GUSTAVO LARSEN
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0126
phone: 402-472-9805, fax: -6989, e-mail: glarsen@unlserve.unl.edu
EDUCATION
| (1988-1992) | YALE UNIVERSITY, Ph.D Chemical Eng., Sept. 1992 |
| (1980-1985) | UNIVERSITY OF MAR DEL PLATA-Argentina, BS Chemistry, Feb. 1985 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| (1999 - present) | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-Lincoln, Associate Professor |
| (1993 - 1999) | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-Lincoln, Assistant Professor |
| (1992 - 1993) | YALE UNIVERSITY, Postdoctoral fellow / Lecturer |
| (1988 - 1992) | YALE UNIVERSITY, Research Assistant |
| (1985 - 1986, and 1986 - 1988) | INTEMA (Materials Technology Institute), U. OF MAR DEL PLATA-Argentina, Research Assistant (part-time) |
| (1985 - 1986, and 1986 - 1988) | FERTILAB (complete soil analysis laboratory), Mar del Plata, Argentina, Staff Chemist (part-time) |
| (1986) | MOSCONI PETROCHEMICAL CO., Ensenada, Argentina, Graduate Traineeship (6 months) |
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
PUBLICATIONS
At the University of Nebraska, Lincoln
53. "Synthesis and Evaluation of Scaffolds for Potential Use in Cartilage Tissue Engineering," A. Subramanian, H. Lin, D. Vu, and G. Larsen; J. Biomat.Sci.-Polym., Ed 16, 861 (2005).
52. "Electrohydrodynamics and Hierarchical Structure Control: Submicron-thick Silica Ribbons with an Ordered Hexagonal Mesoporous Structure," G. Larsen , R. Spretz, and R. Velarde-Ortiz; J. Mater. Chem.., 14, 2372 (2004).
51. "Synthesis and evaluation of scaffolds prepared from chitosan fibers for potential use in cartilage tissue engineering," A. Subramanian, H. Lin, G. Larsen, and D. Vu, Biomed. Sci. Instrum., 40, 117 (2004).
50. "Electrically Forced Coaxial Nanojets for One-Step Hollow Nanofiber Design," I. G. Loscertales, A. Barrero, M. Marquez, R. Spretz, R. Velarde-Ortiz, and G. Larsen, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 126, 5376 (2004).
49. "Templating of inorganic and organic solids with electrospun fibres for the synthesis of large-pore materials with near-cylindrical pores," G. Larsen, R. Spretz and R. Velarde-Ortiz, J. Mat. Chem., 14, 1533 (2004).
48. "Use of Coaxial Gas Jackets to Stabilize Taylor Cones of Volatile Solutions and to Induce Particle-to-Fiber Transitions," G. Larsen, R. Spretz and R. Velarde-Ortiz, Adv. Mater., 16, 166 (2004).
2003:47. "Making inorganic hollow vesicles in the micro- and submicro- regimes via compound-electrospray and sol-gel chemistry," I. G. Loscertales, ; R. Velarde-Ortiz, J. F. Navarro, M. A. Jimenez, A. Barrero, G. Larsen, and M. Marquez; J. aerosol sci., 34, SUPPL/1, 493 (2003).
46. "A Method for Making Inorganic and Hybrid (Organic/Inorganic) Fibers and Vesicles in the Micrometer and Sub-Micrometer Range via Sol-Gel Chemistry and Electrically Forced Liquid Jets," G. Larsen, , R. V.-Ortiz, K. Minchow, A. Barrero and I. G. Loscertales, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 125, 1154 (2003).
45. "A Facile Method to Deposit Zeolites Y and L onto Cellulose Fibers," D. Vu, M. Marquez and G. Larsen, Microp. & Mesop. Mater., 55, 93 (2002).
44. "A poly(propylene)imine (DAB-Am-64) Dendrimer as Cu2+ Chelator for the Synthesis of Copper Oxide Clusters Embedded in Sol-gel Derived Matrices," G. Larsen, and R. Velarde-Ortiz, Chem. Mater., 14, 858 (2002).
