{"354471":{"#nid":"354471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty spotlight: Yoshiaki Kawajiri","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis feature on Yoshiaki Kawajiri, a faculty member in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, is part of the Strategic Energy Institute\u0027s (SEI) series of spotlights on Georgia Tech faculty members who conduct energy-related research. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClick here \u003C\/a\u003Efor more information about the SEI.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYoshiaki Kawajiri\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant professor, School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch areas: biofuels, separations technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Kawajiri joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 2008 after completing his Ph.D. study at Carnegie Mellon University and post-doctoral study at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Systems in Magdeburg, Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow. He had previously engaged in research and development of separation processes at Organo Corporation, Japan for four years. Dr. Kawajiri\u0027s research interests are in the interdisciplinary area of process systems engineering and separation engineering. In particular, his interests include dynamic optimization, control, and parameter estimation techniques applied to novel separation processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat brought you to Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech has a large and diverse faculty in chemical engineering, in particular in separations and process systems engineering. Close and intensive collaborations within Georgia Tech were very attractive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat excites you most about your area of research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe propose solutions to many challenging problems. We develop and apply state-of-the-art techniques in systems engineering and separations. By carrying out interdisciplinary research, we work with people who have different expertise to solve the same problem. It is exciting to get to know experts in other fields and learning their research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnergy applications of your area of research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy research addresses challenges in mathematical modeling and optimization for cyclic chemical processes. We are tackling many energy related problems, including biofuel production, carbon capture from flue gas, water splitting by solar energy, and nuclear fuel processing. Our approach is to apply modeling and computational optimization approaches to design efficient energy production processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can effective integration of adsorption\/separations technologies improve the power\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003Econversion process?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeparations are critical steps in most chemical energy processes. For example, in biofuel production processes, often the target compounds are found among many impurities, which would inhibit efficient production. To make the power conversion process more efficient, such impurities must be removed. Adsorption is a powerful technique that selectively removes impurities and recovers the target compounds.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech spotlights faculty members who conduct research related to energy issues."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-10 16:17:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"354481":{"id":"354481","type":"image","title":"Yoshiaki Kawajiri","body":null,"created":"1449245743","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:43","changed":"1475895084","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:24","alt":"Yoshiaki Kawajiri","file":{"fid":"201310","name":"kawajiri.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kawajiri_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kawajiri_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1264865,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kawajiri_0.jpg?itok=QGkrrU0b"}}},"media_ids":["354481"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}