Funding
| 71 | PI | Thermal Hydraulics Investigation of Horizontally Orientated Layout Micro HTGRs Under Normal Operation and PCC Conditions Using Integrated Advanced Measurement Techniques, RC-4.1: Heat transfer characterization in horizontally orientated micro high temperature gas reactors (HTGRS) under Pressurized Conduction Cooldown (PCC) conditions, DOE-NEUP, Co-PIs: Vivek Rao and Prashant Jain (Oak Ridge Laboratory), Farshid Shahrokhi (Framatome), Brad Rearden and Herman Antwerpen (X-Energy), Co-Is; Mahmoud Taha (University of Science and Technology in Zewail City, Egypt), Ertugrul Erkoc (Bursa Technical University, Turkey), Total: $800,000 (October 1, 2021–September 30, 2024) |
| 70 | PI | Hydrodynamics Study of a Trickle Bed Reactor: Phase 2– Computational modelling, DuPont, in amount of $60,000 (May 1, 2021- April 30 2022). |
| 69 | PI | Working on finalizing agreement with Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research on Data Analysis of Electrochemical Reaction in amount of $45,000. |
| 68 | PI | Study of bubble size distribution and gas hold-up in real algal fermentation broth and in model solutions: DHA Fluid Dynamics Investigation, DSM Nutritional Products, LLC, $80,000 (May 1, 2021- April 30 2022). |
| 67 | PI | Robust bullet-time tagging and tracking system based on computer vision for individual ex-core TRISO-fueled pebble identification, RC-4.2: Robust Individual TRISO-Fueled Pebble Identification Method for Ex-Core Evaluation, DOE-NEUP, Co-PIs: H. Zhaozheng Yin (stony Brook University), Zain Karriem (Idaho National Laboratory), David Cislo (Framatome), Total: $800,000 ( October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023). |
| 66 | PI | College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) Distinguished Professor research fund, $40,000 ((September 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020). |
| 65 | PI | Impurities Penetration in Hydrotreater Trickle Bed Reactors using Radioactive Particle Tracking Technique, Idemitsu, Japan, $60,000 (July 1, 2020- December 31, 2020). |
| 64 | PI | Phase holdup distribution in trickle bed reactor using Gamma Ray Computed Tomography (CT) and optical fiber probe techniques, Idemitsu, Japan, $15,000 (December 1, 2019- September 30, 2020). |
| 63 | PI | Experimental hydrodynamics study of a trickle bed reactor (for chemical processes), DuPont, $65,161 (June 10, 2019–May 8, 2021). |
| 62 | PI | Integrating processes for ground water treatment (IREX Water) with Al-Qadisiyah University (Dr. Amer Daham, PI, Iraq) $42,950 (Sept. 1, 2019- Aug. 31, 2020). |
| 61 | PI | Updating the biotechnology curriculum for the biotechnology College, (IREX Biotechnology with Al-Qadisiyah University, (Dr. Ferdous Abbas Jabir, PI, Iraq) $32,940 ((Sept. 1, 2019- Aug. 31, 2020). |
| 60 | PI | Enhancing shielding properties of high-strength self-consolidating concrete for nuclear containing buildings by rheology control, Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure (AMSI) (with Kamal Khayat, Civil Engr. as Co-PI) $7,838 ( (June 1, 2018–June 30, 2019)). |
| 59 | Co-PI | Rheology-based modeling and design of self-consolidating concrete under varied casting pressure, Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure (AMSI), (PI- Kamal Khayat, Civil Engr.), $15,676 (Jan. 1, 2018–June 30, 2019). |
| 58 | PI | Imaging of phases distribution in on-stream catalyst replacement (OCR) and trickle bed reactors, Idemitsu, Japan, $150,000 (October 1, 2017- September 30, 2020). |
| 57 | PI | Non-Invasive imaging of fiber-reinforced concrete in fresh and hardened states using advanced gamma ray computed tomography and radioactive particle tracking techniques, Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure (AMSI), (with Kamal Khayat, Civil Engr. as Co-PI), $15,732 (June 1, 2017–May 31, 2018). |