43. "A Study of Cyclohexane Diffusion in Hybrid (Organic/Inorganic) Gels Monitored by an Oscillating Balance Reactor," G. Larsen, D. Vu, R. Venturini de Silva and H. S. Silva, J. Coll. Int. Sci., 245, 402 (2002).
42. "A Hydrophobic Gel for Epoxidation of Olefins with Organic Peroxides," G. Larsen, A. Karli,Catal. Lett., 77 , 107 (2001).
41. "Trapping Dendrimers in Inorganic Matrices: DAB-Am-n/Zinc Arsenate Composites," G. Larsen, R. Spretz and E. Lotero, Chem. Mater., 13, 4077 (2001).
40. "Structure of Hybrid (organic/inorganic) TiO2-SiO2Xerogels II: Thermal Behavior as Monitored by Temperature-programmed Techniques and Spectroscopy," G. Larsen, M. Buechler-Skoda, C. Nguyen, D. Vu and E. Lotero, J. Non-Cryst. Sol., 279, 161 (2001).
39. "Facile Sol-gel Synthesis of Porous Silicas Using DAB-Am-nDendrimers as Templates," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, M. Marquez, J. Mat. Res., 15, 1842 (2000).
38. "Cu/SiO2 Catalysts for Methanol to Methyl Formate Dehydrogenation. A Comparative Study Using Different Preparation Techniques," E. D. Guerreiro, O. F. Gorriz, G. Larsen and L. A. Arrúa, Appl. Catal. A: Gral., 205, 33 (2000).
37. "Structure of Hybrid (organic/inorganic) TiO2-SiO2 Xerogels as Studied by Neopentane Adsorption at 273 K and Ti K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy," G. Larsen, H. S. Silva and R. Venturini de Silva, J. Non-Cryst.Sol., 271, 1 (2000).
36. "Use of Polypropyleneimine Tetrahexacontamine (DAB-Am-64) Dendrimer as Single-Molecule Template to Produce Mesoporous Silicas", G. Larsen and M. Marquez, Chem. Mater., 12, 1513 (2000).
35. "Amine Dendrimers as Templates for Amorphous Silicas," G. Larsen, E. Lotero and M., Marquez, J. Phys. Chem. B, 104, 4840 (2000).
34. "Linear Butenes from Isobutene over Ferrierite: In Situ Studies Using an Oscillating Balance Reactor," G. Larsen and L. M. Petkovic,J. Catal., 191, 1 (2000).>
33. "A Performance Comparison Between the CEP Effective Core Potential/Triple-Split Basis Set Approach and an All-electron Computational Method with Emphasis on Small Ti and V Alkoxide Complexes," G. Larsen, Can. J. Chem., 78, 1 (2000).
32. "On a Simple Nonisothermal Adsorption Experiment with Organic Vapors and an Inertial Microbalance to Study the Surface Properties of Hybrid (Organic/Inorganic) Porous Materials," G. Larsen, H. S. Silva and R. Venturini de Silva, J. Coll. Int. Sci., 224, 205 (2000).
31. "Oligomerization of n-Butenes on the Surface of a Ferrierite Catalyst: Real-time Monitoring in a Packed Bed Reactor During Isomerization to Isobutene," G. Larsen, L. M. Petkovic, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 38, 1822 (1999).
"Hybrid TiO2-SiO2 Organic/Inorganic Gels as Catalysts for Olefin Epoxidation," G. Larsen, M. Buechler-Skoda, R. Gill, D. Vu and C. Nguyen, Appl. Catal. A: Gral., 185, 301 (1999).
29. "Benzene/tert-Butanol Interactions I: A Theoretical and Experimental Study," G. Larsen, Z. K. Ismail, B. Herreros and R. D. Parra, J. Phys. Chem. A, 102, 4734-4741 (1998).
28. "Interaction of Isobutene with the Surface of Different Solid Acids," G. Larsen, R. Gill and L. M. Petkovic, J. Catal., 179, 56-63 (1998).
27. "A Comparative Study of n-Pentane and n-Butane Isomerization over Zirconia-supported Tungsten Oxide: Pulse and Flow Studies and DRIFTS Catalyst Characterization," G. Larsen, L. M. Petkovic and J. R. Bielenberg, J. Catal., 178, 533-539 (1998).
