Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Ph.D., P.E.
Department of Chemical Engineering
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856.256.5314
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Education
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, February, 1983.
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, January, 1979.
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill, June, 1977.
Professional Experience
Rowan University, College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Program, (September, 1997 - Present)
Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
Visiting Professor, January 2006, Summer 2003
Rowan University, College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Assistant Dean of Engineering, (February, 1995 - September, 1997)
Rowan University, College of Engineering, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Director of Engineering, (July, 1993 - February, 1995)
Rowan University (Glassboro State College), Glassboro, NJ 08028
Assistant Professor (tenured 9/94), Department of Mathematics, (September, 1989 -June, 1995)
Rowan University (Glassboro State College), Glassboro, NJ 08028
Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematics, (September, 1985 - September, 1989)
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Engineering Technology Laboratory, Wilmington, DE 19899
Research Engineer, (February, 1983 - September, 1985)
University of Delaware, Department of Chemical Engineering, Newark, DE 19717
Lecturer and Research Associate II, (February, 1979 - February, 1980)
Professional Activities and Memberships
Professional Engineering License (DE), March, 1988
Editorial Board, Formación Universitaria, Centro de Información Tecnológica, La Serena, Chile
Reviewer, Journal of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Vice-Chair, American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Delaware Valley Section
Member, Delaware Association of Professional Engineers
Member, American Society for Engineering Education
Awards
Best Paper, International Division, American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
Nominee, Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, Rowan University, 2007
Isco Leading Researcher, December, 1994
Excellence in Scholarship Award, Hispanic Association of Higher Education, NJ, 1993
Invited Course and Workshop Presentations
2007
Novel Experiments, Experimental Design and Analysis throughout the Engineering Curriculum (with R. P. Hesketh and S. Farrell)
ASEE Summer School for Chemical Engineering Faculty, Pullman, WA, July28-August 2, 2007.
Workshop on the Global Engineering Education Challenge for the Americas, Global Service Learning in Engineering (with T. Colledge, Pennsylvania State University)
The Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, Tampico, Mexico, May 29 – June 1, 2007.
1991-2007
Optimization of Experimental Design in the Analytical Laboratory
Analytical Laboratory Data Analysis by Statistical Methods
Eastern Analytical Symposium, Sommerset, NJ and Atlantic City, NJ
2006
Airlift Technology in Aquaculture Systems Design (in Spanish)
Universidad Católica del Norte Sede Coquimbo, Chile
1990
Optimization of Experimental Design in the Analytical Laboratory
Applications in Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography (with Dr. Mary Ellen McNally, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.)
Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ.
1988-1996
Applications in Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography (with Drs. Mary Ellen McNally and Julia Wheeler, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.)
Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ.
Publications and Presentations
Gephardt, Z. Otero, James D’aloia, Gakuo Ndonga and Kate Lillis, Airlift Technology Models for Aquaculture Applications: Predictive Tools for System Performance and Optimization, invited presentation, International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, Roanoke, VA,
July 25 – 28, 2008.
Gephardt, Zenaida Otero and Stephanie Farrell, Integrating Experimental Design Throughout the Curriculum to enhance Student Learning: First and Senior Year Team-Based Projects, accepted, Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-25, 2008.
Gephardt, Zenaida Otero, John Natoli and Marvin Harris, A Laboratory Safety Program to Promote Student Safety Consciousness, Enhance the Curriculum and Strengthen University-Industry Interactions, accepted, Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-25, 2008.
Gephardt, Z. Otero and Danielle Jones, A Distillation Column Simulation to Introduce Experimental Design Strategies to Undergraduates: An Innovative and Cost Effective Teaching Tool for Collaboration with Developing Curricula, accepted, Annual Conference, Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 4-8, 2008.
Farrell, Stephanie, Robert Hesketh and Zenaida Otero Gephardt, A Project-Based Introduction to Data Analysis for Freshmen, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2007.
Gephardt, Z. Otero and Joel Barraza, Chemical Engineering Principles in the Optimization of Abalone Aquaculture: An International Engineering Clinic, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Joshua R. Wyrick, Dustin M. Kuzan, Carolyn D. Braun, Jared S. Krause , David M. Santino and Mary E. Wellspeak, Developing Global Engineers: An Integrated Approach to International Projects, Proceedings, Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, selected best paper in International Division, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007.
Publications and Presentations (cont.)
Gephardt, Zenaida Otero, Dianne Dorland, Mariano Savelski, Beena Sukumaran, John C. Chen and John L. Schmalzel, Service Learning Multidisciplinary Projects to Develop Diverse Global Engineers, Proceedings of the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, Tampico, Mexico, May 29 – June 1, 2007.
