Dr. JoAnn S. Lighty - ICSE People - Institute for Clean and Secure Energy

Dr. JoAnn S. Lighty

Chair, Chemical Engineering

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1982
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1988
Dissertation: Fundamentals of Thermal Treatment for the Cleanup of Contaminated Solid -Wastes

50 South Central Campus Drive
Room 3290
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1114

Phone: 801-581-5763
Fax: 801-581-9291
Email: jlighty[@]utah.edu
Office: 3290 MEB

Biographical Sketch

Prof. JoAnn Slama Lighty has been on the faculty at the University of Utah since 1988. Presently, she is chair of Chemical Engineering. She stepped down as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering in July 2004 having been in the Dean's Office for 9 years.

Prof. 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), a National Science Foundation, Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) award focused on the formation of soot from diesel engines and a strategic Environmental Research and Development Project studying soot oxidation under fuel-lean conditions. 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.

Prof. Lighty's hobbies including camping in the beautiful State of Utah, watching Univeristy of Utah UTES sports, and spending time with her two daughters, and husband.




Vita Projects/Centers Clean Coal SCERP NIRT	Dr. JoAnn S. Lighty Chair, Chemical Engineering B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1982 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1988 Dissertation: Fundamentals of Thermal Treatment for the Cleanup of Contaminated Solid -Wastes 50 South Central Campus Drive Room 3290 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1114 Phone: 801-581-5763 Fax: 801-581-9291 Email: jlighty[@]utah.edu Office: 3290 MEB Biographical Sketch Prof. JoAnn Slama Lighty has been on the faculty at the University of Utah since 1988. Presently, she is chair of Chemical Engineering. She stepped down as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering in July 2004 having been in the Dean's Office for 9 years. Prof. 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), a National Science Foundation, Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) award focused on the formation of soot from diesel engines and a strategic Environmental Research and Development Project studying soot oxidation under fuel-lean conditions. 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. Prof. Lighty's hobbies including camping in the beautiful State of Utah, watching Univeristy of Utah UTES sports, and spending time with her two daughters, and husband.