26. "Monomeric tert-Butanol in Benzene and Cyclohexane Solutions: A Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Study," G. Larsen and Z. K. Ismail, J. Sol. Chem., 27, 901-909 (1998).
25. "Hybrid TiO 2-SiO2 Organic/Inorganic Gels: Preparation, Characterization, and Temperature-programmed Pyrolysis and Oxidation Studies," G. Larsen, J. Wagner, D. Vu, C. Nguyen and E. Lotero, Chem. Mater., 10, 3756 (1998).
24. "Alcohol Dehydration Reactions as Chemical Precursors for Coke Formation and Acidity Probes in Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, M. Nabity, L. M. Petkovic and C. A. Querini, Stud. Surface Sci. and Catal., 111, 147 (1997).
23. "Alcohol Dehydration Reactions over Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts," G. Larsen E. Lotero, L. M. Petkovic and D. S. Shobe, J. Catal., 169, 67-75 (1997).
22. "Effect of Preparation Method on the Performance of Platinum Supported on Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts for Alkane Isomerization," G. Larsen and L. M. Petkovic, Appl. Catal. A: Gral., 148,155-166 (1996).
21. "On the Mechanism of n-Butane Disproportionation over Platinum Supported on Tungstated Zirconia: Isotopic Labeling Studies," G. Larsen and L. M. Petkovic, J. Mol. Catal., 113, 517-522 (1996).
20. "Surfactant-assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous Zirconia Powders with High Surface Areas," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, M. Nabity, L. M. Pertkovic and D. S. Shobe, J. Catal., 164, 246-248 (1996).
19. "Tungsta Supported on Alumina and Zirconia Catalysts: Temperature-programmed Desorption-reaction of Methanol and Pyridine DRIFTS Studies," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, M. Márquez and S. Raghavan, Catal. Lett., 37, 57-62 (1996).
18. "Tungsta and Platinum-Tungsta Supported on Zirconia Catalysts: An X-ray Absorption, Temperature-programmed Reduction and DRIFTS Investigation," G. Larsen, E. Lotero and R. D. Parra, 11th International Congress on Catalysis-40th Anniversary,>Stud. in Surf. Sci. and Catal., Vol. 101, J.W. Hightower at al., Eds., Elsevier Sci., 1996, p. 543-551.
17. "A Study of Tungstated and Platinum Supported on Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, R. D. Parra and C. A. Querini, Appl. Catal. A: Gral., 139, 201-211 (1996)
16. "Characterization of Pd Supported on Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts by DRIFTS, XAS and n-butane Isomerization Reaction in the Presence of Hydrogen," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, R. D. Parra, L. M. Petkovic, H. S. Silva and S. Raghavan, Appl. Catal. A: Gral., 130, 213-30 (1995).
15. "Ethyl tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) Synthesis on H-Mordenite: Gas-phase Kinetics and DRIFTS Studies," G. Larsen, E. Lotero, M. Márquez and H. S. Silva, J. Catal., 157(2), 645-55 (1995).
From Graduate and Postdoctoral Work
14. "Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of CO Adsorbed on Platinum Particles in L-zeolites," G. Larsen, G. L. Haller, O. H. Han and K. W. Zilm, Bull. Kor. Acad. Sci., 19, 934 (1998).
13. "Reducibility of Rhenium in Pt-Re/Al3 Catalysts: a Temperature-programmed reaction - X-ray Absorption Near Edge Study", G. Larsen, C. G. Michel, W. E. Bambrick, R. H. Ebel and G. L. Haller, J. Catal., 154, 222-9 (1995).
12. "Platinum-nickel/L-zeolite Bimetallic Catalysts: Effect of Sulfur Exposure on Metal Particle Size and n-hexane Aromatization Activity and Selectivity", G. Larsen, D. E. Resasco, V. A. Durante, J. Kim and G. L. Haller, Zeolites and Microporous Crystals, Kodansha Ltd., 1994, p. 321-9.
11. "On the Deactivation of Pt/L-zeolite Catalysts," G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, Catal. Lett., 17, 127-37 (1993).
