Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina

Michael D. Amiridis

Phone 803.777.7294
Fax 803.777.8265

E-mail

3A01 Swearingen
Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina
301 Main St.
Columbia, SC 29208

Michael D. Amiridis

Professor and Dean

Curriculum Vitae

I. Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (1991)
Diploma, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1985)

II. Honors & Awards:
a. Teaching

R. A. Ragatz Teaching Award; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987,1989).
Excellence in Teaching Award; Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990).
Excellence in Teaching Award; Mortar Board, University of South Carolina (1994, 1995, 1997).
Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award; Office of the Provost, University of South Carolina (1998).
Samuel Litman Distinguished Professor Award; College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina (2002).
Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching Award; Office of the Provost, University of South Carolina (2004).

b. Research

Catalysis Today Top Cited 2004 Article Award, Elsevier (2005).
Research Achievement Award; College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina (2005).
CAREER Award; National Science Foundation (1996).
Golden Key Award for Integration of Undergraduate Teaching and Research; Golden Key Honor Society, University of South Carolina (2000).

c. Editorial Appointments

Editorial Board; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (1998-2004)
Editorial Board; Catalysis Communications (2005-Date).
Guest Editor; Issue on "Fundamentals of Oxide Catalysts"; Catalysis Today; Volume 28(4), (1996).
Guest Editor; Issue on "NOx Abatement in Lean-burn and Diesel"; Catalysis Today; in press (2004).
Technical Committee; International Gold 2006 Conference; Limerick, Ireland; September 2006.

d. Student

Undergraduate National Scholarship (top 5%); National Scholarship Foundation of Greece (1981-1985).
Outstanding Graduation Award; Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) (1985).
Top Graduate (class of 1985); Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki.

III. Memberships

Member of AIChE, ACS, North American Catalysis Society.
Programming vice-chair, Group 20a, AIChE (2003-2004).
Programming Chair, Group 20a, AIChE (2004-2005)
Registered professional engineer (Greece/European Union).

