Edwin L. Kugler

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Professor, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

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Edwin Kugler has been a Professor of Chemical Engineering at WVU since 1990. Prior to joining WVU he was a research scientist with Exxon Research & Engineering Company for twelve years (1976-1988) and served two years as a program manager with the Department of Energy in Weshington, DC (1988-90). Dr. Kugler is a national officer with the American Chemical Society and is known for his research on catalysts used for petroleum refining.
Education
	PhD - Johns Hopkins University (1975)
	BS - Dickinson College (1967)
Research Focus Areas
	Energy Technologies
Research Interests
	heterogeneous catalysis
	physical adsorption measurements
	gas and liquid chromatography
	temperature programmed oxidation and reduction.
Teaching Interests
	Freshman Engineering Design (ENGR 101)
	Energy and Material Balances (CHE 201, CHE 202)
	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CHE 320)
	Reaction Phenomena (CHE 326)
	Unit Operations Lab (CHE 450, CHE 451)
Special Interests
	Fishing
Professional Societies
	American Chemical Society (national officer)
	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
	North American Catalysis Society