Sukumaran, Beena, Dianne Dorland, Kauser Jahan, Jess Everett, Jennifer Kadlowec, Zenaida Otero Gephardt, and Steven Chin, Engineering Clinics: An Integration of Research into the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum, Chapter 19 in Karukstis, Kerry K. and Timothy E. Elg, eds., Developing and Sustaining a Research-Supportive Curriculum: A Compendium of Successful Practices, Council on Undergraduate Research Publication, 2007
Farrell, Stephanie, C. Stewart Slater, Robert P. Hesketh, Mariano J. Savelski, Brian G. Lefebvre, Kevin D. Dahm, and Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Academic-Industrial-Government Collaboration through the Engineering Clinic Program at Rowan University, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, San Francisco, CA, November 12-17, 2006.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Yusuf A. Mehta, Dianne Dorland, Mariano Savelski, Shreekanth A. Mandayam, John C. Chen, Beena Sukumaran, Edward C. Smith, Craig S. Katz, A Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Project-Based Team Pedagogy to Develop Global Engineers: A Comprehensive Effort at Rowan University, 9th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education, Newport, Rhode Island, November 2-5, 2006.
Gephardt, Z. Otero and D. Kessler III, A LabVIEWTM Based Data Acquisition, Monitoring and Control Strategy to Optimize Abalone Aquaculture Systems, invited presentation, Annual Conference for Recirculating Aquaculture, Roanoke, VA, July 2006.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Engineering Data Analysis and Experimental Design in a Unit Operations Course, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, Ill, June 2006.
Sukumaran, B., K. Jahan, D. Dorland, J. Everett, J. Kadlowec, Z. Gephardt and S. Chin, Engineering Clinics: An Integration of Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum,
Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 26 (3), pp115-121, March 2006.
Gephardt, Z. Otero and C. Letelier, Aeration and Oxygenation in Barraza, J., ed. Applied Engineering in Aquaculture Systems, Universidad Católica del Norte press, Coquimbo, Chile, 2006 (in Spanish).
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Troubleshooting in the Engineering Curriculum: An Integrated Approach in a Process Fluids Transport Course, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005.
Publications and Presentations (cont.)
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Integrating Engineering Statistical Analysis into the Curriculum: A Hands-on Approach Using Catsup Rheology Measurements, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, C. Ponce and J. O. Valderrama, Rowan University and La Universidad de La Serena: An International Collaboration for Teaching and Research, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland ,Oregon, June 2005.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, A Simple Fluid Mechanics Experiment to Integrate Engineering Data Analysis into the Curriculum and Increase Understanding of Complex Fluids, Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.
Dipaolo, E., Z. Otero Gephardt and P. Mosto, H. pluvialis Growth for Astaxanthin Production Optimization, Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 2004. – Awarded 2nd Place in Category.
Baldwin, D., E. DiPaolo, W. Henderson and Z. Otero Gephardt, Optimization of
Astaxanthin Extraction from Microalgae for Salmon Feed, Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 2004.
Baldwin, D., E. DiPaolo, W. Henderson and Z. Otero Gephardt, Supercritical
Extraction of Carotenoids from Microalgae for Salmon Feed: An International
Collaboration, Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American
Society for Engineering Education, North Branch, NJ, April 2004.
Kuritz, B., J. Hearne, A. Toback, R.P. Hesketh, A.J. Marchese, and Z. O. Gephardt, Application of Experimental Design in the Steady State Particulate Exposure Levels in a 1992 International School Bus, Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, Detroit, MI, March 8-11, 2004.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Clínica de Ingeniería, un Componente Clave en el Curriculum de
las Carreras de Ingeniería, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de La
Serena, La Serena, Chile, July 2003.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Acreditación de Programas de Pre- y Posgrado, Directorate of
Graduate Studies, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile, July 2003.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Acreditación de Programas de Pregrado en Ingeniería: La
Experiencia de Rowan University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad
de La Serena, La Serena, Chile, July 2003.
Publications and Presentations (cont.)
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Diseño Experimental para Investigación en Posgrado, Directorate
of Graduate Studies and Department of Chemistry, Universidad de La Serena, La
Serena, Chile, July 2003.
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Experimental Design: An Indispensable Tool for Scientists and Engineers, Presented at the Meeting of the South Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society, September 18, 2001.
Ramachandran, R., R. Ordonez, S. Farrell, Z. Gephardt and H. Zhang, National Science Foundation Showcase Event, Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering
Education, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.
