The Combustion and Catalysis Lab is directed by Professor Marco J. Castaldi.
Our main focus is the thermal and catalytic conversion of carbon based material to desired products. For example, municipal solid waste and biomass to synthetic fuels, liquid fuels to hydrogen and greenhouse gases (carbon-based) to fuels.
Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Professor of Chemical Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY), serves as the Director of the Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering (ESE) Program within The Grove School of Engineering. His academic and research efforts focus on chemical engineering and environmental systems, contributing significantly to CCNY’s academic community.
Lauren Creadore earns Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering The Combustion and Catalysis Lab wishes a huge congratulations to the newest CCL graduate, Dr. Lauren Creadore. On May 15, 2026, she defended her thesis entitled ‘Experimental and Kinetic Analysis of Combustion in Multicomponent Fuels Derived from Solid Hydrocarbon Feedstocks’, and she was honored in the…
CCL PI Quoted in C&EN Article on Recycling Challenges for Starbucks Cups Professor Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion & Catalysis Laboratory, was recently quoted in Chemical & Engineering News in the article “Why Starbucks’ cups are so hard to recycle.” The article examines the challenges associated with recycling Starbucks cups and places these issues…
CCL PI Submits Public Comment on Proposed EPA Incineration Rule Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory and Professor at The City College of New York, recently submitted a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding a proposed rule addressing air curtain incinerators and related solid waste…
Dr. Marco J. Castaldi Participates in Baker Institute Sustainability Summit Panel on Advanced Recycling Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab and Professor at The City College of New York, was an invited panelist at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s second Annual Sustainability Summit: Innovations and Collaborations in Circularity &…
CCL and EEC researchers present at NYCS 2026 Spring Symposium On March 18, 2026, the New York Catalysis Society (NYCS) held its annual Spring Symposium at New York University in Hemmerdinger Hall, located in the NYU Silver Center for Arts and Sciences. Members of the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory (CCL), including Principal Investigator Dr. Marco…
New Study on PFAS Destruction in Minnesota WTE Facilities Features Commentary from CCL’s Marco J. Castaldi A recent Waste Dive article reports on third-party research evaluating PFAS fate in Minnesota waste-to-energy facilities, finding greater than 99% destruction of measured PFAS compounds and stack emissions below applicable state risk thresholds. The article includes commentary from CCL’s PI, Marco…
CCL PI Quoted in Mishpacha Magazine Feature Professor Marco Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion & Catalysis Laboratory, was recently quoted in “Trash Rehash,” a feature published by Mishpacha Magazine examining the challenges and opportunities in modern waste management. The article highlights technological, economic, and policy dimensions of today’s disposal landscape, and draws on Dr. Castaldi’s expertise in thermal…
CCL Researchers Present at AIChE 2025 The Combustion & Catalysis Laboratory attended the 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting in Boston, MA from November 2–6, 2025. Marco Castaldi (PI), Michael Lugo-Pimentel (Postdoctoral Researcher), Janhvi Trivedi (PhD Candidate), and Kaitlyn Lawrence (PhD Candidate) represented the group at this year’s conference. CCL contributed three technical…
Combustion and Catalysis Lab Hosts New York Catalysis Society Meeting On October 15, the Combustion and Catalysis Lab (CCL) at the City College of New York hosted the October meeting of the New York Catalysis Society (NYCS). The event took place in the North Academic Center and brought together 39 members of the regional catalysis…
Prof. Marco J. Castaldi Wins NY Catalysis Society’s Excellence in Catalysis Award We are proud to share that Prof. Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion & Catalysis Laboratory at CCNY, has been selected to receive the Excellence in Catalysis Award from the New York Catalysis Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in both…
Dr. Marco J. Castaldi Featured in Baker Institute Podcast on Advanced Recycling The Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Energy Forum recently featured Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab, in a two-part podcast examining the current state and future prospects of advanced recycling technologies. In the episodes, released August 5,…
CCL at NAM29 Several members of the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory attended the 29th North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM29), held June 8–13 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, GA. Marco J. Castaldi (PI), Kaitlyn Lawrence (PhD student), and research associates Tricia Marchese and Erica Razook represented CCL at the conference. Two posters were presented:…
Undergraduate Interns Join CCL for Summer Research The Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory is pleased to welcome two undergraduate interns to the team for the summer of 2025. Aras Modroukas, a mechanical engineering student, and Dimitrios Halivelakis, a chemical engineering student, both join us from the University of Florida. We look forward to their contributions over…
CCL PI Contributes to National Debate on Chemical Recycling in The Environmental Forum We are proud to share that Professor Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory (CCL), has contributed a commentary to The Environmental Forum, a flagship publication of the Environmental Law Institute. His piece, titled “Let’s Get the Most…
CCL members engage in discussions at NYCS 2025 spring symposium On March 12, 2025, the Catalysis Society of Metropolitan New York (NYCS) convened its annual Spring Symposium at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Representatives from the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory (CCL), including Principal Investigator Dr. Marco Castaldi, postdoctoral fellow Michael Lugo-Pimentel, and doctoral candidate Kaitlyn…
The Baltimore Banner cites CCL research in profile of pro-waste-to-energy environmentalist A recent article by The Baltimore Banner‘s Adam Willis highlights the role of waste-to-energy (WTE) technology in sustainable waste management and cites research from the Combustion & Catalysis Lab (CCL). The article profiles a prominent environmentalist, Christopher Dipnarine. Founder of a nonprofit focused on…
CCL Principal Investigator, Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Featured Speaker at Energy from Waste Webinar Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Director of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab (CCL), recently participated as a featured speaker in the webinar “Energy from Waste – At the Heart of Global Decarbonisation or a Technology in Decline?” organized by be Waste Wise.…
CCL members contribute to EEC|CCNY WTERT 2024 The biennial Waste-to-Energy Research & Technology Council meeting was held in New York this year from October 2-4 at the City College of New York. All members of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab attended the event, marking the 12th symposium in the 20-year history of the WTERT Symposia…
CCL Researcher Awarded Travel Fellowship for Collaborative Work CCL lab is pleased to share that one of our researchers, Lauren Creadore, was awarded the prestigious CCNY Chemical Engineering Research Travel Fellowship. This award supported an international collaboration between CCL and the CRECK research group. This partnership allowed for advanced kinetic modeling research in the condensed…
Yegor Nikitin earns Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering The Combustion and Catalysis Lab wishes a huge congratulations to the newest CCL graduate, Dr. Yegor Nikitin, for defending his thesis entitled ‘Change of Metal Oxidation State at High Temperature, Impact of Temperature and Reactive Gases’.
