Dionisios G. Vlachos
Education
- Doctorate - 1992 University of Minnesota
- Masters - 1990 University of Minnesota
- Bachelors - 1987 National Technical University of Athens
"Our research group leads the development of hierarchical, multiscale models and simulations and their validation with a hierarchy of experiments over a multitude of length and time scales. Specific applications encompass catalysis and portable microchemical devices for power generation, sustainable energy, detailed reaction mechanism development, reactor design, nucleation and growth of nanomaterials (e.g., zeolites), rational design of nanomaterials and catalysts, scale-up of self-assembly and self-organization (e.g., in heteroepitaxy), fabrication of and transport in microporous thin films for separation and reaction, and molecular cell biology for cancer control.
Signal Transduction for Cancer Control:
We carry out multiscale simulations to understand spatial heterogeneity in the plasma membrane and its implications for cancer. Our work extracts quantitative information about the kinetics and transport of receptors from powerful spatio-temporal imaging methods"
Selected Publications
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- K. Mayawala, D. G. Vlachos, and J. S. Edwards, "The role of reaction engineering in cancer biology: Bio-imaging informatics reveals implications of the plasma membrane heterogeneities", Chem. Engng Sci. (2007)
- M. A. Snyder, D. G. Vlachos, and V. Nikolakis, "Quantitative analysis of membrane morphology, microstructure, and polycrystallinity via laser scanning confocal microscopy: Application to NaX zeolite membranes", J. Membrane Sci. 290, 1, (2007)
- A. Chatterjee and D. G. Vlachos, "Systems tasks in nanotechnology via hierarchical multiscale modeling: nanopattern formation in heteroepitaxy", Chem. Eng. Sci. (2007)
- A. B. Mhadeshwar and D. G. Vlachos, "A catalytic reaction mechanism for methane partial oxidation at short contact times, reforming, and combustion, and for oxygenate decomposition and oxidation on Pt", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 46, 5310, (2007)
- D. G. Vlachos, "Molecular modeling for non-equilibrium chemical processes", (2006)
- A. Chatterjee and D. G. Vlachos, "Temporal acceleration of spatially distributed kinetic Monte Carlo simulations", J. Comp. Phys. 211, 596, (2006)
- S. Caratzoulas, D. G. Vlachos, and M. Tsapatsis, "Potential of mean force for tetramethylammonium binding to cage-like oligosilicates in aqueous solution", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 16138, (2006)
- M. A. Snyder, A. Chatterjee, and D. G. Vlachos, "Net-event kinetic Monte Carlo for overcoming stiffness in spatially homogeneous and distributed systems", Comput. Chem. Eng. 29(4), 701, (2005)
- D.G. Norton and D. G. Vlachos, "Hydrogen assisted self-ignition of propane/air mixtures in catalytic microburners", Proc. Combust. Inst. 30, 2473, (2005)
- A. Chatterjee, D. G. Vlachos, and M. A. Katsoulakis, "Binomial distribution basedt-leap accelerated stochastic simulation", J. Chem. Phys. 122, 02411, (2005)
Patents
Selected Awards
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- Who's Who in America, 57th Edition: 2003
- Provost's Merit Award (University of Delaware: 2002 - 2003)
- Who's Who in America, 55th Edition: 2001
- Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts: 1997)
- National Science Foundation Career Award (National Science Foundation: 1997)
- Outstanding Advisor Service Award (College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts: 1997)
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (Office of Naval Research: 1996)
- Outstanding Advisor Service Award (College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts: 1996)
- Army High Performance Computing Research Center Postdoctoral Fellowship: 1992 - 1993
- First Place Award Winner in Group 1: Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals (AIChE Meeting, Los Angeles: 1991)