Keil, Zenaida Otero, Academic/Industrial Partnerships to Enhance Learning and Strengthen Curriculum and Research, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
Keil, Zenaida Otero and M. Basantis, An Industrial Internship Program to Enhance Student Learning and Marketability, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
Keil, Zenaida Otero and Robert Hesketh, Building Bridges: A Course to Transition Chemistry Students to Chemical Engineering, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
Jahan, K, B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z. Otero Keil, AWE: An Outreach Workshop for Middle School Girls, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z. Otero Keil, AWE: A Workshop for Attracting Middle School Girls, WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs and Advocate Networks)
Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 2000.
Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z. Otero Keil, AWE: An Attracting/Mentoring Program for Girls, Proceedings of the National Conference of the Society of Women Engineers, Washington, DC, June 2000.
Keil, Z. Otero, Analytical Data Analysis by Statistical Methods, Laboratory Workshop Presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the New Jersey Water Environment Association,
Atlantic City, NJ, May 1-5, 2000.
Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z. Otero Keil, Attracting Women into Engineering, Report to the EiF Foundation, New Jersey, December 1999.
Publications and Presentations (cont.)
Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z. Otero Keil, J. Ferraris, S. Perlis, L. Callahan and M. Jacques, Mentoring Experiences by Faculty and Students, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Middle Atlantic Section Regional Conference, Harrisburg, PA, November 5-6, 1999.
Jahan, K., B. Sukumaran, L. Head and Z. Otero Keil, AWE: Attracting Women into Engineering, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Middle Atlantic Section Regional Conference, Harrisburg, PA, November 5-6, 1999.
Keil, Z. Otero, On-Site Courses and Graduate/Undergraduate Projects to Enhance Academic/Industrial Partnerships, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Mid-Atlantic Section Regional Conference, Howard University, Washington, DC,
November 6-7, 1998.
Keil, Z. Otero, K. Jahan and B. Sukumaran, Interdisciplinary Engineering Clinic Courses to Enhance Student Learning, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Mid-Atlantic Section Regional Conference, Howard University, Washington, DC,
November 6-7, 1998.
Keil, Z. Otero, Teaching ChE Principles Using Process Design Software, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 26- July 1, 1998,
Seattle, WA.
Keil, Z. Otero, A Student Designed Ketchup Manufacturing Process, Presented at the Rowan University Professional Conference, Glassboro, NJ, May, 1998.
Zhou, Min, Richard K. Trubey, Zenaida O. Keil and Donald Sparks, Study of the Effects of Environmental Variables and Supercritical fluid Extraction Parameters on the Extractability of Pesticide Residues from soils Using a Multivariate Optimization Scheme,
Environ. Sci. Technol., 1997, 31, 1934-1939.
Keil, Z. Otero, M., Zhou, and R.K. Trubey, Multivariate Design Schemes for Rapid Optimization of Supercritical Fluid Extraction in Agricultural Applications, presented
at the Gordon Research Conference on Statistics in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
July, 1997.
Keil, Z. Otero, On-Site Graduate Courses to Enhance University/Industry Collaboration,
Presented at the Rowan University Professional Conference, Glassboro, NJ, May, 1997.
Publications and Presentations (cont.)
Zhou, M., R.K. Trubey, Z.O. Keil, and D.L. Sparks, A Study of the Effects of Environmental Variables and Supercritical Fluid Extraction Parameters on the Extractability of Pesticide Residues from Soils Using a Multivariate Optimization Scheme, Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Orlando, Fl, August, 1996.
Tracey, J.H., Z. Otero Keil, T.R. Chandrupatla, R.A. Dusseau, J.L. Schmalzel, and C.S. Slater,
The Rowan Vision: Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Presented at the Middle Atlantic Section Regional Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1996.
Schmalzel, J.L., T.R. Chandrupatla, R.A. Dusseau, Z. Otero Keil, C.S. Slater, and J.H. Tracey,
Redesigning the Engineering Curricula: Combining the Best Features, Proceedings of the Gulf Southwest Section Regional Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, March, 1996, San Antonio, TX, 615-618.
Keil, Z. Otero, Optimization of Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Isco Leading Researcher Lecture, Valley Forge, PA, December, 1994.
Keil, Z. Otero, Optimization of Experimental Design in the Analytical Laboratory, Manual for shortcourse, Eastern Analytical Symposium, (originally written, November, 1991), revised, November, 1994.
Keil, Z. Otero, Statistical Experimental Design: A Tool for Scientists and Engineers, Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, GA, March, 1993.
Keil, Z. Otero, Statistical Experimental Design: An Engineering Application, Presented at Rowan College of NJ, Glassboro, NJ, October, 1992.