JoAnn S. Lighty

Professor & Chemical Engineering Department Chair

JoAnn S. Lighty

Education

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1988
Dissertation: Fundamentals of Thermal Treatment for the Cleanup of Contaminated Solid -Wastes

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1982

Curriculum Vitae

See Curriculum Vitae (PDF).

Faculty Web Page

http://www.ices.utah.edu/people/Jlighty.html

Class Web Pages

None at present.

Research

Dr. Lighty's research interests are in the areas of air toxics, combustion-generated aerosols and their characterization; NOx formation, and biomass combustion. She is currently involved in the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy, the Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions (C-SAFE), and recently received a National Science Foundation, Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) award focused on the formation of soot from diesel engines. She received the SWE Distinguished Engineering Educator in 2004, Utah Engineering Educator of the Year Award in 2001 and has been on several national and university committees, including: Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee and Subcommittee on Particle Monitoring; Presidential Commission on the Status of Women for the University of Utah; and the MESA/STEP Advisory Board.

Selected Publications

See Curriculum Vitae (PDF).