Jason C. Ganley

Teaching Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Background and Experience

Education

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1998
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
• Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004

Research

• Undergraduate Laboratory Pedagogy
• Alternative and Carbon-free Fuel Manufacturing and Use
• Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells and Electrolytic Devices
• Plasma Chemical Synthesis at High Pressure
• Electrocatalyst and Intermediate Temperature Electrolyte Development
• Combined Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
• Renewawble Energy Storage and Recovery

Publications and proceedings

• J. C. Ganley, “Introducing Partial Differential Equations and Their Numeric Solution Prior to Transport Courses,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, Jul. 2021.
• J. C. Ganley, “Pressure Swing Adsorption in the Unit Operations Laboratory,” Chemical Engineering Education, 52 (1), pp. 44-51 (2018).
• J. C. Ganley, “A Heterogeneous Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design Laboratory: The Kinetics of Ammonia Decomposition,” Education for Chemical Engineers, 21, pp. 11-16 (2017).
• J. C. Ganley, “Enhanced Experiential Learning in the Unit Operations Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, Cedar City, UT, Oct. 2016.
• J. C. Ganley, J. Zhang, and B-M. Hodge, “Processing of Alternative Raw Materials: Wind Energy,” from Alternative Energy Sources and Technologies: Process Design and Operation, 2016 (Springer, Switzerland). pp. 159 – 180.
• J. C. Ganley, “A Homogeneous Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design Laboratory: The Reaction Kinetics of Dye and Bleach,” Education for Chemical Engineers, 12, pp. 20-26 (2015).
• D. Kumar, A. Dekich, H. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Ganley, J.W. Fergus, “Transition Metal Doping of Manganese Cobalt Spinel Oxides for Coating SOFC Interconnects,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society 161 (1), pp. F47-F53 (2014).
• J. C. Ganley, “Design and Testing of a Series Hybrid Vehicle with an Ultracapacitor Energy Buffer,” Journal of Automobile Engineering 226 (7), pp. 869-880 (2012).
• S. Licht, B. Wang, S. Ghosh, H. Ayub, D. Jiang, J. Ganley, “Solar Thermal Electrochemical Photo (STEP) Carbon Capture,” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 1, p. 2363 – 2368 (2010).
• J. C. Ganley, N. Karikari, and D. Raghavan, “Performance Enhancement of Alkaline Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by Ni/Al Layered Double Hydroxides,” Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 7, p. 301019-1 – 301019-6 (2010).
• J. C. Ganley, “High Temperature and Pressure Alkaline Electrolysis,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 3604 – 3611 (2009).
• J. C. Ganley, “An Intermediate-temperature Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell with a Molten Alkaline Hydroxide Electrolyte,” Journal of Power Sources, 178, 44 – 47 (2008).

Recent Presentations

• “Development of an Honors Track in Chemical Engineering,” J. C. Ganley. Western Regional Honors Conference, March 27-29, 2020, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.

• “Advanced Catalysts Development for Small, Distributed, Clean Haber-Bosch Reactors,” A. Welch, J. Kintner, J. Beach, J. Ganley, C. Cadigan, R. O’Hayre. 15th Annual NH₃ Fuel Conference, October 31-November 1, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA.

• “Fast-Ramping Reactor for CO₂-Free NH₃ Synthesis,” J. Beach, J. Kintner, A. Welch, J. Ganley, R. O’Hayre. 14th Annual NH₃ Fuel Conference, November 1-2, 2017, Minneapolis, MN.

• “Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells and Ammonia Synthesis: the Role of Protonic Ceramics,” C. Duan, J. Tong, J. Ganley, R. O’Hayre. 13th Annual NH₃ Fuel Conference, September 18-21, 2016, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

• “Ammonia Fuel for Space and Water Heating,” J. Ganley and C. Siebarth. 12th Annual NH₃ Fuel Conference, September 22, 2015, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.
• “Student Laboratory Module: Kinetics of Ammonia Cracking,” J. Ganley. 11th Annual NH₃ Fuel Conference, September 23, 2014, Des Moines, IA.
• “Mixed Protonic and Electronic Conductors for Solid State Ammonia Synthesis and Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells,” J. Ganley, T. Olszanski, and N. Sullivan. 10th Annual NH₃ Fuel Conference, September 24, 2013, Sacramento, CA.
• “Intermediate-temperature Tubular Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells,” S. Babinec, A. Manerbino, J. Ganley, and N. Sullivan. 9th Annual NH3 Fuel Conference, October 2, 2012, San Antonio, TX.