| 56 | PI | Analytical Equipment (GC-MS and HPLC) for undergraduate laboratory and graduate research, College of Engineering and Computing, Total: $135,000 ($50,000 and External Matching $85,000) (Spring 2017). |
| 55 | PI | mprovement of pilot plant unit testing through reaction engineering approach for better mimicking catalytic hydroprocessing, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) $193,258 (February 2, 2017-February 14, 2018). |
| 54 | PI | Pre-treatment and disposal of expired (used) molecular sieves (catalysts) in petroleum industry in Iraq. Jointly with Koya University–Kurdistan–Iraq, US States Department through IREX (International Research and Exchange Board), $50,000 (March 2016- February 2017). |
| 53 | PI | Gift in support of the research for imaging and visualization of multiphase reactors using RPT and CT, Dr. M. Al-Johani, Nuclear Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, $10,000 (2016). |
| 52 | PI | Experimental and computational investigations of plenum-to-plenum heat transfer under natural circulation in a prismatic very high temperature reactor, (Co-PIs: RizwanUddin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champion, Usman–Missouri S&T, Co-Is: Jain - ORNL, Southworth–Areva, Woods–Oregon State University), NEUP–DOE, $799,999 (February 2014–February 2018). |
| 51 | CO-PI | Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model Verification and Validation Using Advanced Non-Invasive Visualization Technique for Scaled-Down Core of Westinghouse SMR, SMR Consortium (PI-Joseph Smith), $74,071 (for year one–January, 2014-2015). |
| 50 | PI | Identification of the type and thickness of deposits on crude oil transportation pipes, Shell, Houston, $29,900 (March 2013-February 2014). |
| 49 | PI | Modeling of Adaptive ARC ce25 Plasma based biomass gasifier, Adaptive ARC, $75,000 (May 1, 2012 for one year). |
| 48 | PI | Performance evaluation of Mina on-stream catalyst replacement (OCR) reactor through cold flow modeling and sophisticated techniques, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait, $899,748 (November 2012–December 2016). |
| 47 | PI | US State Department fellowship through CRDF, CRDF, $14,000 (June-December, 2012). |
| 46 | PI | Advancing microalgae culturing for efficient bioenergy production via dynamic growth, mass transfer and bubble dynamics investigations, Energy Research and Development Center–Missouri S&T, $11,000 (2011/2012). |
| 45 | PI | US State Department fellowship through CRDF, CRDF, $14,333 (April 1 to October 31, 2011). |
| 44 | CO-PI | Infrastructure Upgrade of Radiation Measurement and Spectroscopy Laboratory at Missouri S&T, DOE-NEUP, PI: H. K. Lee, Co-PIs: S. Usman, X. Liu, M. Al-Dahhan, Total: $350,000 ($50,000 cost sharing), September 1, 2012 to August 3, 2013. |
| 43 | CO-PI | Upgrade of Missouri S&T reactor for distance learning, PI: A. Alajo; Co-PIs: A. Kumar, M. Al-Dahhan, P. Whitefield, DOE-NEUP, Total: $310,260 (($200,000 plus University match of $114,260) (December 7, 2011 to December 7, 2012)). |
| 42 | CO-PI | Upgrade the cooling system of S&T nuclear reactor, PI: A. Kumar; Co-PIs, Muthanna AlDahhan, Phil Whitefield, W. Huebner, M. O’Keefe, DOE-NEUP, Total: $250,000 ($200,000 plus University match of $50,000) (August 2010 - August 2011). |
| 41 | CO-PI | Nuclear infrastructure upgrade to enhance research and teaching capabilities at Missouri S&T, PI: G. Mueller; Co-PIs: H. K. Lee, A. Kumar, S. Usman, C. H. Castano, M. H. Al-Dahhan, DOE-Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), Total: $350,000 ($300,000 plus $50,000 Univ. cost sharing), (August 31, 2010 - August 30, 2011). |
| 40 | CO-PI | Creation of a radiochemistry teaching program in nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T, PI: C. H. Castano, Co-PIs: H. K. Lee, U. Usman, M. H. Al-Dahhan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Curriculum Development Grant, $125,000 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011). |
