Suzanne M. Kresta: C.V.
Publications
 

Degrees: 

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 1992, McMaster University.

M.Sc. - Integrated Design of Chemical Plant, 1987, Leeds University.

B.Sc.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, 1986, University of New Brunswick.

P.Eng., May 14, 1993.

Awards:

CCPE Young Engineer Achievement Award, Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, 1998. http://www.ccpe.ca/english/programs/

APEGGA Early Accomplishment Award, Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, 1998.

Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Alberta, 1993 and 1995.

Languages:

English and French

Research:

List of Publications

Books and Book Chapters

1. Paul, E.L., V. Atiemo-Obeng and S.M. Kresta, editors, Handbook of Industrial Mixing, sponsored by the North American Mixing Forum, published by Wiley, expected date of publication June 2003.
2. Patterson, G.K., E.L. Paul, S.M. Kresta and A.W. Etchells, Mixing and Chemical Reactions, Handbook of Industrial Mixing eds. Paul, Atiemo-Obeng and Kresta, sponsored by the North American Mixing Forum, published by Wiley, expected date of publication June 2003.
3. Kresta, Suzanne M., and R. S. Brodkey, Turbulence in Mixing Applications, Handbook of Industrial Mixing eds. Paul, Atiemo-Obeng and Kresta, sponsored by the North American Mixing Forum, published by Wiley, expected date of publication June 2003.
4. Kresta, Suzanne M. and Keith Boyle, Visual Mixing, CD ROM to accompany the Handbook of Industrial Mixing, a collection of approximately 50 video clips illustrating the fundamentals of mixing with explanatory storyboards and cross links.
5. Kresta, Suzanne M., 1996, Boundary Conditions Required for the CFD Simulation of Flows in Stirred Tanks, in the book Advances in Fluid Mechanics: Multiphase Reactor and Polymerization System Hydrodynamics, N. P. Cheremisinoff ed., pp. 297-316.
    

1. Bhattacharya, Sujit and Suzanne M. Kresta, 2002, Simulations of the Three Dimensional Wall Jets in Stirred Tanks, in press, Can. J. Chem. Eng.
2. Chapple, D., S.M. Kresta, A. Wall and A. Afacan, 2002, The Effect of Impeller and Tank Geometry on Power Number for a Pitched Bladed Turbine, Trans. I. Chem. E. Part A (Chem. Eng. Res. Des.), 80, 364-372.
3. Kresta, Suzanne M., Kevin J. Bittorf and David J. Wilson, 2001, Internal Annular Wall Jets: Radial Flow in a Stirred Tank, AIChE Journal, 47, 2390-2401.
4. Bittorf, K.J. and Suzanne M. Kresta, 2001, Three Dimensional Wall Jets: Axial Flow in a Stirred Tank, AIChE Journal, 47, 1277-1284.
5. Roussinova, V., B. Grgic and Suzanne M. Kresta, Study of Macro-Instabilities in Stirred Tanks using a Velocity Decomposition Technique, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 78, 1040-1052..
6. Bittorf, K.J. and Suzanne M. Kresta, 2000, Active Volume of Mean Circulation for Stirred Tanks Agitated with Axial Impellers, Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 1325-1336.
7. Zhou, Genwen, and Suzanne M. Kresta, 1998, Correlation of Mean Drop Size with the Turbulence Energy Dissipation and the Flow in an Agitated Tank, Chem. Eng. Sci., 53, 2063-2079.
8. Zhou, Genwen, and Suzanne M. Kresta, 1998, Evolution of Drop Size Distribution in Liquid-Liquid Dispersions for Various Impellers, Chem. Eng. Sci., 53, 2099-2113.
9. Mishra, Vedprakash, Suzanne M. Kresta and Jacob H. Masliyah, 1998, Self-Preservation of the Drop Size Distribution Function, and Variation in the Stability Ratio for Rapid Coalescence of a Polydisperse Emulsion in a Simple Shear Field, J. Colloid and Interface Science, 197, 57-67.
10. Zhou, Genwen, and Suzanne M. Kresta, 1996, Impact of Geometry on the Maximum Turbulence Energy Dissipation Rate for Various Impellers, A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 42, 2476-2490.
11. Zhou, Genwen, and Suzanne M. Kresta, 1996, Distribution of Energy Between Convective and Turbulent Flow for Three Frequently Used Impellers, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 74A, 379-389.
12. Roberts, Randy M., Murray R. Gray, Brad Thompson, and Suzanne M. Kresta, 1995, The Effect of Impeller and Tank Geometry on Circulation Time Distributions in Stirred Tanks, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 73A, 78-86. 
13. Chapple, Dallas, and Suzanne M. Kresta, 1994, The Effect of Geometry on the Stability of Flow Patterns in Stirred Tanks, Chem. Eng. Sci., 49, 3651-3660. 
14. Fokema, Mark D., Suzanne M. Kresta and P.E. Wood, 1994, Importance of Using the Correct Impeller Boundary Conditions for CFD Simulations of Stirred Tanks, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 72, 177-183. 
15. Kresta, Suzanne M., and Philip E. Wood, 1993, The Flow Field Produced by a Pitched Blade Turbine: Characterization of the Turbulence and Estimation of the Dissipation Rate, Chem. Eng. Sci., 48, 1761-1774. 
16. Kresta, Suzanne M., and Philip E. Wood, 1993, The Flow Field Produced by a 45 Degree Pitched Blade Turbine: Changes in the Circulation Pattern Due to Off Bottom Clearance, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 71, 42-53. 
17. Kresta, Suzanne M., and Philip E. Wood, 1991, Prediction of the Three Dimensional Turbulent Flow in Stirred Tanks, AIChE Journal, 37, 448-460. 
18. Karman, D. and S. Kresta, 1987, Sulfation of Mineral Matter in New Brunswick Oil Shale, Energy and Fuels, 1, 484-488. 

Theses Supervised

1. Roussinova, Vesselina T., September 2001, Low Frequency Macroinstabilities in a Stirred Tank, MSc Thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.
2. Hemsing, Jordi L., August 2001, Kinetics of Blending for Soluble Polymer Additives, MSc thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.
3. Bittorf, Kevin J., August 2000, The Application of Wall Jets in Stirred Tanks with Solids Suspension, PhD thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.
4. Chen, Mei, August 1999, Characteristics of the Vortex Structure in the Outlet of a Stairmand Cyclone: Regular Frequencies and Reverse Flow, M.Sc. thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.
5. Grgic, Biljana, August, 1998, Influence of the Impeller and Tank Geometry on Low Frequency Phenomena and Flow Stability, M.Sc. thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.
6. Zhou, Genwen, October 1996, Characteristics of Energy Dissipation and Liquid-Liquid Dispersions in an Agitated Tank, Ph. D. thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.
7. Kresta, S., 1991, Characterization, measurement, and prediction of the turbulent flow in stirred tanks, PhD thesis, McMaster Univesity, Hamilton, Canada.
8. Kresta, S., 1987, Integration of H2LK, a stand-alone thermodynamics package, into an in-house simulation package, and development of a generalized procedure for integration of other thermodynamics packages, M.Sc. dissertation, Leeds University, England.
9. Kresta, S., 1985, Causes and Prevention of Corrosion at the Screw-Plate Interface of 316L Stainless Steel Orthopaedic Implants, B.Sc. thesis, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick.

Research Grants and Contracts

Current support from both industrial and NSERC sources totals over $200 000/year.

Teaching:

Publications and Presentations

1. Kresta, S., Beating the Midterm Blues: Classroom Assessment Techniques, UTS, January 30, 2002.
2. Kresta, S. M., 2000, Integration of the Chemical Engineering Curriculum through Problem Based Learning in a Mixing Course, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Nov 12-17, 2000.
3. Kresta, Suzanne M., 2000, Water into Wine: Guiding New Professors on their Path to Greatness, Invited Speaker, McMaster Centre for Leadership in Learning Symposium on Helping students become more self-directed in their learning, June 12, 2000.
4. Kresta, Suzanne M., Andrée Koenig and Murray R. Gray, 1997 (refereed publication), “Choosing an Optimum Feedstock for Yeast Production:A Design Oriented Senior Laboratory Experiment,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 31 no. 1, pp. 22-25.
5. Kresta, Suzanne, 1998, “Hands-on Demonstrations:An Alternative to Full Scale Lab Experiments,” Journal of Engineering Education, v. 87, pp. 7-9.

Courses Taught:

ChE 265, Process Analysis.

ChE 200/ChE 285, Introduction to the Chemical and Materials Process Industry.

ChE 312, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.

ChE 365, Process Design I.

ChE 454, Chemical Engineering Laboratory III.

ChE 481, Colloquium I.

ChE 483, Colloquium II.

ChE 594/694, Mixing in the Process Industries.

ChE 612, Advanced Fluid Mechanics.

Current course development work

Mixing in the Process Industries; technical elective and graduate course ChE 594/694 (1998)

One of only 5 such courses offered in North America, this course reviews the application of stirred tanks and static mixers to blending, reactor design, heat transfer, solids suspension, gas dispersion, and liquid-liquid dispersion. Mixing is discussed from the fundamental transport perspective, the design perspective (scale-up and use of dimensionless groups), and the perspective of impact on the process result. The four hours of contact time are split between two lecture hours, and two hours of problem based learning. During the PBL sessions, students work in groups on problems which expand on the lectures to complete the course material.

Leadership and Professional:

Editor, Handbook of Industrial Mixing, 1999-ongoing.

Guest Editor, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering special issue on mixing, August 2002.

Faculty Evaluation Committee, 1999-2000.

Member, Executive Board of the Programming Committee, AIChE, Jan 1999-Nov 2001.

Iron Ring Warden, Camp 6, April 1999-ongoing.

Associate Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal, October 1998-November 2001.

Member, APEGGA Board of Examiners, December 1997-June 2000.

Associate Chair, Chemical Engineering, 1996-1998.

Chair, Career Development Committee, 1996-1998, Member, 1999-2000. Continuing speaker on teaching workshop topics.

Technical Program Chair for the North American Mixing Forum division of the AIChE, January 1998-November 2001, Member of the Board of Directors, 1995 - 2006.

Member of the Scientific Committee, 9^th 10th and 11th European Conferences on Mixing.

Editor, Program Book, 47^th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, 1997.

Edmonton Chapter, A.W.E.S. (Association of Women in Engineering and Science); Program (1995), President (1994), Vice President (1993).