Ritter, James Anthony

Professor

Professor Ritter has a broad research program in the areas of separation processes, materials science and energy storage. His research team is carrying out several projects funded by both government and private sources.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Engineering & Comp.
Department
Chemical Engineering
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
No
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
No
Speaks Non-English Language
No

Interest Background

Interest Keywords
Chemical Engineering, separation processes, materials science, energy storage, research
Personal Focus Areas
Chemical Engineering

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1989 SUNY Buffalo PhD Chemical Engineering
1985 SUNY Buffalo MS Chemical Engineering
1983 SUNY Buffalo BS Chemical Engineering

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
10/1989 - 08/1993 Senior Engineer, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, SRTC, Aiken, SC
08/1993 - 07/1999 Assistant Professor, USC, Department of Chemical Engineering
08/1999 - 07/2003 Associate Professor, USC, Department of Chemical Engineering
08/2003 Professor, USC, Department of Chemical Engineering
08/2009 L.M. Weisiger Professor of Engineering, USC, Department of Chemical Engineering
Carolina Distinguished Professor University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1998 Award Seperation Science and Technology, Editorial Board
1999 Award Adsorption, Editorial Board
2007 Award Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering, Editorial Board
2009 Award Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Editorial Board
2012 Award Fellow American Chemical Society
2012 Award USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Science, Mathematics and Enginnering University of South Carolina
2020 Award Research "Deposition tailor-made size-sieving sorbents for post combustion CO2 capture." Department of Energy
Award Best Poster Award: AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, "Production of Ammonia with Pressure Swing Adsorption Utilized in Key Seperation Steps."
Award Best Poster Award: AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, "In Vitro Studies of Ferromagnetic Coils for Implant Assisted Magnetic Drug Targeting."
Award Best Poster Award: 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption FOA8, "Two and Three Dimensional Models for the Design of Metal Hydride Storage Systems"
Award National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award
Award Research Achievement Award 1999 College of Engineering, University of South Carolina
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