Janhvi Trivedi, CCL PhD candidate, visits Stony Brook University CCL team member, Janhvi Trivedi, spent three months as a visiting student at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory in the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering. During this period, she worked under the guidance of Professor Alexander Orlov, a renowned expert in the…
CCL PhD student, Kaitlyn Lawrence, hosted by CCL collaborator, Dr. Marco Baratieri, of Bioenergy & Biofuels Lab, Italy As a visiting student, Kaitlyn Lawrence continued her work on the catalytic use of waste to energy ashes in NOx reduction at the Bioenergy & Biofuels LAB. The lab is part of the Faculty of Science and…
Free FM interviews CCL Principal Investigator, Dr. Marco J. Castaldi Free FM, an independent radio station in New Zealand, interviewed Castaldi for a radio program that first aired on the station on May 9, 2024. Hosted by Andrew Johnstone, the segment explored a proposed $200 million Waste to Energy facility to be opened in Te…
CCL members attend NYCS 2024 Spring Symposium The Catalysis Society of Metropolitan New York (NYCS) held its annual meeting in Newark, New Jersey on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology on March 13th, 2024. Two current members of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab, PI, Marco Castaldi and PhD student, Kaitlyn Lawrence, attended…
Former CCL Member, Demetra Tsiamis, and CCL Collaborators from Politecnico di Milano Publish in Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy Former CCL member, Demetra Tsiamis, and collaborators from Politecnico di Milano, Fabio Poretti and Dr. Stefano Consonni, published their work with CCL Principal Investigator, Dr. Marco Castaldi in Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy. The article is…
Congratulations to Previous CCL Visiting Scholar, Rohit Borooah The Combustion and Catalysis Lab congratulates Rohit Borooah on his successful defense of his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Performance of small-scale CHP gasification systems fed with residual biomass – experiments and modeling.” Rohit’s research focused on investigating the possibility of decentralized cogeneration by gasifying forest residues, an alternative…
CCL members attend NAM28 The North American Catalysis Society held its 28th biennial meeting in Providence, Rhode Island from June 18th to 23rd, 2023. The Combustion and Catalysis Lab was represented amongst attendees by 3 current group members, who, collectively, presented 1 talk and 2 posters and won a Kokes Award. The abstracts of the…
CCL PhD student, Lauren Creadore, hosted by the CRECK Modeling Group of Politecnico di Milano As a visiting student, Lauren Creadore continued her work in the area of large-scale, high-speed combustion at the Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi). The Italian university, who’s name translates to Polytechnic University of Milan, is home to the CRECK (Chemical Reaction…
CCL participates in the MatER & Final Sinks 2023 Conference The biennial meetings of Materials and Energy from Refuse (MatER) and the International Conference on Final Sinks took place in tandem in Piacenza, Italy this year from June 5-7 at the Polytechnic University of Milan’s Piacenza campus. 4 current members of the Combustion and Catalysis…
CCL Principal Investigator Invited to Speak in Politecnico di Milano’s Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series Dr. Marco J. Castaldi will give a talk titled “Pyrolysis of Solid Carbon Materials: Coal to Coke; Biomass to Charcoal; MSW to ?” to students and faculty of Politecnico di Milano’s Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department on…
CCL PhD student, Kaitlyn Lawrence, hosted by CCL collaborator Dr. Ange Nzihou of RAPSODEE, France As a visiting student, Kaitlyn Lawrence continued her work on the catalytic use of waste to energy ashes in NOx reduction at the Centre de Recherche d’Albi en génie des Procédés, des Solides Divisés, de l’Énergies et de l’Environnement (RAPSODEE).…
CCL participates in EEC|CCNY WTERT 2022 The biennial meeting of the Waste-to-Energy Research & Technology Council took place in New York this year from October 12-14 at the City College of New York. All current members of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab attended the meeting, the 11th one to occur in the 18 years over…
Lauren Creadore and Golam Chowdhury graduate with Master’s degrees! The Combustion and Catalysis Lab wishes congratulations to their 2 newest graduates, Lauren and Golam, after presenting their Master’s dissertations. Golam’s thesis, ‘Investigation of Recyclable Crude Oil from Biomass and Plastics’, details his work on pyrolysis and was submitted in completion of his Master’s in Chemical…
CCL Principal Investigator, Marco Castaldi, featured in CCNY monthly research publication, the RICC Published in the August 2022 issue of The RICC, the Research and Innovation at City College electronic magazine, ‘Introducing CCNY Fulbright Scholars’ recognizes Dr. Castaldi’s work in Italy and France in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Titled ‘Turning Municipal Solid Waste Into Energy”,…
Curbed, New York Magazine’s globally-focused urban reporting arm, quotes CCL Principal Investigator in recent feature piece on garbage in NYC In a piece titled ‘Voyage of the Gross’, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Justin Davidson, outlines the path and final destinations of the Big Apple’s refuse. Visiting the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station and Covanta’s…
Tasnuva Moutushi successfully defends her doctoral dissertation! The Combustion and Catalysis Lab wishes a huge congratulations to the newest CCL graduate, Dr. Tasnuva Moutushi, for defending her thesis entitled ‘Investigation of Reactions Occurring in Municipal Solid Waste Residues’.
