Dr. Martha C. Mitchell
Academic Department Head / Associate Professor

Dr. Mitchell completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1996 and joined the faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department in August 1996. Her research is on molecular theory and computer simulations of fluids confined to zeolites and other nanoporous materials, thermodyamics and statistical mechanics.

EDUCATION

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison ,1989
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis ,1996
Thesis Title: Predicting Adsorption of Fluids Confined to Nanoporous Media

EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Fall 2002 –

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Fall 1996 – Fall 2002

Visiting Summer Faculty,
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM. Summer 2001

Visiting Professional,
Exxon Research and Engineering, Annandale, NJ. Summer 1997

Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, 1/95—3/96

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Professional Engineer, NM#15571

PUBLICATIONS

Bandini, P., Cook, J., Mitchell, M.C., & Riley, L. A., “A New Paradigm for Optimizing Hybrid Simulations of Rare Event Modeling for Complex Systems,” ASTC 2004 Conference Proceeedings.

Mitchell, M.C., Gallo, M., & Nenoff, T.M.,“Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Binary Mixtures of Methane and Hydrogen in Titanosilicates,(2004) Journal of Chemical Physics 121:1910-1916

Frink, L. J. D., & Mitchell, M. C., “Studying ion permeation through ion channel proteins with density functional theories for inhomogeneous fluids,” (2002) Biophysical Journal 82:340A.

Mitchell, M.C., Fort, A. K., Williams, L., Wilson, D.B., & Saulsberry, R., “Thermodynamic Analysis of Compression Heating of MIL-SPEC Unsymmetric Dimethylhydrazine,” (2002) Proceedings of the 51st JANNAF Propulsion Meeting.

Mitchell, M.C., Hendren, Z., Brown, M., Wilson, D.B., & Saulsberry, R., “Thermodynamic Analysis of Compression Heating of Two-Phase Monomethylhydrazine,” (2002) Proceedings of the 51st JANNAF Propulsion Meeting.

Mitchell, M.C., Keffer, D., McCormick, A.V., & Davis, H.T. (2001), “Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations of Xenon Adsorbed in Two and Three-Dimensionally Connected Zeolite Structures,” in preparation.

Mitchell, M.C., McCormick, A.V., & Davis, H.T. (1995), “Prediction of Adsorption of Xenon in Zeolite NaA With Molecular Density Functional Theory,” Zeitschrift für Physik B 97: 353-360.

Mitchell, M.C., McCormick, A.V., & Davis, H.T. (1994), “Predicting Adsorption in One-Dimensional Zeolite Pores With the Exact Theory of One-Dimensional Hard Rods,” Molecular Physics 83:429-437.

PRESENTATIONS

Mitchell, M.C., Gallo, M., Nenoff, T.M., “Molecular dynamics simulations of binary mixtures of methane and hydrogen in titanosilicates,” (2003) NATO-ASI, Fluid Transport in Nanoporous Materials, La Colle sur Loup, France, June 15-28, 2003.

Mitchell, M.C., Gallo, M., Nenoff, T.M., “Computer simulations of binary mixtures of methane and hydrogen in titanosilicates,” (2003) 226th National ACS Meeting, New York, NY, Sept. 7-11, 2003.

Frink, L.J., Mitchell, M.C.,“Studying Ion Permeation Through Ion Channel Proteins with Molecular Theories,” (2003) AIChE Annual Meeting, November 16-21, San Francisco, CA.

Mitchell, M.C., Fort, A. K., Williams, L., Wilson, D.B., & Saulsberry, R., “Thermodynamic Analysis of Compression Heating of MIL-SPEC Unsymmetric Dimethylhydrazine,” (2002) 51st JANNAF Propulsion Meeting, Orlando, Fl.

Mitchell, M.C. (2001), “Predicting Adsorption and Diffusion in Zeolites and Other Inorganic Molecular Sieves with Molecular Theory and Computer Simulations,” invited speaker, Materials Seminar, University of Texas-El Paso, March 2001.

