Ronald W. Rousseau
School Chair &
Cecil J. "Pete" Silas Chair
Contact Information
Building: Ford ES&T
Office:
1378
Phone: 404.894.2867
Fax: 404.894.2866
email
Mailing Address
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering
311 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
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Ronald W. Rousseau
Education
B.S. 1966, Louisiana State University
M.S. 1968, Louisiana State University
Ph.D. 1969, Louisiana State University
Research Interests
Processes involving separation and/or purification are of great practical importance and are at the core of the discipline of chemical engineering. Dr. Rousseau has focused his research on such processes and related phenomena. A large body of Dr. Rousseau's work has been on crystallization, which is one of the most important means by which separation or purification is conducted. He has led studies of crystal nucleation and growth and the role these phenomena have in determining crystal morphology, purity and size distributions. He is particularly interested in the application of crystallization technology to the recovery and purification of high-value-added chemicals, including biologically produced materials.