CCL participates in WasteEng2022 The biennial meeting of the International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation took place in Copenhagen this year from June 27-30 at the Technical University of Denmark. 4 current members of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab and a visiting student attended the meeting, the 9th one to occur in…
5th grader visits CCL on a mission to understand the potential of the 8 million tons of leaves that fall every Autumn! Recently, Zachary Dorazio, of the 5th grade, visited CCL to answer his question, “Can we turn leaves into biofuels?” Zack is the son of CCL Alumnus, Dr. Lucas Dorazio who received his Ph.D. in…
CCL participates in NAM27 The North American Catalysis Society’s biennial meeting was held in New York, NY from May 22nd to 27th, 2022 at the Hilton Midtown. CCL principal investigator, Marco Castaldi, co-chaired the organizing committee along with CCL alumnus and current BASF Team Lead, Lucas Dorazio. The Combustion and Catalysis Lab had 6 current…
CCL Principal Investigator, Marco Castaldi, talks to CNBC about Waste-to-Energy In a recent climate piece published by CNBC, journalist Katie Schoolov quotes Marco J. Castaldi’s insights on the benefits of waste to energy in solving America’s waste challenges. Read the article and watch the broadcast here to learn more about the work Combustion and Catalysis…
CCL visits Westchester’s Material Recovery Facility CCL members had the opportunity to tour Westchester’s Material Recovery Facility on April 6, 2022 where they learned about the recycling efforts underway in one of New York City’s neighboring communities. Students and researchers were able to view machinery in action as it separated, sorted, and prepared materials to…
CCL Principal Investigator, Marco Castaldi’s, response to advanced recycling critics published on Syracuse.com Published on Syracuse.com with headline “Chemical engineer: Critics mischaracterize science behind advanced recycling”, Dr. Marco Castaldi’s recent letter to the editor responds to an op-ed article published therein which inaccurately described the processes employed in advanced recycling technologies as ‘burning’. The op-ed,…
CCL member Tasnuva Moutushi and Swanand Tupsakhare publish in STOTEN CCL members Tasnuva Moutushi and Dr. Swanand Tupsakhare published their work with Dr. Castaldi in the journal Science of the Total Environment. The article is titled Abiotic decomposition of municipal solid waste under elevated temperature landfill conditions. Tasnuva Moutushi and Dr. Swanand Tupsakhare studied the decomposition of…
Kaitlyn Lawrence wins the Floyd Hasselriis Award CCL Second-year PhD student, Kaitlyn Lawrence, was one of the recipients of the ‘2021-2022 Floyd Hasselriis Educational Support’ awards sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) Materials and Energy Recovery Division. The award, established to support students and institutions interested in solid waste management and related…
CCL Alum Jeffrey LeBlanc publishes in POWER Magazine CCL alumni Jeffrey LeBlanc published his work done with Devin Peck in Power Magazine. The article is titled Perspectives on Energy Recovery from U.S. Plastic Waste. While completing his PhD, Jeff LeBlanc worked in CCL studying pyrolysis of met coal to coke to understand the impact of secondary…
Dr. Snehesh Ail is appointed Associate Director of CUNY’s Earth Engineering Center The Earth Engineering Center and WTERT-USA have appointed Dr. Snehesh S. Ail to the position of Associate Director. Dr. Ail will manage the industry partnered projects at EEC related to combustion and catalysis research, bio-fuels characterization, and innovative waste management strategies. Dr. Ail…
CCL member Tasnuva Moutushi presents in 8th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation CCL group member Tasnuva Moutushi presented her work titled “Investigation of Reactions Occurring in Municipal Solid Waste Residues” at the 8th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation in virtual mode on May 31 – June 4, 2021. The presentations in…
CCL member Snehesh Ail presents in 8th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation CCL group member Snehesh Ail presented his work titled “Investigating Environmental Impact of Reuse of Consumer Goods in New York City” at the 8th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation in virtual mode on May 31 – June 4, 2021.…
Dr. Castaldi authors comprehensive review detailing Waste-to-Energy’s role in sustainable waste management Titled “The Scientific Truth about Waste-to-Energy,” Dr. Marco Castaldi’s recent publication outlines the most up-to-date information available on thermal conversion of municipal solid waste. A team of internationally-recognized experts in WTE reviewed the work, and it now exists as a resource for policy…
CCL alum Megan Webster joins Horiba Scientific CCL alum Megan Webster will begin working at Horiba Scientific as a Product Engineer in Piscataway, NJ. Megan completed her doctorate from the City College of New York in 2019. Megan spent her time at CCL investigating the optoelectronic properties of ultrasmall quantum dots for light harvesting applications.…
CCL collaborator Axel Fache publishes in Chemical Engineering Science CCL collaborator Axel Fache published his work done with CCL in Chemical Engineering Science. The article is titled Fixed-bed reactors for exothermic reactions: A qualitative relation between start-up time and traveling waves velocity. Visiting researcher Axel Fache worked in CCL studying development of a catalytic methanation…
Anjeza Arapi wins the Floyd Hasselriis Award CCL researcher Anjeza Arapi won the 2020 Floyd Hasselriis Awards offered by ASME Materials and Energy Recovery (MER) Division for her work in solid waste management. Anjeza is a graduate student at the City College of New York and is expected to graduate in Spring 2021. Anjeza is currently an associate at…
Congratulations Vishal Jadwani CCL Congratulates Vishal Jadwani who was part of the KTH-CCNY Sweden-USA student exchange program. Vishal worked with CCL during the summer for 2019 and focused on developing a testing and validation method to quantify and eliminate unexpected halogen emission plumes from waste to energy systems. Vishal worked close with CCL members and…
A former CCL student doing good for society. A former high school student research, Ms. Ellen Farrelly, has continued her commitment to do good for society. Ellen did research with CCL during her Junior year of High School investigating biomass gasification. During her research, she went into such detail that she grew her own biomass…
CCL welcome Prof. Castellani The CCL team is pleased to welcome Professor Beatrice Castellani from the University of Perugia. Prof. Castellani will be conducting experiments on our methane hydrate research reactor over the next couple of weeks working with Connie Aleman (CCNY ChE undergraduate student), Yegor Nikitin (CCNY PhD candidate) and Daniel Tan, research engineer. …
Professor Eilhann Kwon, CCL Alumni, has received the prestigious Doosan Yeongang Environmental Science Award. On December 12, 2019, Professor Kwon, second from left, poses with the other select winners and Mr. Jang Myung-ho, vice president of the Doosan Foundation. The ceremony was held in Bexco, Busan, Korea. We are all very proud of Professor Kwon…
Congratulation!!! Robyn Smith On Tuesday, November 5th, 2019, Robyn Smith grad student at City College of New York and a team member of CCL research group defended her thesis Elucidation of the Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane Utilizing the One-of-a-Kind Catalytic Shock Tube Technique. Congratulation!!
