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Biography

Dr. Bruce Beaver is a distinguished Professor within the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, renowned for his groundbreaking work addressing a pressing issue in middle distillates from a fresh perspective. With a keen focus on the intricate realm of organic chemistry, his research delves into the vexing problem of oxidative instability plaguing middle distillates, encompassing both thermal oxidative and storage stability concerns.

In recent publications, Bruce Beaver has proposed a novel approach, suggesting that the mechanism underlying thermal oxidative degradation in middle distillates can be elucidated through the lens of regenerative autoxidative oligomerization within the framework of organic chemistry. This conceptualization, akin to the SMORS hypothesis articulated by Hardy and Wechter in the realm of fuel chemistry, opens avenues for the development of innovative chemical methodologies to stabilize middle distillates.

Through pioneering efforts at the forefront of chemical mechanistic understanding, Bruce Beaver's research endeavors seek to pave the way for rational designs of a new class of oxidation stabilizers, poised to revolutionize the field and mitigate the challenges posed by middle distillate oxidation.

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemistry, UMASS/Amherst
  • B.A., Chemistry, SUNY Binghamton
  • A.S., Chemistry, Broome Community College

Research Interests

  • Fuel production
  • Fuel oxidation
  • Logistics
  • Storage issues
  • Specifications
  • Fuel additive chemistry
  • Energy development issues
  • Fracking education
  • Coal liquefaction
  • Cooperage oak chemistry
  • Value added forestry
  • Wild simulated ginseng
  • Health benefits of ginseng

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  1. Bruce Beaver, I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches, Spiritan Horizons, 69-75, 2006.
  2. Aksoy, P., Griffith, J. M., Wang, B., Gül, Ö., Cetiner, R., Sobkowiak, M., Fonseca, D. A., Miller-Falcone, S., Miller, B. G., Beaver, B. Insights into the Mechanisms of Middle Distillate Fuel Oxidative Degradation. Part 2.On the relationship between Jet Fuel thermal Oxidative Deposit, Soluble Macromolcular Oxidatively Reactive Species (SMORS) and Smoke Point. Energy Fuels 2009, 23(4), 2047-51.
  3. Gül, Ö., Griffith, J. M., Wang, B., Cetiner, R., Sobkowiak, M., Fonseca, D. A., Aksoy, P., Miller, B. G., Beaver, B. Insights into the Mechanisms of Middle Distillate Fuel Oxidative Degradation. Part 3. Carbon Based Stabilizers. Energy Fuels 2009, 23(4), 2052-55.
  4. Beaver, B., Kabana, C., Schobert, H. H. Could Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidative Degradation Contributed to a Recent Commercial Plane Crash? A Proposed Hypothesis and Experimental Test Plan. IASH 2009: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels, 2010.
  5. Kabana, C. G., Botha, S., Schmucker, C.,Woolard, C., and Beaver, B., Oxidative Stability of Middle Distillate Fuels – Part 1: Exploring the Soluble Macromolecular Oxidatively Reactive Species (SMORS) Mechanism with Jet Fuels. Energy Fuels, 25(11), 5145-5157, 2011.
  6. Beaver. B., Should We Frack? Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith, 67(3), 175-185, 2015.