professors Conference, St. Louis, MO. Summer 2022.

  25. Chacha W., Scarlett, W., Hutchison J.M. Extracting active perchlorate-reducing enzymes from soils as a measure of bioremediation potential. Association of Environmental Engineering and Sciences Professors Conference, St. Louis, MO. Summer 2022.

  26. Koirala, A., Hutchison, J.M. Protein-based bioadsorption of Mycobacterium smegmatis. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Conference, St. Louis, MO. Summer 2022.

  27. Peltier, E., Pham, A., Hutchison, J.M. Assessing reuse options for high-salinity oil and gas wastewater. American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental & Water Resources Institute Conference. Atlanta, GA. Summer 2022.

  28. Schaich, L. and Hutchison, J.M. Monte Carlo modeling approach for anaerobic digestion and biogas utilization. WEF Residuals and Biosolids Conference, Columbus, OH, Spring 2022.

  29. Earnhart, D., “Adapting to Water Restrictions: Intensive versus Extensive Adaptation over Time Differentiated by Water Right Seniority,” presented at Ohio State University, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics Department, November 4, 2022.

  30. Earnhart, D., “The Role of Experience in Deterring Crime: A Theory of Specific and General Deterrence,” presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Summer Conference, Law and Economics Workshop; Cambridge, MA; July 27, 2022.


2021 Presentations

  1. Reding, N.S., Shiflett, M.B., Development of Pressure Evolution Modeling for the Combustion of Distinct Metal Dust Morphologies, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 18.

  2. Yancey, A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Linde Type A (LTA) Zeolites for Fluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixture Separations, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 18.

  3. Sturd, E.R., Harders, A.A., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Synthesis and Characterization of Polyvinyl Acetate/Zeolite 4A Mixed Matrix Membranes, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 16.

  4. Montoya, N., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Protein Stabilization and Delivery, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 16.

  5. Yancey, A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Separation of Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Refrigerant Mixtures Using Porous Materials, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 16.

  6. Reding, N.S., Shiflett, M.B., A Comprehensive Review: Metal Dust Cloud Combustion & Nonstandard Explosion Protection Applications, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 15.

  7. Montoya, N., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Protein Stabilization and Delivery, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 15.

  8. Verma, A., Henne, A.J., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Metal Recovery Using Oxalate Chemistry: Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Refining of Bauxite Ore, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 15.

  9. Baca, K.R., Olsen, G.M., Valenciano, L.M., Bennett, M.G., Shiflett, M.B., The Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids and Choice of Halide Anions (Cl, Br, I) on Phase Equilibria for HFC-32, HFC-125, and Binary Mixtures (R-410A), Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 15.

  10. Olsen, G., Baca, K.R., Shiflett, M.B., Physical Property Characterization of Ionic Liquids in HFC-32 and HFC-125 Using a High-Pressure View Cell, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 15.

  11. Harders, A., Sturd, E., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B., Permeability, Solubility, and Diffusivity of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Polymeric Membranes, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 9. 

  12. Welsch, M., Kore, R., Harders, A., Beckmann, J., Camarda, K., Allgeier, A., Shiflett, M.B., Gas Separation using Fluorinated/Furan-based Polymer Membranes, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 8.

  13. Verma, A., Henne, A.J., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Green and Sustainable Processes for Critical Metal Recovery Using Oxalate Chemistry, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021, November 8.

  14. Olsen, G., Baca, K. Matamoros, L, Bennett, M. Haggard, D., Shiflett, M.B., Physical Property Characterization of Ionic Liquids Using a High-Pressure View Cell, Future Leaders in Chemical Engineer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2021, October 18.

  15. Baca, K.R., Shiflett, M.B. Phase Equilibria Measurements of Pentafluoroethane and Difluoromethane in Ionic Liquids, Virtual 21st Thermophysical Properties Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 2021, June 25, paper 4260.

  16. Yancey, A.D., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Azeotropic Fluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixture Separations Using Porous Materials, Virtual 21st Thermophysical Properties Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 2021, June 25, paper 4238.

