Edward McLaughlin
	Dean Emeritus of Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering Ph.D., D.Sc., University of London, 1956, 1974 Office: 214 ChE Building Telephone: 225.578.3546 E-mail: emcl@eng.lsu.edu

The areas of transport phenomena and thermodynamics of mixtures are the primary research interests of Dr. McLaughlin.  Experimental and theoretical work in both areas is pursued. On the experimental side, high pressure gas solubility studies to 30,000 psi and 400øF have been pursued as well as solubility and vapor/liquid equilibrium studies on multicomponent fused-ring aromatic hydrocarbons in various organic solvents. Theoretical work includes multicomponent solubility studies, high pressure gas solubility theory, and transport properties of dense-mixed supercritical gases.

Recent Publications

• Ajay Gupta, Urszula Domanska, Frank R. Groves, Jr., and Edward McLaughlin, "Solid- Liquid Phase Equilibria of Ternary Mixtures Containing Polynuclear Aromatic Compounds," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 39, 175-178 (1994).
• U. Domanska, F.R. Groves, Jr., and E. McLaughlin, "Solid-Liquid Phase Equilibria of Binary and Ternary Mixtures of Benzene and Polynuclear Aromatic Compounds," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 38, 88-94 (1993).
• A. Gupta, F.R. Groves, Jr., and E. McLaughlin, "Isothermal Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Binary and Ternary Systems Composed of Heavy Aromatic Compounds," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 37, 32-36 (1992).
• E. McLaughlin and F.C. Knopf, "Chemical Reaction Induced Pressure Pulses," Patent Number 5,083,615 (1992).
• F.C. Knopf, P. Malone, J. Torres and E. McLaughlin, "The Production of Chemical Reaction Induced High-Pressure Gas Pulses for Rock Fracturing," The Journal of the Association of Engineering Geologists, 24(4), 397 (1992).