Dr. Josephine Mary Hill
Positions
Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Contact information
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 210-9488
Location
Lab: ENB303, 308
Office: ENB204H
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Cell: +1.403.671.2710
Email: Joe.Mcfarland@ucalgary.ca
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Background
Educational Background
Bachelor of Applied Science Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1991
Doctor of Philosophy Chemical Engineering, Wisconsin - Madison, 1999
Master of Applied Science Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1992
Biography
Dr. Josephine Hill is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. She received her education and training at the University of Waterloo (BASc and MASc) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) and worked for two years at Surface Science Western at the University of Western Ontario between her graduate degrees. Dr. Hill’s research is in the area of catalysis with applications to hydrotreating, gasification, and the conversion of solid waste materials, such as petroleum coke and biomass, into catalysts supports and activated carbon. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE), is a Past Chair of the Canadian Catalysis Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), and is currently the President of the Canadian Catalysis Foundation. Her research and mentoring excellence have been recognized with many awards including the APEGA Research Excellence Summit Award, a Killam Annual Professorship, Engineers Canada Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession, a Canada Research Chair, and an NSERC 67 Graduate Scholarship Award.
Research
Areas of Research
The research in my group involves experimental work to develop new catalysts and catalytic processes based on sustainable materials. We have extensive experience with carbonaceous materials including petroleum coke and biomass.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENCH 315 | Chemical Engineering Process Calculations | Winter 2022 |
| ENDG 319 | Probability, Statistics and Machine Learning | Fall 2021 |
Awards
- APEGA Research Excellence Summit Award, The University of Calgary. 2017
- Killam Annual Professor, The University of Calgary. 2017
- Schulich School of Engineering Achievement Award, The University of Calgary. 2017
- Schulich School of Engineering Service Excellence Award, The University of Calgary. 2017
- Outstanding Teaching Performance, The University of Calgary. 2015
- Research Excellence Award, The University of Calgary. 2015
- SSE Outstanding Teaching Recognition, 2015
- WEF Expo Advocating Women in Engineering Award, WEF Expo. 2015
- College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada, 2014
- College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada, The Royal Society of Canada. 2014
- Fellow of Geoscientists Canada, 2014
- Outstanding Teaching Performance, The University of Calgary. 2014
- Engineers Canada Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession, 2013
- Engineers Canada Fellowship, 2013
- Outstanding Teaching Performance, The University of Calgary. 2013
- SSE Outstanding Teaching Recognition, 2013
- Support of Women in the Engineering Profession, Engineers Canada. 2013
- APEGA Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Award, 2012
- Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion Award, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. 2012
- Syncrude Canada Innovation Award, 2009
- Minerva Mentoring Award, 2008
- Canada Research Chair, 2007
- NSERC University Faculty Award, 2005
- Canadian Hunter Young Innovator Award, 2004
- Mentor of the Millennium, Alberta Women's Science Network, 2004
Publications
- CO2 gasification of sugarcane bagasse char: consideration of pyrolysis temperature, silicon and aluminum contents, and potassium addition for recirculation of char. Ingrid Lopes Motta, Ross A Arnold, Francisco Javier Lopez-Tenllado, Rubens Maciel Filho, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, Josephine M Hill. Energy & Fuels. 16201-16211. (2020)
- Solid acid catalysts produced by sulfonation of petroleum coke: dominant role of aromatic hydrogen. Ye Xiao, Josephine M Hill. Chemosphere. 125981. (2020)
- Effect of calcium and barium on potassium-catalyzed gasification of ash-free carbon black. Ross A Arnold and Josephine M Hill. Fuel. 115647. (2019)
- Nitric Acid Functionalization of Petroleum Coke to Access Inherent Sulfur. 102. Qing Huang, Annelisa S Schafranski, Melanie J Hazlett, Ye Xiao, Josephine M Hill. Catalysts. 259. (2021)
- Determining the Pore Structure of Activated Carbon by Nitrogen Gas Adsorption. Richard G Kaldenhoven*; Josephine M Hill. Royal Society of Chemistry. 41-63. (2018)
- Carbonaceous catalysts from biomass. X Tian; Melanie J Hazlett*; Reilly L Smith; Z Fang; Josephine Mary M Hill; Vicente Montes*; Ye Xiao*; R A Arnold*. Springer. 185-231. (2019)
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