  17. Montoya, N.A., Shiflett, M.B. Project SAVE: Silica Adsorption Vaccine Encapsulation, Virtual 21st Thermophysical Properties Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 2021, June 25, paper 4281.

  18. Mellein, B.R., Scurto, A.M. Shiflett, M.B. Density and Viscosity of Aqueous Silver Nitrate/Olefin Solutions, Virtual 21st Thermophysical Properties Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 2021, June 24, paper 4501.

  19. Harders. A.N., Shiflett, M.B. Permeability, Solubility, and Diffusivity of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Polymeric Membranes, Virtual 21st Thermophysical Properties Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 2021, June 23, paper 4069.

  20. He, Z., Wintoki, M.B., Worker Heterogeneity and the Effect of Non-competes on Firm Performance. Louisiana State University, November 2021.

  21. Wintoki, M.B., Xi, Y., Shocks to CEO Overconfidence and the Deflation of Hubris in Corporate Acquisitions. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, October 2021.

  22. Hutchison, J.M. Sars-CoV-2 wastewater measurements normalized using biomarkers. WEFTEC, Chicago, IL. Fall 2021.

  23. Hutchison, J.M., Peltier E. Environmental Engineering core curriculum transformation: A skill-based approach. American Society of Engineering Educators. Fall 2021.

  24. Chacha, W.E., Scarlett, W.R., Hutchison, J.M. Extracting active perchlorate-reducing enzymes from soils as a measure of bioremediation potential. American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA. Fall 2021.

  25. Hutchison, J.M., Li. Z., Sturm, B.S.M. Normalization of wastewater Sars-CoV-2 gene copy numbers using readily available biomarkers to improve correlations with case data. American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA. Fall 2021.

  26. Pham, A., Tetteh, J.T., Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Ghahfarokhi, R.B. Geochemical evaluation of brine exchange between Kansas Arbuckle and Lansing-Kansas City formations as a means of produced water management. American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA. Fall 2021.

  27. Tetteh, J.T., Pham, A. Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Ghahfarokhi, R.B. Extended surface complexation model for predicting the electrostatic adsorption and zeta potential on an actual reservoir limestone surface to characterize limestone wettability. American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA. Fall 2021.

  28. Peltier, E., Veisi, M., Echchelh, A., Donovan, J., Randtke S.J., Whittemore, D.O., Hutchison, J.M. Relating produced water composition to optimal treatment processes. American Chemical Society, Spring 2021.

  29. Echchelh, A., Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Randtke, S.J. Rethinking oil and gas produced water management to tackle water stress in the Great Plains. Environmental & Water Resources Institute. Spring 2021.

  30. Peltier, E., Hutchison, J.M., Appier, C., Lin, L., Khajouei, G., Tinner, S., Randtke, S.J., Shafer-Peltier, K. Sustainability of produced water pretreatment used to address desalination challenges. Environmental & Water Resources Institute. Spring 2021.

  31. Earnhart, D., Ferraro, P., “The Effect of Peer Comparisons on Polluters: An Extended Field Experiment among Wastewater Dischargers,” presented at an Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) session within the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meetings, virtual conference; January 4, 2021.


2020 Presentations

  1. Verma, A., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Synthesis and Characterization of Improved Energy Materials from Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 20.

  2. Kore, R., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Acidity Measurement of Haloalkane Acids and their Effects on Catalytic Activity. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 20.

  3. Verma, A., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Recycling of Cathode of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Unique Application of Oxalate Chemistry. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 19.

  4. Yancey, A.D., Baca, K.R., Finberg, E., Harders, A.N., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Azeotropic Fluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixture Separations Using Porous Materials, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 19.

  5. Baca, K.R., Harders, A.N., Yancey, A.D., Finberg, E., Olsen, G.M., Valenciano, L.M., Sturd, E.R., Befort, B., Garciadiego del Rio, A., Dowling, A.W., Maginn, E., Shiflett, M.B. Project EARTH: Environmentally Applied Research Towards Hydrofluorocarbons, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 19.

  6. Baca, K.R., Olsen, G.M., Valenciano, L.M., Harders, A.N., Yancey, A.D., Finberg, E., Shiflett, M.B. Separation of Hydrofluorocarbon Mixtures Using Ionic Liquids. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 18.

