Casey Hetrick received his degree in chemical engineering from Kansas State University in May of 2003. During his undergraduate study, Casey conducted research for Dr. Keith Hohn at Kansas State while also teaching and tutoring undergraduates in the chemistry department. In August of 2003, he joined Dr. Amiridis' group to begin his study of heterogeneous catalysts, particularly metal oxides. Catalyst characterization and kinetic and spectroscopic studies are being used to understand and improve the oxidation of chlorinated VOCs with a focus on chlorinated aromatics. In 2004 and 2005, Casey worked with Prof. Kaneda at Osaka University on homogeneously catalyzed reactions and was also a mentor for the undergraduates in the Japan NSF-REU Program .
Email: hetrickc@engr.sc.edu
T. Mizugaki, C.E. Hetrick, M. Murata, K. Ebitani, M.D. Amiridis, K. Kaneda. “Quaternary ammonium dendrimers as lewis base catalysts for Mukaiyama-aldol reaction.” Chemistry Letters 34 (2005) 420-421
C.E. Hetrick, J. Lichtenberger, M.D. Amiridis, “Catalytic oxidation of chlorophenol over V 2 O 5 /TiO 2 catalysts.” Submitted to Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
“Influence of Steam on m -Dichlorobenzene Deep Oxidation over V 2 O5/TiO 2 catalysts” Casey E. Hetrick, Florian Patcas, Michael D. Amiridis (University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering); 3 rd Biennial Graduate Student Research Symposium – USC Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Organization; April, 2007
“Influence of Steam on m -Dichlorobenzene Destructive Oxidation over V 2 O 5 /TiO 2 catalysts.” Casey E. Hetrick, Florian Patcas, Michael D. Amiridis (University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering); University of South Carolina – Graduate Student Day; Columbia, SC April, 2007
“Oxidation of o -Chlorophenol over V 2 O 5 /TiO 2 Catalysts.” Casey Hetrick , Michael D. Amiridis , Janine Lichtenberger , Kiyotomi Kaneda . ( University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering; Osaka University, Department of Materials Engineering Science); 86 th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan; Nihon University; March, 2006
“The oxidation of o -chlorophenol over a V 2 O 5 /TiO 2 catalyst” Casey Hetrick, Janine Lichtenberger, Michael D. Amiridis (University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering); 2005 Annual AIChE Meeting; Cincinnati, OH; November, 2005
“Hydroxylation of Benzene using H 2 O 2 over V/a-Zr(HPO 4 ) 2 ” Casey Hetrick , Tomoo Mizugaki , Kohki Ebitani , Michael D. Amiridis , Kiyotomi Kaneda ( University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering; Osaka University, Department of Materials Engineering Science); 2006 Annual Southeastern Catalysis Society Meeting; Asheville, NC; September, 2006
Distinctions and Awards
President – ChEGSO
Graduate Student Recruiting Coordinator – Department of Chemical Engineering