University of Arkansas
Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
3202 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201
Phone: (479) 575-4951
Fax: (479) 575-7926
Leadership and Awards
Faculty Leadership Positions
Michael Ackerson: American Chemical Society, Committee Member
Michael Ackerson: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Committee Member
Michael Ackerson: American Oil Chemists Society, Committee Member
Jorge Almodovar: ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering Early Career, Board Member
Jorge Almodovar: 2020 Annual AICHE National Meeting, Chair of the Biomaterial Session
Ed Clausen: ASEE Midwest Region, Chair
Ed Clausen: Selection Committee for ASEE Midwest Region Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Service Awards
Christa Hestekin: Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity, Advisor, 2014-Present
Jamie Hestekin: North American Membrane Society (NAMS), Permanent Secretary (elected), 2012-Present
Tom Spicer: ABET, Program Evaluator
Tom Spicer: AIChE Education and Accreditation Committee, Committee Member
Tom Spicer: AIChE CEOC EDI Subcommittee, Committee Member
Tom Spicer: AIChE Continuing Education Operating Council, Committee Member
Greg Thoma: Himalayan Village Fund, Board of Directors
Greg Thoma: International LCA of Food Conference, Committee Member
Greg Thoma: C-SEQU, Committee Member
Greg Thoma: University of Albany Promotion and Tenure Review for Dr. Xiaobo Romeiko, April 2020
Greg Thoma: University of Aalborg Promotion and Tenure Review for Dr. Aalborg. Review and evaluation of promotion for Dr. Marie Knudsen, September 2020
Ranil Wickramasinghe: AIChE Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council, Committee Member
Ranil Wickramasinghe: AIChE Professional Development Committee, Committee Member
Ranil Wickramasinghe: AIChE Separations Division, Chair
Ranil Wickramasinghe: AIChE Separations Division, Chair
Ranil Wickramasinghe: Chemical Engineering Committee for the Professional Engineering (PE) exam, Committee Member
Ranil Wickramasinghe: NCEES Chemical Engineering and Surveying, Vice Chair
Ranil Wickramasinghe: North American Membrane Society, Board Member Elect
Faculty Awards
Greg Thoma: Technical Advisory Group for FAO LEAP Partnership on GWP*, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Leadership, International, (2020)
Jorge Almodovar: Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, ORAU
Natacha Souto-Melgar: AIChE Separations Division Education And Outreach Award
Editors
Jamie Hestekin: Associate Editor, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 2015-Present
Greg Thoma: Associate Editor, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Ranil Wickramasinghe: Separation Science and Technology, Executive Editor
Editorial Boards
Ranil Wickramasinghe: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MPDI an open access publisher, Editorial Board Member
Ranil Wickramasinghe: Frontiers in Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, Editorial Board Member