CCLabs was invited at AICHE Gala CCL Students Tasnuva and Sandrine participated at the AICHE Gala CCNY Chemical Engineering Department at AICHE Gala Tasnuva and Sandrine at AICHE Gala
CCL member Tasnuva Moutushi presents in Annual AIChE Conference 2019 CCL group member Tasnuva Moutushi presented her work titled “Investigation of Reactions at the Gas/Solid Interface of Municipal Solid Waste Residues” at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference 2019 in Orlando, California.
Congratulation!!! Megan Webster On Monday, October 28, 2019, Megan Webster grad Student at City College of New York and a team member of CCL Research group defended her thesis and got her PhD. Congratulation !!!
A recent article quote Prof Castaldi Professor Castaldi was recently quoted in a recent Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) feature. The article by Alexander Tullo presents the issues associated with plastic waste. The article “Plastic has a problem; is chemical recycling the solution?” published October 6, 2019 C&EN VOL. 97, ISSUE 39 details how new…
Maryland’s looming waste crisis – an unintended consequence of uninformed environmentalists Maryland Could See Waste Crisis After stricter limits on waste-to-energy facilities in Maryland, the state could see a drastic uptick in the amount of waste that needs to be landfilled. If Maryland’s two WTE facilities close, it will add millions of tons of household…
Radio event Please tune in today, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 3pm to WHCR-90.3FM to From City to the World, hosted by CCNY President Vince Boudreau. President Boudreau will discuss sustainability and waste management with Professor Marco Castaldi, the Director of the Earth Engineering Center here at CCNY and a Professor in our Chemical Engineering Department. On the second half of…
Prof. Castaldi is now American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow – A membership grade of Distinction Prof. Castaldi received a Fellow grade in Ameican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The ASME Committee of Past Presidents confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements. Professor Castaldi is an…
CCL student Romina Gamarra wins First Place in Westchester Science and Engineering Fair CCL student Romina Gamarra won the First Place in the Environmental Science category in the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF) on March 16th, 2019. She has been working in CCL labs for the last three summers and advised by Dr. Marco…
Dr. Marco Castaldi is now the head of WTERT-USA Professor Marco J. Castaldi, Director of the Earth Engineering Center of CCNY, who has been associated with WTERT since its foundation in 2002, is the head of WTERT-U.S.A. The leadership transition occurred during the EEC/WTERT 2018 bi-Annual Conference held at CCNY on October 4th & 5th, 2018. …
Dr. Castaldi Interviewed on BNN Professor Castaldi is interviewed for a financial news segment regarding the increasing problem of plastic wastes. In the segment, Prof. Castaldi answers some questions about the suitability of using Waste-to-Energy and other thermal processes (i.e. gasification and pyrolysis) as a part of the solution to the plastic waste problem. For…
Dr. Castaldi Interviewed by C&EN Plastics have gained significant attention recently due to a number of domestic and international activities. This brings awareness to an issue that we have long been investigating but theoretically and practically with organizations ranging from the US EPA and start-up companies. A new story has been published in Chemical &…
Carbon Dioxide Removal Marketplace Created by CCL Alumni CCL alumni Alexsandra Guerra started a company called Nori in Seattle as a marketplace for reversing climate change. The company hosts summits, publishes weekly blogs, hosts webinars to engage experts into the design process, and hosts a weekly podcast on all things carbon removal. All of this can be found at https://nori.com.…
CCL hosts visiting Researcher from LaTEP, France Visiting researcher Axel Fache will be working in CCL studying development of a catalytic methanation reactor for power-to-gas applications. Axel works in Laboratoire de thermique, énergétique et procédés (LaTEP), Pau, France. The aim of his project is to develop a catalytic reactor converting CO/CO2 (from waste and biomass valorization…
CCL group to NAWTEC 2018! CCL members Tasnuva Moutushi, Grace Correa, Joseph Figueroa, Riliwan Sanni and Dr. Marco Castaldi and alumni Dr. Jeffrey Leblanc attended the Annual North American Waste to Energy Conference in Lancaster, PA. The students presented posters on their research related to waste-to-energy, and received great feedback and encouragement for their work. Go team!
CCL alumni Samhita Kattekola joins Agilent Technologies CCL alumni Samhita Kattekola will begin working at Agilent Technologies as Field Service Engineer in Wilmington, DE. Samhita completed her bachelors from the City College of New York followed by Masters in chemical engineering at University of Delaware. Samhita spent her time at CCL as Macaulay Honors Research…
CCL Student Moving on to Graduate School CCL student Riliwan Sanni has been accepted into the graduate program at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. He will start his MS program at the Chemical and Biological Engineering department this Fall. Congratulations and good luck!
Dr. Castaldi Featured on French TV for his Research Collaboration Professor Castaldi was featured on French TV for his research collaborations with Ecole des Mines, Albi investigating the valorization of biomass. In this segment, the TV show is highlighting the conversion of biomass to energy and to produce a char that has been demonstrated to…
Dr. Castaldi Interviewed by CUNY Radio Professor Castaldi was interviewed by CUNY Radio about his Fulbright Global Fellowship appointment conducting research on thermal conversion for sustainable waste management. Please listen to the short podcast for more information. Link to podcast
CCL graduate Dr. Swanand Tupsakhare starts work at Southern Research CCL recent graduate Swanand Tupsakhare embarks on new career leveraging some of the skills acquired during his time with the CCL team. Swanand joined Southern Research’s Energy and Environment division in Durham, NC as a Post Doc Chemical Engineer in January 2018. Swanand’s work will focus…
Dr. Marco Castaldi, Dr. Simona Ciuta, and Demetra Tsiamis published a book titled “Gasification of Waste Materials” Dr. Marco J Castaldi, Dr. Simona Ciuta, and Demetra Tsiamis published a book on waste gasification and pyrolysis. This textbook explores the most recent gasification technologies developed worldwide to convert solid wastes to energy, synthesis gas, and chemical…
Tasnuva Moutushi and Grace Correa win the Floyd Hasselriis Award CCL researchers Tasnuva Moutushi and Grace Correa won the 2017-2018 Floyd Hasselriis Awards offered by ASME Materials and Energy Recovery (MER) Division for their work in solid waste management. Congratulations Tasnuva and Grace!
Congratulations, Dr. Tupsakhare Swanand Tupsakhare passed his doctoral defense of his thesis entitled “Simulation of In Situ Combustion in Gas Hydrate Systems for Carbon Sequestration and Gas Recovery”. Congratulations Swanand!