IV. Publications

1.		S. A. Goddard, M. D. Amiridis, J. E. Rekoske, N. Cardona-Martinez, and J.A. Dumesic, "Kinetic Simulation of Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes: Ethane Hydrogenolysis over Supported Group VIII Metals", Journal of Catalysis, 117(1), 155-169, (1989).
2.		M. D. Amiridis, J. E. Rekoske, J. A. Dumesic, D.F. Rudd, N.D. Spencer, and C.J. Pereira, "Simulation of Methane Partial Oxidation over Silica-Supported MoO₃ and V₂O₅", AIChE Journal, 37(1), 87-97, (1991).
3.		R. Schmidt, M.D. Amiridis, J. A. Dumesic, L. M. Zelewski, and W. S. Millman, "In Situ Mossbauer Spectroscopy Studies of Fe-Y Zeolites for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia", Journal of Physical Chemistry, 96(20), 8142-8149, (1992).
4.		M.D. Amiridis, F. A. Puglisi, J. A. Dumesic, W. S. Millman, and N.-Y. Topsoe, "Kinetic and Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Fe-Y Zeolites for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia", Journal of Catalysis, 142(2), 572-584, (1993).
5.		C. J. Pereira and M.D. Amiridis, "NOx Control from Stationary Sources: Overview of Regulations, Technology and Research Frontiers", ACS Symposium Series, 587, 1-13, (1995).
6.		M. D. Amiridis, B. K. Na and E. I. Ko, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH₃ over Aerogels of Titania, Silica and Vanadia", ACS Symposium Series, 587, 32-41, (1995).
7.		M. D. Amiridis and J.P. Solar, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia over V₂O₅/TiO₂, V₂O₅/TiO₂/SiO₂ and V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂: Effect of Vanadia Content on the Activation Energy", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 35(3), 978-981, (1996).
8.		I. E. Wachs, G. Deo, B. M. Weckhuysen, A. Andreini, M.A. Vuurman, M. de Boer, and M.D. Amiridis, "The Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH₃ over Supported Vanadia Catalysts", Journal of Catalysis, 161(1), 211-221, (1996).
9.		M. D. Amiridis, I. E. Wachs, G. Deo, J.-M. Jehng, and D.S. Kim, "Reactivity of V₂O₅/TiO₂ Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH₃: Influence of Vanadia Loading, H₂O and SO₂", Journal of Catalysis, 161(1), 247-253, (1996).
10.		M. D. Amiridis, T. Zhang, and R. J. Farrauto, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Hydrocarbons", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 10(1-3), 203-227, (1996).
11.		C. Lin, J.A. Ritter, and M.D. Amiridis, "Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Nanostructure of SiO₂-Al₂O₃ Xerogels", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 215(2-3), 146-154, (1997).
12.		K..L. Roberts and M.D. Amiridis, "Kinetic Investigation of the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Propylene over Pt/Al₂O₃", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 36(9), 3528-3532, (1997).
13.		C.H. Ho, S.A. Chen, M.D. Amiridis, and J.W. Van Zee, "Dispersion Polymerization of Styrene in Alcohol Media: Effect of Initiator Concentration, Solvent Polarity, and Temperature on the Rate of Polymerization", Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 35, 2907-2915, (1997).
14.		M.D. Amiridis, K.L. Roberts, and C.J. Pereira, "The Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Propylene over Pt Supported on Dealuminated Y Zeolite", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 14(1-4), 203-209, (1997).
15.		T. Zhang and M.D. Amiridis, "Hydrogen Production via the Direct Cracking of Methane over Silica-Supported Nickel Catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 167(2), 161-172, (1998).
16.		S. Krishnamoorthy, J.P. Baker, and M.D. Amiridis, "Catalytic Oxidation of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene over V₂O₅/TiO₂-based Catalysts", Catalysis Today, 40(1), 39-46, (1998).
17.		D.K. Captain, K.L. Roberts and M.D. Amiridis, "The Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Propylene over Pt/SiO₂", Catalysis Today, 42(1-2), 93-100, (1998).
18.		M.D. Amiridis, R.V. Duevel and I.E. Wachs, "The Effect of Metal Oxide Additives on the Reactivity of V₂O₅/TiO₂ Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Ammonia", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 20(2), 111-122, (1999).
19.		S. Krishnamoorthy and M.D. Amiridis, "Kinetic and In-situ FTIR Studies of the Catalytic Oxidation of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene over V₂O₅/Al₂O₃ Catalysts", Catalysis Today, 51(2), 3-14, (1999).
20.		S. Lomnicki, I. Yeskendirov, Z. Xu, M. Waters and M.D. Amiridis, “Catalytic Destruction of Polychlorinated Organics over Commercial SCR Catalysts”, Organohalogen Compounds, 40, 481-484, (1999).
21.		D.K. Captain and M.D. Amiridis, "In situ FTIR Studies of the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by C₃H₆ over Pt/Al₂O₃", Journal of Catalysis, 184(2), 377-389, (1999).
