<b>RICHARD L. ZOLLARS</b><br>

Department of Chemical Engineering<br>
Washington State University<br>
Pullman, WA  99l64-27l0<br>
(509) 335-4332<br>
rzollars@che.wsu.edu<br>

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<dt>EDUCATION<br>

<dd>1974 University of Colorado, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
<dd>1972 University of Colorado, M.S. Chemical Engineering
<dd>1968 Universtiy of Minnesota, B.S. Chemical Engineering

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<dt>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

<dd>Washington State University 1978-present
<dd>National Science Foundation, program director, 1983-1984
<dd>University of Colorado, assistant professor, 1977-1978
<dd>Union Carbide Corporation, senior engineer, 1974-1977
<dd>Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, laboratory technician, 1966-1968

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<dt>SPECIALTIES AND RESEARCH AREAS

<dd>Bioseparations: Affinity chromatography, field flow fractionation
<dd>Chemical Engineering: Multiphase chemical reactor design with simultaneous heat and mass transfer, fine particulate processing, cryogenic processing conditions, chemical vapor deposition
<dd>Interfacial Phenomena: Analysis of instabilities (waves) at interfaces, adsorption of surface active materials
<dd>Polymer Science and Engineering: Relationships of polymer structure and composition to reactor type and conditions, especially for heterophase polymerization
<dd>Surface and Colloid Science: Adsorption of surface active species, affinity separations, stability of colloids to Brownian and shear-induced coagulation, light scattering methods for the measurement of colloidal particle size, microcellular and micellar generation of particles

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<dt>PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

<dd>Outstanding Teaching Faculty, WSU Department of Chemical Engineering, 1981, 1982, 1986

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<dt>OTHER

  <dd><a href="olympic-diary.pdf">Diary from working at the Winter Olympics this 
    year.</a>
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