Eric Maase

Eric L. Maase, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor, Assoc. Chair for Undergraduate Studies - Current Students

College
Francis College of Engineering
Department
Chemical Engineering
Phone
978-934-3818
Office
Southwick Hall, Room 201A

Education

  • Ph D: Chemical engineering, (2004), Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK
  • Ph D: Chemical Engineering, (2004), Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: "Development of a thermodynamic database, evaluation of experimental enthalpy departure data, and modeling phase behavior in weak aqueous electrolyte mixtures."
  • MS: Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, (1995), Colorado School of Mines - Golden, CO
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: Computer Prediction of Natural Gas Hydrates
  • BS: Chemical Engineering, (1993), University of Maryland - College Park, MD

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Travel Award for Undergraduate Research (Poster Session) (2010)
  • Travel Award for Undergraduate Research (Poster Session) (2010), Scholarship/Research - Lafayette-Lehigh Undergraduate Research Presentation
  • Appreciation Award (2008) - AIChE National Conference, CAST Group 10E
  • Engineering Faculty Member of the Month (2008), Teaching - Lafayette College
  • ASEE Poster Session 1st Place Award (2007), Teaching - ASEE

Selected Publications

  • Weitzen, J.A., Rashid, M.M., Johnston, S.P., Maase, E.L., Willis, D.J. (2015). A methodology for restructuring our first year introduction to engineering sequence at University of Massachusetts Lowell (122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Making Value for Society:). American Society for Engineering Education
  • Levinson, J., Maase, E., Tennyson, G. (2014). Automated process control laboratory experience: Simultaneous temperature and level control in a continuously stirred tank reactor System. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
  • Maase, E.L., High, K.A. (2008). ACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS in a Graduate Course on Numerical Methods. CEE: Chemical Engineering Education, 42(1) 23.
  • Madihally, S.V., Maase, E.L. (2006). Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering for K-12 Students. CEE: Chemical Engineering Education, 40(4) 283.

Selected Presentations

  • Changes in Postcommunist Gender Regimes: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective - ISA Annual Convention, March 2011 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Computational Chemical Engineering - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Lessons and Discoveries from teaching (nearly all) the core Chemical Engineering courses over a three year period - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Modeling Flow Patterns and Nutrient Consumption in Three-Dimensional Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Modeling Oil Pricing and Financial Market Behavior by Considering Chemical Engineering Principles in Operations and Production - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Practical Process Control - Designing, Building and Operating Process Control Systems in Unit Operation Labs - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Practical Process Control in Undergraduate Unit Operation Labs - AIChE, November 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Practical Process Control Ð Designing, Building and Operating Process Control Systems in Unit Operation Labs - ASEE Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, April 2010 - Lafayette College, PA
  • Computational Chemical Engineering: Process Simulators, Math Solvers, Spreadsheets and Computer Programming Languages - AIChE, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA
  • Moral Theory, Ethics and Economics: Decision-Making Tools - AIChE, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA
  • Technology in Computer Lab Environments: Challenges and Opportunities - AIChE, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA
  • Development and Structure of an Introductory Course in Programming for Engineers using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2008 - Pittsburgh, PA
  • Graduate Student Active Learning in Modeling and Numerical Methods - AIChE, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Oral Drug Delivery - Introductions To Methods And Practices In Chemical Engineering - AIChE, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Simulation and Validation of Nutrient Transport Models in Tissue Engineering Scaffolds - AIChE, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • "Kangaroo" Thinking: Mathematics, Modeling, and Engineering in Introductory Computer Programming for Engineers - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
  • Implementing Factorial Design of Experiments into Undergraduate Chemical Reaction Engineering - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
  • Problem Based Learning in a Graduate Course on Modeling and Numerical Methods - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
  • Multilayer Composite Scaffolds: Combining Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Tissue Regeneration - MRS Fall Meeting, 2007 - Boston, MA
  • Composite Layered Scaffolds for the Regrowth of Heterogeneous Tissue - AIChE, 2006 - San Francisco, CA
  • Integrating Process Simulators and Factorial Design of Experiments into Undergraduate Chemical Reactor Design Course - AIChE, 2006 - San Francisco, CA
  • Introducing Bioprocess Engineering for K-12 Students - AIChE, 2006 - San Francisco, CA
  • Introducing Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering for K-12 Students - American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting, 2006 - Chicago, IL
  • Biodegradable Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering - AIChE, 2005 - Cincinnati, OH
  • Synthetic Scaffolds Mimicking Small Intestinal Submucosa - AIChE, 2005 - Cincinnati, OH
  • Spreadsheets in Teaching: Teaching with a Dynamic Presentation Medium and the Benefit of Interactive Notes - AIChE, 2004 - Austin, TX
  • Teaching Chemical Reactor Design and Optimization Techniques to Undergraduates through Process Simulation - AIChE, 2003 - San Francisco, CA
  • GPA Thermodynamic Database - Gas Processors Association 79th Annual GPA Convention, 2000 - Atlanta, GA
  • Designing an Education - American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, 1993 - Pittsburgh, PA