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Dr. Stanley M. Barnett
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutics
and Food Science
Director, Center for Pollution Prevention
Associate Director, Innovative Energy Collobarative
Research Interests
  • Photobioreactors
  • Separations with Applications to Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering and Pollution Prevention- Membranes and Aphrons
  • Alternate Energy and Carbon Sources
Research Information
He has been sponsored by the Ionics Corporation for work in electrodialysis, for drinking water from seawater, by AMTROL, Inc. for studies on membrane treatment systems, and USEPA, RI Department of Environmental Management, NSF, Pfizer and the Narragansett Bay Commission for pollution prevention, by the U.S. Department of Commerce for research in enzymatic preservation and for scale up of a photobioreactor.   Beside carrying out industrial assessments as Director of the Center for Pollution Prevention, he has performed related membrane research, including nanofiltration, diffusion dialysis, and perraporation. Past Chairman of AIChE's Food Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Division, Dr. Barnett's work on microbial production by a foam fermentor and drug delivery systems have resulted in United States patents. Past chairman of the chemical engineering department, he also has seven years of industrial experience with Shell Chemical , Esso , and General Dynamics.
Publications and Patents
  • Balamuru, V.G., Osama M. Ibrahim and Stanley M. Barnett, Simulation of ternary ammonia-water-salt absorption refrigeration cycles; International Journal of Refrigeration, 23(1), Pages 31-42, January 2000.
  • Barnett, S.M., and Bradley, K.A., U.S. Patent # 4654305, Multiphase Reactor Systems, March 31, 1987.
  • Barnett, S.M., et. al., U.S. Patent # 4,999,198, Polyaphrons as a Drug Delivery System, March 12, 1991.
  • Barnett, S.M., Multiphase Reactors, in Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing; Sunggyu Lee, Ed.; Taylor and Francis, Inc.: New York, 2005; Vol. 3, pp. 1781-1790.
  • Collentro, AW. and Barnett, S.M., Predicting the Performance of Reverse Osmosis Membranes for the Production of High-Purity Water , UltraPure Water, 7, 40-46, 1996.
  • Escobar, J. and S.M. Barnett, Effect of Agitation Speed On The Synthesis of Mucor Miehei Acid Protease, Enzyme Microb Technology ; Microbiology Technology 15, 1009-1013 1993.
  • Escobar, J. and S.M. Barnett, Synthesis of Mucor Miehei Acid Protease: Integration of Production and Recovery, Process Biochemistry, 30, 695-700, 1995.
  • Hettenbach, K., am Ende, D. J., Dias, E., Brenek, S.J., Laforte, C., and S.M. Barnett, Microwave Assisted Vacuum Drying and End Point Determination Using Mass Spectrometry, Part I, Organic Process Research and Development, 8, 858-866, 2004.
  • Hettenbach, K., am Ende, D. J., Dias, E., Brenek, S.J., Laforte, C., and S.M. Barnett, Microwave Assisted Vacuum Drying and End Point Determination Using Mass Spectrometry, Part II, On-Line Moisture Content Profiling, Organic Process Research and Development, 8, 867-872, 2004.
  • Ibrahim, O.M., Barnett, S.M., and Balamuru, V.G., Improving the Performance of Ammonia Water Absorption Cycles Unsing Salt Additives and Membranes, ASHRAE Transactions, 103, 1, 439,  1997.
  • Irwin, K.J., D.L. Freeman, and S.M. Barnett, Quantum Mechanical Studies of Local Water Structure Near Fixed Ions in Ion Exchange Membranes , Journal of Membrane Science, 47, 79-89, 1989.
  • Li, E, S.M. Barnett and B. Ray, Pollution Prevention Guideline for Academic Laboratories, J.Chem. Education, 80(1), 45-49, 2003.
  • Lee, H. and S.M. Barnett, A Predictive Model for the Allowable Operating Liquid Velocities and the Biomass Concentration in a Three Phase Fluidized Bed Biofilm Reactor, Ind. Eng Chem.(Korea), 9, 202-212, 2003.
  • Misra, T. and S.M. Barnett, Evaluation of a Foam Fermenter in the Production of Xanthan Gum, Biotechnology Processes: Scale-up and Mixing, Ho and Oldshue editors, AIChE, NY, 1987.
  • Misra, T.K. and Barnett, S.M., Electrokinetic Measurements of Particles in Lubricating Oils: Implications for Filtration, Separations Technology, 1, 267-272, 1991.
  • Park, Eugene, Richard Enander, Stanley M. Barnett  and Chong Lee, Pollution prevention and biochemical oxygen demand reduction in a squid processing facility, Journal of Cleaner Production, 9 , 4, 341-349, 2001.
  • Park, Eugene, Richard Enander and Stanley M. Barnett, Pollution prevention in a zinc die casting company: a 10 -year case study,Journal of Cleaner Production,10,1, 93-99, 2002.
  • Shah, C. and Barnett, S.M., Hyaluronic Acid Gels, Chap. 7, Polyelectrolyte Gels, R. Prud'homme and R. Harland, eds., ACS Symposium Series, 1992.
  • Shea, Paul T. Barnett, S.M., Flotation Separation Using Microgas Dispersions, Separation Science and Technology, 14, 757-767, 1979.
  • You, Tao and Barnett, S.M., Effect of light quality on production of extracellular polysaccharides and Growth Rate of Prophyridium Cruentum, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 19, 251-258, 2004.
Education
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1963 
M.S. Lehigh University, 1959 
B.S. Columbia University, 1958 
B.A. Columbia College, 1957 
Posts
Director of R.I. Center for Pollution Prevention. 
Joint appointment: Food Science Dept. and Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences Dept.
Associate Director, Alternate Energy Collabarative
Contact Information
Room 227
Crawford Hall
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
Telephone: (401) 874 - 2443
E-mail: barnett@egr.uri.edu