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Dr. Lee was recently interviewed by The Guardian, a major London newspaper, on our biodegradable polymer research. The article in particular discusses current polymer research utilizing glycerol and polylactic acid, among other materials, that are environmentally friendly blending agents. The article was published on Thursday, July 10, 2008.

Jason Picou received his Masters!

Jason Picou successfully completed his Master's thesis defense on June 3, 2008. The Missouri University of Science and Technology has also accepted the final approved copy of his thesis. Congratulations to Jason!

Mr. Jared Bouquet Joins Dr. Lee's Group as a Graduate Student

Jared Bouquet was an undergraduate research at Dr. Lee's laboratory for part of his senior year. On May 10, Jared received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with honors from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is now joining Dr. Lee's Group as a graduate student with the double distinction of being a Chancellor's Fellow and as a recepient of a U.S. Department of Transportation Fellowship. Welcome Jared!

Dr. Leavitt and Dr. Wenzel are chairing sessions for the AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting

Dr. Leah Leavitt is chair of Session 01F04 "Materials Synthesis and Processing with Compressed or Supercritical Fluids II: Polymers" and Dr. Jonathan Wenzel is co-chair of Session 01F07 "Environmentally Benign Processing and Separations with Compressible or Supercritical Fluids" at the 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting. These sessions are sponsored by High Pressure Area of the Engineering Sciences and Fundementals Group. Dr. Lee and his research team are looking forward to a successful conference and hope to see our alumni, friends, sponsors, and all interested scientists and engineers at the meeting.

Jonathan Wenzel is a Ph.D.!

Jonathan Wenzel successfully completed his Ph.D. dissertation defense on April 22, 2008. The University of Missouri - Columbia Graduate School has also accepted the final approved copy of his dissertation in time for spring commencement on May 9. Congratulations to Dr. Wenzel!

In the News--Environmentally friendly plastics plan

A news release on April 16, 2008 by Missouri S&T Public Relations featuring our research work on quality biodegradable polymers incorporating glycerol has gained attention in web-publications world-wide. The most recent acticle has been published on Intech's website on April 24, 2008.

Lee Group presents at the 2008 AIChE Spring Meeting

Dr. Lee's research group travelled to New Orlean to attend the 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Spring Meeting. The group's presentation of four papers was well received. The session papers covered topics ranging from supercritical water JP-8 reformation, water gas shift reaction kinetics in supercritical water, and chemical reactions involving ethanol reformation.

Dr. Jeong Woo Yun Joins Dr. Lee's Group as a Post-Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Jeong Woo Yun who recently received his doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia has joined Dr. Lee's group on February 1, 2008 as a post-doctoral fellow. Congratulations Dr. Yun!

Lee Group presents at the 2007 National AIChE Meeting

Dr. Lee's research group travelled to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. The group's presentation of seven papers was well accepted. The session papers covered topics ranging from supercritical water fuel reformation, to polymer blending and composites, to polymer synthesis. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to renew old friendships, make new friendships, and visit with KB's former students. In addition, Leah Leavitt and Jonathan Wenzel were appointed as session chairs for sessions in Group 1--Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals, section f, High Pressure for the 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting

Dr. Lee named series editor of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Series

In mid-October CRC Press announced that Dr. Lee will be the series editor of the Green Chemisty and Chemical Engineering book series.

Lee Group and Partners awarded a US Patent in October 2007!

Dr. Lee and his associates were awarded a US patent in October of 2007.

J. Wulff, M. Hulett, S. Lee, "Dual fuel composition including acetylene", U.S. Patent No. 7,288,127, Issued October 30, 2007

In the News--Lawmakers learn of UMR's impact
State Representatives from the Missouri House Appropriations Committee for Transportation and Economic Development toured the University of Missouri - Rolla (Missouri University of Science and Technology) campus and the Laboratory for Transportation Fuels and Polymer Processing on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. The article was published on page 1 of the Rolla Daily News on October 11, 2007, Volume 133, No. 252. The article is reprinted on this website with permission from the Rolla Daily News.

Leah Leavitt is a Ph.D.!

Leah Leavitt successfully, in fact eminently, completed her Ph.D. dissertation defense on June 22, 2007. She also submitted her final version of approved dissertation to the Graduate School. Congratulations to Dr. Leavitt!

Lee Group and Partners awarded 3 US Patents in May/June 2007!

Dr. Lee and his associates were awarded three US patents in May and June of 2007. They are

M. Gencer, S. Lee, A. Sardesai, D. Kubik, “ Process for infusing an alkali metal nitrite into a synthetic resinous material “, U.S. Patent No. 7,217,749, Issued May 15, 2007
M. Gencer, S. Lee, A. Sardesai, D. Kubik, “ Process for incorporating one or more materials into a polymer composition and products produced thereby “, U.S. Patent No. 7,217,750, Issued May 15, 2007
S. Lee, P. Roberts, “ Chlorine dioxide gel and associated methods “, U.S. Patent No. 7,229,647, Issued June 12, 2007

Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies now in print!

KB's new book was published in April 2007. The book is currently available on the market.

S. Lee, J.G. Speight, and S.K. Loyalka, “Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies”, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.

We have moved!

