Michael Senra
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
231 Acopian Engineering Center
(610) 330-5130
Other Titles
- Chair of the BS Engineering/AB International Studies Program
Degrees
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
Teaching interests
- Reaction kinetics & reactor design
- Unit operations lab
- Process control
- First-year engineering
Research Interests
- Flow assurance of petroleum fuels
- Role of composition on performance of biofuels and petroleum fuels
- Gelation characteristics of fuels
Selected Publications
- C. Elias, M. Senra and L. Soh, Cold Flow Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Blends With and Without Triacetin, Energy & Fuels, 30, 7400-7409 (2016)
- Senra, M.G. Grewal and J.H. Jarboe, The Role of n-Alkane Solvent Carbon Number on the Gelation of Long-Chained n-Alkanes in Solution, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 54, 4505-4511 (2015)
- M. Senra, T. Scholand, C. Maxey and H.S. Fogler. The Role of Polydispersity and Cocrystallization on the Gelation of Long Chained n-Alkanes in Solution Energy & Fuels 23, 5947-5957 (2009)
- Leggieri, M. Senra and L. Soh, Cloud Point and Crystallization in Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester Biodiesel Mixtures With and Without Additives, Fuel, 222, 243-249 (2018)