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Curriculum Vitae

As of January 2011

YIANNIS ANGELO LEVENDIS

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

334 Snell Engineering Center

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts 02115

Office: (617) 373-3806

Home: (617) 247-4037

y.levendis@neu.edu

EDUCATION:

· Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Science, September 1987

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Thesis Subject: “A Fundamental Study on Char Oxidation

Using Model Materials”

Thesis Advisor: Professor Richard C. Flagan

· M.S. Mechanical Engineering, December 1982

University of Michigan

Thesis Subject: “Reduction of Diesel Particulate Emissions Using Oxygen-Enriched Air.”

Thesis Advisors: Professors John Hilliard and Jay Bolt

· B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, December 1981

University of Michigan

Thesis Subject: “Design and Evaluation of Solar Stills”

Thesis Advisor: Professor John Clark

WORK EXPERIENCE:

· College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, 2006 – Present Northeastern University

· Visiting Scholar, 2008 University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

· Visiting Professor, 2004 Polytechneion, the National Technical University of Athens

· Professor, 1998 – Present Northeastern University

· Visiting Professor, 1998 – 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

· Associate Professor, 1994 – 1998 Northeastern University

· Assistant Professor, 1988 – 1994 Northeastern University

· Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, 1987 – 1988 California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Research Topics: Combustion of coal: (a) studies concerning the effects of catalysis on the

reactivity of carbonaceous chars and (b) studies concerning the vaporization of coal-ash.

· Graduate Research Assistant, 1983 – 1987 California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Research Topic: Combustion of coal: Reactivity, temperature and heat release of burning

pulverized coal. Development of a nearly ideal synthetic char materials (artificial coal) for

controlled laboratory studies of coal properties and oxidation kinetics.

· Graduate Research Assistant, 1981 – 1983 University of Michigan

Research topic: Investigated the effect of oxygen supercharging on the performance and exhaust

emissions of various types of Diesel engines.

· Teaching Assistant, 1982 – 1983 University of Michigan

Subject: Conducted internal and external combustion engines laboratories.

· Other: Tutor for freshman and sophomore science courses (Tau, Beta, Pi) and grader for an

undergraduate manufacturing process course. Tutor for high school students through Caltech

secondary school project; taught electrical circuits - electronics.

TECHNICAL INTERESTS:

Technical interests include clean energy related problems, combustion of liquid, gaseous and solid fuels, internal and external combustion engines, turbomachinery, incineration of hazardous wastes, atmospheric pollution - acid rain, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, soot, SO₂ and NO_x chemistry solar energy, materials and manufacturing processes.

Design and Construction of devices: Designed and constructed various aerosol and single particle generators and multi-stage laboratory reactors. Designed and constructed two multi-color near-infrared pyrometers. Designed and constructed several high-temperature laboratory furnaces and several diesel particulate control systems. Designed and constructed solar stills for desalination of saline water, several solar collectors and a multitude of laboratory equipment for instructional purposes.

Laboratory Techniques: Experienced in the use and maintenance of aerosol generating, aerosol detectionand particle sizing instruments as well as in gaseous pollutant measurements. Experienced in pyrometry, calorimetry, microscopy (Optical and SEM), porosimetry (mercury, BET) and wet chemistry techniques. Experienced in X-Ray diffractometry (Small and Wide angle) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques. Experienced in the design, maintenance and testing of Internal Combustion Engines, as well as in engine exhaust emissions sampling and analysis.

Experienced in the design, maintenance and evaluation of solar collectors, solar stills and passive solar systems. Experienced in materials, design, structures and manufacturing processes. Knowledgeable in welding, machining, casting and forming techniques from both a practical and a theoretical (microstructures and phase transformations) standpoint. Experienced in energy conservation techniques.

Computer Experience: Extensive programming in Fortran, MATLAB, EXCEL and Basic.

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate: Thermodynamics I, II and III, Internal Combustion Engines, Gas Turbines, Fluid Mechanics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Capstone Senior Design Projects, Technical Laboratories, etc. Also Pre-engineering Design Experience for K-12 Science Teachers.

Graduate: Combustion and Air Pollution Fundamentals.

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Current research is dealing with topics related to Clean Energy, Combustion, Air Pollution and Acid Rain Prevention, Incineration of Municipal Wastes, and Engine Performance and Emissions.

In particular 16 different projects have been funded by US-NSF, DOE, EPA, etc.

HONORS:

• Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, SAE International Congress and Exposition , 2010

• Outstanding Teaching Award, ASEE New England Section, 2007

• John J. McCambridge Award, Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, 2007

• Elected Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE, 2007

• Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME, 2006

• Elected Distinguished Professor College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2006

• SAE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, SAE, 2005

• Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2005

• Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2001

• Elected member of ΦΚΦ, Northeastern University, 2000

• Excellence in Teaching Award, University-wide, Northeastern University, 1995

• Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Professor (students’ choice), 2010, 2002, 1998, 1995, 1993

• SAE Faculty Advisor Recognition Award, SAE, 1997

• SAE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, SAE, 1994

• Ralph E. Teetor Educational Award SAE, 1993

• Charipar Fellowship Cummins Engine Company, 1982, 1983

• Dean's honor list of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 6 consecutive semesters, 1978-80

• Five yearly excellence awards Greek-Italian High School, Athens 1970-76

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Member of honorary societies: TBΠ, ΠTΣ, ΦΚΦ. Member of professional societies: SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), SME (Society Manufacturing Engineering), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), ACS (American Chemical Society), Air and Waste Management Association, and the Combustion Institute.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Senator at the Northeastern Faculty Senate.

Member of the University Financial Affairs and Financial Priorities Committees.

Member of the University Appeals Resolution Committee.

Reviewer for NSF, DOE, EPA, SAE, ASME, the Combustion Institute

Reviewer for the Journals of Environmental Engineering, Solar Energy, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, AIChE Journal, Energy Resources Technology, Dynamic Systems, Measurement and

Control, Combustion & Flame, Combustion Science and Technology, Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials, Atmospheric Environment, Energy & Fuels, Environmental Science and Technology, etc.

Academic advisor for five completed Ph.D, thirty completed Master's theses and twenty completed undergraduate theses at NU. Co-advisor for four completed Ph.D theses at MIT and one at the Polytechneion of Athens.

Co-advisor for two completed Masters theses at Tufts University.

Currently, academic advisor for 4 PhD students and 2 MS students.

Founder and faculty advisor of the NU - SAE student branch from 1994-2009.

LANGUAGES: Greek, English (Oxford's "Proficiency in English"), Italian (Diploma di Esperto in Lingua e Letteratura Italiana), working knowledge of Spanish, and some knowledge of Latin.

PATENTS:

1. “Rotating Diesel Particulate Trap.” U.S. Patent No. 5,013,340, 1991. Co-inventor M. Taslim.

2. “Pulsed, Reverse-Flow Regenerated Diesel Trap Capturing Soot, Ash and PAH's.” U.S. Patent

No. 5,253,476, 1993. Co-inventor N. Khalil.

3. “Production of Polymer Particles in Powder Form Using an Atomization Technique.” U.S.

Patent No. 5,269,980, 1993. Co-inventors T. Panagiotou and R.C. Flagan.

4. “Method of Simultaneously Removing SO₂ and NO_x Pollutants from Exhaust of a Combustion

System.” U.S. Patent No. 5,312,605, 1994. Co-inventor D. Wise.

5. “Use of Aromatic Salts for Simultaneously Removing SO₂ and NO_x Pollutants from Exhaust of

a Combustion System.” U.S. Patent No. 5,352,423, 1994. Co-inventor D. Wise.

6. “A Flow-Through Incinerator Coupled to an Aerodynamically-Cleaned Diesel Particulate Trap

for Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas.” U.S. Patent No. 5,390,492, 1995.

7. “Control of NO_x Emissions from Diesel Engines Using Filtered EGR.” U.S. Patent No.

5,426,936, 1995. Co-inventor R. Abrams.

8. “Simultaneous Control of SO₂, NO_x, HCl and Particulates by In-Furnace High Temperature

Sorbent Injection and Particulate Removal.” U.S. Patent No. 5,785,936, 1998.

9. “Process for Producing Polymer Coatings with Various Porosities and Surface Areas.”

U.S. Patent No. 6,143,370, 2000. Co-inventor T. Panagiotou.

EDITED BOOKS:

“Calcium Magnesium Acetate. An Emerging Bulk Chemical for Environmental Applications.” Co-editor with D.L. Wise and M. Metghalchi. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1991.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

“A Waste-Derived Chemical for Acid Rain Control.” in Environmental Biotechnology:

Principles and Applications. Donald L. Wise, Judith Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. Moo-

Young M., Anderson, W.A. and Chakrabarty, A.M. Editors, pp. 237-248. Kluwer Academic

Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London, 1995.

“Control of Submicron Air Toxin Particles after Coal Combustion Utilizing Calcium Magnesium Acetate” Jianxi Zhao, Donald L. Wise, Edgar B. Gutoff, Joseph D. Gresser and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Contributed chapter in the book Environmental Biotechnology and Cleaner Bioprocesses Sanchez, G. and Hernandez, E., Eds., Taylor & Francis, London, 2000.

ENCYCLOPEDIA CHAPTERS: “Emission Purification Technologies,” Invited Chapter in the volume of Environmental and Ecological Chemistry (A. Sabljic, Editor) of the UNESCO On-line Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (UNESCO-EOLSS), 2004, updated 2007.

ARCHIVAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

J1. “Effect of Oxygen Enrichment on the Performance and Emissions of I.D.I. Diesel Engines”

J. Ghojel, J. C. Hilliard and Y. A. Levendis. SAE publication 830245, p.1-14, 1983.

J2. “Combustion of Uniformly Sized Glassy Carbon Particles” Yiannis A Levendis and Richard C.

Flagan, Combustion Science and Technology 53, 2-3, p.117-136, 1987.

J3. “Physical Properties and Oxidation Rates of Chars from three Bituminus Chars.” Ranajit Sahu,

Yiannis A. Levendis, Richard C. Flagan and George R. Gavalas. Fuel 67, p.275-283, 1988.

J4. “Glassy Carbons from Poly(furfuryl alcohol) Copolymers: Structural Studies by High-

Resolution Solid-State NMR Techniques.” Hellmut Eckert,Yiannis A. Levendis and Richard

C. Flagan. Journal of Physical Chemistry 92, p.5011-5019, 1988.

J5. “Synthesis, Formation and Characterization of Micron-Sized Glassy Carbon Spheres of

Controlled Pore Structure.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Richard. C. Flagan. Carbon 27, 2,

p.265-283, 1989.

J6. “Oxidation Kinetics of Monodisperse Spherical Carbonaceous Particles of Variable Properties”

Yiannis A. Levendis, Richard C. Flagan and George R. Gavalas. Combustion and Flame 76,

p.221-241, 1989.

J7. “Post-Ignition Phenomena in the Combustion of Single Coal Char Particles” Yiannis A.

Levendis, Ranajit Sahu, Richard C. Flagan and George R. Gavalas. Fuel 68, p.849-855,

1989.

J8. “Catalysis of the Combustion of Synthetic Char Particles by Various Forms of Calcium

Additives” Yiannis A. Levendis, Sookwu Nam, Michael Loewenberg, Richard C. Flagan and

George R. Gavalas. Journal of Energy & Fuels 3, p.28-37, 1989.

J9. “Characterization of the Environment in a Laminar Flow Furnace with Applications to the

Combustion of Coal and Coal-Water Slurries”, John G. Cumper, Yiannis A. Levendis and

Mohamad Metghalchi. ASME publication HTD-Vol 148, p.89-96, 1990.

J10. “Development of a Self-Cleaning Particle Trap for Diesel Engine Particulate Control” Yiannis

A. Levendis, Thomai Panagiotou and Mo E. Taslim. SAE publication 900601, Vol. SAE SP-

816, p.195-201, 1990.

J11. “Evaluation of a Self-Cleaning Particulate Control System for Diesel Engines” Yiannis A.

Levendis, Kevin McInerney and Thomai Panagiotou. SAE publication 910333, Vol. SAE

SP-240, p.183-193, 1991.

J12. “Combustion Behavior and Kinetics of Synthetic and Coal-derived Chars: Comparison of

Theory and Experiment” Michael Loewenberg and Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion and

Flame 84, p. 47-65, 1991.

J13. “Combustion Characteristics of Carbonaceous Residues from Heavy Oil Fired Boilers”

Paul S. Northrop, George R. Gavalas and Yiannis A. Levendis, Journal of Energy and Fuels

5, p. 587-594, 1991.

J14. “Generation of Spherical and Monodisperse Particles of Poly(styrene) and Poly(methyl

methacrylate) by Atomization of Monomers or Dissolved Polymer Precursors” Thomai

Panagiotou and Yiannis A. Levendis. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 43, p.1549-1558,

1991.

J15. “Development of a Diesel Particulate Control System with Wall-Flow Filters and Reverse

Cleaning Regeneration.” Najib Khalil and Yiannis A. Levendis, SAE publication 920567,

Vol. SAE SP-896, p.217-231, 1992. Also selected for the 1992 SAE Transactions.

J16. “Optimization of a Self-Cleaning Particulate Control System - Evaluation of the Retention of

PACs and HC Emissions.” Iraklis Pavlatos and Yiannis A. Levendis, SAE publication 920568,

Vol. SAE SP-896, p.233-247, 1992.

J17. “Preparation of Monodisperse Carbonaceous Particles with Micro-, Meso-, and Macro-porous

Structures” Khaled M. Daer and Yiannis A. Levendis. Journal of Applied Polymer Science

45, p.2061-2073, 1992.

J18. “Development of Multi-Color Pyrometers to Monitor the Transient Response of Burning

Carbonaceous Particles.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Kelvin Rafael Estrada, and Hoyt C. Hottel.

Review of Scientific Instruments 63 (7), p.3608-3622, 1992.

J19. “The Effectiveness of Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA) as an SO_x Sorbent in Coal

Combustion” Yiannis A. Levendis, Wenqi Zhu, Donald L. Wise and Girard A. Simons.

AIChE Journal, 63 (7), p.761-773, 1993.

J20. “Observations on the Combustion Behavior of Coal Water Fuels and Coal Water Fuels

Impregnated with Calcium Magnesium Acetate” Ajay Atal and Yiannis A. Levendis.

Combustion and Flame, 39 (5), p.61-89, 1993.

J21. “Design of a Diesel Particulate Trap-Incinerator with Simultaneous Filtration and

Compressed-Air Regeneration (CAR).” Sung Ho Kim and Yiannis A. Levendis, SAE

publication 930367, Vol. SAE SP-943, p.183-194, 1993. Also selected for the 1993 SAE

Transactions.

J22. “On-Road Testing of a Reverse Air-Flow Cleaning, Soot-Oxidizing Diesel Particulate Trap

System.” Sandeep Mehta Yiannis A. Levendis and Najib Khalil, SAE publication 930368,

Vol. SAE SP-943, p.195-211, 1992. Also selected for the 1993 SAE Transactions.

J23. “An Exploratory Study on the Combustion and PAH Emissions of Selected Municipal Waste

Plastics” Lloyd Wheatley, Yiannis A. Levendis and Paul Vouros. Environmental Science and

Technology, 27 (13) p.2885-2895, 1993.

J24. “Control of Diesel Soot and NO_x Emissions with a Particulate Trap and EGR.” Yiannis A.

Levendis, Iraklis Pavlatos and Richard Abrams. SAE publication 940460, Vol. SAE SP-

1020, p.225-233, 1994.

J25. “An Aerodynamically Regenerated Diesel Particulate Trap with a Flow-through Soot

Incinerator Section” Sandeep Mehta, Frederick Oey, Christianto Sumbung, Chester Li, and

Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE publication 940461, Vol. SAE SP-1020, p.235-248, 1994.

J26. “Combustion of CWF Agglomerates from Pulverized or Micronized Bituminous Coal, Carbon

Black and Diesel Soot.” Ajay Atal and Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion and Flame, 98 (4),

p.326-349, 1994.

J27. “A Study on the Combustion Characteristics of PVC, Poly(styrene), Poly(ethylene) and

Poly(propylene) Particles under High Heating Rates.” Thomai Panagiotou and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Combustion and Flame, 99 (1), p.53-74, 1994.

J28. “The Effectiveness of Calcium (Magnesium) Acetate and Calcium Benzoate as NO_x

Reduction Agents in Coal Combustion.” Judith Steciak, Yiannis A. Levendis and Donald L.

Wise. Combustion Science and Technology, 102 (1-6), p.193-211, 1994.

J29. “Combustion Behavior of Poly(styrene) Particles of Various Degrees of Crosslinking and

Styrene Monomer Droplets” Thomai Panagiotou, Yiannis A. Levendis and Michael A.

Delichatsios. Combustion Science and Technology, 103 (1-6), p.63-84, 1994.

J30. “Combustion and SO₂-NO_x Emissions of Bituminous Coal Particles Treated with CMA”

Ajay Atal, Judi Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. Fuel, 74 (4), p.495-506, 1995.

J31. “Diesel Vehicle Application of an Aerodynamically Regenerated Trap and EGR System.”

Frederick Oey, Sandeep Mehta and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE publication 950370, Vol.

SAE SP-1073, p.103-116, 1995.

J32. “An Aerodynamically Regenerated Diesel Particulate Trap Coupled to an Electric Soot

Incinerator with Dual Wall-Flow Filters.” Jorge Caceres and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE

publication 950371, Vol. SAE SP-1073, p.117-126, 1995.

J33. “Reducing Diesel Particulate and NO_x Emissions via Filtration and Particle-Free Exhaust Gas

Recirculation.” Najib Khalil, Yiannis A. Levendis and Richard Abrams. SAE publication

950736, Vol. SAE SP-1073, p.165-174, 175-186, 1995.

J34. “A Thermally Regenerated Diesel Particulate Trap Using High-Temperature Glass-Fiber

Filters.” Sandeep Mehta, Yiannis A. Levendis and Joseph Adiletta. SAE publication 950737,

Vol. SAE SP-1073, p.175-186, 1995.

J35. “The Effectiveness of Calcium Magnesium Acetate as a Dual SO₂-NO_x Emission Control

Agent.” Judith Steciak, Yiannis A. Levendis and Donald L. Wise, AIChE Journal, 41, 3,

p.712-722, 1995.

J36. “Dual SO₂-NO_x Concentration Reduction by Calcium Salts of Carboxylic Acids.” Judith

Steciak, Yiannis A. Levendis, Donald L. Wise and Gerard Simons. Journal of Environmental

Engineering, 121, 8, p.595-604, 1995.

J37. “Comparison of the Combustion Behavior of Pulverized Waste Tires and Coal.” Ajay Atal and

Yiannis A. Levendis. Fuel, 74 (11), p.1570-1581, 1995.

