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Polly R. Piergiovanni Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering 264 Acopian Engineering Center (610) 330-5431 FAX: (610) 330-5059 piergiop@lafayette.edu |
Common Courses TaughtIntroduction to EngineeringChemical Engineering Computing Process Control ChE Laboratory II Biochemical Engineering Educational backgroundPhD Chemical Engineering, University of HoustonRotary International Scholar, Universitat Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany B.S. Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University Research interestProduction of Biopolymers by bacteria, Modeling and Analysis of Cancer Cell Growth in Suspension, Yeast Fermentation in an Airlift Reactor, Using Legos® in Process ControlRecent publicationsPiergiovanni, P.R., “Simple, Low-Cost Demonstrations for UO II (Mass Transfer Operations)”, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 2313, Nashville, TN Moor, S.S., Piergiovanni, P.R., “Experiments in the Classroom: Examples of Inductive Learning with Classroom-Friendly Laboratory Kits”, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 3213, Nashville, TN. Moor, S.S., and Piergiovanni, P.R., “Learning Process Control with Legos”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 1526, Salt Lake City, UT. AwardsAwarded the Joseph J. Martin Award for the best paper presented at the annual 2004 ASEE meeting Marquis Distinguished Teaching Award for distinctive and extraordinary teaching in May 2008 Professional organization membershipMember of the American Society of Engineering EducatorsTau Beta Pi |