  7. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. The Flory-Huggins Parameters in Binary Ionic Liquid Mixture with Ammonia. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 18.

  8. Harders, A.N., Sturd, E.R., Baca, K.R., Yancey, A.D., Finberg, E., Olsen, G.M. Shiflett, M.B. Separation of Hydrofluorocarbon Azeotropic Mixtures Using Polymeric Membranes. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 18.

  9. Shiflett, M.B., Allgeier, A.M., Griffin, D.M., Laird, B.B., Camarda K.V., Welsh, M.L., Harders, A.N., Sturd, E.R. Project 6.9 – Gas Separation Using Furan-Based Polymer Membranes. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 17.

  10. Reding, N. Shiflett, M.B. Consequence Prediction for Dust Explosions Involving Interconnected Vessels using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 17.

  11. Reding, N. Shiflett, M.B. Effect of Particle Morphology on Metal Dust Deflagration Severity and Explosion Protection. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 17.

  12. Verma, A. Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Development of a Closed-Loop Process for Separation and Recovery of Li and Co from LiCoO2. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 17.

  13. Montoya, N.A. Shiflett, M.B. Project SAVE – Silica Adsorption Vaccine Encapsulation, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 16.

  14. Finberg, E.A., Baca, K.R., Harders, A.N., Yancey, A.D., Shiflett, M.B. Separation of Azeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures Using Extractive Distillation with Ionic Liquid Entrainers, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 16.

  15. Morais, A.R.C., Simoni, L.D., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.M. High-Pressure Viscosity and Density of HFC and HFO Refrigerants in a Synthetic Polyol Ester Lubricant Oil, Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 16.

  16. Wilson, A., Laguna, L. Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Investigation of Advanced Adsorbents for Removal of Excess Iron from the Body. Virtual AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, 2020, November 15.

  17. Olsen, G.M., Baca, K.R., Harders, A.N., Yancey, A.D., Shiflett, M.B., Befort, B., Dowling, A.W., Maginn, E.J. Project EARTH – Environmentally Applied Research Towards Hydrofluorocarbons, Kansas Undergraduate Research Day, Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas 2020, March 4.

  18. Baca, K.R., Yancey, A.D., Olsen, G.M., Mellein, B.R., Shiflett, M.B., Harders, A.N., Morais, A.R.C., Befort, B., Dowling, A., Maginn, E. Separation of Azeotropic Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Mixtures using Ionic Liquids, Gordon Research Conference – Chemical Separations, Galveston, Texas, 2020, January 27.

  19. He, Z., Wintoki, M.B., Non-competes and Profit Generation by Corporate Employees. Miami University (Ohio), February 2020.

  20. Volmer, A., Kamalanathan, I., Brown, J., Hutchison, J., Guest, J., & Zilles, J. Prioritizing pathways for financially viable enzyme-based perchlorate removal from drinking waters. Borchardt Conference, Lansing, MI. February 25th, 2020

  21. Earnhart, D., “Field Experiments in Environmental Economics,” presented at the Perspectives on Economics Research seminar, Department of Economics, University of Kansas; July 23, 2020.

  22. Earnhart, D., “The Effect of Peer Comparisons on Polluters: A Randomized Field Experiment among Wastewater Dischargers,” presented at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) Summer Conference, University of Miami, Miami, FL; June 3, 2020.


2019 Presentations

  1. Shiflett, M.B. Commercial Applications of Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 14.

  2. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. Thermodynamics of the Mixtures of Ammonia and Ionic Liquids, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 14.

  3. Verma, A., Kore, R., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Role of Oxalate in Metal Separation and Recovery, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 13.

  4. Verma, A., Johnson, G., Kore, R. Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Synthesis of Nanostructured Cobalt Oxide Rods from Waste Lithium-Ion Batteries, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 13.

  5. Reding, N., Shiflett M.B. Metal Dust Explosion Risks: A Hazard Analysis and Review of Contemporary Industry Objectives, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 12.

  6.   Shao, M., Shiflett, M.B. Integration of ASPEN Plus™ Videos into the Chemical Engineering Curriculum at the University of Kansas, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 12.