J38. “NO_x and SO₂ Emissions from Pulverized Coal and Waste Tire: The Role of Devolatilization

and Char Combustion Phases.” Ajay Atal, Judi Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. IMECE

Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division, HTD-Vol. 317-2, p.1-9, 1995.

J39. “An Optimization Study on the Control of NO_x and Particulate Emissions from Diesel

Engines.” Chris Larsen, Frederic Oey and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE publication 960473,

Vol. SAE SP-1140, p.175-191, 1996.

J40. “Measurements of Particle Flame Temperatures Using Three-Color Optical Pyrometry”

Thomai Panagiotou, Yiannis A. Levendis and Michael A. Delichatsios. Combustion and

Flame, 104, (3), p.272-277, 1996.

J41. “Control of Air Toxin Particulate and Vapor Emissions after Coal Combustion Utilizing

Calcium Magnesium Acetate.” Judith I. Shuckerow, Judith A. Steciak, Donald L. Wise,

Yiannis A. Levendis, Girard A. Simons, Joseph D. Gresser, Edgar B. Gutoff and C. David

Livengood. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 16, p.15-69, 1996.

J42. “Observations on the Combustion of Pulverized PVC and Poly(ethylene)” Thomai Panagiotou

and Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion Science and Technology, 112, p.117-140, 1996.

J43. “Comparative Study on the Combustion and Emissions of Waste Tire Crumb and Pulverized

Coal” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal, Joel Carlson, Yuriy Dunayevskiy and Paul Vouros.

Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 9, p.2742-2754, 1996.

J44. “Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emissions from Burning Poly(styrene), Poly(ethylene) and PVC

Particles at High Temperatures” Thomai Panagiotou, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson,

Yuriy M. Dunayevskiy and Paul Vouros. Combustion Science and Technology, 116-117

(1-6), p.91-128, 1996.

J45. “The Effect of Bulk Equivalence Ratio on the PAH Emissions from the Combustion of PVC,

Poly(styrene) and Poly(ethylene).” Thomai Panagiotou, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson

and Paul Vouros. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 26, p. 2421-2430, 1996.

J46. “On the Survivability and Pyrosynthesis of PAHs During Combustion of Pulverized Coal and

Tire Crumb” Ajay Atal, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson, Yuriy Dunayevskiy and Paul

Vouros. Combustion & Flame, 110, 4, p.462-478, 1997.

J47. “An Integrated Diesel Engine Particulate ART-EGR Retrofit System with Engine Sensory

Inputs.” Chris Larsen and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE publication 970477, Vol. SAE SP-1140,

p. 183-201, 1997.

J48. “A Laboratory Study on the NO, NO₂, SO₂ and CO Emissions from the Combustion of

Pulverized Coal, Municipal Waste Plastics and Tires” Bonnie Courtemanche and Yiannis A.

Levendis, Fuel, 77(3), p. 183-196, 1998.

J49. “Burning Characteristics and Gaseous/Solid Emissions of Blends of Pulverized Coal with

Waste Tire-Derived Fuel” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal, Bonnie Courtemanche and Joel

Carlson. Combustion Science and Technology, 131, 1-6, p. 147-185, 1998.

J50. “Control of the HCl Emissions from the Combustion of PVC, by In-Furnace Injection of

Calcium/Magnesium Based Sorbents” Bonnie Courtemanche and Yiannis A. Levendis.

Environmental Engineering Science, 15, 2, pp. 123-135, 1998.

J51. “On the Effectiveness and Economy of Operation of ART-EGR Systems that Reduce Diesel

Emissions.” Chris Larsen and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE publication 980537, Vol. SAE

SP-1313, p. 97-115, also selected for the SAE Transactions, 1998.

J52. “PAH and Soot Emissions from Combustion of Coal and Waste Tire-Derived-Fuel in Fixed

Beds” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal and Joel Carlson. Combustion Science and Technology,

134, 1-6, p. 407-432, 1998.

J53. “Observations on the Combustion of Polymers (Plastics): from Single Particles to Groups of

Particles.” Thomai Panagiotou and Yiannis A. Levendis . Combustion Science and

Technology, 137, 1-6, p. 121-148, 1998.

J54. “On the Correlation of CO and PAH Emissions from the Combustion of Pulverized Coal and

Waste Tires” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal and Joel Carlson. Environmental Science and

Technology, 32, p. 3767-3777, 1998.

J55. “Filtration Assessment and Thermal Effects on Aerodynamic Regeneration in Silicon Carbide

and Cordierite Particulate Filters.” Chris Larsen, Yiannis A. Levendis and Koji Shimato. SAE

Publication 1999-01-0466, Vol. SAE SP-1414, 1999.

J56. “Use of Ozone-Enriched Air for Diesel Particulate Trap Regeneration” Chris Larsen and

Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE, SAE publication 1999-01-0114, Vol. SAE SP-1414, 1999.

J57. “Particulates Generated from Combustion of Polymers (Plastics)” Brooke Shemwell and

Yiannis A. Levendis. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 50, pp. 94-102,

2000. Also, first-place winner of the student paper competition of the 1999 ASME, Power

Generation Division.

J58. “A Laboratory Investigation on Combined In-Furnace Sorbent Injection and Hot Flue-Gas

Filtration to Simultaneously Capture SO₂, NO_x, HCl and Particulate Emissions” Brooke

Shemwell, Ajay Atal, Yiannis A. Levendis and Girard A. Simons. Environmental Science and

Technology, 34, pp. 4855-4866, 2000.

J59. “Laboratory Study on the High-Temperature Capture of HCl Gas by Dry-Injection of

Calcium-Based Sorbents” Brooke Shemwell, Yiannis A. Levendis and Girard A. Simons.

Chemosphere, 42, 5-7, pp.783-794, 2001.

J60. “PAH and Soot Emissions from Burning Components of Medical Waste:

Examination/Surgical Gloves and Cotton Pads” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal, Joel B.

Carlson and Maria del Mar Esperanza Quintana. Chemosphere, 42, 5-7, pp.773-781, 2001.

J61. “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Particulate Emissions from Two-Stage Combustion of

Polystyrene. The Effect of the Primary Furnace Temperature” Jun Wang, Yiannis A. Levendis,

Henning Righter, Jack B. Howard and Joel B. Carlson. Environmental Science and Technology,

35, pp. 3541-3552, 2001.

J62. “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Particulate Emissions from Two-Stage Combustion of

Polystyrene. The Effects of (a) the Secondary Furnace (Afterburner) Temperature and (b) Soot

Filtration” Jun Wang, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Righter, Jack B. Howard and Joel B.

Carlson. Environmental Science and Technology, 36, pp. 797-808, 2002.

J63. “Economics of an Integrated Approach to Control SO₂, NO_x, HCl and Particulate Emissions

from Powerplants” Brooke Shemwell, Ali Ergut and Yiannis A. Levendis. Journal of the Air

& Waste Management Association, 52, 521-534, 2002.

J64. “A Study on Toxic Organic Emissions from Butch Combustion of Styrene” Charlotte

Westblad, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Righter, Jack B. Howard and Joel B. Carlson.

Chemosphere, 49 (4), 395-412, 2002.

J65. “Comparative Study on Destruction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Combustion

of Waste Polystyrene.” Jun Wang, Gerardo Ferreiro, Henning Richter, Jack B. Howard,

Yiannis A. Levendis, and Joel B. Carlson. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 29, pp.

2477-2484, 2002.

J66. “High-Temperature Injection of Sorbent-Coal Blends Upstream of a Ceramic Filter for SO₂,

NO_x and Particulate Pollutant Reductions” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis and Girard A.

Simons. Combustion Science & Technology, 175, pp. 579-617, 2003.

J67. “Emissions from Batch Combustion of Waste Tire Chips: The Afterburner Effect.” Jeferson

Caponero, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenorio, Yiannis A. Levendis and Joel Carlson Energy &

Fuels, 17, pp. 225-239, 2003.

J68. “Comparative Study on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Light Hydrocarbon, CO and

Particulate Emissions from the Combustion of Polyethylene, Polystyrene and PVC.” Zhenlei

Wang, Jun Wang, Henning Righter, Jack B. Howard, Joel B. Carlson and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Energy & Fuels, 17, pp. 999-1013, 2003.

J69. “Emissions from Batch Combustion of Waste Tire Chips: The Hot Flue-Gas Filtering Effect.”

Jeferson Caponero, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenorio, Yiannis A. Levendis and Joel Carlson.

Energy & Fuels, 18, pp. 102-115, 2004.

J70. “Laboratory Investigation on the Products of Incomplete Combustion of Waste Plastics and on

Techniques for their Minimization.” Zhenlei Wang, Henning Righter, Jack B. Howard, Joel B.

Carlson, Jude Jordan and Yiannis A. Levendis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,

43, pp. 2873-2886, 2004.

J71. “PAH and other Emissions from Burning of JP-8 and Diesel Fuels in Diffusion Flames.”

Murat Topal, Jun Wang, Yiannis, A. Levendis, Joel B. Carlson, Joseph Jordan. Fuel, 83, pp.

2357-2368, 2004.

J72. “Comparative Environmental Evaluation of JP-8 and Diesel Fuels Burned in Direct Injection

(DI) or Indirect Injection (IDI) Diesel Engines and in a Laboratory Furnace.” Constantinos D.

Rakopoulos, Dimitrios T. Hountalas, Dimitrios D. Rakopoulos and Yiannis A. Levendis.

Energy & Fuels, 18, pp. 1302-1308, 2004.

