UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIICoral Industries Chair; Distinguished Professor of Renewable Energy Resources; Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI)Acting Director, HNEI, Jan. 1998 - Apr. 1998 Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1986- Associate Professor, 1982-1986 OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAssistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1975-1982Staff Member, Thermonuclear Weapons Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1973-1975 EDUCATIONPh.D., Applied Mathematics, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1970-1973M.S., Applied Physics Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1969-1970 A.B., Physics and Mathematics, Dartmouth College, 1965-1969 CONSULTINGSRI International, Pacific Carbon and Graphite, Center for Coal Utilization Japan, NEU (Austria), ConAgra, The World Bank, SINTEF (Norway), NEA (Sweden), CESP (Brazil), President's Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Technology Assessment, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Aerospace Corporation, International Harvester.COURSES TAUGHTThermodynamics, Applied Thermodynamics, Availability Analysis, Chemical and Phase Equilibria, Chemical Kinetics, Chemical Reactor Design and Analysis, Solar Thermal Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering: Biomass, Energy Alternatives, Complex Variables.EDITORIAL BOARDSEnergy and Fuels, 2004- ; Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 1993-1995; Journal of Analytic and Applied Pyrolysis, 1984-1992.HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONFinalist, Frank Annunzio Award, Christopher Columbus Foundation, 2005. In 2003 my citation record entered the top 1% of total citations in Engineering.PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSAmerican Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Physical Society.SELECTED PUBLICATIONSAntal, M. J.; Nihous, G. Thermodynamics of an Aqueous-Alkaline/Carbonate Carbon Fuel Cell Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47, 2442.Bourke, J.; Manley-Harris, M.; Fushimi, C.; Dowaki, K.; Nunoura, T.; Antal, M. J. Do all carbonized charcoals have the same chemical structure? A Model o the Chemical Structure of Carbonized Charcoal Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2007, 46, 5954. Meszaros, E.; Varhegyi, G.; Jakab, E.; Bourke, J.; Manley-Harris, M.; and Nunoura, T.; Antal, M. J. Do all carbonized charcoals have the same chemical structure? Implications of TG-MS measurements. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 5943. Nunoura, T.; Dowaki, K.; Fushimi, C.; Allen, S.; Meszaros, E.; Antal, M. J. Performance of a First-Generation, Aqueous-Alkaline Biocarbon Fuel Cell. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 734. Varhegyi, G.; Meszaros, E.; Bourke, J.; Jakab, E.; Antal, M. J. Combustion Kinetics of Corncob Charcoal and Partially Demineralized Corncob Charcoal in the Kinetic Regime. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2006, 45, 4962. Wade, S.R., and Nunoura, T.; Antal, M. J. Studies of the Flash Carbonization Process. 2. Violent Ignition Behavior of Pressurized Packed Beds of Biomass: A Factorial Study. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2006, 45, 3512. Nunoura, T.; Wade, S.R.; Bourke, J.; Antal, M. J. Studies of the Flash Carbonization Process. 1. Propagation of the Flaming Pyrolysis Reaction and Performance of a Catalytic Afterburner. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2006, 45, 585. Matsumura, Y., Minowa, T., Potic, B., Kersten, S.R.A., Prins, W., van Swaaij, W.P.M., van de Beld, B., Elliott, D.C., Neuenschwander, G.G., Kruse, A., Antal, M.J. Biomass gasification in near- and supercritical water: Status and prospects. Biomass Bioenergy, 2005, 29, 269. Antal, M. J.; Mochidzuki, K.; Paredes, L. S. Flash Carbonization of Biomass. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2003, 42, 3690. Antal, M. J.; Gronli, M. G. The Art, Science, and Technology of Charcoal Production. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2003, 42, 1919. |
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