Carl Lira
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS), College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg, 428 S Shaw Ln Room 2261
Biography
Thermodynamics of complex systems; adsorption behavior, molecular simulations; property measurements, mixture behavior and separation design for biorenewable fuels and chemicals.
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign 1986
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign 1984
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Kansas University, 1981
Awards
Withrow Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, 2022, 2004 and 1992.
Outstanding Professor of the Year, Selected by ChE Undergraduates, 1999, 1998, 1991.
Publications
Gupta, S.; Elliott, J. R.; Anderko, A.; Crosthwaite, J.; Chapman, W. G.; Lira, C. T. Current Practices and Continuing Needs in Thermophysical Properties for the Chemical Industry. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2023, 62, 8, 3394-3427. acs.iecr.2c03153. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03153.
Killian, W. G.; Bala, A. M.; Norfleet, A. T.; Peereboom, L.; Jackson, J. E.; Lira, C. T. Infrared Quantification of Ethanol and 1-Butanol Hydrogen Bonded Hydroxyl Distributions in Cyclohexane. Spectrochim. Acta Part A 2023, 285, 121837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2022.121837.
Lira, C. T.; Elliott, J. R.; Gupta, S.; Chapman, W. G. Wertheim’s Association Theory for Phase Equilibrium Modeling in Chemical Engineering Practice. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61 (42), 15678–15713. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02058.
Killian, W. G.; Bala, A. M.; Lira, C. T. Parameterization of a RTPT Association Activity Coefficient Model Using Spectroscopic Data. Fluid Phase Equilib. 2022, No. 554, 113299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2021.113299.