J73. “Operational and Environmental Evaluation of Diesel Engines Burning Oxygen-Enriched

Intake Air or Oxygen-Enriched Fuels: A Review.” Constantinos D. Rakopoulos, Dimitrios T.

Hountalas, Theodore Zannis and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE, publication 2004-01-2924, also

selected for the SAE Transactions, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 113, pp. 1723-1743,

2004. This paper was awarded the Thomaidion Award by the Polytechneion of Athens.

J74. “Soot Surface Area Evolution during Air Oxidation as Evaluated by Small Angle X-Ray

Scattering and CO₂ Adsorption.” Angelo Kandas, Ghokan Senel, Yiannis A. Levendis and

Adel F. Sarofim. Carbon, 43, pp. 241-251, 2005.

J75. “Emissions of Batch Combustion of Waste Tire Chips: The Pyrolysis Effect.” Jeferson

Caponero, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenorio, Yiannis A. Levendis and Joel Carlson.

Combustion Science & Technology, 177, pp. 347-381, 2005.

J76. “Experimental and Numerical Study of Emissions from Fuel-Rich Combustion of Pulverized

Polystyrene” Jennifer Pantalone, Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Righter, Joel B.

Carlson and Jude Jordan. Combustion Science & Technology, 178(7), pp. 1297-1324, 2006.

J77. “PAH Formation in One-Dimensional Premixed Fuel-Rich Atmospheric Pressure Ethyl

Benzene and Ethyl-Alcohol Flames” Ali Ergut, Silvia Granata, Jude Jordan, Joel Carlson,

Jack B. Howard, Henning Richter and Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion and Flame, 144,

pp. 757-772, 2006.

J78. “PAH Emissions from High-Temperature Oxidation of Vaporized Anthracene” Jennifer

Decoster, Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Richter, Jack B. Howard and Joel B.

Carlson. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 31, 491-499, 2007.

J79. “Emissions from the Combustion of Polystyrene, Styrene and Ethylbenzene under Diverse

Conditions” Ali Ergut and Yiannis A. Levendis. Fuel, 86 (12-13), 1789-1799, 2007.

J80. “Combustion of Coal Chars at Elevated Oxygen Partial Pressures.” Paula Bejarano and

Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion Science & Technology, 179, 1569-1587, 2007.

J81. “The Effect of Equivalence Ratio on the Soot Onset Chemistry in One-Dimensional,

Atmospheric Pressure, Premixed Ethylbenzene Flames” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis,

Jack B. Howard, Henning Richter and Joel B. Carlson. Combustion and Flame, 151 (1-2),

173-195, 2007.

J82. “Theoretical Study of DI Diesel Engine Performance and Pollutant Emissions Using

Comparable Air-Side vs. Fuel-Side Oxygen Addition” Theodore C. Zannis, Efthimios G.

Pariotis, Dimitrios T. Hountalas, Constantinos D. Rakopoulos and Yiannis A. Levendis.

Energy Conversion and Management, 48 (11), 2962-2970, 2007.

J83. “Emissions from Premixed Combustion of Gasified Polyethylene” Cecilia K. Gonçalves,

Jorge A. S. Tenório, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel B. Carlson. Energy and Fuels, 22, 372-381,

2008.

J84. “Emissions from Premixed Combustion of Gasified Polystyrene” Cecilia K. Gonçalves, Jorge

A. S. Tenório, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel B. Carlson. Energy and Fuels, 22, 354-362, 2008.

J85. “Single Coal Particle Combustion in O₂/N₂ and O₂/CO₂ Environments” Paula Bejarano and

Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion and Flame, 153, 270-287, 2008.

J86. “The Effect of Temperature on the Soot Onset Chemistry in One-Dimensional Atmospheric

Pressure, Premixed Ethylbenzene Flames” Ali Ergut, Richard Therrien, Yiannis A. Levendis,

Jack B. Howard, Henning Richter and Joel B. Carlson. Combustion and Flame, 155, 232-246,

2008.

J87. “Effect of Fuel Chemical Structure and properties on Diesel Engine Performance and Pollutant

Emissions: Review of the Results of Four European Research Programs.” Theodore Zannis,

Dimitrios T. Hountalas, R.G. Papagiannakis and Yiannis A. Levendis. SAE, publication 2008-

01-0838. Also selected for the SAE Transactions, SAE International Journal of Fuels and

Lubricants 1(1):384-419, 2008.

J88. “Chemical Speciation of Premixed Ethylbenzene Flames at the Soot Onset Limit at Various

(f, T) Pairs” Ali Ergut, Richard Therrien, Yiannis A. Levendis, Jack B. Howard, Henning

Richter and Joel B. Carlson. Combustion and Flame, 156, 1014-1022, 2009.

J89. “Investigation of Critical Equivalence Ratio and Chemical Speciation in Flames of

Ethylbenzene - Ethanol Blends” Richard Therrien, Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Jack B.

Howard, Henning Richter and Joel B. Carlson. Combustion and Flame, 157, 296-312, 2010.

J90. “Cryogenic Extinguishment of Liquid Pool Fires.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ali Ergut and

Michael A.Delichatsios, AIChE Journal of Process Safety Progress, 29, 79-86, 2010.

J91. “Design and Testing of a Novel Environmentally-Benign Automotive Oil Filter.” Yiannis A.

Levendis. SAE publication 2010-01-0272, 2010.

J92. “Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes from Sequential Pyrolysis and Combustion of Polyethylene”

Chuanwei Zhuo, Brendan Hall, Henning Richter and Yiannis A. Levendis. Carbon, 48, 2024-

4034, 2010.

J93. “Combustion Behavior in Air of Single Particles from Three Different Coal Ranks and from

Biomass” Yiannis A. Levendis, Kulbhushan Joshi and Reza Khatami. Combustion and

Flame, published on the web, 2010.

J94. “On the Deduction of Single Coal Particle Combustion Temperature from Multi-Color Optical

Pyrometry.” Reza Khatami and Yiannis A. Levendis. Combustion and Flam, accepted for

publication, 2011.

J95. “Combustion of Coal, Bagasse and Blends thereof. Part I: Emissions from Batch Combustion

of Fixed Beds of Fuels.” Marcia Bragato, Kulbhushan Joshi, Joel B. Carlson, Jorge A.S.

Tenorio and Yiannis A. Levendis. Submitted for publication, 2010.

J96. “Combustion of Coal, Bagasse and Blends thereof. Part II: Speciation of PAH Emissions.”

Marcia Bragato, Kulbhushan Joshi, Joel B. Carlson, Jorge A.S. Tenorio and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Submitted for publication, 2010.

J97. “Recent Developments in the Design of a Ceramic Automotive Oil Filter” Yiannis A.

Levendis and Lars Tinggaard Johannesen. SAE, accepted for publication, 2011.

J98. “Pool Fire Extinction By Remotely-Controlled Application of Liquid Nitrogen” Yiannis A.

Levendis and Michael A. Delichatsios. AIChE Journal of Process Safety Progress,

accepted for publication, 2011.

J99. “Recovery of Wastes from the Bioethanol Industry to Produce Carbon Nanomaterials” Joner

O. Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A.S. Tenorio. Submitted for

publication, 2011.

J100. "Control of NO_x Emissions from Diesel Engines Burning Oxygenated Fuels with Nitrogen

Enrichment of Intake Air and Retardation of Injection Timing” Theodoros C. Zannis,

Dimitrios T. Houndalas, Elias Yphantis, Roussos Papagiannakis, Yiannis A. Levendis.

In preparation, 2011.

J101. "Phenomenological Modeling of Oxygen-Enriched Combustion and Pollutant Formation in a

Heavy-Duty DI Diesel Engine using Exhaust Gas Recirculation” Theodoros C. Zannis,

Roussos Papagiannakis, Efthimios G. Pariotis, Dimitrios T. Houndalas, Elias Yphantis,

Yiannis A. Levendis. In preparation, 2011.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS:

C1. “Construction of a Solar Still, an Indoor Simulation.” and “Solar Still, Outdoor Experiments.”

Y. A. Levendis and J. Clark. University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering Departmental

Publications, 1980 and 1981.

C2. “Monodisperse, Spherical Synthetic Char Particles for Studies of Char Oxidation”, Yiannis A.

Levendis and Richard Flagan. Proceedings of the First Joint Technical Meeting of the Canadian

and Western States Sections of the Combustion Institute, Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 28-30,

1986.

C3. “Oxidation Kinetics of Synthetic Chars of Variable Properties”, Yiannis A Levendis and

Richard C. Flagan. Proceedings of the Spring Meeting of the Western States Section of the

Combustion Institute, Provo, Utah, April 6-7, 1987.

C4. “Combustion Behavior of Single Coal-Water Slurry Droplets. Part I: Experimental

Techniques”, Yiannis A. Levendis, Hameed Metghalchi M., and Donald L. Wise,

Proceedings of the 15^th Coal and Slurry Conference, Clearwater, Florida, April 23-26, 1990.

C5. “Construction of a Three-Color Pyrometer for Applications in Coal Combustion” Yiannis A.

Levendis, and Kelvin Rafael Estrada. Proceedings of the Fall Meeting of the Eastern Section

of the Combustion Institute, Dec. 3-5, 1990.

C6. “Combustion Behavior of Carbon Cenospheres Derived from Pyrolysis of Residual Oil in

Furnaces.” Paul S. Northrop, Yiannis A. Levendis and George R. Gavalas. Proceedings of the

Fall Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Combustion Institute, Dec. 3-5, 1990.

