Professional Interests:

Before he joined UDRI in 2001, Matthew was a Senior Engineer in the Chemistry, Fuels and Lubricants Group at Cummins Engine in Columbus, Indiana. There he was responsible for research and development in the area of diesel exhaust after-treatment.

Matthew's current interests include:

• Oxidative and pyrolytic stability of hydrocarbons
• Development of reaction mechanisms for liquid and gas-phase chemistry
• Quantitation of solid and gaseous emissions from combustion sources
• Development of chemical and engineering strategies for particulate matter mitigation 
• Analytical method design and development
  

Education:

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1999
B.S., Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1994

Professional Affiliations:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Selected Publications and Presentations:

Corporan, E., DeWitt, M. J. and Wagner, M., “Evaluation of Soot Particulate Mitigation Additives in a T63 Engine,” 2004,  Fuel Processing Technology, in press.

DeWitt, M. J., Zabarnick, S., Ervin, J. S., and Williams, T. F., “Inhibition of Jet Fuel Deposition Within a Compete Oxygen Consumption Regime,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels, Steamboat Springs, CO, 2003, in press.

Corporan, E., DeWitt, M. J., Monroig, O., Everhart, J. and Wagner, M., “Effects of Fuel Character on the Particulate Emissions of a T63 Engine,” 2003, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels.

DeWitt, M. J., Dooling, D. J., and Broadbelt, L. J., “Computer Generation of Reaction Mechanisms Using Quantitative Rate Information: Application to Long-Chain Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2000, 39, 2228-2237.

DeWitt, M. J. and Broadbelt, L. J., “Binary Interactions Between Tetradecane and 4-(1-Naphthyl-methyl)bibenzyl During Low- and High-Pressure Pyrolysis,” Energy & Fuels, 1999, 13(5), 969-983.

DeWitt, M. J. and Zabarnick, S., “Development and Evaluation of Additives to Inhibit Oxidative Deposition of Jet Fuels,” Prepr.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., 2002, 47, 183-186.

L.M.T. Balster, S. Zabarnick, R.C. Striebich, and M. DeWitt, “Predicting the Thermal Stability of Jet Fuel: Analytical Techniques Toward Model Validation,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels, Steamboat Springs, CO, 2003, in press.