Megan Webster highlighted in Chemical Engineering Newsletter CCL member Megan Webster was highlighted in the Chemical Engineering Newsletter for her excellent progress in research and being awarded a Nanofabrication Facility Fellowship by the Advanced Science Research Center of CUNY. Congratulations Megan!
Undergraduate Student Dane Fearon Entering the Work Force CCL member Dane Fearon will be graduating this summer with Magna Cum Laude distinction and moving on to a position as a process engineer in the Management, Technology, and Engineering Division of Corning Incorporated. He is very excited and mentioned that it would not be possible without…
Michaela Wagar Wins the STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship Michaela Wagar is selected as a 2017-2018 STEM Chateaubriand Fellow. The program supports PhD students from American Universities to conduct research in France. More information about the fellowship program can be found here.
Yoo Shin Tanai Submitted his research to Regeneron Science Talent Search Yoo Shin Tanai is a student from Ossining High School. He was mentored by Dr. Marco Castaldi on his research on characterizing energy content as a function of proximate analysis factors. He recently submitted his work to Regeneron Science Talent Search. He also shared his…
Megan Webster quoted in the Summer 2017 edition of CUNY Matters CCL group member Megan Webster was quoted in the summer 2017 edition of CUNY Matters , in the cover story “At the Graduate Center’s ASRC: Science Connected”.
Dr. Castaldi Invited for a Speech at the Spitzer School of Architecture Professor Marco J. Castaldi Dr. Castaldi invited to give a talk on “Sustainable Waste Management: Impacts of Our Trash on Society ” at the Spitzer School of Architecture.
Swanand Tupsakhare and Samhita Kattekola Published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Swanand Tupsakhare and Samhita Kattekola published a journal article entitled “An Application of the Results from the Large-Scale Thermal Stimulation Method of Methane Hydrate Dissociation to the Field Tests” in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
Dr. Castaldi visits University of Bolzano as a Fulbright Fellow Professor Marco J. Castaldi Dr. Marco Castaldi started his work as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Bolzano. Professor Castaldi’s arrival was met with great interest at the University of Bolzano. He will give a lecture on the role of WTE in the circular economy and meet…
Dr. Castaldi Invited for a Speech at University of Bolzano, Italy. Professor Marco J. Castaldi Dr. Castaldi invited to give a talk on “The Role of Waste-to-Energy in the Circular Economy ” at University of Bolzano, Italy. The abstract can be accessed here .
Jeffrey LeBlanc Published in ACS Energy and Fuels Jeff LeBlanc published a journal article entitled “Investigating Secondary Pyrolysis Reactions of Coal Tar via Mass Spectrometry Techniques” in Energy & Fuels
Dane Fearon Visits Tokyo Institute of Technology for Char Gasification Research Undergraduate student Dane Fearon visits Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, to participate in the research on Char Gasification with Prof. Kunio Yoshikawa and his research group.
Congratulations, Dr. Jeffrey LeBlanc Jeffrey LeBlanc passed his doctoral defense of his thesis entitled “Slow Pyrolysis Reaction Experiments for High Yields of Solid Carbon”. Congratulations Jeffrey !
CCL Presents at AICHE 2016 in San Francisco, California CCL group members Dr. Stephen Crowley, Swanand Tupsakhare, Robyn Smith, Megan Webster presented their work at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference in San Francisco, California.
Congratulations, Dr. Stephen Crowley Stephen Crowley passed his doctoral defense of his thesis entitled “Morphology Dynamics of Precious Metal Catalysts for the Steam Reforming of Oxygenated Fuels”. Congratulations Steve!
About us The Combustion and Catalysis Lab is directed by Professor Marco J. Castaldi. The main focus is the thermal and catalytic conversion of carbon based material to desired products. For example, municipal solid waste and biomass to synthetic fuels, liquid fuels to hydrogen and greenhouse gases (carbon-based) to fuels. Meet our team →
Swanand Tupsakhare and Dr. Garrett Fitzgerald Published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Swanand Tupsakhare and Dr. Garrett Fitzgerald published a journal article entitled “Thermally Assisted Dissociation of Methane Hydrates & the Impact of CO2 Injection” in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
Swanand Tupsakhare Published in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Swanand Tupsakhare published a journal article entitled “SIMULATION OF CO2 STORAGE AND METHANE GAS PRODUCTION FROM GAS HYDRATES IN A LARGE SCALE LABORATORY REACTOR” in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
Congratulations to Michaela Wagar Michaela Wagar finished her 2nd doctoral qualifying exam at the City College of New York. The title of her proposal is “Activity of Poplar Wood Char from Biomass Gasification for the Reduction and Adsorption of NO x ”
Steve Crowley Published in Angewandte Chemie Stephen Crowley published a journal article entitled “Mechanistic Insights into Catalytic Ethanol Steam Reforming Using Isotope-Labeled Reactants”in Angewandte Chemie.
Jeffrey LeBlanc Published with USDA and SUNY-Stony Brook Collaborators in Energy and Fuels Jeff LeBlanc published a journal article entitled “Across-Phase Biomass Pyrolysis Stoichiometry, Energy Balance, and Product Formation Kinetics” in Energy & Fuels.
Jeffrey LeBlanc Published in ACS Energy and Fuels Jeff LeBlanc published a journal article entitled “Experimental Investigation of Reaction Confinement Effects on Coke Yield in Coal Pyrolysis” in Energy & Fuels.
CCL Gives Plenary Talk at ASME Power and Energy Conference On June 28, EEC|CCNY ( Dr.Marco Castaldi , Demetra , Dr. Tim Sharobem ) presented at the Power Division Plenary at the Power and Energy Conference , alongside representatives of the ASME Material and Energy Recovery (MER) Division and the Research Committee on Energy, Environment,…
Megan Webster presents at ACS Colloids 2016 Megan Webster presented a poster titled “Combustion Ash as a Potential Electrode Material in a Microbial Fuel Cell” in ACS Colloids & Surface Science Symposium at Harvard University.
CCL presents at WasteEng conference in Albi, France Dr. Castaldi and Jeff LeBlanc present at WasteEng 2016 conference in Albi, France. CCL collaborated on 5 paper presented at the conference involving work from Dr. Simona Ciuta, Jeffrey LeBlanc , Megan Webster and Jeffrey LeBlanc . One of the presentation was done by Jeffrey LeBlanc.