  7. Verma, A., Johnson, G., Kore, R., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Recovery of Metals from Cathode of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Closed-Loop Approach Using Oxalate Chemistry, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 11.

  8. Reding, N., Shiflett, M.B. Mitigation of Iron and Aluminum Dust Deflagrations Via Active Explosion Suppression in 1 m3 Sphere Vessel, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 11.

  9. Morais, A.R.C., Baek, D.L., Fox, R.V., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.R. Effect of CO2 Pressure on the Viscosity of 1-Alkyl-1-Methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 11.

  10. Griffin, D.M., Shiflett, M.B. Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Laboratory: A Senior Capstone Experience, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 11.

  11. Morais, A.R.C., Simon, L.D., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility and Diffusivity for Hydrofluorocarbon and Hydrofluoroolefin Refrigerants in POE ISO VG32 Lubricant Oil, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 10.

  12. Turnaoglu, T., Minnick, D.L., Morais, A.R.C., Baek, D.L., Fox, R.V., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. High-Pressure Vapor-Liquid Equilbria of 1-Alkyl-1-Methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2019, November 10.

  13. Morais A.R.C., Simoni, L.D., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility and Diffusivities of HFC and HFO refrigerants in a synthetic polyol ester lubricant oil, ASHRAE annual meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, 2019, June 25.

  14. Minnick, D.L., Morais, A.R.C., Shiflett, M.B., Investigating the Thermodynamics and Transport Properties of Hydrofluorocarbon – Ionic Liquid Mixtures with Applications Towards Refrigerant Gas Separations, ASHRAE annual meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, 2019, June 13.

  15. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analysis of Ammonia in Ionic Liquids for Absorption Refrigeration, ASHRAE annual meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, 2019, June 25.

  16. Verma, A., Johnson, G., Kore, R., Corbin, D.R., Shiflett, M.B. Recycling of Spent Lithium-ion Batteries:  Valuable Metal Extraction from Cathode Using Oxalate Chemistry, 23rd annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Reston, Virginia, 2019, June 25.

  17. Goldie, B., Jiang, C., Koch, P., Wintoki, M.B., Indirect Insider Trading. Florida State University, November 2019.

  18. Goldie, B., Jiang, C., Koch, P., Wintoki, M.B., Indirect Insider Trading. Western Finance Association Annual Meeting, Huntington Beach, CA, June 2019.

  19. Hydrogel Materials: Characterization Via NMR Relaxometry. AIChE Fall 2019.

  20. Hydrogel Characterization with Low-Field NMR. ACS Midwest Regional Meeting. Wichita, KS 2019

  21. Hydrodeoxygenation of biomass derived feedstocks:  Mechanistic insight from isotopic labeling. ACS Midwest Regional Meeting. Wichita, KS 2019.

  22. Hydrodeoxygenation over Pt-WOx Catalysts: A Mechanism Study. North American Catalysis Society. Chicago, IL, 2019.

  23. Continuous Hydrogenation Reactions with Iron Catalysts: A Principled Approach to Pharma Manufacturing. ACS Green Chemistry Conference. Reston, Virginia 2019

  24. Hydrodeoxygenation over PtWOx Catalysts: Isotopic Labeling. AIChE Fall 2019. Orlando, FL. 

  25. Low-Field NMR to Characterize Hydrogel Porosity. Fundamentals of Adsorption. Cairns, Australia, 2019

  26. Biocatalysis columns to advance treatment of emerging contaminants. Kalamanathan, I., Hutchison, J.M., and Zilles, J.L. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Spring 2019.

  27. Earnhart, D., “The Effect of Peer Comparisons on Polluters: A Randomized Field Experiment among Wastewater Dischargers,” presented at the Environmental Economics Seminar, Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, France; December 9, 2019.

  28. Earnhart, D., “The Effect of Peer Comparisons on Polluters: A Randomized Field Experiment among Wastewater Dischargers,” presented at the Department of Economics Seminar, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria; November 19, 2019.

  29. Earnhart, D., “Information-based Environmental Regulation: Testing the Porter Hypothesis,” presented at the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria; October 10, 2019.

  30. Earnhart, D., “Information-based Environmental Regulation: Testing the Porter Hypothesis,” presented at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) Humanities and Social Sciences Colloquium, Freiburg, Germany; July 22, 2019.


2018 Presentations

  1. Rocha, M.A., Zhang, Y.S., Maginn, E.J., Shiflett, M.B. Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Ionic Liquids by Water Addition (Experiment and Simulation), AIChE annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, 2018, November 2.

  2. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility and Diffusivity of Ammonia in Aprotic and Protic Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018, October 31.

  3. Shao, M., Rocha, A., Shiflett, M.B. Aspen Plus Videos for Chemical Engineering Undergraduates, AIChE annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018, October 29.

  4. Reding, N., Shiflett, M.B., Characterization of Heat Absorption and Decomposition Products for Suppressant Agent/Combustible Dust Mixtures via TGA/DSC/MS Analysis, AIChE annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018, October 29.

  5. Griffin, D.M., Shiflett, M.B. Integrating Laboratory Experiments into Chemical Engineering Core Courses, AIChE annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018, October 29.

  6. Rocha, A., Shiflett, M.B., Broderick, A., Newberg, J. Water Soprtion in Ionic Liquids Characterized using a Dynamic Vapor Sorption Analyzer (IGASorp) and Ambient X-Ray Photoeelctron Spectroscopy (APXPS), 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, June 24-29.

  7. Rocha, A., Shiflett, M.B., Magin, E. Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibria of Ternary Imidzolium-based Ionic Liquids and Water Systems, 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, June 24-29.

  8. Minnick, D.L., Shiflett M.B. Investigating the Role of Atom Substitution on the Hydrogen Bonding Interactions and Solubility of Hydrofluorocarbons in Ionic Liquids, 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, June 24-29.

  9. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. A Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of Ammonia in Ionic Liquids, 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, June 24-29.

  10. Ritchie, S., Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B., Liquid-Liquid Equilibria of 1,5-Pentanediol in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, June 24-29.

  11. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. Slow-Release Fertilizers to Improve Kansas Agriculture, 15th Annual Graduate Research Summit, Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas, 2018, March 27.

  12. He, Z., Wintoki, M.B., Non-competes and Profit Generation by Corporate Employees. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2018.

  13. He, Z., Wintoki, M.B., Non-competes and Profit Generation by Corporate Employees. University of Georgia, September 2018.

  14. Wintoki, M.B., Xi, Y., Partisan Bias in Fund Portfolios. St. John’s University, April 2018.

  15. Wintoki, M.B., Xi, Y., Partisan Bias in Fund Portfolios. Midwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 2018.

  16. Controlling Catalyst Microstructure in PtW Supported Catalysts. Gordon Research Conference in Catalysis. Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH USA, 2018.

  17. Control of Mechanical Stability of Hollow Silica Particles, and Its Measurement by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry. Characterization of Porous Materials - 8. Delray Beach, FL, 2018

  18. Catalyst Microstructure and Mechanisms in Polyol Hydrodeoxygenation. Organic Reactions Catalysis Society. San Diego, CA 2018.

  19. Advancing biocatalytic applications in drinking water: Column treatment of the disinfection byproduct chlorite. Hutchison, J.M., Kamalanathan, I., Werth, C.J., and Zilles, J.L. American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA, Spring 2018.

  20. Biocatalysis with chlorite dismutase attached to resin beads. Kamalanathan, I., Hutchison, J.M., and Zilles, J.L. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Distinguished Lecturer Conference, West Lafayette, IN, Spring 2018.

  21. Earnhart, D., “Field Experiment on General Deterrence,” presented at the Australia New Zealand Workshop on Experimental Economics, Auckland, New Zealand; November 26, 2018.

  22. Earnhart, D., Pulido-Velásquez, M., “Transboundary Pollution and Municipal Investments into Wastewater Management,” presented at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Gothenburg, Sweden; June 29, 2018.

  23. Earnhart, D., “The Effect of Regulatory Enforcement on Facility-Level Employment,” presented at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Gothenburg, Sweden; June 28, 2018.