C7. “Catalysis of the Combustion of Carbonaceous Particles (Synthetic Chars and Coal) by

Addition of Calcium Acetate.” in Calcium Magnesium Acetate, An Emerging Bulk

Chemical for Environmental Applications. Don L. Wise, Yiannis A. Levendis and

Mohamad Metghalchi, Editors. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1991.

C8. “Studies on the Combustion Behavior of Single Coal-Water Slurry Droplets.”, Yiannis A.

Levendis. Proceedings of the 16^th Coal and Slurry Conference, Clearwater, Florida, April 22

25, 1991.

C9. “Experimental Techniques to Study the Combustion Characteristics of Two Plastics

Commonly Found in Municipal Wastes.”, Yiannis A. Levendis and Thomai Panagiotou.

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Municipal Waste Combustion, Tampa,

Florida, April 16-19, 1991.

C10. “Generation of Spherical and Monodisperse Polymer Particles by Atomization of Monomers

or Dissolved Polymer Precursors” Thomai Panagiotou and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings

of the Fifth International Conference on Atomization and Sprays, NIST, July 15-18, 1991.

NIST Special Publication 813.

C11. “Preparation of Porous Carbonaceous Particles from Poly(furfuryl alcohol) and Poly (vinyl

acetate)” Khaled M. Daer and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 20^th Biennial

Conference on Carbon, Santa Barbara, CA, June 23-28, 1991.

C12. “Production of Spherical and Monodisperse Particles of Commonly Encountered Plastics.”

Thomai Panagiotou and Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the 10^th Annual Meeting of the

American Association for Aerosol Research. Raverse City, Michigan, October 8-11, 1991.

C13. “Combustion Rates of Coal-Water Slurry Droplets.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Ajay Atal.

Proceedings of the 17^th Coal and Slurry Conference, Clearwater, Florida, April 27-30, 1992.

C14. “Evaluation of a Self-Cleaning Diesel Particulate System” Yiannis A. Levendis and Iraklis

K. Pavlatos. Proceedings of the Eco-World Conference & Exhibition, Washington D.C., June

14-17, 1992.

C15. “Production of Higher Valued Chemicals from Organic Wastes: Calcium Magnesium

Acetate, A Case Example.” Donald L. Wise and Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the

International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology in Waste Treatment and

Recycling, Hong Kong, 12-14 January, 1993.

C16. “Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA) as an NO_x Reduction Agent in Coal Combustion.”

J. Steciak, W. Zhu, Y.A. Levendis and D.L. Wise. Proceedings of the Joint Technical

Meeting of the Central and Eastern Sections of the Combustion Institute, New Orleans, LA,

March 15-17, 1993.

C17. “Combustion of Single CWF Droplets of either Pulverized or Micronized Coal” Yiannis A.

Levendis and Ajay Atal. Proceedings of the 18^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, Clearwater, Florida, April 26-29, 1993.

C18. “Development of Novel Systems for Simultaneous Control of Diesel Engine Hydrocarbons

and Soot Emissions” Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the International Symposium on Heat

and Mass Transfer in Energy Systems and Environmental Effects, Cancun, Mexico, August

22-25, 1993.

C19. “Effects of CMA on the Combustion of CWF Agglomerates” Yiannis A. Levendis and Ajay

Atal. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh,

PA, September 20-24, 1993.

C20. “Removal of SO₂ by Reaction with Calcium Magnesium Acetate: Comparison of Sulfation

Model and Experiment” Judith Steciak, Yiannis A. Levendis and Girard A. Simons.

Proceedings of the Tenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA,

September 20-24, 1993.

C21. “A Study on the Combustion Behavior of Crosslinked Poly(styrene) Particles at High Heating

Rates” Thomai Panagiotou and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the Technical Meeting

of the Eastern Sections of the Combustion Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ,

October 25-27, 1993.

C22. “SO₂ Emissions from CMA-Treated Coal” Ajay Atal, Judith Steciak and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Proceedings of the Technical Meeting of the Eastern Sections of the Combustion

Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, October 25-27, 1993.

C23. “The Removal of SO₂ by Calcium Magnesium Acetate of Different Ca to Mg Ratios” Judith

Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the Technical Meeting of the Eastern

Sections of the Combustion Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, October 25-27,

1993.

C24. “Reduction of Combustion-Generated SO₂-NO_x by Fine Mists of CMA” Yiannis A. Levendis,

Judith Steciak and Donald L. Wise. Proceedings of the 19^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, Clearwater, Florida, March 22-26, 1994.

C25. “A Waste-Derived Chemical for Acid Rain Control” Donald L. Wise, Judith Steciak and

Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the International Symposium/Workshop on Environmental

Biotechnology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, July 8, 1994.

C26. “On the Combustion of Poly(styrene) Particles” Thomai Panagiotou, Yiannis A. Levendis,

and Michael Delichatsios. Poster Presentation at the Twenty-Fifth International Symposium

on Combustion, Irvine, California, July 31 - August 5, 1994.

C27. “Emission and Absorption Measurements for Soot Concentration in Diffusion Flames”

Thomai Panagiotou, Yiannis A. Levendis, and Michael Delichatsios. Proceedings of the Fall

Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Clearwater, Fl,

December 5-7, 1994.

C28. “Combustion of Ground Waste Tires” Ajay Atal and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the

Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Clearwater,

Fl, December 5-7, 1994.

C29. “Dry Injection of Calcium Carboxylic Acid Salts and Waste Plastics for Dual SO₂ and NO_x

Emission Control.” Judith Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 20^th Coal

Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, Clearwater, Florida, March 20-23,

1995.

C30. “Combustion and Inorganic Emissions from Ground Waste Tires.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay

Atal and Judith Steciak. Proceedings of the 20^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International

Conference, Clearwater, Florida, March 20-23, 1995.

C31. “A Study of Semi-Volatile Organic Emissions of Polymer Combustion by GS/MS.” Joel

Carlson, Yury Dunayevskiy, Ajay Atal, Thomai Panagiotou, Paul Vouros and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Presented at the 43^rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics,

Atlanta, Georgia, May 21-26, 1995.

C32. “Emissions from Burning Poly(styrene), Poly(ethylene) and PVC Particles.” Thomai

Panagiotou, Ajay Atal, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson, Yury Dunayevskiy and Paul

Vouros. Presented at the 4^th International Congress on Toxic Combustion Byproducts,

Berkeley, California, June 5-7, 1995.

C33. “Combustion and Organic Emissions of Waste Tire Crumb and Pulverized Coal.” Ajay Atal,

Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson, Yuriy Dunayevskiy and Paul Vouros. Presented at the 4^th

International Congress on Toxic Combustion Byproducts, Berkeley, California, June 5-7,

1995.

C34. “Combined Wet Injection of Sorbents and Dry Injection of Waste Plastics for SO₂-NO_x

Control.” Judith Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the AIChE 1995 Summer

National Meeting, Boston, Mass., July 30 - August 2, 1995.

C35. “A Waste-Derived Chemical for Acid Rain Control.” in Environmental Biotechnology:

Principles and Applications. Donald L. Wise, Judith Steciak and Yiannis A. Levendis. Moo-

Young M., Anderson, W.A. and Chakrabarty, A.M. Editors, pp. 237-248. Kluwer Academic

Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London, 1995.

C36. “Toxic Emissions from the Combustion of Pulverized Coal.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal

and Bonnie Courtemance. Proceedings of the 21^st Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, Clearwater, Florida, March 18-21, 1996.

C37. “ Control of the Emissions of Transportation and Stationary Diesel Engines.” Yiannis A.

Levendis. Proceedings of the 2^st Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference,

Clearwater, Florida, March 18-21, 1996.

C38. “A Study of the Equivalence Ratio on Polymer Combustion Emissions by GS/MS.” Joel

Carlson, Yuriy Dunayevskiy, Paul Vouros, Ajay Atal, Thomai Panagiotou and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Presented at the 44^th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics,

Portland, Oregon, May 12-16, p. 517, 1996.

C39. “ Regeneration of a Glass Fiber Filter Diesel Particulate Trap with a Cerium-Based Additive.”

Sandeep Mehta, M. Gautam, Yiannis A. Levendis and Joseph Adiletta. Paper number

96EN063. Proceedings of the 29^th ISATA Conference, Florence, Italy, June 3-6, 1996.

C40. “Toxic Gas Phase Emissions from the Combustion of Pulverized Coal Mixed with Powders

of Waste Plastics or Tire Crumb.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal and Bonnie Courtemance.

Proceedings of the 22^nd Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference,

Clearwater, Florida, March 16-19, 1997.

C41. “NO-NO₂ Emissions from the Combustion of Solid Fuels.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Bonnie

Courtemance. Proceedings of the 22^nd Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International

Conference, Clearwater, Florida, March 16-19, 1997.

C42. “Reduction of the Emissions of Diesel Engines by a Novel Exhaust Aftertreatment System.”

Yiannis A. Levendis, Iraklis Pavlatos and Chris Larsen. Proceedings of the 1^st European

Conference on Clean Cars, pp. 325-338, Athens, Greece, May 15-18, 1997.

C43. “Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emissions from Mixtures of Coal and Tire Derived Fuels.” Joel

Carlson, Ajay Atal, Yiannis A. Levendis and Paul Vouros. Presented at the 45^th ASMS

Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Palm Springs, California, June 1-6,

1997.

C44. “PAH and Soot Emissions from Batch Combustion of Coal and Tire-Derived-Fuels.” Ajay

Atal, Yiannis A. Levendis and Joel Carlson. Presented at the 5^th International Congress on

Toxic Combustion Byproducts, Dayton, Ohio, June 25-27, 1997.

