Faculty Profile

Tony Butterfield

Professor (Lecturer)

Research Interests

Computer Simulation
Drug Delivery Systems
Graduate Education
Model-Based Filtering & Control
Model-based Filtering & Control
Photobioreactor Design
Scientific Instrumentation
Undergraduate Education

Awards & Honors

  • University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Utah 04/2020
  • Led two teams of undergraduates to the AIChE national conference in Orlando, Fl. Our teams took both first and second place nationally in the K-12 outreach module competition., American Institute of Chemical Engineers 11/2019
  • William H. Corcoran Award for the best paper in Chemical Engineering Education, for your work “Building Air Quality Sensors and Inspiring Citizen Scientists” published in 2018., American Society of Engineering Educators 06/2019
  • 2018 Best Poster, ASEE National Conference, Columbus, Ohio, ASEE Chemical Engineering Devision 06/25/2018
  • 2017 Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering Education. Each year this award "recognizes an individual who has implemented a pedagogical innovation into a class or course that has made a significant and documented positive impact on teaching effectiveness and has enhanced student learning." Dr. Butterfield was recognized for his work introducing maker-space projects to chemical engineering curriculum, his development of effective K-12 outreach models, and his efforts advising and retaining underrepresented students., American Institute of Chemical Engineers 10/2017
  • GLBT Educator Award. This award is made each year to the nominated GLBT Educator who has made the most outstanding contributions in their field., National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals 03/05/2017
  • First featured LGBTQ chemical engineer profile for AIChE. Story featured on front page of AIChE's web page for over a month. https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2017/02/tony-butterfield-featured-lgbtq-cheme-professional, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 02/16/2017
  • Outstanding Faculty Awards, given to one faculty member each year by popular vote of the graduating class., University of Utah, Department of Chemical Engineering 04/2016
  • Career Services Faculty Recognition Award - An award meant to recognize 'faculty members who are contributing to students’ career development and exploration. ', University of Utah 03/04/2016
  • Beacons of Excellence - A university award for 'Recognizing excellence in providing transformational experiences to undergraduate students', University of Utah 10/30/2015
  • Outstanding Student Chapter. Faculty Adviser., American Institute of Chemical Engineers 11/2013
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Utah 08/23/2013
  • Outstanding Instructor, University of Utah Department of Chemical Engineering 05/2013
  • Recognition by the dean of the college as being in the top 15% of faculty in student evaluations. I have received this honor for every class that I have taught., College of Engineering, University of Utah 09/2012
  • Outstanding Instructor (2010-2011), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah 05/2011

Publications

  • Anthony BUTTERFIELD. (2022). Being Queer Taught Me How to Teach. Routledge.
  • E Chadwick, K Le, Z Pei, T Sayahi, C Rapp, A E Butterfield, K E Kelly. (2021). Technical note: Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on particle pollution using a low-cost sensor network. Journal of Aerosol Science, 155.
  • Tofigh Sayahi, Alicia Garff, Timothy Quah, Katrina Lê, Thomas Becnel, Kody M Powell, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, Anthony E Butterfield, Kerry E Kelly. (2020). Long-term calibration models to estimate ozone concentrations with a metal oxide sensor. Environmental Pollution, 267.
  • Thomas Becnel, Kyle Tingey, Jonathan Whitaker, Tofigh Sayahi, Katrina Lê, Pascal Goffin, Anthony Butterfield, Kerry Kelly, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon. (2019). A Distributed Low-Cost Pollution Monitoring Platform. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(6).
  • T Sayahi, D Kaufman, T Becnel, K Kaur, A E Butterfield, S Collingwood, Y Zhang, P-E Gaillardon, K E Kelly. (2019). Development of a calibration chamber to evaluate the performance of low-cost particulate matter sensors. Environmental Pollution, 255(Pt 1).
  • Yen-Hsun Tseng, Tyler I Lee, Samuel J Doane, Anthony E Butterfield, John D McLennan, Swomitra K Mohanty, Leonard F Pease. (2019). Periodic symmetry defined bioreactors enhance algae growth. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology, 5(6).
  • T Sayahi, A Butterfield, K E Kelly. (2019). Long-term field evaluation of the Plantower PMS low-cost particulate matter sensors. Environmental Pollution, 245.
  • Katrina My Quyen Le, Anthony Butterfield, Kerry Kelly, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, Kyle Tingey, Thomas Becnel. (2018). Building Air Quality Sensors and Inspiring Citizen Scientists. Chemical Engineering Education, 52(3).
  • K E Kelly, J Whitaker, A Petty, C Widmer, A Dybwad, D Sleeth, R Martin, A Butterfield. (2017). Ambient and laboratory evaluation of a low-cost particulate matter sensor. Environmental Pollution, 221.
  • K Branch, A Butterfield. (2016). Analysis of student interactions with browser-based interactive simulations. Computers in Education Journal, 16(2).
  • A E Butterfield, K Branch, E Trujillo. (2015). First-year hands-on design course: Implementation & reception. Chemical Engineering Education, 49(1).
  • J Hillard, K Branch, A Butterfield. (2015). Teaching fluid dynamics with the ball-in-tube device. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43(1).
  • (2014). Ultrasonic Temperature Measurement Device.
  • C Young, A E Butterfield. (2014). Effective engineering outreach through an undergraduate mentoring team and module database. Chemical Engineering Education, 48(1).
  • Yunlu Jia, Melissa Puga, Anthony E Butterfield, Douglas A Christensen, Kevin J Whitty, Mikhail Skliar. (2013). Ultrasound Measurements of Temperature Profile Across Gasifier Refractories: Method and Initial Validation. Energy & Fuels, 27(8).
  • Anthony E Butterfield, Russell J Stewart, Christoph F Schmidt, Mikhail Skliar. (2010). Bidirectional Power Stroke by Ncd Kinesin. Biophysical Journal, 99(12).
  • Madhuvanthi A Kandadai, Praveena Mohan, Genyao Lin, Anthony Butterfield, Mikhail Skliar, Jules J Magda. (2010). Comparison of Surfactants Used to Prepare Aqueous Perfluoropentane Emulsions for Pharmaceutical Applications. Langmuir, 26(7).