Thomas Westrich

-C.V.-

• Curriculum vitæ

-Publications-

• T.A. Westrich, J. Schwank, Photocatalytic Oxidation of Carbonaceous Deposits over TiO2. In preparation.
• R.I. Zeitoun, T.A. Westrich, M.A. Burns, Tunable Small-Scale Microfluidic Structures and their Application to Optical Sensing Systems. Submitted, Lab on a Chip.
• T.A. Westrich, K.A. Dahlberg, M. Kaviany, J. Schwank, High-Temperature Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ethylene on TiO2. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 (2011) 16537-16543.
• J.M. Mayne, K.A. Dahlberg, T.A. Westrich, A.R. Tadd, J.W. Schwank, Autothermal Reforming of Isooctane on Ni Catalysts: Particle Size and Sulfur Tolerance, Applied Catalysis A: General, 400 (2011) 203-214.
• T.A. Westrich, X. Chen, J.W. Schwank, Isooctane Decomposition and Carbon Deposition over Ceria-Zirconia Supported Nickel Catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 386 (2010) 83-93.

-Other Publications (non peer-reviewed)-

• “Nanomaterials for Directed Energy Transfer,” Steven C. Seel, Thomas A Westrich, Jerrold A. Floro, Darryl Y. Sasaki, Julie A. Last, Andrea L. Slade, Michael B. Sinclair, Sandia Report SAND2004-6683, January 2005.

-Presentations-

• T.A. Westrich, K.A. Dahlberg, M. Kaviany, J.W. Schwank, Photocatalytic Remediation of VOCs: Effects of Temperature on Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ethylene. Presented at the 2011 North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Detroit, Michigan.
• J.M. Mayne, K.A. Dahlberg, T.A. Westrich, A.R. Tadd, J.W. Schwank, Influence of Particle Size and Sulfur Tolerance in ATR Over Ni Catalysts. Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2010 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• R.I. Zeitoun, T.A. Westrich, M.A. Burns, Flows with Tunable Micro- and Nano-Structure at Short Diffusion Timescales: Towards the Development of a Liquid Photonic Bandgap Material. Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2010 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• T.A. Westrich, X. Chen, J.W. Schwank, Catalytic Cracking of Isooctane and Carbon Deposition over Ni-Supported Ceria-Zirconia Catalysts. Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2009 Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.
• X. Chen, E. Yik, J. Butler, T.A. Westrich, J.W. Schwank, Catalytic Steam Gasification of Carbon Derived From Isooctane Decomposition over Ni-Supported Ceria-Zirconia Catalysts. Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2009 Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.
• T.A. Westrich, X. Chen, J.W. Schwank, Thermogravimetric Analysis of ATR Coke Products: Reaction Mechanism for Isooctane Decomposition over Nickel Catalysts. Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2007 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Sandia Annual Student Symposium 2002, Albuquerque, NM. Poster titled “Novel Carbon Nanofiber Growth Process.”