People Mike Baird
Lecturer
EducationPhD, Physical Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 1972 MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1979 BS, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1963
Professional InterestsDr. Baird joined the department in the spring of 2008 as Instructor of Undergraduate Laboratory Courses. He will teach a graduate course entitled “Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing” during the Fall Semester 2009. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird was an associate professor of chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University for 9 years following his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy. While at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird managed projects involving (a) the conversion of coal liquids to gasoline (b) environmental monitoring of SO2, NOx and Hg gases from coal-fired power plant and (c) developing an improved coking process. From 1978 until 1988, Dr. Baird was employed at Ashland Oil (2 yrs) and at Amoco Oil (8 yrs) working on hydrocracking and resid processes for producing gasoline. From 1973 until 1978, Baird was a research chemical engineer at the Pittsburgh Energy Research Center (PETC), now NETL, where he worked on Fischer-Tropsch catalysis and process development.
selected publicationsA, Zoelle, E. Lopez, C. Brunetta, G. Dent and M. Baird, “ Carbon Deposition Over Pt/Al2O3 And Pd/Al2O3 Catalysts in the Dry Reforming of Methane With Carbon Dioxide” (in press, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research) E. Schierloh, M. Perera, S. Brothers, A. Hepp, M. Hoops, M. Baird and N. Duffy, “Thermal Decomposition Pathways for Indium(III) and Gallium(III) Dithiocarbamates Derived from Primary Amines, I. Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectra Study” (in press, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research) J. Richer, J. Spencer and M. Baird, “Identification of Glue Vapors Using Electron Impact and Chemical Ionization Modes in GC/MS”, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2006, 83, 3, 1196. S. Brothers, M. Baird, A. Hepp and N. Duffy, “A Combined GC/MS and TGA Analysis Study of the Thermal Decomposition of Bis(diethyldithiocarbamato)Copper (II)”, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2006, 5, 1, 1. M. Baird, "Analysis of an Air Conditioner's Coolant Solution for Metal Contamination Using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy", Journal of Chemical Education, 2004, 81, 259. J. Spencer and M. Baird, "Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Adsorbed on Airborne Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Using GC/MS, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2003, 2, 55. A. Cochran, R. Friend, T. Trouts, H. Young and M. Baird, "The Effect of Oxygenates in Gasoline on Carbon Monoxide Emissions from a Lawn Mower with a Four-Cycle Engine", Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2002, 2, 59. |
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