research overview
- Actual student interaction with hardware, versus purely digital content, is a pedagogical opportunity unique to brick and mortar universities. I develop new hardware and project based pedagogy for maximal student learning gains.
- Contact Info
Rowe, Scott Christian Instructor
Positions
- Lecturer, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Instructor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Research Areas
- Classroom Instruction
- Computer-Aided Instruction
- Control Systems (Electronic)
- Education/Instructional Programs
- Energy
- Instructional Materials and Practices
- Process Development Engineering
- Process Simulation and Control
- Separation Process
- Solar, Heat Storage
- Solar, Thermal Power Systems
- Unit Operations Engineering
Research
Publications
selected publications
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conference proceeding
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Experimental Investigation of Continuous Magnesium Production by Carbothermal Reduction.
Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
199-202.
2017
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Evidence of an Observer Effect Predicted in High-Flux Solar Simulators, but not High-Flux Solar Furnaces
2017
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Experimental Investigation of Continuous Magnesium Production by Carbothermal Reduction.
Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
199-202.
2017
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journal article
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Reversible Molten Catalytic Methane Cracking Applied to Commercial Solar-Thermal Receivers.
Energies.
2020
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A Framework to Guide the Instruction of Industrial Programmable Logic Controllers in Undergraduate Engineering Education.
Education for Chemical Engineers.
76-84.
2020
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Investigation of continuous carbothermal reduction of magnesia by magnesium vapor condensation onto a moving bed of solid particles.
Powder Technology.
2-11.
2020
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Nowcasting, predictive control, and feedback control for temperature regulation in a novel hybrid solar-electric reactor for continuous solar-thermal chemical processing.
Solar Energy.
474-488.
2018
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Design and Fabrication of Pellets for Magnesium Production by Carbothermal Reduction.
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science.
2209-2218.
2018
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A Common Pathway of Root Growth Control and Response to CLE Peptides Through Two Receptor Kinases in Arabidopsis.
Genetics: a periodical record of investigations bearing on heredity and variation.
687-704.
2018
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Experimental evidence of an observer effect in high-flux solar simulators.
Solar Energy.
889-897.
2017
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Enhancing the Rate of Magnesium Oxide Carbothermal Reduction by Catalysis, Milling, and Vacuum Operation.
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.
13602-13609.
2017
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A novel experimental method to study metal vapor condensation/oxidation: Mg in CO and CO2 at reduced pressures.
Solar Energy.
389-397.
2016
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Pressure dependent kinetics of magnesium oxide carbothermal reduction.
Thermochimica Acta.
23-32.
2016
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Worst-case losses from a cylindrical calorimeter for solar simulator calibration.
Optics Express.
A1309-A1323.
2015
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Intragenic Suppression of a Trafficking-Defective Brassinosteroid Receptor Mutant in Arabidopsis.
Genetics: a periodical record of investigations bearing on heredity and variation.
1283-U231.
2010
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Coordination of the maize transcriptome by a conserved circadian clock.
BMC Plant Biology.
2010
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Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon.
Nature.
763-768.
2010
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Reversible Molten Catalytic Methane Cracking Applied to Commercial Solar-Thermal Receivers.
Energies.
2020
Teaching
courses taught
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CHEN 1310 - Introduction to Engineering Computing
Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2020
Introduces the use of computers in engineering problem solving, including elementary numerical methods. Teaches programming fundamentals, including data and algorithm structure, and modular programming. Software vehicles include Excel/Vba and Matlab. Formerly GEEN 1300 and COEN 1300. -
CHEN 2120 - Chemical Engineering Material and Energy Balances
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
Provides a basic understanding of chemical engineering calculations involving material and energy balances around simple chemical processes. -
CHEN 4130 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2021
Involves planning and execution of chemical engineering experiments on mass transfer operations, separations, and chemical reactors. Interprets experimental data with theoretical principles and statistical analysis. Emphasizes communication with written memos, full reports, and oral presentations. -
CHEN 4570 - Instrumentation and Process Control
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020
Examines principles of control theory and their application to chemical processes. Focuses on single-loop feedback and feedforward control. Laboratory sessions cover measurement fundamentals, signal transmission, dynamic testing, control system synthesis, and implementation and adjustment. -
GEEN 1400 - Engineering Projects
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2021
First-year students solve real engineering design problems in interdisciplinary teams. Design projects vary by section. Curriculum focuses on iterative design process, teamwork and team dynamics, supporting design with testing and analysis, and technical writing. Completed projects are exhibited at an end-of-semester design expo. Students responsible for contributing towards their design project budget and poster costs, and purchasing safety glasses (approximately $75).
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 2018
- B.S., University of Texas at Austin 2013
- M.S., University of California-Berkeley 2009