Pradeep Prasad
Department of Chemical & Biological EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
2014 Engineering Hall
Madison, WI53706 / (334) 7870955 (Cell)
(608)2652519 (Office)
(608)2625434 (Fax)
Education
/ Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Aug’04AuburnUniversity, Auburn, AL
Research Area:Modeling and simulation of an autothermal circulating fluidized bed reformer for efficient production of hydrogen from methaneBachelor of Chemical Engineering May ‘99
Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT),Mumbai, India
Experience / Research Associate Feb ‘05 – Present
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Planning and scheduling of processes
- Mixedinteger optimization
AuburnUniversity, Auburn, AL
- Model development and parameter estimationfor a methanol reformer for hydrogen production
- Modeling nanoparticle formation through rapid expansion of supercritical solutions
AuburnUniversity, Auburn, AL
- Reaction engineering model of a circulating fluidized bed reformer for hydrogen production
- Steady state and dynamic modeling of fixed and fluidized bed reactors
- Numerical solution of initial and boundary value differential equations
- Multiplicity, bifurcation and nonlinear system analysis
- Process synthesis, integration and optimization
- Dynamic model of a hybrid wastewater treatment plant
AuburnUniversity, Auburn, AL
Contributed in teaching and organizing several undergraduate and graduate level courses/labs:
Reaction Engineering, Process Dynamics, Statistical Process Control, Thermodynamics, etc
In-plant Trainee May ‘98 – Jul ‘98
Rallis India Limited, Gujarat, India
Involved in pre-commissioning activitiesincludingverification of P&I diagrams andsupervision of construction personnel in a crop-protection fungicide (Hexaconazole) plant under-construction
Undergraduate Research Assistant May ‘97 – Jul ‘97
Bhabha Atomic ResearchCenter (BARC), Mumbai, India
Built a lab-scale immobilized enzyme bioreactor for conversion of starch to glucose
JournalPublications / Pradeep Prasad and Said Elnashaie (2002), Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reformer for the Efficient Production of Ultra Clean Fuels from Hydrocarbons, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 41, 6518
Zhongxiang Chen, Pradeep Prasad, Yibin Yan, and Said S.E.H. Elnashaie (2003), Simulation for Steam Reforming of Natural Gas with Oxygen Input in a Novel Membrane Reformer, Fuel Processing Technology, 83 (1-3), 235
Pradeep Prasad and Said Elnashaie (2003), Coupled Steam and Oxidative Reforming for Hydrogen Production in a Novel Membrane Circulating Fluidized Bed, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 42, 4715
Pradeep Prasad and Said Elnashaie (2004), Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reformer using Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 494
Said Elnashaie, Pradeep Prasad and Zhongxiang Chen, Static Bifurcation Characteristics of an Autothermal Circulating Fluidized Bed Hydrogen Generator for Fuel Cells, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, (In press)
Provisional Patents / Said Elnashaie, Zhongxiang Chen and Pradeep Prasad (2003), A Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Reformer for the Production of Pure Hydrogen for Fuel Cells from Liquid Hydrocarbons, U.S. Provisional Patent #60/467,072, Filing Date: May 1, 2003
Said Elnashaie and Pradeep Prasad (2003), Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reformer Using Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, U.S. Provisional Patent #60/515,882, Filing Date: Oct 30, 2003
Conference PapersPresentations / Pradeep Prasad and S.S.E.H. Elnashaie (2001), Membrane Circulating Fluidized Bed Reformer for the Efficient Production of Hydrogen from Hydrocarbons, AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV
Zhongxiang Chen, Pradeep Prasad and Said Elnashaie (2002), The Coupling of Catalytic Steam Reforming and Oxidative Reforming of Methane to Produce Pure Hydrogen in a Novel Circulating Fast Fluidization Bed Membrane Reformer, Preprints of Symposia - American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, 47(1), 111-113
Pradeep Prasad and S.S.E.H. Elnashaie (2002), Novel Membrane Circulating Fluidized Bed Reformer for the Efficient Production of Hydrogen from Natural Gas, 14th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Montreal, Canada
Pradeep Prasad and S.S.E.H. Elnashaie (2002), Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas using a Novel Membrane Circulating Fluidized Bed Reformer, Proceedings of the Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE) and 16th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Vol. 2 (ISBN 9834114710)
Pradeep Prasad, Z. Chen and S.S.E.H. Elnashaie (2002), Carbon Dioxide Sequestration to Improve the Performance of a Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Steam Reformer, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
Pradeep Prasad and Said Elnashaie (2003), Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Steam Reformer: Comparison of Cocurrent and Countercurrent Membrane Operation, 14th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Meeting of the National Hydrogen Association, WashingtonD.C.
Pradeep Prasad, Parag Garhyan and Said Elnashaie (2003) Innovative Circulating Fluidized Bed Design for Hydrogen Production, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Pradeep Prasad, Parag Garhyan and Said Elnashaie (2003), Novel Circulating Fluidized Bed Reformer Design for Efficient Production of Hydrogen Using Techniques for Breaking the Equilibrium Barrier, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Parag Garhyan, Pradeep Prasad and Said Elnashaie (2003), Maximization of Ethanol Production using Bifurcation Analysis, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Computer Skills / Languages: Fortran, C, HTML, VBA
Mathematical Tools: IMSL, MATLAB, FEMLAB, Polymath, GAMS
Software:Aspen Plus, Lingo, AUTO 86/97, Control Station, Phaser
Coursework / Chemical Reaction Engineering
Transport Phenomena
Chemical Thermodynamics
Polymer Chemical Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Analysis / Process Synthesis, Simulation & Optimization
Non-Linear Systems
State Variable Analysis of Linear Systems
Process Dynamics & Control
Numerical Analysis
Numerical Matrix Analysis
Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
Memberships and Activities / American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Treasurer and Member of Executive Committee in the Indian Students Association (’99 - ‘00)
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