22.		V. Rajagopalan and M.D. Amiridis, ""Hot Coal Gas" Desulfurization by Perovskite-Type Sorbents", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 38(10), 3886-3891, (1999).
23.		R. Aiello, J.E. Fiscus, H.C. zur Loye and M.D. Amiridis, "Hydrogen Production via the Direct Cracking of Methane over Ni/ SiO₂: Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration", Applied Catalysis A: General, 192(2), 227-234, (2000).
24.		S. Krishnamoorthy, J.A. Rivas and M.D. Amiridis, "Catalytic Oxidation of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene over Supported Transition Metal Oxides", Journal of Catalysis, 193(2), 264-272, (2000).
25.		D. K. Captain and M.D. Amiridis, "NO Reduction by Propylene over Pt/SiO₂: An In-situ FTIR Study", Journal of Catalysis, 194, 222-232, (2000).
26.		K. Poplawski, J. Lichtenberger, F.J. Keil, K. Schnitzlein and M.D. Amiridis, "Catalytic Oxidation of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene over ABO₃-Type Perovskites", Catalysis Today, 62, 329-336, (2000).
27.		M. T. Drexler and M.D. Amiridis, "Heterogeneous Synthesis of Flavanone over MgO", Catalysis of Organic Reactions, ed. by M. E. Ford, Marcell Deker, Inc., 451-457, (2000).
28.		C. M. Parler, J. A. Ritter and M. D. Amiridis, "Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Sol-Gel Derived Mixed-Metal Oxides", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 279(2-3), 119-125, (2001).
29.		J.J. Krueger, M.D. Amiridis and H.J. Ploehn, “Modelling Mass Transfer and Interfacial Reactions in Three Liquid Phase Transfer Catalysis”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 40(14), 3158-3163, (2001).
30.		C. Mihut, D.K. Captain, F. Gadala-Maria and M.D. Amiridis, "Review: Recycling of Nylon from Carpet Waste", Polymer Engineering & Science, 41(9), 1457-1470, (2001).
31.		Y. Fan, V. Rajagopalan, G.E. Suares and M.D. Amiridis, “Use of an “Unreacted Shrinking Core” Model in the Reaction of H₂S with Perovskite-Type Sorbents”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 40(22), 4767-4770, (2001).
32.		C. Mihut, B. D. Chandler and M.D. Amiridis, "Bimetallic Pt-Au Cluster-Derived Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Propylene", Catalysis Communications, 3(3), 91-97, (2002).
33.		M. T. Drexler and M. D. Amiridis, “Kinetic Investigation of the Heterogeneous Synthesis of Flavanone over MgO”, Catalysis Letters, 79(1-4), 175-181, (2002).
34.		S.C. Hargrove-Leak and M.D. Amiridis, "Substitution Effects in the Heterogeneous Catalytic Synthesis of Flavanones over MgO", Catalysis Communications, 3(12), 557-563, (2002).
35.		D.K. Captain, C. Mihut, J.A. Dumesic and M.D. Amiridis, "On the Mechanism of the NO Reduction by Propylene over Supported Pt Catalysts", Catalysis Letters, 83(3-4), 109-114, (2002).
36.		C. Mihut, C. Descorme, D. Duprez and M.D. Amiridis, "Kinetic and Spectroscopic Characterization of Cluster-Derived Supported Pt-Au Catalysts", Journal of Catalysis, 212(1), 125-135, (2002).
37.		M. T. Drexler and M. D. Amiridis, "The Effect of Solvents on the Heterogeneous Synthesis of Flavanone over MgO", Journal of Catalysis, 214(1), 136-145, (2003).
38.		S. Lomnicki, J. Lichtenberger, Z. Xu, M. Waters, J. Kosman and M.D. Amiridis, "Catalytic Oxidation of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol over Vanadia/Titania-Based Catalysts", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 46(1), 105-119, (2003).
39.		M. D. Amiridis, C. Mihut, M. Maciejewski and A. Baiker, "The Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Hydrocarbons over Pt- and Ir-based catalysts", Topics in Catalysis, 28(1-4), 141-150, (2004).
40.		J. Lichtenberger and M.D. Amiridis, "Catalytic Oxidation of Chlorinated Aromatics over V₂O₅/TiO₂ Catalysts", Journal of Catalysis, 223(2), 296-308, (2004).
41.		S. H. Overbury, L. Ortiz-Soto, H. Zhu, B. Lee, M. D. Amiridis and S. Dai, "Comparison of Au Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Titania and Silica: Separation of the Effects of Au Particle Size and Metal-Support Interactions", Catalysis Letters, 95(3-4), 99-106, (2004).
42.		Z. Liu and M. D. Amiridis, "FT-IRRAS Spectroscopic Studies of the Interaction of Avidin with Biotinylated Dendrimer Surfaces", Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 35(3-4), 197-203, (2004).
43.		G. Lafaye, C. T. Williams and M.D. Amiridis, "Synthesis and Microscopic Characterization of Dendrimer-derived Ru/Al₂O₃ Catalysts", Catalysis Letters, 96(1-2), 43-47, (2004).
44.		D. S. Deutsch, G. Lafaye, D. Liu, B. D. Chandler, C. T. Williams and M. D. Amiridis, "Decomposition and Activation of Pt-Dendrimer Nanocomposites on a Silica Support", Catalysis Letters, 97(3-4), 139-143, (2004).
45.		Y. Su and M. D. Amiridis, "In-situ FTIR Studies of the Mechanism of NOx Storage and Reduction on Pt/Ba/Al₂O₃ Catalysts", Catalysis Today, 96(1-2), 31-41, (2004).
