Dr. Kanchan Mondal

1. Name and Academic Rank: Kanchan Mondal, Assistant Professor

2. Degrees With Fields, Institution, and Date:

Ph.D., Engineering Science, SIUC, Carbondale, IL, December 2001

M.S., Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing, SIUC, December 1997

B.S., Chemical Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, India, July 1994

3. Number of Years of Service on This Faculty: 2

Date of Original Appointment: March 16, 2006, Assistant Professor

Dates of Advancement in Rank: NA

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

• 2005 - 2006 Adjunct Faculty, Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, SIUC at Carbondale, IL

• 2002 - 2006 Researcher, Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University, SIUC at Carbondale, IL
• 2001 -2002 Remedial Project Manager – Environmental Protection Engineer II, IEPA, Springfield, IL

• 2000 -2001 Remedial Project Manager – Environmental protection Engineer I, IEPA, Springfield, IL

5. Consulting, Patents, etc. :

• Lalvani, S. B., K. Mondal, Electrochemical Hydrogenation of Vegetable Oils, 2004, US Patent No. 6,825,367

6. State(s) in Which Registered: None

7. Principal Publications of Last Five Years:

• Konieczny, A, K. Mondal, T. Wiltowski, P. Dydo, “Catalyst Development For Thermocatalytic Decomposition of Methane to Hydrogen”, Int J. Hyd. Energy, 33 (1), 264 -272, 2008.

• Wiltowski, T., K, Mondal, A. Campen, D. Dasgupta, A. Konieczny, “Reaction Swing Approach For Hydrogen Production From Carbonaceous Fuels”, Int J. Hyd. Energy, 33 (1), 293 – 302, 2008.

• Campen, A., K. Mondal, T. Wiltowski, “Separation Of Hydrogen From Syngas Using A Regenerative System”, Int J. Hyd. Energy, 33 (1), 332 -339, 2008.

• Dasgupta, D., K. Mondal, T. Wiltowski, “Robust, High Reactivity And Enhanced Capacity Carbon Dioxide Removal Agents For Hydrogen Production Applications”, Int J. Hyd. Energy, 33 (1), 303 – 311, 2008.

• Mondal, K., S. B. Lalvani, “Low Temperature Electrochemical Hydrogenation of Soybean Oil”, J. Food Engr., 84, 526-533, 2008.

• Piotrowski, K., K. Mondal, T. Wiltowski, P. Dydo, G. Rizeq, “Topochemical Apporach of the Kinetitcs of the Reduction of Hematite to Wustite”, Chem Eng. J.l, 131, 73-8 , 2007.

• Wiltowski, T., K. Mondal, M. Yen, “Road to Hydrogen Economy”, J. Environmental Engineering and Management., 16 (5), 393-398, 2006.

• Mondal, K., S. B. Lalvani, “Copper-platinum deposition by pulse plating”, Journal Of The Electrochemical Society, 153 (6), C393-C399 2006.

• Jegadeesan, G., K. Mondal, S. B. Lalvani, “Selenate removal from sulfate containing aqueous solutions”, Environmental Technology, 26 (10), 1181-1187 Oct 2005. Jegadeesan, G., K. Mondal, S. B. Lalvani, “Arsenate remediation using nanosized modified zerovalent iron particles”, Environmental Progress, 24 (3), 289-296, Oct 2005.

• Mondal, K., N. Satithsuksanoh, S. B. Lalvani “Electrodeposition and Characterization of films of CoP”, Plating and Surface Finishing, 92(1), 42 – 44, 2005.

• Mondal, K., K. Piotrowski, D. Dasgupta, E. Hippo, T. Wiltowski, “Hydrogen from Coal in a Single Step”, Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 44(15), 5508, 2005.

• Mondal K., H. Lorethova, E. Hippo, T. Wiltowski, S. B. Lalvani, “Reduction of Iron Oxide in Carbon Monoxide Atmosphere –Reaction Controlled Kinetics”, Fuel Proc. Tech, 86, 33, 2004.

• Mondal, K., G. Jegadeesan and S. B. Lalvani “Removal of Selenate by Fe and NiFe ultrafine particles”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 43(16), 4922-4934, 2004.

• Mondal, K., S. B. Lalvani, “Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy of Amorphous IR Transmitting Optical Materials”, J. of Mat. Sci, 39 (3), 1065 -1069, 2004.

8. Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:

AIChE, The Electrochemical Society

9. Honors and Awards: None

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

• Coal Fuels Alliance, Member

• Represented SIU in the State of Illinois Mission to India

• Faculty Secretary, 2007-2008
• Graduate Admissions Committee, Chair, 2007-present
• ABET Committee, member, 2007-present
• Chair, Fuels/Energy Faculty Search Committee, 2006-2007

11. Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:

• Co-Chair , Carbon Dioxide Reduction Metallurgy Symposium, 2008

• Chair, SME Energy Committee, 2008

• Member, Coal and Energy Program Committee, Energy

• Chair of “Materials for Hydrogen Storage” session at International Workshop for Hydrogen Energy, Jaipur, India, Nov 7, 2006

• Co-Chair of “Hydrogen Production Methods” session at International Workshop for Hydrogen Energy, Jaipur, India, Nov 5, 2007

• Reviewer for: AICHE Journal; Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy; Materials Research Bulletin; Environmental Science & Technology; Thermochemica Acta; Journal of Intellectual Rights Property