Faculty & Staff
Dr. Babu Joseph
Professor of chemical, biological, and materials engineeringPhone: (813) 974-0692 |
Honors & Awards
- "Engineering Professor of the Year Award", Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1983-84 Academic Year.
- 鈥淥utstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award鈥, USF, Tampa, FL, 2011.
- Best Professor Award, Chemical Engineering Department, USF, Tampa, FL 2009.
- 鈥淓xcellence in Innovation Award鈥, 51在线, Tampa, 2013
- Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2009.
- Core Fulbright Scholar Award (2016-17)
2017 Outstanding Faculty Award from USF. - 2013 and 2018 USF Excellence in Innovation Award.
Education & Training
Postdoctoral research in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Case Western University
B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Research Overview: Waste-to-Energy Conversion
- Conversion of biogas/landfill gas to liquid fuels via the thermochemical processes
- Catalyst development and testing for reforming and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
- Computational Catalysis using Density Functional Theory
- Process Intensification especially applied to converting methane to liquid fuels