46.		J. Lichtenberger and M. D. Amiridis, "Deactivation of V₂O₅/TiO₂ Catalysts During the Oxidation of meta-Dichlorobenzene in the presence of Methyl-Naphthalene", Catalysis Today, 98(3), 447-453, (2004).
47.		G. Lafaye, C. Mihut, C. Especel, P. Marecot and M. D. Amiridis, "FTIR Characterization Studies of Allumina-Supported Bimetallic Rh-Ge Catalysts Prepared by Surface Redox Reactions", Langmuir, 20(24), 10612-10616, (2004).
48.		Z. Liu, M.D. Amiridis and Y. Chen, "Characterization of CuO supported on Tetragonal-ZrO₂", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(3), 1251-1255, (2005).
49.		O. S. Alexeev, F. Li, M.D. Amiridis, and B.C. Gates, "Effects of Adsorbates on Supported Platinum and Iridium Clusters: Characterization in Reactive Atmospheres and During Alkene Hydrogenation Catalysis by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy ", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(6), 2338-2349, (2005).
50.		T. Mizugaki, C. E. Hetrick, M. Murata, K. Ebitani, M.D. Amiridis, and K. Kaneda, "Quaternary Ammonium Dendrimers as Lewis Base Catalysts for the Mukaiyama-Aldol Reaction", Chemistry Letters, 34(3), 420-421, (2005).
51.		S.C. Hargrove-Leak, J. Lichtenberger and M.D. Amiridis, "Investigation of Chlorine Substitution Effects in the Claisen-Schmidt Condensation of 2’-hydroxyacetophenone with Chlorobenzaldehydes over MgO", Catalysis of Organic Reactions, ed. by J. Sowa, CRC Press, 385-391, (2005).
52.		S. Y. Chin, O. S. Alexeev, and M.D. Amiridis, "Preferential Oxidation of CO under Excess H₂ Conditions over Ru Catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 286(2), 157-166, (2005).
53.		Z. Liu and M.D. Amiridis, "Quantitative FT-IRRAS Spectroscopic Studies of the Interaction of Avidin with Biotin on Functionalized Quartz Surfaces", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(35), 16866-16872, (2005).
54.		Z. Liu and M.D. Amiridis, "FT-IRRAS Quantitative Analysis of Specific Avidin Adsorption on Biotinylated Au Surfaces", Surface Science, 596(1-3), 117-125, (2005).
55.		O. S. Alexeev, S. Y. Chin, M. H. Engelhard, L. B. Ortiz-Soto, and M. D. Amiridis, "Effects of Reduction Temperature and Metal-Support Interactions on the Catalytic Activity of Pt/_Y-Al₂O₃ and Pt/TiO₂ for the Oxidation of CO in the Presence and Absence of H₂", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(49), 23430-23443, (2005).
56.		S.Y. Chin, Y.-H. Chin, and M.D. Amiridis, "Hydrogen Production via the Catalytic Cracking of Ethane over Ni/SiO₂ Catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General, 300(1), 8-13, (2006).
57.		S. Y. Chin, C. T. Williams and M.D. Amiridis, "FTIR Studies of CO Adsorption on Al₂O₃- and SiO₂-Supported Ru Catalysts", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(2), 871-882, (2006).
58.		L. B. Ortiz-Soto, J. R. Monnier, and M. D. Amiridis, "Structure-Sensitivity of Propylene Hydrogenation over Cluster-Derived Bimetallic Pt-Au Catalysts", accepted on 11/8/05 in Catalysis Letters.
59.		J. Lichtenberger, S. C. Hargrove-Leak and M. D. Amiridis, "In situ FTIR Study of the Adsorption and Reaction of 2’-Hydroxyacetophenone and Benzaldehyde on MgO", Journal of Catalysis, in press (12/22/05).
60.		Z. Liu, J. A. Cortes, M. Mustian and M. D. Amiridis, "Effect of Basic Properties of MgO on the Heterogeneous Synthesis of Flavanones", accepted on 1/12/06 in Applied Catalysis A: General.
61.		L. B. Ortiz-Soto, O. S. Alexeev, and M.D. Amiridis, "Low Temperature Oxidation of CO over Cluster-Derived Platinum-Gold Catalysts", accepted on 1/18/06 in Langmuir.
62.		S. Krishnamoorthy and M. D. Amiridis, "Use of V₂O₅/TiO₂-based Catalysts for Emission Control Applications", Proceedings 4th International Conference on the Protection and Restoration of the Environment, 469-475, (1998).
63.		D. K. Captain, C. Mihut and M. D. Amiridis, "Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide over Supported Platinum Catalysts", Proceedings 5th International Conference on the Protection and Restoration of the Environment, 1007-1014, (2000).
64.		J. Lichtenberger and M. D. Amiridis, "Catalytic Destruction of Chlorinated Aromatics over V₂O₅/TiO₂ Catalysts", Proceedings 6th International Conference on the Protection and Restoration of the Environment, 1057-1063, (2002).
65.		S. Yu and M. D. Amiridis, "In situ FTIR Studies of NOx Storage Reduction Catalysts", Proceedings 7th International Conference on the Protection and Restoration of the Environment, XV3 1-8, (2004).

V. Patents

"Compositions for Use in Catalytic Cracking to Make Reduced Sulfur Content Gasoline", U.S. Patent No. 6,036,847 (3/14/00); European Patent Application EP 0798362 [with M.S. Ziebarth, R.H. Harding, and R.F. Wormsbecher].