Our Research Group has recently relocated to the University of Missouri at Rolla (Missouri University of Science and Technology). As a result our contact information has changed:
Dr. Lee's new website is web.mst.edu/~leesu and email address is leesu@mst.edu
Jonathan Wenzel's email address has changed to wenzelje@mst.edu
Our graduate student email addresses alias remains the same, but the domain has changed to mst.edu from mizzou.edu

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The article in particular discusses current polymer research utilizing glycerol and polylactic acid, among other materials, that are environmentally friendly blending agents. The article was published on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Jason Picou received his Masters! Jason Picou successfully completed his Master's thesis defense on June 3, 2008. The Missouri University of Science and Technology has also accepted the final approved copy of his thesis. Congratulations to Jason! Mr. Jared Bouquet Joins Dr. Lee's Group as a Graduate Student Jared Bouquet was an undergraduate research at Dr. Lee's laboratory for part of his senior year. On May 10, Jared received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with honors from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is now joining Dr. Lee's Group as a graduate student with the double distinction of being a Chancellor's Fellow and as a recepient of a U.S. Department of Transportation Fellowship. Welcome Jared! Dr. Leavitt and Dr. Wenzel are chairing sessions for the AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting Dr. Leah Leavitt is chair of Session 01F04 "Materials Synthesis and Processing with Compressed or Supercritical Fluids II: Polymers" and Dr. Jonathan Wenzel is co-chair of Session 01F07 "Environmentally Benign Processing and Separations with Compressible or Supercritical Fluids" at the 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting. These sessions are sponsored by High Pressure Area of the Engineering Sciences and Fundementals Group. Dr. Lee and his research team are looking forward to a successful conference and hope to see our alumni, friends, sponsors, and all interested scientists and engineers at the meeting. Jonathan Wenzel is a Ph.D.! Jonathan Wenzel successfully completed his Ph.D. dissertation defense on April 22, 2008. The University of Missouri - Columbia Graduate School has also accepted the final approved copy of his dissertation in time for spring commencement on May 9. Congratulations to Dr. Wenzel! In the News--Environmentally friendly plastics plan A news release on April 16, 2008 by Missouri S&T Public Relations featuring our research work on quality biodegradable polymers incorporating glycerol has gained attention in web-publications world-wide. The most recent acticle has been published on Intech's website on April 24, 2008. Lee Group presents at the 2008 AIChE Spring Meeting Dr. Lee's research group travelled to New Orlean to attend the 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Spring Meeting. The group's presentation of four papers was well received. The session papers covered topics ranging from supercritical water JP-8 reformation, water gas shift reaction kinetics in supercritical water, and chemical reactions involving ethanol reformation. Dr. Jeong Woo Yun Joins Dr. Lee's Group as a Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Jeong Woo Yun who recently received his doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia has joined Dr. Lee's group on February 1, 2008 as a post-doctoral fellow. Congratulations Dr. Yun! Lee Group presents at the 2007 National AIChE Meeting Dr. Lee's research group travelled to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. The group's presentation of seven papers was well accepted. The session papers covered topics ranging from supercritical water fuel reformation, to polymer blending and composites, to polymer synthesis. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to renew old friendships, make new friendships, and visit with KB's former students. In addition, Leah Leavitt and Jonathan Wenzel were appointed as session chairs for sessions in Group 1--Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals, section f, High Pressure for the 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting Dr. Lee named series editor of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Series In mid-October CRC Press announced that Dr. Lee will be the series editor of the Green Chemisty and Chemical Engineering book series. Lee Group and Partners awarded a US Patent in October 2007! Dr. Lee and his associates were awarded a US patent in October of 2007. J. Wulff, M. Hulett, S. Lee, "Dual fuel composition including acetylene", U.S. Patent No. 7,288,127, Issued October 30, 2007 In the News--Lawmakers learn of UMR's impact State Representatives from the Missouri House Appropriations Committee for Transportation and Economic Development toured the University of Missouri - Rolla (Missouri University of Science and Technology) campus and the Laboratory for Transportation Fuels and Polymer Processing on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. The article was published on page 1 of the Rolla Daily News on October 11, 2007, Volume 133, No. 252. The article is reprinted on this website with permission from the Rolla Daily News. Leah Leavitt is a Ph.D.! Leah Leavitt successfully, in fact eminently, completed her Ph.D. dissertation defense on June 22, 2007. She also submitted her final version of approved dissertation to the Graduate School. Congratulations to Dr. Leavitt! Lee Group and Partners awarded 3 US Patents in May/June 2007! Dr. Lee and his associates were awarded three US patents in May and June of 2007. They are M. Gencer, S. Lee, A. Sardesai, D. Kubik, “ Process for infusing an alkali metal nitrite into a synthetic resinous material “, U.S. Patent No. 7,217,749, Issued May 15, 2007 M. Gencer, S. Lee, A. Sardesai, D. Kubik, “ Process for incorporating one or more materials into a polymer composition and products produced thereby “, U.S. Patent No. 7,217,750, Issued May 15, 2007 S. Lee, P. Roberts, “ Chlorine dioxide gel and associated methods “, U.S. Patent No. 7,229,647, Issued June 12, 2007 Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies now in print! KB's new book was published in April 2007. The book is currently available on the market. S. Lee, J.G. Speight, and S.K. Loyalka, “Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies”, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. We have moved! Our Research Group has recently relocated to the University of Missouri at Rolla (Missouri University of Science and Technology). As a result our contact information has changed: Dr. Lee's new website is web.mst.edu/~leesu and email address is leesu@mst.edu Jonathan Wenzel's email address has changed to wenzelje@mst.edu Our graduate student email addresses alias remains the same, but the domain has changed to mst.edu from mizzou.edu Home

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