ndergraduate students who are interested in research projects in our lab. can either sign up for an MQP (Major Qualifying Project) or see if there are any opportunities for a summer research job. A listing of current MQPs will be posted on this site, which we hope to keep up-to-date, but this may not happen and the best plan is to see Prof. Dixon as project availability can depend on the state of the research.

ajor qualifying projects for AY 2017/18 - Professor Anthony G. Dixon

Project 1: “Spheres with holes for H2 production” – evaluation of new catalysts for hydrogen production from natural gas. Uses Fluent CFD to simulate packed tubes with conventional and new particle shapes.

Project 2: “Conversion of biodiesel by-product glycerol” – investigate the feasibility of the liquid-phase transacetylization of glycerol over amberlyst-15 exchange resin catalyst using fixed bed technology. Uses COMSOL Multiphysics.

Project 3: “Design of novel reactors for energy efficiency” – design of radial-flow fixed-bed reactors to reduce energy loss through pressure drop while maintaining reaction conversion. Uses COMSOL Multiphysics.

For more information, see Prof. Dixon (agdixon@wpi.edu)