| 39 | PI | Identification of various regime transitions in gas-liquid-(solid) bubble columns based on chaos and statistical analyses of radioactive particle tracking, gamma ray computed tomography, gamma ray densitometry, optical probe and differential pressure data, (Duration 36 months) (PIs: Al-Dahhan - USA (for the first 24 months), Schumpe, Germany–Technical University Braunschweig (for the last 12 months), Highly competitive grant from European Commission–Research Directorate-General, Euro 362,201.03 (~US$ 507,081.44) (November 1, 2009–October 31, 2012), Missouri S&T Share ~ Euro 201,736 (~US$ 282,430). |
| 38 | CO-PI | Gamma Ray Computed Tomography for multiphase flow systems, Saudi Arabia, KAST (Initiation of long term collaborative research, PIs: Al-Johani and Shahata-Saudi Arabia, Al-Dahhan–USA), Nuclear Engineering Department, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, ~ $533,000 (September 2009–August 2013). |
| 37 | PI | Advanced high temperature gas nuclear reactor (HTGR) consortium and research program (Pebble bed reactors) (PI-for the subcontract) in collaboration with University of Missouri–Columbia (Professors Loyalka (PI for the grant) and Gosh), and North Carolina State University (professor R. Gardner), DOE-NERI, total of $3 Million, my share is about ~ $1 Million n (September 30, 2007– September 29, 2012). |
| 36 | PI | Advancing the fundamental understanding and scale up of TRISO fuel gas-solid spouted bed coaters via advanced measurement and Computational Techniques, PI: M. H. AlDahhan, DOE-NERI, $599,999 (September 1, 2007– August 31, 2012). |
| 35 | PI | Clean Alternative Energy using Slurry Bubble Column Reactors Consortium & Research Program for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis funded by (ConocoPhillips (USA), Eni (Italy), Johnson Matthey Catalyst (UK), Sasol (South Africa), Statoil (Norway), (September 1, 2006– December 31, 2011) ($375,000 total, my share is $275,000) Director of the consortium in collaboration with Ohio state University (Professor L.S. Fan (member of National Academy of Engineering) (Co-PI)) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Professors S. Antal and R. Lahey (member of National Academy of Engineering) (Co-PIs), ($50,000 per year for these universities). |
| 34 | PI | Clean Alternative Energy using Slurry Bubble Column Reactors Consortium & Research Program for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis funded by ConocoPhillips (USA), Eni (Italy), Sasol (South Africa) and Statoil (Norway), (April 1, 2003–December 31, 2007), ($ 1 Million total) (my share is $700,000), Director of the consortium with collaboration of Ohio State University (Professor L.S. Fan (member of National Academy of Engineering) (Co-PI)) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (professor Steve Antal and Professor R. Lahey (member of National Academy of Engineering) (CoPIs), ($50,000 per year for these universities). |
| 33 | PI | Clean Alternative Energy using Slurry Bubble Column Reactors Consortium & Research Program for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis funded by Air Products and Chemicals (USA), ConocoPhillips (USA), Sasol (South Africa) and Statoil (Norway), (April 1, 1999–March 31, 2003), ($600 total) (my share is $450,000) , Director of the consortium with collaboration of Ohio State University (Professor L.S. Fan (member of National Academy of Engineering) (Co-PI)) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (professor Steve Antal and Professor R. Lahey (member of National Academy of Engineering) (Co-PIs), ($50,000 per year for these universities). |
| 32 | PI | Hydrodynamics of Fluidized Reactors, Ineos Nitriles, $45,000 (January 1, 2006–December 31, 2006). |
| 31 | PI | High Pressure Gas and Liquid Flow Distribution in a Trickle Bed Reactor, Total, France $100,000 (January 1, 2006– December 31, 2007). |
| 30 | PI | Improved Biomass Utilization in Digester through Remote Flow Sensing, DOE/Energy Efficiency Science Initiative, , ~ $2,098,687 (my share is about $1.3 Million) (July 1, 2001–March 31, 2008) with collaboration of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Iowa Energy Center. |
| 29 | PI | Flow Visualization of Polyethylene Gas-Solid Fluidization System, University of Twente, The Netherlands, $45,000 (March 1, 2007–March 31, 2008) . |
| 28 | CO-PI | Co-Leader in NSF Engineering Research Center–Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC)–University of Kansas (Head Quarters–Professor Bala Subramanian is the PI), Washington University as Core-Partner (Professors Dudukovic and Ramachandran as Co-Leaders) - and University of Iowa and Prairie view A&M University as Core-Partners (for Washington University ~$350,000/year 1; ~$420,000/year 2; ~$460,000/year 3; ~$520,000/year 4; ~$560,000/year 5) (September 2003- August 2008). |
| 27 | CO-PI | Hydrodynamics of bubble column with and without internals for clean energy production, ExxonMobil, (PI: Professor Dudukovic) $140,000 (January 2006–June 2007). |
| 26 | PI | Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Reactor Modeling and Analysis, Syntroleum, USA $100,000 (April, 2005–March 2007) . |
| 25 | PI | Assessing a bubble cap distributor design for its flow distribution via CT, ChevronTexaco, $20,000 (September 1, 2004– December 31, 2005). |
| 24 | PI | Study of Bubble Column Reactor Operated in Bubbly Flow Regime for Hydro-conversion of Heavy Oils and Petroleum Feedstock, Snamprogetti, Italy, $164,753 (March 1, 2002–December 31, 2004). |
| 23 | PI | Liquid Maldistribution in Trickle Bed Reactors and Performance of various distributor designs: Experimentation and CFD Modeling Study, Total, France, $67,298 (August 8, 2002–December 31, 2005). |
| 22 | PI | Performance and Characterization of Structured Packed Bed, Bayer, $125,000 (July 1, 2001–June 30, 2004). |
| 21 | PI | Flow Mapping of Gas-Solid Riser, DOE, Albuquerque Office–Sandia National Laboratory $225,000 (April 1, 2002–March 31, 2005) with collaboration of Sandia National Laboratory. |
| 20 | PI | Advanced Diagnostics Techniques for Three-Phase Slurry Bubble Column Reactors, DOE: $380,095 (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2003) Air Products: $150,000 (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2003) as a cost sharing, Total cost: ~ $543,371. |
| 19 | PI | Phase Distribution in Two-Phase Countercurrent Flow Packed Beds with Structured Packing, ABB Lummus Global, $55,000 (1/1/2000–1/1/2002). |
| 18 | CO-PI | Engineering Development of Slurry Bubble Column Reactor Technology, DOE via Air Products (DOE-FC22-95PC95051)–Extension of the ongoing research for two more years, (PI: Professor Dudukovic), $354,000 (10/1/2000–3/31/2002) . |
| 17 | PI | Flow Distribution in Laboratory and Pilot Plant Fixed Beds of Structured Packing Catalytic System, Air Products and Chemicals, $70,000 (4/15/2000–10/14/2001). |
| 16 | PI | Hydrodynamics and Mixing of Liquid-Solid Fluidized Reactor, ABB Lummus Global, $155,000 (10/1/2000–6/30/2002). |
| 15 | PI | Gas-Solid Riser Studies, DuPont, $89,140 (6/8/2000–5/7/2001). |
| 14 | CO-PI | Hydrodynamics Study of a Trickle Bed Reactor: Phase 2– Computational modelling, DuPont, in amount of $25,000 Chevron, (March 1999 - March 2000). |
| 13 | CO-PI | Engineering Development of Slurry Bubble Column Reactor (SBCR) Technology, ~$1,450,000 Funded by DOE via Air Products and Chemical, Washington University (M.P. Dudukovic’, PI) as a subcontractor (April 1, 1995–March 31, 2000) . |