Congratulations Dr. Timothy Sharobem Timothy Sharobem passed his doctoral defense. His thesis is titled “Mitigation of High Temperature Corrosion in Waste-to-Energy Power Plants”. Congratulations Tim !
CCL presents at Megacity Waste Management Dialogue: The NYC Roadmap for Waste as a Resource Earth Engineering Center | CCL at CCNY hosts and presents at Megacity Waste Management workshop in New York City. The AIChE Institute for Sustainability and the Earth Engineering Center in affiliation with the Chemical Engineering Department at the City College…
CCL attends Advanced Energy Conference in NYC CCL group members Jeff LeBlanc , Steve Crowley , Swanand Tupsakhare , Mike Lugo & Deepak Sharma attend Advanced energy Conference in New York City
Congratulations to Robyn Smith Robyn Smith finished her 2nd doctoral qualifying exam at the City College of New York. Congratulations Robyn !
Devin Peck joins CCL CCL welcomes Devin Peck to the group. Devin holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University. Devin’s PhD work will focus on Design of a botanically-based air purifying system that can be integrated into an HVAC system to produce clean air.
Dr. Castaldi receives Fulbright fellowship for research abroad Dr. Marco Castaldi received a Fulbright fellowship for research at Ecole des Mines (Paris, France) and University of Bolzano (Bolzano, Italy). This research is focused on a collaboration with City College of New York, Ecole des Mines/CNRS and University of Bolzano to valorize waste residuals to valuable…
Dr. Castaldi invited as a guest speaker for AICHE Jan 2016 meeting Dr. Marco Castaldi was invited as a guest speaker for AICHE January 2016 meeting in Illinois, Chicago on Jan 20th to deliver a presentation titled “Combustion and Catalysis of Carbon-Based Materials and Energy and Environmental Considerations”.
CCL receives Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) funds research grant on elevated landfill temperatures The Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) has awarded a research grant for a project entitled “Understanding and Predicting Temperatures in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” The principal investigators of the project are Craig Benson of the University of Virginia, Morton…
Jeff LeBlanc publishes in Energy & Fuels Jeff LeBlanc published a journal article entitled “Fate of Higher-Mass Elements and Surface Functional Groups during the Pyrolysis of Waste Pecan Shell” in Energy & Fuels.
Steve Crowley publishes in ChemCatChem Steve Crowley published a journal article entitled “Operando Characterization of Catalysts through use of a Portable Microreactor “ in ChemCatChem.
CCL presents at AIChE 2015 Stephen Crowley, Jeffrey LeBlanc, Swanand Tupsakhare and Marco Castaldi are presenting at the American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT on their research.
KTH Student researches with CCL for Summer 2015 A student from KTH Royal Institute of Technology joined the CCL group for the summer of 2015. Marc Mate is visiting CCNY for a 10-week research program. Marc will be researching in the area of catalytic ethanol reforming along with Jacky Ho and Stephen Crowley.
CCL presents at NAM24 Stephen Crowley, Robyn Smith, Michaela Wagar and Marco Castaldi are participating in the North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society in Pittsburgh, PA on their research related to catalysis.Stephen Crowley and Michaela Wagar presented posters at the conference. Robyn Smith delivered an oral presentation.
New Undergraduate Researchers from Prestigious Program Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is a nationwide program to promote professional degrees among underrepresented minority students in STEM majors. Two undergraduate Chemical Engineering scholars from the CCL have joined the program for the Summer of 2015. Dane Fearon and Melissa Torres are each conducting research in high…
Oregon Metro Quotes Dr. Castaldi in Waste Article The Oregon Metro cites Marco Castaldi as an expert in solid waste gasification in an recent article discussing the alternative of using plasma gasification for Portland’s non-recycled garbage.
CCL goes to NAWTEC 2015 Marco Castaldi, Demetra Tsiamis, and Deepak Kumar all are presenting at the Annual North American Waste to Energy Conference in Tampa, Florida on their research related to waste-to-energy.
Congratulations to Swanand Tupsakhare Swanand Tupsakhare finished his 2nd doctoral qualifying exam at the City College of New York. He is now working on his dissertation focus on dissociation of methane hydrates by carbon dioxide sequestration.
Catalysis Team Presents at NY Metro Symposium Stephen Crowley, Robyn Smith, Michaela Wagar and Marion Ducousso each presented their work at The Catalysis Society of Metropolitan New York 2015 Annual Symposium.
Steve Crowley receives the 2015 Kokes Award The 2015 Koke Award is a travel award for the 24th North American Catalysis Society (NACS) meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. At the meeting, Stephen Crowley will be presenting his work on Rh-Pt catalyst for oxygenated fuel reforming.
Dr. Garrett Fitzgerald at Rocky Mountain Institute Recent CCL graduate, Dr. Garrett Fitzgerald published results of an analysis performed by the Rocky Mountain Institute on viability of energy storage today. Read the article here.
Congratulations to Stephen Crowley Stephen Crowley finished his 2nd doctoral qualifying exam at the City College of New York. He is now working on his dissertation topic focused on reforming oxygenated fuels.
CCL goes to BNL for novel catalysis experiments CCL was granted access to the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) before its shutdown at the end of this year. Stephen Crowley, Robyn Smith and Michaela Wagar were successful in generating first-of-its-kind data by using high energy X-rays to probe the conformational…
NerdNite: Video The June 3rd presentation by Dr. Marco Castaldi in Portland’s “Let’s Talk Trahsh” can now be seen on YouTube.
CCL takes part in WTERT 2014 CCL was well represented as the experimental research branch of WTERT. The welcoming speech was given by Dr. Marco Castaldi.Dr. Marco Castaldi and Demetra Tsiamis each gave technical presentation on CCL work.Technical poster presentations were given by Timonthy Sharobem, Liubov Melnikova, Leah Curry, Deepak Kumar, Nour Awad, and Dr.…
VCASE Lecture Series features Dr. Marco Castaldi Dr. Marco Castaldi will be presenting at the Villanova Center for the Advancement of Sustainability in Engineering – VCASE on Solid carbon (Coal, Biomass and Waste) conversion to syngas: Enhancement via CO2.
