Dr. Alex J Bertuccio


Alex Bertuccio
  • Associate Teaching Professor

Contact Info

Office Phone:
Department Phone:
Learned Hall, Room 4132C
1530 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, 2011, Riverdale, NY
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, 2012, Riverdale, NY
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA

Teaching

C&PE 112: Intro to the Chemical Engineering Profession II

C&PE 211: Material and Energy Balances

C&PE 512: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II

Selected Publications

K. Palmer, K. Lauder, K. Christopher, F. Guerra, R. Welch, A. Bertuccio, Biodegradation of Expanded Polystyrene by Larval and Adult Stages of Tenebrio molitor with Varying Substrates and Beddings. Environmental Processes. 2022, 9, 3  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-021-00556-6

A. Bertuccio, R. Tilton, Silver Sink Effect of Humic Acid on Bacterial Surface Colonization in the Presence of Silver Ions and Nanoparticles. Enivronmental Science & Technology. 2017, 51(3), 1754-1763     https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04957

S. Wirth, A. Bertuccio, F. Cao, G. Lowry, R. Tilton, Inhibition of Bacterial Surface Colonization by Immobilized Silver Nanoparticles Depends Critically on the Planktonic Bacterial Concentration, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2016, 467, 17 - 27    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.12.049

 

Selected Presentations

J. Friedman, J. Lakomy, J. Kopas, A. Patel, A. Bertuccio, (11/6/2023)  Inquiry-Based Learning for Students in the Senior Unit Operations Course with a Hydroponic Plant Growth Experiment, 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

A. Bertuccio, (11/15/2022) Design Your Own experiment: An Alternative Experiment for Seniors in Process Engineering Laboratory, 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

H. Elshaikh, M. Sehgal, D. Alyelgad, A. Bertuccio, (11/11/2019) The Effects of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Concentration, Salt Concentration, and Types of Salt on Oil-in Water Emulsion Stability, 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL