Jason M. Keith

Associate Professor of Chemical EngineeringMichigan Technological University

Houghton, MI 49931

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About the Presenter• Originally from Cleveland, Ohio• BSChE University of Akron, 1995• PhD University of Notre Dame, 2001• Faculty member at Michigan Technological

University, 2001-present

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Married June 2001 Pennant

Research: Thermal Stability of Chemical Reactors

• Continuum-scale modeling of heat and mass transfer in reacting systems• Images: Ignition in a catalytic converter• Current: Diesel Particulate Traps (ACS-PRF)

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Research: Polymer Composite Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates• PIs: Julie King (Chem Eng MTU) and Jason Keith • Goal: Investigate use of multiple carbon fillers in

polymers to improve bipolar plate (occupies largest volume in the fuel cell) properties

• Funded by National Science Foundation Grant Opportunities for Liason with Industry (GOALI) with Dana Corporation as the industrial partner ($300 K); Department of Energy (~$300 K)

• Properties– Thermal conductivity– Electrical conductivity– Tensile properties– Flexural properties– Rheology (w/ Faith Morrison)

Model of transient plane source method for thermal conductivity

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Teaching Interests: Core and Elective Courses• CM3120 Transport / Unit Operations 2 (7 times)– Teach finite difference method / assign project– Teach COMSOL Multiphysics / homework problem– Developed JAVA applets to help students visualize transient

heat transfer / homework problem• CM2120 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering 2 (1

time)– Teach UniSim process modeling software / homework

problem & project• CM4450 Computational Methods in Chemical

Engineering (1 time)– Elective course, developed with ACS PRF funding– MATLAB programming

• Interpolation, d/dx, ∫ f(x)dx, ODE, PDE

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Teaching Interests: Elective Course• Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise (each semester)– Elective course with Soph., Jr., Sr. students from CM, ME, EE – Students work on design, research, and/or integration projects– Support from US Army TACOM, Army Research Lab, US DOE

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John Deere e-Gator powered with Ballard hydrogen fuel cell

Proposed location of hydrogen fueling stations forhypothetical hydrogen economy in year 2025

Teaching Interests: Fuel Cells / Hydrogen• Hydrogen education grant through Department

of Energy– New Courses– Interdisciplinary Minor in Hydrogen Technology– Modules for Core Courses (CACHE Modules)• Currently about 20 modules posted• Developed by J. Keith (MTU), H. S. Fogler, (UM) D.

Chmielewski (IIT), M. Gross (Bucknell)• New modules on modeling chemical reactors focus of

CACHE talk at AIChE 2009– Supplements for Felder & Rousseau and Geankoplis

textbooks

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Fuel Cell Curriculum Project Website• http://www.chem.mtu.edu/~jmkeith/fuel_cell_curriculum– Teach finite difference method– Teach COMSOL Multiphysics – Developed JAVA applets to help students visualize transient heat

transfer• CM2120 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering 2 (1 time)– Teach UniSim process modeling software

• CM4450 Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering (1 time)– Elective course, developed with ACS PRF funding

• Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise (each semester)– Elective course with Soph., Jr., Sr. students from CM, ME, EE – Students work on

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Involvement / Interaction with CACHE Trustees• Please continue to help with module reviews• Please consider testing modules in the classroom and

provide feedback• Please provide any ideas for new modules• Please provide names of possible module contributors• JMK – Would like to extend modules to other energy sources– Wind, Solar, Biomass, Coal, and Water– Possible tie-in with AIChE Energy Advisory Board

• Thank you for your attention!

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