Marion Ducousso wins WasteEng 2014 Poster Competition Marion Ducousso, a joint researcher in CCL and Ecole des Mines d’Albi Carmaux, won the 5th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation poster competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her research involved the utilization of ash.
CCL attends WasteEng 2014 in Rio de Janeiro The 5th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be attended by members of CCL. Dr. Marco Castaldi, Dr. Simona Ciuta, Flavia Albuquerque, Marion Ducousso and Francesco Patuzzi are all presenting work from the CCL on Waste-to-Energy.
CCL attends ICEC 2014 The CCL will be represented at the 8th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC) in Asheville, NC. Dr. Naomi Klinghoffer and Stephen Crowley will be present on their work in the field of catalysis. Stephen Crowley was awarded a travel grant to attend the conference.
Marco Castaldi published on Wired! Wired! is a blog focused on innovative technologies which recently featured the CCL. In the blog, Marco Castaldi describes his current projects in Waste-to-Energy.
Dr. Ciuta publishes first intraparticle gas sampling results Dr. Simona Ciuta published a journal article entitled “Biomass energy behavior study during pyrolysis process by intraparticle gas sampling” in the Journal of Analyical and Applied Pyrolysis.
Marco Castaldi presents at NerdNite At NerdNite in Portland, OR Marco Castaldi described how garbage can be used as a resource and the pros and cons waste management procedures. Photos are courtesy of Scott Frey.
Aidan Datene presents work from CCL Aidan Datene is a junior at the Hendrick Hudson High School. Over the past year, he has been working in the CCL on a unique WtE ash utilization project. A description of his work is given here. The work was in collaboration with the high school science research program.
Congratulations to Jeffrey LeBlanc Jeffrey LeBlanc finished his 2nd doctoral qualifying exam at the City College of New York. He is now working on his dissertation topic focused on coke production from coal.
Dr. Kohn receives Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship Dr. McKenzie P. Kohn received a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship from the United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) to do research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. The fellowship will begin this September for 20 months. Fulbright fellowships are highly competitive, merit-based grants for international education exchange of scholars…
Stephen Crowley wins first NICChE poster session! CCNY PhD students, Steve Crowley, Archit Dani, Kunal Savaji, Lake Kubilius, and Swanand Tupsakhare presented at the first New York Intercollegiate Conference for Chemical Engineers (NICChE) at Columbia Univesity on March 14th. Steve Crowley placed first in the poster competition and won a $300 Amazon gift card!
CCL participates in H2CU program A student from Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy joined the CCL research team in January 2014. Giacomo Rossetti will be completing experiments for his thesis work at CCL in New York City. Giacomo visit is supported by H2CU.
CCL host two visiting researchers on Conacyt fellowship Two Ph.D students from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León joined the CCL research team in December 2014. Ladislao Sandoval will be occupying a position at CCNY for 1 year and Carolina Solis for 6 months. Each student has their own respective project dealing with catalysis. More information…
CCL Hosts Visiting Research Assistant from Brazil Flavia Albuquerque joined the CCL group within EEC|CCNY in October 2013, through the WTERT-Brazil connection, as a visiting research assistant and is currently working on a project aimed to understand the impact of different types of fuel on pollutant emissions from cement industry. Due to high temperatures required…
Dr. Naomi Klinghoffer is now an Adjunct Professor at CCNY Dr. Naomi Klinghoffer has accepted an adjunct assistant professor position in Chemical Engineering Department at the City College of New York.
Congratulations to Timothy Sharobem! Timothy Sharobem’s dissertation proposal has officially been accepted at Columbia University! Congratulations Tim keep up the great work!
Dr. Castaldi invited as keynote speaker for ICMER Dr. Marco Castaldi was invited to the Seventh International Conference on Material Engineering for Resources in Akita City, Japan on November 20-22 to deliver a presentation titled “Utilization of Waste for Sustainable Energy and Materials Recovery” as a keynote speaker.
CCL members visit San Francisco, CA for AIChE Annual Meeting CCL is traveling from coast to coast to present at the AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Presentation will be made by post-docs Dr. Naomi Klinghoffer and Dr. Simona Ciuta and by Ph.D students Jeffrey LeBlanc and Stephen Crowley.
CCL attends and co-sponsors IT3 CCL is off to present at and co-sponsor the 32nd International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies and Hazardous Waste Combustors (IT3/HWC) in San Antonio, TX. Presentation will be given by Timothy Sharobem, Dr. Simona Ciuta and Dr. Marco Castaldi. CCL, in collaboration with the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) and the…
Jeffrey LeBlanc selected for ASME MER Division Graduate Scholarship The ASME MER Division Scholarship is distributed annually to students with an interest in solid waste management and related fields. Jeffrey LeBlanc was selected as a 2013-2014 recipient of this award. In conjunction, CCNY is recognized as a university which offers courses constructive in careers in…
Congratulations to Dr. Garrett Fitzgerald! On September 4th, Garrett Fitzgerald passed his doctoral defense. His thesis is titled “Experimental and modeling study of CH4 gas hydrate formation and dissociation via thermal simulation”. Congratulations Garrett!
