Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Scott Q. Turn, Researcher

Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
School of Ocean And Earth Science And Technology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ph: 956-2346
Fax: 956-2336
Email: sturn@hawaii.edu

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Present Position
Researcher, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Graduate Faculty, Department of Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Graduate Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Graduate Faculty, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Associate Researcher, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, 2001 to present
Assistant Researcher, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, 1995-2001
Assistant Researcher (50% FTE), Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Hawaii, 1999-2000
Lecturer, Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1997
Research Associate, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, 1994-1995.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant/Post-Graduate Researcher/Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, 1986-1994
Project Associate, Department of Agricultural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1986
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1983-1985.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1994.
M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1985.
B.S., Agricultural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1983.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Chemical Society
American Society of Agricultural Engineering
Sigma Xi

RECENT REPORTS

"Biomass and Bioenergy Resource Assessment, State of Hawaii"
posted at http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/publications/biomass-assessment.pdf

"Analysis of Hawaii Biomass Energy Resources for Distributed Energy Applications"
posted at http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/publications/biomass-der.pdf

"Potential for Ethanol Production in Hawaii"
posted at http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/publications/ethanol-hnei-06.pdf

PUBLICATIONS

Reese, M.A., S.Q. Turn, and H. Cui. 2009. Kinetic modeling of high pressure autothermal reforming. Journal of Power Sources. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.07.031

Cui, H., and S.Q. Turn. 2009. Adsorption/desorption of dimethylsulfide on activated carbon modified with iron chloride. Catalysis B: Environmental. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2008.09.025.

Keffer, V.I., S.Q. Turn, C.M. Kinoshita, and D.E. Evans. 2009. Ethanol technical potentials in Hawaii based on sugarcane, banagrass, Eucalyptus, and Leucaena. Biomass and Bioenergy. 33 pp. 247-254.

Reese, M., S.Q. Turn, and H. Cui. 2009. High pressure autothermal reforming in low oxygen environments. Journal of Power Sources. 187(2) pp. 544-554.

Cui, H., S.Q. Turn, and M.A. Reese. 2009. Removal of sulfur compounds from utility pipelined synthetic natural gas using modified activated carbons. Catalysis Today. 139(4) pp. 274-279.

Yoshida, T., S.Q. Turn, R.S. Yost, and M.J. Antal, Jr. 2008. Banagrass vs. Eucalyptus wood as feedstocks for metallurgical biocarbon production. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 47(24) pp. 9882-9888.

Okazaki, W., S.Q. Turn, and P. Flachsbart. 2008. Characterization of food waste generators: A Hawaii case study. Waste Management. 28, pp. 2483-2494..

Cui, H., S.Q. Turn, and M.A. Reese. 2008. Adsorptive removal of tetrahydrothiophene (THT) from synthetic natural gas on modified activated carbons. Energy & Fuels. 22(4) pp. 2550-2558.

Turn, S.Q. 2007. Chemical equilibrium prediction of K, Na, and Cl concentration in the product gas from biomass gasification. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 46, pp. 8928-8937.

Douette, A., S.Q. Turn, W. Wang, and V. Keffer. 2007. An experimental investigation of hydrogen production from glycerin reforming. Energy & Fuels. 21, pp. 3499-3504.

Turn, S.Q., V. Keffer, C.M. Kinoshita, and L.A. Jakeway. 2007. Efficiency evaluation of sugar factory steam generating units. International Sugar Journal. 109(1304), pp. 490-498.

Wang, W., S.Q. Turn, V. Keffer, and A. Douette. 2007. Study of process data in autothermal reforming of LPG using multivariate data analysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 129, pp. 11-19.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, L.A. Jakeway, B.M. Jenkins, L.L. Baxter, B.C. Wu, L.G. Blevins. 2003. Fuel characteristics of processed, high-fiber, sugar cane. Fuel Processing Technology. 81(1), pp. 35-55.

Kinoshita, C.M. and S.Q. Turn. 2003. Production of hydrogen from bio-oil using CaO and CO2 sorbent. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 28(10), pp. 1065-1071.

Turn, S.Q., R.L. Bain, and C.M. Kinoshita. 2002. Biomass gasification for combined heat and power in the cane sugar industry. International Sugar Journal. 104(1242), pp. 268-273.

Pfaff, D., B.M. Jenkins, and S.Q. Turn. 2001. Elemental gas-particle partitioning in fluidized bed combustion and gasification of a biomass fuel. In Bridgewater, A.V. (ed.). Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp. 713-729.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, D.M. Ishimura, J. Zhou, T.T. Hiraki, and S.M Masutani. 2001. An experimental investigation of alkali removal from biomass producer gas using a fixed bed of solid sorbent. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 40(8); pp. 1960-1967.

Zhou, J., S.M. Masutani, D.M. Ishimura, S.Q. Turn, and C.M. Kinoshita. 2000. Release of fuel-bound nitrogen during biomass gasification. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 39(3); pp. 626-634.

Dayton, D.C., B.M. Jenkins, S.Q. Turn, R.R. Bakker, R.B. Williams, D. Belle-Oudry, and L.M. Hill. 1999. Release of inorganic constituents from leached biomass during thermal conversion. Energy and Fuel 13(4), pp. 860-870.

Turn, S.Q. 1999. Biomass integrated gasifier combined cycle technology: Application in the cane sugar industry, Part III, International Sugar Journal 101(1207), pp. 367-374.

Turn, S.Q. 1999. Biomass integrated gasifier combined cycle technology: Application in the cane sugar industry, Part II, International Sugar Journal. 101(1206), pp. 316-322.

Turn, S.Q. 1999. Biomass integrated gasifier combined cycle technology: Application in the cane sugar industry, Part I, International Sugar Journal. 101(1205), pp. 267-272.

Ishimura, D.M., C.M. Kinoshita, S.M. Masutani, and S.Q. Turn. 1999. Cycle analyses of 5 and 20 MWe biomass gasifier-based electric power stations in Hawaii. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 121(1), pp. 25-30.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, D.M. Ishimura, J. Zhou, T.T. Hiraki, and S.M Masutani. 1998. A review of sorbent materials for fixed bed alkali getter systems in biomass gasifier combined cycle power generation applications. Journal of the Institute of Energy. 71, pp. 163-177.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, Z. Zhang, D.M. Ishimura, and J. Zhou. 1998. An experimental investigation of hydrogen production from biomass gasification. International Journal of Hydrogen Research, 23(8), pp. 641-648.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, W.E. Kaar, and D.M. Ishimura. 1998. Measurement of gas phase carbon in steam explosion of biomass. Bioresource Technology. 64(1), pp.71-75.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, D.M. Ishimura, and J. Zhou. 1998. The fate of inorganic constituents of biomass in fluidized bed gasification. Fuel . 77(3), pp 135-146.

Kinoshita, C.M., S.Q. Turn, R.P. Overend and R.L. Bain. 1997. Power generation potential of biomass gasification systems. Journal of Energy Engineering, 123(3), 88-99.

Turn, S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, and D.M. Ishimura. 1997 Removal of inorganic constituents of biomass feedstocks by mechanical dewatering and leaching. Biomass and Bioenergy. 12(4), pp. 241-252.

Turn, S.Q., B.M. Jenkins, J.C. Chow, L.C. Pritchett, D. Campbell, T. Cahill and S.A. Whalen. 1997. Elemental characterization of particulate matter emitted from biomass burning: wind tunnel derived source profiles for herbaceous and wood fuels. Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmospheres. 102(D3):3683-3699.

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