10. "Electrochemical Modification of CH3OH Oxidation Selectivity and Activity on a Pt Single- pellet Reactor," C. Cavalca, C. G. Vayenas, G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, J. Phys. Chem., 97, 6115-9 (1993).
9. "Methoxy Formation/Spillover on Pd/Al3 Studied by 13C, 1H NMR," G. Larsen, G. L. Haller, K. Zilm and O. Han, New Aspects of Spillover Effects in Catalysis , T. Inui et al. Eds., Elsevier Science Publishers, p. 223-8, 1993.
8. "Polymerization of Pyrrole over Pd and SnO2/L-zeolite Catalysts", G. Larsen, G. L. Haller and M. Márquez, J. Phys. Chem., 96, 4145-8 (1992).
7. "Characterization of Pt/L-zeolite Catalysts by Chemisorption, EXAFS and Reaction of Neopentane with H2," G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, Catal. Today, 15, 431-42 (1992).
6. "Characterization of Pt-Ni/KL-zeolite Bimetallic Catalysts by Chemisorption, Catalysis and X-ray Absorption," G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, Proc. 9th Int. Zeolite Conf., Montreal, July 1992, Vol. II, R. von Ballmoos et al. Eds., p. 441-8.
5. "The effect of Preparation Method on Metal-support Interaction in Pd/L-zeolite catalysts," G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, Proc. 10th Int. Congr. on Catalysis, Budapest, July 1992, part A, Elsevier Sci. Publ., p. 297-307.
4. "Characterization of Pt Particle Interaction with L-zeolite by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: Binding Energy Shifts, XANES and EXAFS," B. J. McHugh, G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, J. Phys. Chem., 94, 8621-4 (1990).
3. "Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide on Pt/L-zeolite Catalysts", G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, Catalytic Sci. and Technol., Vol. 1, S. Yoshida et al. Eds., p. 135-40, Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo 1990.
2. "Metal-support Effects in Pt/L-zeolite Catalysts," G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, Catal. Lett., 3, 103-10 (1989).
Undergraduate Publications
1. "Quantitative analysis of olefins in a light hydrocarbon mixture by bromination and gas chromatography using a methyl silicone column," G. Larsen, N. Scuarissi and D. G. Löffler, J. Chromatogr., 369, 419-21 (1986).
PATENTS
1. "Sulfur-resistant Bimetallic Zeolitic Reforming Catalyst", U.S. Patent 5,540,833; assigned to Sun Oil and Yale University, V. A. Durante, D. E. Resasco, G. Larsen and G. L. Haller, 1993.
TOTAL EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING SECURED AT UN-L (last five years):
~ 3.0 M, ~1.2 M as sole PI
Breakdown of Dr. Larsen's Research Funding Share:
Federal (National Science Foundation ~60%)
State (outside University, Nebraska Research Initiative ~15%)
Non-Profit (Petroleum Research Fund ~10%)
Private (Kraft Foods Inc. ~15%)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| (1993 - present) | American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member |
| (1997 - 2000) | American Institute of Chemical Engineers, UN-L Student Chapter Advisor |
| (2000 - present) | Consultant for ABB Lummus Global, Inc., and Kraft Foods Inc. |
| (1999 - 2000) | Guest Editor , special issue of Catalysis Today on "Structure-Activity Relationships in Catalysis"
Proposal Review Panelist for the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency Proposal Mail Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Petroleum Research Fund Book Reviews : J. M. Thomas and W. J. Thomas, "Principles and Practice of Heterogeneous Catalysis," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 119, 11560 (1997) Referee for journal articles in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal of Catalysis, Chemistry of Materials, Langmuir, Catalysis Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Applied Catalysis, Journal of Molecular Catalysis Numerous mentoring activities, including those of H.S. underrepresented minority summer research assistants in catalysis (1996), a Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair winner (K. Minchow, lawn mower catalytic converter, 2000), participation in the NSF 50th Anniversary Celebration Scientists and Engineers in the Schools program (2000), undergraduate research through NSF-REU supplements, etc. |
TEACHING PERFORMANCE RANKINGS
(based on student evaluations for all eight Chemical Engineering Instructors)
(1999) First
(1998) First
(1993-1998) Among top third