People John W. Tierney P.E.
Professor Emeritus EducationPhD (Chemical Engineering), Northwestern University, 1951 Professional InterestsPrior to joining the department in 1960, Professor Tierney, was a research engineer at the Pure Oil Company research laboratories, Assistant Professor at Purdue University and Department Manager for process control systems at Univac. He has had extensive experience in Latin America, including two years in Chile developing a graduate program in Chemical Engineering. Professor Tierney's research interests include reactor engineering, catalysis, process modeling and process control. Current research projects include:
Selected publicationsY. Zhang, L. Hou, J.W. Tierney and I. Wender, “Addition of acetylene to the Fischer-Tropsch reaction,” Energy and Fuels, submitted for publication. Y. Zhang, L. Hou, J.W. Tierney and I. Wender, "Acetylenes as probes in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction," Topics in Catalysis, 33 Nos 1-2 (2005). Z. Zhou, Y. Zhang, J.W. Tierney and I. Wender, "Producing fuels from Fischer-Tropsch waxes," Petroleum Technology Quarterly, p 137-143, Winter 2004. Z. Zhou, Y. Zhang, J.W. Tierney and I. Wender, "Hybrid zirconia catalysts for conversion of Fischer-Tropsch waxy products to transportation fuels," Fuel Processing Technology, 83, p 67-80 (2003).
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