Professor Juan Bravo Suárez, PhD
School of Engineering - Chemical & Petroleum EngineeringAssistant Professor
jjbravo@ku.edu
Primary office:
785-864-8299
Learned Hall
Room 4151
Room 4151
The University of Kansas
1530 W. 15th Street
Second office:
785-864-8299
No Address
Room LSRL-C-145F
Room LSRL-C-145F
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Santander
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Atlantico
Teaching Interests
- Mass Transfer, Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Kinetics & Reactor Design, Catalysis
Research Interests
- Catalysis
- Fuels
- Chemicals
- Spectroscopy
- Kinetics
- Materials
- Biomass
- Natural gas
Education
- University of Atlantico, Colombia, Chemical Engineering, B.S. 1997
- Virginia Polytech Institute & State University, Chemical Engineering, Visiting Scholar 2000-2003
- Ind University of Santander, Colombia, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 2004
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, Postdoc Researcher 2004-2008
- Lawrence Berkeley National La, Postdoc Fellow 2008-2009
- The University of Kansas, Research Associate 2009-2013
- Archer Daniels Midland Company, Research Scientist 2013-2014
Research Interests
Our group focuses on the development of catalytic materials for the conversion of renewable biomass derived feedstocks, abundant natural gas components, and for environmental applications. We combine the preparation of controlled nanomaterials with experimental kinetics studies and in situ characterization of surface species at reaction conditions to gain fundamental knowledge on reaction pathways, mechanism, and catalyst requirements, information required for the development of more active and selective new and improved catalysts.
- Advanced Catalyst Synthesis
- In Situ Spectroscopy and Spectrokinetics
- Reaction Kinetics
- Biomass and Alternative Feedstock Conversion
- Fuels and Chemicals