C45. “Soot Emissions from the Combustion of Municipal Waste Plastics.” Brooke E. Shemwell

and Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the 5^th International Congress on Toxic Combustion

Byproducts, Dayton, Ohio, June 25-27, 1997.

C46. “Combustion of PVC: HCl Emissions and their Capture by Calcium and Magnesium-Based

Sorbents.” Bonnie Courtemanche and Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the 5th International

Congress on Toxic Combustion Byproducts, Dayton, Ohio, June 25-27, 1997.

C47. “On the Combustion/Emissions of Tire-Derived Fuel and Pulverized Coal” Ajay Atal and

Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section

of the Combustion Institute, pp.407-410. Hartford, CT, October 27-29, 1997.

C48. “Emissions from Burning Tire-Derived Fuel (TDF): Comparison of Batch Combustion of

Tire Chips and Continuous Combustion of Tire Crumb.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Ajay Atal.

of the 23^rd Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 95-106, Clearwater,

Florida, March 9-12, 1998.

C49. “Combustion Behavior of Black Liquid Fuel.” Pirita Mikkanen, Esko Kauppinen, Ajay Atal

and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 23^rd Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, pp. 1144-1156, Clearwater, Florida, March 9-12, 1998.

C50. “Reduction of HCl, SO₂ and NO_x Emissions of Powerplants using Organic Salts of Calcium.”

Yiannis A. Levendis, Bonnie Courtemanche, Judith Steciak and Donald L. Wise. Proceedings

of the 23^rd Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 469-479,

Clearwater, Florida, March 9-12, 1998.

C51. “Capture and Destruction of Soot Emissions from Diesel Engines used in Power Generation.”

Yiannis A. Levendis, Jorge Caceres and Sung Ho Kim. Proceedings of the 23rd Coal

Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, pp.1075-1086, Clearwater, Florida,

March 9-12, 1998.

C52. “Up-date of Using “CMA” as a Sorbent in Stationary Combustion Systems.” Donald L. Wise

and Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the 1998 meeting if the International Society of

Biotechnology, The Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 22-27, 1998.

C53. “A Model for CO and PAH Production in Non-Premixed Combustion Systems Such as

Incineration and Fires.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal and Michael A. Delichatsios.

Presented at the 1998 Annual Conference of Fire Research, National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Washington DC, November 2-5, 1998.

C54. “Effects of the Furnace Temperature on the CO, CO₂, NO_x and Unburned Hydrocarbon

Emissions from the Combustion of Coal and Alternative Fuels.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay

Atal and Bonnie Courtemanche. Proceedings of the 24^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, pp. 69-81, Clearwater, Florida, March 8-11, 1999.

C55. “Hot Flue Gas Filtration: A New Development.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Ajay Atal.

Proceedings of the 24^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 647-

659, Clearwater, Florida, March 8-11, 1999.

C56. “The Effects of Sorbent Properties and Process Parameters on the Capture of HCl Gas by

Dry-Injection of Calcium-Based Sorbents.” Brooke Shemwell, Yiannis A. Levendis and

Girard A. Simons, Presented at the 6^th International Congress on Toxic Combustion

Byproducts, Karlsruhe, Germany, June 27-30, 1999.

C57. “PAH and Soot Emissions from Burning Components of Medical Waste:

Examination/Surgical Gloves and Cotton Pads.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal, Joel B.

Carlson and Maria del Mar Esperanza Quintana. Presented at the 6^th International Congress

on Toxic Combustion Byproducts, Karlsruhe, Germany, June 27-30, 1999.

C58. “On the Combustion and Emissions of Typical Waste Plastics.” Proceedings of the

REWAS'99, Global Symposium on Recycling, Waste Treatment and Clean Technology, pp.

879-888, San Sebastian, Spain, September 5-9, 1999.

C59. “Hot Flue Gas Filtration: Laboratory Tests and Projected Cost of a Combined Sorbent

Injection Filtration Technique.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Brooke E. Shemwell and Ajay Atal.

Proceedings of the 25^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 253-

264, Clearwater, Florida, March 6-9, 2000.

C60. “The Efficiency of Afterburners In Reducing Semivolatile Combustion Emissions.” Joel

Carlson, Jun Wang and Yiannis A. Levendis. Presented at the 48^th ASMS Conference on

Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Long Beach, CA, June 11-15, 2000.

C61. “Control of Submicron Air Toxin Particles after Coal Combustion Utilizing Calcium

Magnesium Acetate” Jianxi Zhao, Donald L. Wise, Edgar B. Gutoff, Joseph D. Gresser and

Yiannis A. Levendis. In Environmental Biotechnology and Cleaner Bioprocesses Sanchez, G.

and Hernandez, E., Eds., Taylor & Francis, London, 2000.

C62. “Formation of Toxic Byproducts in the Incineration of Polystyrene-Containing Waste.” Jun

Wang, Francesco Sanchez-Ayala, Henning Richter, Ajay Atal, Jack B. Howard, Yiannis A.

Levendis and Joel Carlson. Poster Presentation at the 28^th International Symposium on

Combustion, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 30 - August 4, 2000.

C63. “Sorbent/Coal Injection in a Ceramic Filter to Control Powerplant Emissions - Acid Rain

Precursors.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Ali Ergut. Proceedings of the 26^th Coal Utilization &

Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 483-494, Clearwater, Florida, March 5-8, 2001.

C64. “Toxic Emissions from Burning Waste Tire Chips.” Yiannis A. Levendis, Jeferson Caponero,

Jorge Alberto Soares Tenorio and Joel Carlson. Proceedings of the 26^th Coal Utilization &

Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 703-713, Clearwater, Florida, March 5-8, 2001.

C65. "Caracterizacao Das Emissoes Da Pirolise De Pneus Descartados" Jeferson Caponero,

Yiannis A. Levendis, Ajay Atal, Joel Carlson and Jorge Alberto Soares Tenorio, 56^th

Congresso Anual a Associacao Brasileira de Metalurgia Material, Rio De Jenero, Brazil,

February 2, 2001.

C66. “Extinction of Fires by Direct Dumping of Liquid Nitrogen.” Yiannis Levendis, Michael

Delichatsios, Justin Leonard, H-Z Yu and H-C Kung. Proceedings of the 9^th International

Fire Science & Engineering Conference (InterFlam 2001), pp. 279-290, Edinburgh, Scotland,

September 17-19, 2001.

C67. “An Integrated Technique to Reduce SO₂, NO_x and Particulate Emissions from Commercial

Power Plants.” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis and Girard A. Simons. Proceedings of the Fall

Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Combustion Institute, pp. 49-52, Hilton Head Island,

SC, Dec. 3-5, 2001.

C68. “The Effect of Coal Type in Dry-Sorbent/Coal Injection for Control of SO₂ and NO_x

Emissions.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Ali Ergut. Proceedings of the 27^th Coal Utilization &

Fuel Systems International Conference, pp. 875-885, Clearwater, Florida, March 4-7, 2002.

C69. “Comparative Emissions of the Modern Burner Unit Used in US Army Combat Field Feeding

Kitchens” Joel Carlson, Justin Jordan, Jun Wang and Yiannis A. Levendis. Procedings of the

50^th ASMSConference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Orlando, Florida, June 2-6,

2002.

C70. “Toxic Emissions from Pyrolysis and Combustion of Waste Tire Chips.” Jeferson Caponero,

Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson and Jorge Alberto Soares Tenorio, Procedings of the

Conference on Recycling and Waste Treatment in Mineral and Metal Processing: Technical

and Economic Aspects, Lulea, Sweden, 16-20 June 2002.

C71. “A Low Emission Powerplant: An Integrated Technique to Remove Major Pollutnats.”

Ali Ergut and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering

Congress and Exposition, CD-ROM, New Orleans, Luisiana, USA, 17-22 November 2002.

C72. “Temperature Measurements in Pulverized Coal Combustion.” Yiannis A. Levendis.

Proceedings of the 28^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, CD-ROM,

Clearwater, Florida, March 9-13, 2003.

C73. “Capture of SO₂ Emissions from Combustion of Coal Treated with Tall Oil Pitch and

Carboxylic Salts of Calcium and Magnesium.” Vince Giampa, Ali Ergut and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Proceedings of the 28^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference,

CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, March 9-13, 2003.

C74. “PAH Emissions from Atmospheric-Pressure Premixed Combustion of Ethyl-Benzene using

a Flat Flame Burner.” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Richter, Jack B. Howard, Joel

Carlson and Jude Jordan. Proceedings of the Third Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the

Combustion Institute, CD-ROM, Chicago, IL, March 16-19, 2003.

C75. “Emissions from Burning of Jet Fuel JP-8 and Diesel Oil in Diffusion Flames.” Murat Topal,

Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson and Jude Jordan. Proceedings of the Third Joint Meeting of

the US Sections of the Combustion Institute, CD-ROM, Chicago, IL, March 16-19, 2003.

C76. “PAH Generation in Fuel-Rich Ethanol Flames.” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel

Carlson and Jude Jordan. Proceedings of the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Central States US

Sections of the Combustion Institute, CD-ROM, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX,

March 21-23, 2004.

C77. “Emissions from Combustion of Pulverized Polystyrene at a High Equivalence Ratio.”

Jennifer Pantalone, Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Joel Carlson and Jude Jordan.

Proceedings of the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Central States US Sections of the Combustion

Institute, CD-ROM, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, March 21-23, 2004.

C78. “Comparison of the Products of Incomplete Combustion of Polystyrne and Styrene in

Diffusion Flames and Ethyl-Benzene in Fuel-Rich Flames.” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis

and Joel Carlson. Proceedings of ASME POWER 2004, March 30 - April 3, Baltimore,

Maryland USA, 2004.

