Jan Kopyscinski
Title:
Associate Professor
Academic title(s):
P.Eng. Dr. Sc.
Degree(s):
2010 Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Sc. ETH Zurich)
Chemical Engineering and Catalysis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
2005 Diplom-Ingenieur
Environmental Science and Process Engineering
Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Cottbus, Germany
Office:
4310
Research areas:
Catalysis
Electrical-to-Chemical Energy Conversion
Energy
Current research:
Research areas:
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Reactor design (Optical accessible catalytic plate reactor, micro-channel reactor)
- Spatially-resolved measurements of gas species, adsorbed surface species and catalyst surface temperature
- Understanding reaction mechanisms
- Kinetic parameter estimation and model discrimination
- Design of energy efficient processes
Processes:
- Syngas- and CO2- Methanation
- Power-to-Gas process
- Hydrogenation
- Methane conversion
- Catalyzed gasification
Teaching areas:
Coordination
Previous Courses
CHEE 401 Energy Systems Engineering (3 Credits) (2015-2016)
Guest Lecture
CHEM 512 Catalysis, Concepts and App (3 Credits) (2016, 2017)