Bradley A. Cicciarelli
Lecturer,
Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Louisiana Tech University
PO Box 10348
Ruston, LA 71272
Office: Bogard Hall 225
Phone:
(318) 257-2350
Email:
bradc@latech.edu
Education:
B.S.
Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 2001
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 2007
Dr.
Cicciarelli’s current class schedule and office hours
can be found here.
Background
Dr. Cicciarelli
grew up in northwest Florida, in a small town outside of Pensacola. He attended
the University of Florida and received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical
Engineering in 2001. Later that year, he began graduate school at M.I.T. His thesis research focused on photoresponsive surfactants, which are specially-designed
molecules which change their shape when light conditions change and thereby
cause changes in solution properties such as surface tension and
viscosity. Sometime during his undergraduate
studies, he decided that he wanted to eventually pursue an academic
career. While in graduate school, he had
opportunities to assist in teaching courses and found that he really enjoyed
teaching and interacting with students.
These positive experiences reinforced his desire to teach and led him to
seek out faculty positions at colleges and universities with a strong emphasis
on education. Louisiana Tech impressed
him with its commitment to teaching, and so after completing his Ph.D. in the
spring of 2007, he moved to Ruston to join its faculty.
Dr. Cicciarelli
is a Lecturer in both the Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Programs. He has taught several classes
in the thermal sciences area (thermodynamics, heat transfer, etc.) as well as
chemical engineering undergraduate lecture and laboratory courses and a
graduate level course in transport phenomena.
He has enjoyed his experience at Tech thus far and appreciates the
opportunity to work with engineering students from different backgrounds.
Despite nationwide
studies that indicate that students are getting lazier and that colleges
and universities are lowering standards to accommodate them, Dr. Cicciarelli remains committed to maintaining rigorous
academic standards to ensure that his students are well-prepared for future
employment and that their diploma has value.
Awards
F. Jay Taylor Undergraduate Teaching
Award, 2013
COES Outstanding Faculty Award, 2012 & 2013
COES Teaching Award, 2010
Golden Shaft Award, 2009, 2011, 2012, & 2013:
voted by graduating mechanical engineering
students
as professor who maintains the highest
standards
Professional
Development
Attended
2013 ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013
Attended
2012 ASEE Chemical Engineering Faculty Summer School, Orono,
ME, July 21-27, 2012
Presented at NAE Grand Challenge Scholars
Program National Workshop, Austin, TX, July 20-21, 2011
Attended ENGAGE Strategy Implementation
Workshop, Denver, CO, May 31-June 2, 2011
Attended
5th Teaching Professor Conference, Orlando, FL, May 16-18, 2008
Publications
and Presentations
Cicciarelli, Bradley A., “Use of Pre-Recorded
Video Demonstrations in Laboratory Courses.” Chemical Engineering Education 2013, 47(2): 133-136. [Abstract]
Cicciarelli, Bradley A., “Use of Pre-Recorded
Video Demonstrations in Laboratory Courses.” ASEE Chemical Engineering Faculty
Summer School Poster Session, Orono, ME, July 21-27,
2012
Carpenter, Jenna P., Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Evans, Katie A., O’Neal, D. Patrick, Weiss, Leland W. “Louisiana
Tech’s Model for Running a GCSP at Minimal Cost.” NAE Grand Challenge Scholars
Program National Workshop, Austin, TX, July 20-21, 2011 [Slides]
Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Elia, Josephine A., Hatton, T. Alan,
Smith, Kenneth A. “Temperature
Dependence of Aggregation and Dynamic Surface Tension in a Photoresponsive
Surfactant System.” Langmuir
2007, 23(16): 8323-8330. [Abstract]
Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Hatton, T. Alan, Smith, Kenneth A.
“Dynamic Surface Tension Behavior in a Photoresponsive
Surfactant System.” Langmuir 2007,
23(9): 4753-4764. [Abstract]
Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Hatton, T. Alan, Smith, Kenneth A.
“Effect of Photoisomer
Composition in a Photoresponsive
Surfactant System.” AIChE Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 12-17, 2006. [Abstract]
Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Hatton, T. Alan, Smith, Kenneth A.
“Dynamic Surface Tension in a Photoresponsive
Surfactant System.” 80th ACS
Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Boulder, CO, June 18-21, 2006. [Abstract]
Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Hatton, T. Alan, Smith, Kenneth A.
“Dynamic Behavior of Interfacial Properties in
Photoresponsive Surfactant Systems.”
AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October
30-November 4, 2005. [Abstract]
Shang,
Tiangang, Cicciarelli, Brad,
Smith, Kenneth A., Hatton, T. Alan. “Interfacial and Bulk Solution Structures of a Class of Non-Ionic
Photoresponsive Surfactants under Varying Illumination Conditions.” 229th ACS National Meeting,
San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005.
Smith, Kenneth A., Hatton, T. Alan, Shang, Tiangang,
Cicciarelli, Brad. “A New Class of Photosensitive
Surfactants: Some Insights Concerning Conformations.” SMA Symposium Proceedings, 2005.
Cicciarelli,
Bradley A., Davidson, David L., Hart, Edward H., Peoples, P. Robert. “CFD Analysis of the
Behavior of Airborne Allergens in Carpeted and Uncarpeted Dwellings.” ASME, PVP, 2002, Vol 448-1,
239-247.
Other interests
As
a UF alum, Dr. Cicciarelli is a big Gator
sports fan and is proud of the Gator NCAA basketball and football
titles. He also enjoys participating in
intramural sports, including playing on a faculty basketball team and a COES softball team.