Advisor
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Dr. Elmer Ledesma
Department of Chemistry and Physics -
Email: Elmer Ledesma
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Education:
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Sydney
B.S. Chemistry, University of Sydney
Teaching Areas:
General Chemistry (1341, 1342, 1141, 1142)
Organic Chemistry (2144)
Research Areas:
- Pyrolysis and combustion of fuels
- Chemical thermodynamics, reactions kinetics, and transport processes in chemically-reacting systems
- Formation and fate of combustion-generated pollutant compounds: volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Application of quantum and statistical mechanical methods for examining fundamental chemical and physical processes in combustion