C79. “On the Measurement of Flame Temperatures Using Thermocouples.” Ali Ergut and Yiannis

A. Levendis. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Radiative Heat Transfer,

CD-ROM, Istanbul, Turkey, June 20-25, 2004.

C80. “Liquid Nitrogen as a Fire Extinction Agent.” Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the

First Joint Meeting of the Italian and Greek Sections of the Combustion Institute, CD-ROM,

Corfu, Greece, June 17-20, 2004.

C81. “Emissions from the Combustion of Ethyl Alcohol, Comparizon with Other Fuels.” Yiannis

A.Levendis Ali Ergut, Joel Carlson and Jude Jordan. Proceedings of the First Joint Meeting of

the Italian and Greek Sections of the Combustion Institute, CD-ROM, Corfu, Greece, June

17-20, 2004.

C82. “On the Evolution of the Surface Area of Combustion-Generated Soot.” Angelo W. Kandas,

Gokhan Senel, Yiannis A. Levendis and Adel Sarofim. Proceedings of the First Joint Meeting

of the Italian and Greek Sections of the Combustion Institute, CD-ROM, Corfu, Greece, June

17-20, 2004.

C83. “Investigation of Soot Onset Threshold in One-Dimensional, Laminar, Atmospheric

Pressure, Premixed, Ethylbenzene Flames” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Richter

and Joel Carlson. Proceedings of the Fourth Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the

Combustion Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, March 20-23, 2005.

C84. “ Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Anthracene in a Two-Stage Laminar-Flow, Drop-Tube Furnace

Jennifer DeCoster, Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Richter and Joel Carlson.

Proceedings of the Fourth Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute,

Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, March 20-23, 2005.

C85. “Capture of SO₂ Emissions from Combustion of Coal Treated with Tall Oil Pitch and

Calcium 3-Hydroxy Propionate.” Vince Giampa, Douglas Cameron, Timothy Abraham,

Paris Tsobanakis, Ali Ergut and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 30^th Coal

Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, April

17-21, 2005.

C86. “Oxygen-Enriched Combustion of Coal Chars.” Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 30^th

Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida,

April 17-21, 2005.

C87. “Emissions of Batch Combustion of Waste Tire Chips: Effects of Chemical Additives”

Yiannis A. Levendis, Jefferson Caponero, Jorge A. S. Tenório, Joel B. Carlson, Proceedings

of the 30^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater,

Florida, April 17-21, 2005.

C88. “An Investigation on Thermocouple-based Temperature Measurements in Sooting Flames”

Ali Ergut and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical

Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2005), Orlando, Florida, November 5-11, 2005.

C89. “Recycling of Waste Tires into a `Clean-Burning’ Pyrolysis Gas” Yiannis A. Levendis.

Invited lecture at the 2005 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies

(PacifiChem 2005), Honolulu, Hawaii, December 15-20, 2005.

C90. “Reaction Times of Burning Bituminous Chars at High O₂ Partial Pressures.” Yiannis A.

Levendis and Paula Bejarano. Proceedings of the 31^st Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, May 21-25, 2006.

C91. “Emissions of SO₂ and NO_x from Bituminous Coal Volatile Flames and Burning Chars.”

Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 31^st Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International

Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, May 21-25, 2006.

C92. “Diesel Engine Performance and Pollutant Emissions with Air-Side vs. Fuel-Side Oxygen

Addition” Theodore C. Zannis, Efthimios G. Pariotis, Dimitrios T. Hountalas, Constantinos

D. Rakopoulos and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 19^th International Conference on

Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

(ECOS), CD-ROM, Aghia Pelagia, Crete, Greece, July 12-14, 2006.

C93. “On Soot Formation/Emissions from Ethyl-Alcohol Flames” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis,

Henning Richter, Jack B. Howard and Joel Carlson, Poster Presentation at the 31^st

International Symposium on Combustion, Heidelberg, Germany, August 6-11, 2006.

C94. “Soot Threshold in Premixed Ethyl-benzene Flames” Ali Ergut, Yiannis A. Levendis,

Henning Richter, Jack B. Howard and Joel Carlson, Poster Presentation at the 31^st

International Symposium on Combustion, Heidelberg, Germany, August 6-11, 2006.

C95. “Avaliação das Emissões Gasosas na Pirólise Seguida de Combustão do Polistireno em Fluxo

Contínuo” Cecília Korber Gonçalves, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório and Yiannis A. Levendis,

Proceedings of the Congresso ICTR 2006 (Gestao Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentavel.

Residuo : Desafio Brasileiro - Environmental Management and Sustainable Development.

Residues: Brazilian Challenge) Sao Pedro, Brazil, 6-9 August 2006.

C96. “Emission Yields from Pyrolysis Followed by Combustion of Polyethylene in Steady Flow.”

Cecília Korber Gonçalves, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório and Yiannis A. Levendis. To be

presented at the 2007 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Orlando Fl, 25 February - 1

March, 2007.

C97. “Effects of Replacing N₂ with CO₂ Gas in Coal Combustion at Various O₂ Partial Pressures”

Paula Bejarano and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 5^th US Combustion Meeting

of the Combustion Institute, San Diego, March 25-28, 2007.

C98. “Temperature Dependence of Soot Onset Threshold in Premixed Ethylbenzene Flames”

Ali Ergut, Rick Therrien, Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 5^th US Combustion

Meeting of the Combustion Institute, San Diego, March 25-28, 2007.

C99. “Pool Fire Extinction by Direct Application of Liquid Nitrogen” Yiannis A. Levendis and

Michel A. Delichatsios. Proceedings of the 5^th US Combustion Meeting of the Combustion

Institute, San Diego, March 25-28, 2007.

C100. “A Vertically-Aligned Contextualized Pre-Engineering Design Course for Middle- and

High-School Science Teachers” Yiannis A. Levendis, Christos Zahopoulos, Cheryl Hall and

Jonathan McLaughlin. Proceedings of the ASEE New England Section Meeting, CD-ROM,

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, April 20-21, 2007.

C101. “Comparative Analysis of Lignite and Bituminous Coal Particles Burning in O₂-N₂ & O₂-

CO₂ Environments” Paula Bejarano and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 32^nd Coal

Utilization & Fuel Systems International Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, June

10-15, 2007.

C102. “Study on the Particulate Emissions from Indirect Combustion of Polyethylene Wastes.”

Cecília Korber Gonçalves, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório and Yiannis A. Levendis.

Proceedings of the the 62^nd International Annual Congress of ABM (Associaçào Brasilieira

de Metalurgia e Materiais), Vitoria, Brazil, 23-27 July, 2007.

C103. “Volatile Emissions from Indirect Combustion of Municipal Waste Plastics” Cecília Korber

Gonçalves, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the

62^nd International Annual Congress of ABM (Associaçào Brasilieira de Metalurgia e

Materiais), Vitoria, Brazil, 23-27 July, 2007.

C104. “Liquid Assets” Yiannis A. Levendis and Michel A. Delichatsios. Fire Prevention Fire

Engineers Journal of the British Fire Protection Association. September 2007 issue, pp.54-

56.

C105. “Introduction of the Engineering Design Process to Middle- and High-School Science

Teachers through the Re-Design of a Toy” Yiannis A. Levendis and Christos Zahopoulos.

Presented at the NSTA National Conference, Boston, March 27-30, 2008.

C106. “Combustion of two Lignite Coals in O₂-N₂ & O₂-CO₂.” Yiannis A. Levendis and

Kulbhuhshan Joshi . Proceedings of the 33^nd Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International

Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, June 2-6, 2008.

C107. “Chemical Speciation of Premixed Ethylbenzene Flames at the Soot Onset Limit at various

(φ, T) pairs.” Ali Ergut, Richard J. Therrien, Yiannis A. Levendis, Henning Richter, Jack B.

Howard and Joel Carlson, Presented at the 32^nd International Symposium on Combustion,

Montreal, Canada, August 3-8, 2008.

C108. “Cryogenic Extinction of Liquid Pool Fires.” Yiannis A. Levendis and Michael Delichatsios,

Presented at the 32^nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montreal, Canada, August 3-

8, 2008.

C109. “Emissions Generated during the Co-Combustion of Coal and Biomass Fuel Blends.”

Marcia Bragato, Kulbhushan Joshi, Joel Carlson, Jorge A. S. Tenorio and Yiannis A.

Levendis, Presented at the 32^nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montreal, Canada,

August 3-8, 2008.

C110.“Emergency Fire Extinction by Direct Application of Liquid Nitrogen.” Yiannis A. Levendis,

Invited presentation at the ACHMM 2008 National Conference and Exposition,

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Canada, September 7-10, 2008.

C111. “Emissions from Direct or Indirect Combustion of Tire-Derived Fuel.” Yiannis A. Levendis,

Proceedings of the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and

Exposition (IMECE2008), Boston, Massachusetts, October 31-November 6, 2008.

C112. “Cryogenic Extinction of Liquid Pool Fires” Yiannis Levendis, Ali Ergut and Michael

Delichatsios. Invited paper presented at the 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5^th

Global Congress on Process Safety, Tampa, Fl., April 26-30, 2009.

C113. “Comparative emission yields from Combustion of beds of various solid fuels.”

Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the 34^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

International Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, June 1-6, 2009.

C114."Intake-Air Oxygen-Enrichment of Diesel Engines as a Power Enhancement Method and

Implications on Pollutant Emissions” Theodoros C. Zannis, Dimitrios T. Houndalas, Elias

Yphantis, Roussos Papagiannakis and Yiannis A. Levendis. Proceedings of the Internal

Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference (ICE FTC 09), Lucerne,

Switzerland, Sept. 27-30, 2009.

