Dr. James Mathias

1. Name and Academic Rank: James A. Mathias, Assistant Professor

2. Degrees With Fields, Institution, and Date:

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, 2001

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1996

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1994

3. Number of Years of Service on This Faculty: 5

Date of Original Appointment: August 15, 2003, Assistant Professor

Dates of Advancement in Rank: NA

4. Other Related Experience--Teaching, Industrial, etc.:

2001   2003 Development Engineer, Velocys Incorporated, Plain City, OH

2000 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH

1996   2001 Graduate Research Assistant, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH

1994 - 1996 Graduate Research Assistant, BYU, Provo, UT

1993 Assistant Computer Systems Manager, BYU, Provo, UT

1993 Apprentice Carpenter, Mathias Home Builders, North Logan, UT

1986 - 1992 Apprentice and Journeyman Electrician, Mathias Electric, Rochester, MN

5. Consulting, Patents, etc. :

• US Patent 6,622,519; Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels for the flow of refrigerant and product. Mathias, J.A., Arora, R., Simmons, W.W., McDaniel, J.S., Tonkovich, A.L., Krause, W.A., Silva, L.J.

• US Patent 6,989,134; Microchannel apparatus, methods of making microchannel apparatus, and processes of conducting unit operations. Tonkovich, A.L., Roberts, G., Fitzgerald, S.P., Werner, T.M., Schmidt, M.B., Luzenski, R.J., Chadwell, G.B., Mathias, J.A., Gupta, A., Kuhlmann, D.J., Yuschak, T.D.

• US Patent 7,000,427; Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels. Mathias, J.A., Arora, R., Simmons, W.W., McDaniel, J.S., Tonkovich, A.L., Krause, W.A., Silva, L.J., Qui, D.

• US Patent 7,014,835; Multi-stream microchannel device. Mathias, J.A., Chadwell, G.B. Qiu, D., Tonkovich, A.L.Y., Perry, S.T., Schmidt, M.B.

• US Patent 7,250,151 Methods of conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions. Tonkovich, A.L., Fitzgerald, S.P., Neagle, P.W., Qiu, D., Schmidt, M.B., Perry, S.T., Hesse, D.J., Luzenski, R.J., Chadwell, G.B., Peng, Y., Mathias, J.A., Long, R.Q., Rogers, W.A., Arora, R., Simmons, W.W., Yang, B.L., Wang, Y., Forte, T., Jetter, R.

6. State(s) in Which Registered: IL; Illinois License No. 062-057562

7. Principal Publications of Last Five Years:

• Mathias, J.A., Mathias, D.M., “Design, Construction, and Analysis of an Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective, Passive-Solar Home,” Submitted to ASHRAE Trans, 2008.

• Harrell, J., Mathias, J.A., “Improving Efficiency in a Campus Central Chilled Water System Using Exergy Analysis,” Submitted to ASHRAE Trans., 2008.

• Wang, Y., Ingold, A.M, Mathias, J.A., “Overall Design Model and Testing of Mini-and-Microchannel Heat Exchangers,” Submitted to Chemical Eng. Progress, 2008.

• Mathias, J.A., Harrell, J.M., Tetzlaff, M., “Review and Analysis of an Energy Efficiency Incentive Program for Commercial Buildings,” Accepted by Energy Engineering, 2008.

• Mathias, J.A., Johnston, J.R., Cao, J., Priedeman, D.K., Christensen, R.N., “Energetic, Exergetic, and Economic Analysis of an Organic Rankine Cycle,” Submitted to Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 2008.

• Bolling, A., Mathias, J.A., “Investigation of Optimal Heating and Cooling Systems in Residential Buildings,” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 114, No. 1, pp. In press, 2008.

• Dowling, A., Mathias, J.A., “Experimental Determination of the Insulating Ability of Corn By-Products,” Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 15-27, 2007.

• Mathias J.A., Essenhigh, R.H., Radulovic, P.T., Smoot, L.D., “Large Particle High-Pressure Oxidation Rates and Mechanisms,” Energy & Fuels, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 587-601, 2003.

• Mathias, J.A., Cao, J., Ewing, M.E., Christensen, R.N., “Experimental Characterization of Compact Heat Exchangers with Short Flowlengths at Simulated Elevated Altitudes,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 1, pp. 171-180, 2003.

8. Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:

Tau Beta Pi ASHRAE ASME ASEE

9. Honors and Awards:

• Department Outstanding Teacher 2007

10. Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:

• Faculty Technical Advisor to Senior Design Students 2006-2008

• Department Chair Search Committee: 2005-2006

• Department Technical Staff Search Committee: Spring 2005

• Department Graduate Admissions Committee: 2004-2005

• Department Faculty Search Committee: Spring 2004

• Department Strategic Planning Committee: 2004

• Instructor, Thermodynamics Review Session of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam: each April and October 2005-2008

• Usher, Graduation: December 2003, May 2004, August 2005, August 2006

• Displayed Home for the Southern Illinois Solar Tour, October 2007

• Secretary and Chair, Boy Scout Troop 151 Committee: March 2007-present

• Energy Audits of four buildings in the region

11. Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:

• Attended two on campus workshops focused on using group work to improve learning

• Attended two off campus workshops focused on teaching and retaining freshmen engineering students