Bradley A. Cicciarelli

Lecturer, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Louisiana Tech University

600 W. Arizona

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

COES Outstanding Faculty Award, 2011-2012

COES Teaching Award, 2010

Golden Shaft Award, 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2011-2012: voted by graduating mechanical engineering students as professor who maintains the highest standards

Publications and Presentations:

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 recent NCAA basketball and football titles. He also enjoys participating in intramural sports, including playing on a faculty basketball team and a COES softball team.