Mitchell, M.C., Autry, J.D, & Nenoff, T.M. (1999) “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Light Gas Mixtures in Zeolite A and a Novel Zinc Phosphate,” AIChE 1999 Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

Mitchell, M.C. (1999), “Predicting Adsorption in Zeolite NaA with Molecular Density Functional Theory,” invited speaker, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, May 1999.

Mitchell, M.C. (1999), “Statistical Mechanical Studies of Fluids Adsorbed in Zeolites: Molecular Theory and Computer ‘Experiments’,’ invited speaker, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, March 1999.

Mitchell, M.C. (1998), “Molecular Modeling of Adsorption in Nanoporous Media and of
Other Noncontinuum Systems,” invited speaker, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium Series, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, March, 1998.

Mitchell, M.C., McCormick, A.V. & Davis, H.T. (1997), “Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations of Xenon Adsorbed in Two and Three-Dimensionally Connected Zeolite Structures,” AIChE 1997 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Mitchell, M.C., McCormick, A.V., & Davis, H.T. (1994), “Predicting Adsorption in Zeolite NaA With Molecular Density Functional Theory,” AIChE 1994 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Mitchell, M.C., McCormick, A.V. and Davis, H.T. (1994), “Modeling Sorption in Zeolite NaA With Molecular Density Functional Theory,'” 10th International Zeolite Conference, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

COLLABORATORS

H. Ted Davis, Dean, Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
Laura Frink, Sandia National Laboratories
Alon V. McCormick, Associate Professor, CEMS, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
Marcus G. Martin, Sandia National Laboratories
Tina M. Nenoff, Sandia National Laboratories
Regor Saulsberry, Johnson Space Center, White Sands Test Facility
D. Bruce Wilson, consultant
Linda Riley, Associate Professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, New Mexico State University
Jeanine Cook, Assistant Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University
Paola Bandini, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Geological Engineering, New Mexico State University

ADVISEES

Graduate Students
R. P. Balasubramanian, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU, M.S. expected 2004
Marco Gallo, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU, Ph.D. expected 2003
Siddarth Kittur, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU, M.S. 2000
Miguel Maes, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU, M.S. expected 2004
Albert Pickett, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU, M.S. 1998
Danielle Sanchez, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU., Ph. D. expected 2007
V. K. K. Upadhyayula, Dept. of Chem. Eng., NMSU, M.S. expected 2004

Undergraduate Students
Rob Rakoff (2003-present)
Tim Jobe (2003-present)
Kelly Fort(2002-2003)
Michael Brown(2002-2003)
Lance Williams(2000)
Kelly Nelson(2000-2002)
Christopher Weaver (through Bridges program Summer 2003)

High School Students (through SEED project)
Nicole Zubiate (2000-2001)
Mikail Tadjikov (2002)

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT

ChE 101 Stoichiometry/Mass Balances (2003)
ChE 201/201 H Chemical Process Calculations (1996-2003)
ChE 301 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (1998-2001, 2003-2004)
ChE 315L Process Instrumentation Laboratory (1997)
ChE 361 Engineering Materials (1998-1999)
ChE 412 Chemical Process Control (2001-2003)
ChE 490 Senior Seminar (co-taught, covered Ethics) (1999-2002)
ChE 490 Senior Seminar (2003)
ChE 514 Intermediate Chemical Engineering Calculations (1997-2000)
ChE 598 Special Research Topics/Statistical Thermodynamics and Molecular Modeling (2003)
ChE 590 Graduate Seminar (2000-2003)
ChE 602 Statistical Thermodynamics (1997)
ChE 690 Graduate Seminar (2000-2003)

Research-Related Web Resources:

Compendium of Zeolite and Molecular Sieve Potential Energy Maps
An AIChE Discussion Group on Molecular Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering