Clay Wheeler
Director of Forest Bioproducts Research Institute
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Areas of Expertise
Catalytic chemical Sensors
Characterization of sensing mechanisms for selectivity enhancement
Esterification of mixed organic acids
Hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolysis oils
Hydrogenation of mixed ketones to mixed alcohols
Hydrogenolysis of mixed esters
Hydrotreating and fractionation for transportation fuels blend-stocks
Integrating sensor platforms into microchemical systems using micromachining techniques
Process simulation and techno-economics
Selective sensor materials and sensing algorithms
Characterization of sensing mechanisms for selectivity enhancement
Esterification of mixed organic acids
Hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolysis oils
Hydrogenation of mixed ketones to mixed alcohols
Hydrogenolysis of mixed esters
Hydrotreating and fractionation for transportation fuels blend-stocks
Integrating sensor platforms into microchemical systems using micromachining techniques
Process simulation and techno-economics
Selective sensor materials and sensing algorithms
Education
Professional Engineer (PE), Maine
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1997
M.S. University of Texas at Austin, 1996
B.S. University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1997
M.S. University of Texas at Austin, 1996
B.S. University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Director of Forest Bioproducts Research Institute
Professor of Chemical Engineering