CCL hosts two students from KTH for summer research program Two students from KTH Royal Institute of Technology joined the CCL group for the summer. Jacky Ho and Alfred Halvarsson visited NYC for 10-week research program. Each of the students managed their own respective projects in the field of combustion and catalysis. Jacky Ho performed…
CCL featured in First Annual New York Energy Week On June 26th, the CCL group participated in the First Annual New York Energy Week (NYEW). Included in the lab tours was the new CCL space at CCNY. The lab tour was presented by Dr. Simona Ciuta. Among the many visitors from throughout New York was…
CCL member Steve Crowley Featured in CCNY Annual Report CCL member Steve Crowley was featured in the City College of New York Division of Science Annual Report for his work to create an on-campus community for grad students in science and engineering! Steve and his colleague, Jose Pinto, are aiming to “stimulate give and take…
Canadian Energy-From-Waste Coalition Meeting a success On April 10 ,2013, the Canadian Energy-From-Waste Coalition (CEFWC) hosted an EFW workshop in conjunction with the SWANA Pacific Northwest (PNW) Chapter annual general meeting in Richmond, British Columbia. The goal was to educate key BC-based influencers and decision-makers about the merits of EFW. By all accounts it was…
Castaldi selected to fill inaugural laboratory of excellence visiting scholar chair position Marco Castaldi has been selected to fill the inaugural laboratory of excellence (LabEX) visiting scholar chair position at Ecole des Mines. This position is funded by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the National Agency for Research, and Ecole des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux.…
Castaldi presents in ASME webinar: Turning Trash into Renewable Energy Treasure Marco Castaldi, Steve Goff from Covanta Energy, and John Norton from Norton Engineering are presenting in a free live webinar on Thursday May 30 from 2-3pm ET on the promises and challenges of waste-to-energy technology. This is part of a series in the ASME…
Castaldi named new chair of Research and New Technology Committee of AIChE Marco Castaldi is now the new chair of the Research and New Technology Committee (RANTC) of AIChE. The main activity of RANTC is to keep AIChE on the forefront of new ideas coming “down the pipe” in which chemical engineers can have an…
Alumni CCL member Scott Kaufman blogs about climate change Check out Earth Prospectus, a blog written by alumni CCL member Scott Kaufman! In his blog, Scott discusses issues such as climate change and the carbon tax, and challenges us to reconsider our preconceived notions about environmentalism and sustainability. Scott is the co-founder of PeerAspect, a…
Congratulations to Dr. Naomi Klinghoffer On Friday April 26 Naomi Klinghoffer passed her doctoral defense: Utilization of char from biomass gasification in catalytic applications. Congratulations!
Tim Sharobem invited to Gordon Conference Tim Sharobem was invited to participate in the Gordon Research Conference on High Temperature Corrosion this July in New London, NH. The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on High Temperature Corrosion has a history of more than 70 years. The speakers of lectures are all invited, who are chosen for…
CCL presence at NAWTEC 21 Marco Castaldi, Marcella Lusardi, Jeffrey LeBlanc, and Tim Sharobem all presented at the 21st Annual North American Waste to Energy Conference in Fort Myers, Florida on their research related to waste-to-energy, gasification, and high temperature corrosion.
New collaboration explores use of alternative fuels in cement manufacturing CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today a collaboration agreement with the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) at Columbia University and City College of New York in which EEC will conduct a year-long study of the life cycle effects of using alternative fuels in cement manufacturing. This…
Paper Accepted to I&ECR Garrett Fitzgerald and Marco J. Castaldi recently published a paper “Thermal Stimulation Based Methane Production from Hydrate Bearing Quartz Sediment” in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. The research investigates the effect of methane hydrate saturation and point source heating rate on methane production. This study contributes to the development of gas…
CCL to co-sponsor sessions at 32nd Annual IT3/HWC Conference For the first time, CCL, in collaboration with the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) and the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT), will be co-sponsoring sessions at the 32nd International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies and Hazardous Waste Combustors (IT3/HWC). The conference will take place on October…
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Simson On Monday February 18 Amanda Simson passed her doctoral defense. Congratulations!
CCL Member Garrett Fitzgerald featured in The Washington Post “After superstorm Sandy hammered New York, Fitzgerald and van Haaren — who originally built their solar panels for a campaign to raise awareness about green energy — decided to take their rig out of storage and to Rockaway Beach, which was hit hard by the storm.…
Jeffrey LeBlanc selected to attend 2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Student Program Jeffrey LeBlanc was selected to attend the 2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Student Program in Washington D.C. February 25-27th. The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is the premier event dedicated to transformative energy solutions. This unique event brings together thought leaders from academia, business, and government to discuss cutting-edge…
Solar Journey Project led by CCL member Garrett Fitzgerald Garrett Fitzgerald, CCL member, and Rob van Haaren, a doctoral student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, are planning an epic trip across the country to demonstrate how solar energy can be used to power electric vehicles. Check out their website…
Alexsanda Guerra presents at IT3 Conference On October 23, 2012 Alexsanda Guerra gave an oral presentation titled “Catalytic Performance of Char from Gasification of Biomass for the Reformation of Toluene as a Model of Tar” at the 31st International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies & Hazardous Waste Combustors in New Orleans, LA.
Tim Sharobem wins Poster Award at WTERT Conference Congratulations! Tim Sharobem won the Poster Award for his poster entitled “High temperature corrosion of WTE boiler materials” at the WTERT 2012 Conference on October 18-19 at Columbia University.
Naomi Klinghoffer Presents at Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference Naomi Klinghoffer gave an oral presentation titled “Catalytic Properties and Performance of Char from Biomass” at the 3rd International Symposium on Gasification and its Applications as part of the 62nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference October 14-17, 2012, in Vancouver, BC.
Paper Accepted to Resources, Conservation, and Recycling Garrett C. Fitzgerald, Jonathan S. Krones, and Nickolas J. Themelis are co-authors on a paper entitled “Greenhouse gas impact of dual stream and single stream collection and separation of recyclables,” to be published in Resources, Conservation, and Recycling in December. This paper examines the greenhouse gas emissions, or…
Paper Accepted to the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Methane Hydrate Reactor Garrett C. Fitzgerald, Marco J. Castaldi, and Yue Zhou are co-authors on a paper entitled “Large scale reactor details and results for the formation and decomposition of methane hydrates via thermal stimulation dissociation,” published in the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering…
Paper Accepted to I&ECR Naomi B. Klinghoffer, Marco J. Castaldi, and Ange Nzihou are co-authors on a paper entitled “Catalyst Properties and Catalytic Performance of Char from Biomass Gasification,” accepted to Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research last month! The research investigates the properties and performance of biomass gasification char and demonstrates its potential to replace…
WTERT 2012 Conference – Registration Open! The Waste-To-Energy Research and Technology Council 2012 Conference, held at Columbia University in the city of New York, will take place on Thursday, October 18 and Friday, October 19. The WTERT Council has put together an outstanding program of presentations by the most prominent people at the forefront of…
Professor Marco Castaldi Selected to Participate in 2012 Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium Seventy-two of the nation’s most innovative young engineering educators have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s fourth Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium. Faculty members who are developing and implementing innovative educational approaches in a variety of…
CCL Attends WasteEng Conference in Portugal Professor Marco Castaldi and Naomi Klinghoffer attended and presented at the WasteEng Conference in Porto, Portugal.