C115. “Influence of Reactant Fuel Class on the Flame Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructures.”

Brendan Hall, Chuanwei Zhuo, Henning Richter and Yiannis A. Levendis, Presented at the

Eastern Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, College Park , Maryland, October 18-

21, 2009.

C116. “Analysis of Light Hydrocarbon Gases in the Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes of Waste

Tires” Joner O. Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio.

Presented at the 2010 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Seattle, WA, February 14-18,

2010.

C117. “Ignition of Single Coal Particles in O₂/N₂/CO₂ Atmospheres.” Chris Stivers and Yiannis A.

Levendis. Proceedings of the 35^th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems International

Conference, CD-ROM, Clearwater, Florida, June 7-10, 2010.

C118. “Analysis of Light Hydrocarbon Gases in the Pyrolysis Process of Sugarcane Bagasse.”

Joner Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio.

Proceedings of the 65th International ABM Congress; Jul 26-30, 2010; Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil.

C119. “Recovery of Waste Tires in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes.” Joner Oliveira Alves,

Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio. Proceedings of the XVIII

International Symposium on Automotive Engineering; Sep 22-23, 2010; Sao Paulo, Brazil.

C120. “Assessment and Control of Gaseous Emissions Generated during the Pyrolysis Process of

wastes from Bio-Ethanol Industry.” Joner Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A.

Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio. Proceedings of the 5^th International Bioenergy Congress;

Aug. 10-13, 2010; Curitiba, Brazil.

C121. “Feasibility Study of the Use of Sugarcane Bagasse as Raw Material to Produce

Nanomaterials” Joner Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A.

S. Tenorio. Proceedings of the 5^th International Bioenergy Congress; 2010 Aug. 10-13,

2010; Curitiba, Brazil.

C122. “Analysis of Gaseous Emissions Generated in the Pyrolysis Process of DDGS.” Joner

Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio.

Proceedings of the XXVIII National Congress of Maize and Sorghum; Aug. 30-Sep. 02,

2010; Goiania, Brazil.

C123. “A Novel Technology for Green(er) Manufacturing of CNTs via Recycling of Waste

Plastics” Chuanwei Zhuo, Brendan Hall, Henning Richter and Yiannis A. Levendis,

Proceedings of the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting, November 29 – December 2, 2010.

C124. “Converting Plastic Waste into Sustainable Clean Power” Chuanwei Zhuo, Jeff Young,

Shane McElroy, David Laskowski, Jason Lee, Paul Conroy, Brendan Hall and Yiannis A.

Levendis, Presented at the NSF CMMI Contractors Conference, themed Engineering for

Sustainability and Prosperity, Atlanta, Georgia, January 3-7, 2011.

C125. “NO_x and SO₂ Emissions of Coal/Biomass Blend from Combustion in CO₂/O₂ and N₂/CO₂

Environments” Paula Manoel Crnkovic, Fayza Kazanc, Reza Khatami and Yiannis A.

Levendis. To be presented at the 14th Annual Energy, Utility & Environment Conference –

EUEC 2011; Phoenix Arizona. Jan.31-Feb 2, 2011.

C126. “Microstructural Characterization of Nanomaterials Produced from co-products of the

Ethanol Production (DDGS).” Joner Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis

and Jorge A. S. Tenorio. To be presented at the 2011 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

San Diego, CA, February 27 – March 3, 2011.

C127. “Microstructural Analysis of Nanomaterials Synthesized from Unserviceable Tires.” Joner

Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A. Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio. To be

presented at the 2011 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. San Diego, CA, February 27 –

March 3, 2011.

C128. “Analysis and Control of Light Hysdrocarbon Gases in the Pyrolysis and Combustion

Process of Several Solid Wastes” Joner Oliveira Alves, Chuanwei Zhuo, Yiannis A.

Levendis and Jorge A. S. Tenorio. To be presented at the 2011 TMS Annual Meeting &

Exhibition. San Diego, CA, February 27 – March 3, 2011.

Other Activities include invited talks at the Chemical and Mechanical Engineering departments of MIT (1989 and 1998), Tufts University (1990) and University of Connecticut (1992), as well as serving as co-organizer, chairman and speaker at the International Symposium on CMA held at Northeastern University, April 11-14 1991. Invited speaker at a workshop on “How Elastic is Technology to Regulatory Pressure?” held at Tufts University on May 13, 1994. Presentations were given at three University Coal Research Contractors' Review Conferences at DOE-PETC in Pittsburgh. Presentations were also made at Northeastern University's Science Days (6), at the High

School Science Teachers program (3), at the NU Presidential Inauguration week, January 1997 (1), at the NU Centennial Poster Session, May 1998 (2), at the first Materials Showcase, September 1998 (2) and at the NU Research & Scholarship EXPO Showcases 2001-2010. In 2010 our poster won the competition. Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4^th International Symposium on Feedstock Recycling of Plastics and Other Polymer Materials, September 2007, Jeju, Korea. Gave an invited talk on “The Effect of Temperature of Premixed Flames on their Critical Equivalence Ratio for Soot Formation” at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, in May of 2008. Invited presentation on a “Self-Sustaining Pyrolyzer/Combustor for Waste Plastics” at the 2010 MIT Energy Conference.

As of January 2011.

K-12 Education Outreach

In 2010, I conducted for the sixth year my annual NSF-BSP 2-week summer course on Pre-engineering Design experience (NU Graduate School of Education course GSE3601). Over this five-year period approx. 100 high- and middle-school STEM teachers took this course, most of them as receive credit towards a graduate Masters degree in STEM Education and paid tuition to NU. The NSF-funded Boston Science Partnership (BSP) is a partnership between UMass Boston, Northeastern University and Boston Public Schools, as core partners, and the Education Development Center, Harvard Medical School, The College Board and Lesley University as supporting partners. A few highlights are presented below to illustrate the success of the BSP:

i. Broad reaching BSP Impact – BSP included teachers from more than 80% of the 28 middle schools and 30 high schools in the district.

ii. Increased Student Achievement is Attributable to BSP Participation - High-participation schools demonstrate a 43% increase in the percent of students passing the state MCAS compared to nonparticipating schools.

iii. Contextualized Content Courses (CCC) - Eleven unique CCC courses have been offered multiple times. For example, 240 teachers in Year 4 exhibited increases in their content knowledge by between 26 and 97% on pre/post content tests. Students of these teachers realized increases of 8 to 13% over students of the same teachers the previous year on the district’s end-of-year science exams. One of these eleven courses was a novel course, entitled, “From Science to Engineering: Pre-Engineering design experience” developed and taught by Professor Yiannis Levendis.

iv. Vertical Teaming (VT) - In Year 5, 52 participants from middle and high school, university and community college examined relationships between and among concepts in grades 6-13 through an improved College Board model and created articulation maps that demonstrate the learning of concepts from middle school through AP exams and freshman college science courses.

v. Collaborative Coaching and Learning in Science (CCLS) - In Year 5 alone, 182 teachers in 30 middle and high schools in BPS engaged in 10-12 week learning cycles composed of identification of a course of study on inquiry topics, peer observations, and follow-up reflection. Facilitation was provided by classroom teachers, with coaching by 2 staff equivalents supported by the BSP.

vi. Faculty Seminars (SUP) - 40 STEM faculty members at UMass Boston, Northeastern University, and Roxbury Community College (RCC) have participated in PD to improve their college teaching.

vii. AP Science Support (SUP) - In Year 5, 308 students (up from 73 in 2006) from 11 schools participated in our AP Science Support Program, 337 students from 14 schools took AP science exams, and 234 passed. 46 AP teachers participated in BSP-supported Urban-Focused AP Institutes.

viii. Highly Qualified Teachers - In the past three years, the number of science courses taught by teachers with the appropriate science license increased by 47%. The number of science courses taught by teachers with no license or a non-relevant license decreased by 22%. The number of licensed physics teachers has increased from 7 to 28 in the last 6 years, and 25% of all the teachers of science added a STEM license to their credentials.

ix. Sustainability - All 11 CCC courses have been approved at the Universities; two science education Centers (The Center of Science and Mathematics In Context (COSMIC) at UMass Boston and the Center for STEM Education at Northeastern) have been established; BPS has established staff positions that support CCLS; an M.Ed. in middle school science has been established at Northeastern; and $1.35M in additional related science education grants have been received by the three core partners to continue aspects of the BSP.

x. Dissemination - Over 20 presentations based on BSP work and research have been presented at national conferences, 2 peer-reviewed journal papers have been submitted, 1 is in preparation, and 1 book is in press. One of them is: “A Vertically-Aligned Contextualized Pre-Engineering Design Course for Middle- and High-School Science Teachers”, by Yiannis. A. Levendis, Christos Zahopoulos, Cheryl Hall and Jonathan McLaughlin. Proceedings of the ASEE New England Section Meeting, CD-ROM, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, April 20-21, 2007.

xi. Cultural Change - The BSP has made tremendous progress at shifting the culture of University and District participants. University professors have gained respect for K-12 teachers for their skills and pedagogical content knowledge, teachers have benefited working with content knowledgeable University faculty, and teachers look forward to working together across grade bands and across disciplines. PD is much more efficient and effective when all participants "play well in the sand box". The involvement of University faculty is critical to maintaining the accuracy of the scientific content, vertically aligning knowledge with university-level expectations, and maintaining the excitement that the new discoveries of science bring to all participants.