Kenneth Brezinsky, PhD
Professor
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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Engineering Research Facillities
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842 W Taylor St , ERF 2029 , Chicago ,IL 60607
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Selected Grants
Army Research Office, A New Approach to the Combustion Chemistry of Low Cetane Number Jet Fuels, Primary Investigator
Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Pyrolysis and Oxidation Studies of Real Propulsion Fuels., Principal Investigator
Army Research Laboratory, Chemical Identifiers of Army Relevant Fuels, Principal Investigator
Selected Publications
Xu, K. Wang, S. Banerjee, J. Shao, T. Parise, Y. Zhu, S. Wang, A. Movaghar, D. J. Lee, R. Zhao, X. Han, Y. Gao, T. Lu, K. Brezinsky, F. N. Egolfopoulos, D. F. Davidson, R. K. Hanson, C. T. Bowman, H. Wang. (2018),“A Physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – II. Reaction kinetic models of jet and rocket fuels”, Combustion and Flame, 193, 520-537, 2018.
H. Wang, R. Xu, K. Wang, C. T. Bowman, R. K. Hanson, D. F. Davidson, K. Brezinsky, F. N. Egolfopoulos. (2018),“A Physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – I. Evidence from experiments, and thermodynamic, chemical kinetic and statistical considerations”, Combustion and Flame,. 193, 502-519, 2018.
V. Samu, T. Varga, K. Brezinsky, Turanyi. (2016).“Investigation of ethane pyrolysis and oxidation at high pressures using global optimization based on shock tube data”, Proc. Combust. Inst. 36, 691-698, (2016.)
“Shock Tube Studies of Combustion Relevant Elementary Chemical Reactions and Submechanisms,” in Cleaner Combustion: Developing Detailed Chemical Kinetic Models, F. Battin-Leclerc, J. M. Simmie, and E. Blurock, Editors, Chapter 24, pp. 629-652, Springer 2013, (R. S. Tranter and K. Brezinsky).
“The Experimental Evaluation of a Methodology to Surrogate Fuel Formulation for the Emulation of Gas Phase Combustion Kinetic Phenomena by a Theory of Real Fuel Oxidation”, Combustion and Flame (2012), 159(4), 1444-1466, (S. Dooley, S. H. Won, J. Heyne, T. Farouk, F.L. Dryer, Y. Ju, K. Kumar, X. Hui, C.-J. Sung, H. Wang; M. Oehlschlaeger; R. Santoro, T. Litzinger; V. Iyer, T. Malewicki, K. Brezinsky).
Professional Leadership
Associate Dean,Research and Grad Studies, UIC College of Engineering
Adjunct Professor, UIC, Department of Chemical Engineering
Notable Honors
2018, Fellow of The Combustion Institute, The Combustion Institute
2004, Fellowship Awardee as Foreign Researcher, Minister of Research and Techn., France
2002, Faculty Research Award, UIC College of Engineering
Education
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
The City University of New York
B.S., (magna cum laude) with Honors in Chemistry
The City College of New York
Professional Memberships
The Combustion Institute, Fellow
Society of Automotive Engineering, Professional Member
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Professional Member
Phi Beta Kappa, Member
Toastmasters, Faculty Advisor
Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits
2011, 2009 Ringside World Championship (Boxing), Winner
Toastmasters Competitor