Faculty

Dr. Joseph B. Powell
Founding Executive Director, Energy Transition InstituteAspire Initiative Endowed Executive Director
Professor
Office Location S224, Engineering Bldg. 1
Fax 713-743-4323
Email jbpowel5 [at] central.uh.edu
Courses
Selected Publications
- D. Smit and J. B. Powell, The Role of International Oil Companies in the Energy Transition, invited paper, Annual Reviews of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Volume 14, accepted for publication, 2023
- Joseph B. Powell and S. v. Bavel, “Chapter 11, Methane Direct Conversion: An Industrial View” in Methane Conversion Routes – Status and Prospects, ed by Rene Bos, in press, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Carbon Dioxide Utilization Markets and Infrastructure: Status and Opportunities: A First Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26703. Carbon Dioxide Utilization Markets and Infrastructure: Status and Opportunities: A First Report |The National Academies Press, 2022
- C. D. Demirhan, W. W. Tso, J. B. Powell and E. N. Pistikopoulos, A multi-scale energy systems engineering approach towards integrated multi-product network optimization, Applied Energy, 281, 116020, 2021
- J. B. Powell, D. B. Seamon, J. Bracci, N. Bonnes, J. Chen, Decarbonizing Heavy Duty Transportation, Stanford Energy, Workshop report, August, 2021. https://energy.stanford.edu, 2021
- Y. Deng, X. Bai, V. Abdelsayed, D. Shekhawat, P. D. Muley, S. Karpe, C. Mevawala, D. Bhattacharyya, B. Robinson, A. Caiola, J. B. Powell, A. P. van Bavel, J. Hu and G. Veser, Microwave-assisted conversion of methane over H-(Fe)-ZSM-5: Evidence for formation of hot metal sites, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 420, 129670, 2021
- J. B. Powell, <p>Annual Reports (2019 & 2020) for the U.S. DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)</p>, 2020
- Joseph B. Powell, Natural Gas Utilization: Current Status and Opportunities, Catalysis Today, 356, 27–36. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.10.024, 2020
- J.B. Powell, Application of multiphase reaction engineering and process intensification to the challenges of sustainable future energy and chemicals, Chemical Engineering Science. 157, 15–25. doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.09.007., 2017
- Joe Powell, Shell, United States, Crosscutting Technologies, in MISSION INNOVATION: Accelerating the Clean Energy Revolution, Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge, Report of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Experts’ Workshop September 26–28, 2017, Houston, TX. Mission Innovation CCUS, 2017
- J. B. Powell, P. M. Ayoub, S. Kapila, A. P. R. Nevill, and G. Y. Buss, Sustainable Supply Chains for Bio-Based Fuels and Chemicals, in Sustainable Supply Chains: Models, Methods, and Public Policy Implications, T. Boone, V. Jayaraman, and R. Ganeshan eds., Springer, NY, 2012
- J. Harmsen and J. B. Powell, Sustainable Development in the Process Industries: Cases and Impact, John Wiley & Sons, New York, April 2010 (ISBN-10: 0-470-18779-4; ISBN-13: 978-0-470-18779-1). https://www.amazon.com/Sustainable-Development-Process-Industries-Impact-ebook/dp/B006ISI2HQ., 2010
Patents and Patent Applications
- https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Joseph+Broun+Powell
- https://patents.justia.com/inventor/joseph-broun-powell
Joseph Broun Powell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).