  24. Earnhart, D., “Regulatory Tournaments played by Environmental Protection Agencies: Empirical Evidence for Federal and State Inspections,” presented at the Centre for European Economic Research (Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung [ZEW]), Mannheim, Germany; June, 11, 2018.


2017 Presentations

  1. Rocha, M.A., Broderick, A., Newberg, J.T., Shiflett, M.B. Water Sorption in Ionic Liquids Characterized Using a Dynamic Vapor Sorption Analyzer (IGASorp) and High Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (APXPS), AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, November 2.

  2. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. Ammonia Absorption in Ionic Liquids, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, November 1.

  3. Rocha, M.A., Shiflett, M.B. Clathrate Hydrate Formation Using Fluorocarbons, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, October 31.

  4. Gilbert, W.J.R., Shiflett, M.B. Desorption of Gases from Ionic Liquids Using an Applied Electric Field, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, October 31.

  5. Minnick, D.L., Danaby, B.B., Shiflett, M.B. Phased Behavior of Compressed Gases in Ionic Liquids at the Liquid-Solid Transition Point, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, October 31.

  6. Gilbert, W.J.R., Shiflett, M.B. Safety Considerations When Designing a New Chemical Engineering Research Laboratory, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, October 30.

  7. Griffin, D., Shiflett, M.B. Chemical Engineering Laboratory at the University of Kansas, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, October 30.

  8. Minnick, D.L., Gilbert, W.J.R., Rocha, M.A., Shiflett, M.B. Measurement and Modeling of Vinyl Fluoride Solubility in Aqueous Lithium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Solutions, AIChE annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2017, October 30.

  9. Rocha, M.A., Shiflett, M.B. Clathrate Hydrate Formation Using Fluorocarbons, ACS Midwest Regional meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, 2017, October 20.

  10. Turnaoglu, T., Shiflett, M.B. Vapor-Liquid Equilibria:  Ammonia and 1-hexyl-3-methylidizaolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, ACS Midwest Regional meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, 2017, October 20.

  11. Minnick, D.L., Gilbert, W.J.R., Rocha, M.A., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility of Vinyl Fluoride Solubility in Aqueous Lithium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Solutions, ACS Midwest Regional meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, 2017, October 20.

  12. Gilbert, W.J.R., Shiflett, M.B. Safety Considerations When Constructing a New Chemical Engineering Research Laboratory, ACS Midwest Regional meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, 2017, October 20.

  13. Wintoki, M.B., Xi, Y., Partisan Bias in Fund Portfolios. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 2017.

  14. Influence of Synthesis Parameters on the Microstructure of PtWOx / SiO2 Catalysts. North American Catalysis Society. Denver, CO 2017.

  15. Identifying technology development goals for competitive biocatalytic degradation of micropollutants. Hutchison, J.M., Guest, J.S., and Zilles, J.L. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), Ann Arbor, MI, Summer 2017.

  16. Enabling reuse of ion exchange brines through biocatalytic reduction of regulated anions. Hutchison, J.M. and Zilles, J.L. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), Ann Arbor, MI, Summer 2017.

  17. Technology development pathways for biocatalytic removal of micropollutants in drinking water. Hutchison, J.M., Guest, J.S., and Zilles, J.L. American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exhibition (ACE), Philadelphia, PA, Summer 2017.

  18. Earnhart, D., Friesen, L., “Regulatory Tournaments played by Environmental Protection Agencies: Empirical Evidence for Federal and State Inspections,” presented at the Monash University Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop, Melbourne, Australia; December 11, 2017.

  19. Earnhart, D., Hendricks, N., “Effect of Groundwater Restrictions on Farmers’ Water Use,” presented at the Heartland Workshop of Environmental and Resource Economics, Champaign, Illinois; September 30, 2017.

  20. Earnhart, D., Friesen, L., “Certainty of Punishment versus Severity of Punishment: State vs. Federal Enforcement of the Clean Water Act,” presented at the Society for Environmental Law and Economics Meetings, Oxford University, Oxford, England; May 26, 2017.