| 12 | PI | Support the research of an undergraduate student (Boon Tee Ong) from National University of Singapore working with me on mass transfer in trickle bed reactors, DuPont, $12,000 (September 1 to December 31, 1999). |
| 11 | CO-PI | Multiphase velocity measurements in a gas-solid riser via CARPT, (PI: Professor Dudukovic), $75,000 Sandia National -Laboratory, (June 1, 1999–September 30, 1999). |
| 10 | PI | Hydrodynamics study of Ebullated beds, $70,000.00 UOP, (January 1, 1998–May 31, 1999) . |
| 09 | PI | Exxon Engineering Foundation Grant in Support of Research on Kinetics and Reactor Analysis for Improved Petroleum Refining/Hydroprocessing, Exxon Education Foundation, $10,000 (1995/1996). $10,000 0 (1996/1997). $5,000 (1997/1999). |
| 08 | CO-PI | Particle motion in an ebullated bed, $30,000.00 Chevron, (1997/1998). |
| 07 | CO-PI | Novel Techniques for Slurry Bubble Column Hydrodynamics, ~$650,000 Funded by DOE. The project is a joint research between Washington University (M.P. Dudukovic’, PI) Ohio State University (L.S. Fan, Co-PI) and Exxon Research & Engineering Company (M. Chang, Co-Investigator) (July 1995 - June 1998). |
| 06 | CO-PI | Liquid-Solid Recirculating Bed, (PI: Professor Dudukovic), $60,000 , UOP, (1997). |
| 05 | PI | Hydrodynamics and Mixing in Counter-Current Staged Bubble Column,, $60,000 DuPont, (1996/1997). |
| 04 | CO-PI | Liquid-Solid Recirculating Bed, (PI: Professor Dudukovic), $93,775 , UOP, (1995/1996). |
| 03 | PI | Evaluation of Liquid-Solid Mass Transfer in High Pressure Trickle-Bed Reactors, $1,000 Engelmann Scholar Research Program-NSF Young Scholar Program Mentor, (summer, 1995). |
| 02 | PI | Scale-up and Design of High Volumetric Productivity and High Selectivity Reactor for Production of Amino Alcohol, $55,440 Monsanto, (1996). |
| 11 | PI | Periodic Operation of Trickle-Bed Reactors, $17,000 SExxon Research and Engineering Company, (1994). |
Obtained Donated Research Equipment and Facilities
| 15 | PI | GTwo GCs from Philllips66, ~$50,000 August (2016). |
| 14 | PI | Pilot plant and lab scale units for water and wastewater treatment of membrane intensification unit, ion exchange units, and a reactor unit for resin treatment, Molecular Filtration Inc., ~ $50,000, (2014). |
| 13 | PI | Industrial scale pilot plant (18-inch diameter) bubble/slurry bubble column facility from ConocoPhillips, ~$600,000 (2009) . |
| 12 | PI | High temperature and high pressure bench scale process of 1 liter autoclave reactor at S&T from ConocoPhillips, ~$400,000(2009). |
| 11 | PI | High temperature and high pressure 1 liter autoclave reactor unit at S&T from ConocoPhillips, ~$50,000 (2009). |
| 10 | PI | Mass spectrometer and GC at S&T from ConocoPhillips, ~$50,0000 (2009). |
| 09 | PI | Electrical Capacitance Tomography from DuPont at S&T, ~$ 90,000(2008). |
| 08 | PI | GC from Monsanto, ~ $10,000(2002). |
| 07 | CO-PI | Hot gas-solid riser facility from DuPont, ~ $50,000 (2001/2002). |
| 06 | CO-PI | Laboratory scale of structured packing/monolith beds facility for hydrodynamics and mass transfer studies. This set-up will be as well used for undergraduate experiment, ~$15,000 (2002). |
| 05 | PI | Glass-packed bed distillation column donated by Tosco Refinery (formerly Wood River Refinery) for undergraduate experiment, ~$15,000(2000). |
| 04 | CO-PI | Bioreactors, University of Almeria, Spain as a part of the collaboration on advancing the modeling, design and scale up of multiphase bioreactors, ~ $10,000(1999). |
| 03 | PI | High pressure circulating hydrogen compressor loop to trickle bed reactors facility, Exxon Chemical, $110,000(1999). |
| 02 | PI | Glass gas-solid riser for graduate research, DuPont, ~$30,000(1999). |
| 01 | PI | Using Advanced Instruments (Fluke 702) by Students in Teaching/Research Chemical Engineering Laboratories, Fluke Corporation, $4,887(1995). |