MICHAEL TSAPATSIS

 

 

 

Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

 

Contact Info:

Phone: (612) 626-0920

Office:

445 Amundson Hall

Email: tsapatsis@cems.umn.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Preparation

  • University of Patras, Greece, Chemical Engineering,  Diploma, 1988
  • California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, MS, 1991
  • California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D., 1994
  • California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Postdoctoral Training, 1994

Professional Appointments

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UMN, 2003-present
  • Associate Professor (early tenure awarded), University of Massachusetts, Amherst                                                   , 1999-2003 

á      Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1994-1999

 

Selected Publications

 

  • M.I. Lebedeva, D.G. Vlachos and M. Tsapatsis, ÒBifurcation Analysis of Liesegang Ring Pattern Formation,Ó Physical Review Letters 92, 88301 (2004)
  • Z. Lai, G. Bonilla, I. Diaz, J.G. Nery, K. Sujaoti, M. Amat, E. Kokkoli, O. Terasaki, R. Thompson, M. Tsapatsis, and D.G. Vlachos, ÒMicrostructural Optimization of a Zeolite Membrane for Organic Vapor Separation,Ó Science 300, 456 (2003) [Appeared on the cover]
  • M. Tsapatsis, H.K. Jeong, S. Nair, T. Vogt, and L.C. Dickinson, ÒA Highly Crystalline Layered Silicate with Three-Dimensionally Microporous Layers,Ó Nature Materials 2, 53 (2003)
  • M. Tsapatsis, H.K. Jeong, J. Krohn and K. Sujaoti, ÒOriented Molecular Sieve Membranes by Heteroepitaxial Growth,Ó J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124, 12966 (2002)
  • M. Tsapatsis, S.M. Kuznicki, V.A. Bell, S. Nair, H.W. Hillhouse, R.M. Jucubinas, C.M. Braunbarth and B.H. Toby,  ÒA Titanosilicate Molecular Sieve with Adjustable Pores for Size-Selective Adsorption of Molecules,Ó Nature 412, 720 (2001)
  • M. Tsapatsis, G. Xomeritakis and Z.P. Lai, ÒSeparation of Xylene Isomer Vapors with Oriented MFI Membranes made by Seeded Growth,Ó Ind. Engr. Chem. Res. 40, 544 (2001)
  • M. Tsapatsis, D.G. Vlachos, S. Kim, H. Ramanan and G.R. Gavalas, ÒSpontaneous Formation of Periodically Patterned Deposits by Chemical Vapor Deposition,Ó J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 12864 (2000)

Synergistic Activities

  • Editorial Board Member: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials