Education  

• Colorado State University, PhD 2001
• Colorado State University, MS 1998
• New Jersey Institute of Technology, BS 1996

 Research Interests  

• Modeling and control of distributed parameter systems
• Modeling and analysis of transdermal drug delivery systems
• Numerical and experimental approaches to protein separation and purification
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 Publications

• Fernandes, M., Simon, L., and Loney, N.W. (2005), “Mathematical modeling of drug delivery systems: analysis and applications,” Journal of Membrane Science, in press.
• Loney, N.W., Huang, C. R., and Simon, L. (2004), “Mathematical model of a counter current flow multi-fiber dialyzer,” World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, in press.
• Simon, L. and Fernandes, M. (2004), “Neural network-based prediction and optimization of estradiol release from ethylene-vinyl acetate membranes,” Computers  & Chemical Engineering, 28, 2407-2419.
• Simon, L. and Gautam, S. (2004), “Modeling continuous aqueous two-phase systems for control purposes,” Journal of Chromatography A., 1043, 135-147.
• Simon, L. (2005), “Observing biomass concentration in a fixed-bed bioreactor,” Chemical Engineering Communications, 192, 272-285.
• Karim, M.N., Hodge, D., and Simon, L. (2003), “Data-based modeling and analysis of bioprocesses: some real experiences,” Biotechnology Progress, 19, 1591-1605.
• Simon, L. and Loney, N.W.  (2003), “Mathematical modeling and process control of distributed parameter systems,” Chemical Engineering Education, 37, 126-131.
• Loney, N.W., Simon, L., and  Gao, L. (2003), “Trends in the applications of neural networks in chemical process modeling, Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy Part A (Physical Sciences), 69, 285-299.
• Simon, L. and Karim, M.N (2002), “Control of starvation-induced apoptosis in CHO cell Cultures,” Biotechnology and Bioengineering., 78, 645-657.

 Awards and Honors  

•  AIChE Student Chapter Appreciation Award 2004
• Certificate of Appreciation from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Minority Affairs Committee for providing support for and serving as a reviewer for the Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship Program,2004.
• Poster Paper Award for work on beta-glucosidase purification using aqueous two-phase systems at the AIChE Annual meeting, Austin, TX, Nov 7-12, 2004. Soniya Patel was the recipient of the award.
• Certificate of Appreciation from the New Jersey Chemistry Olympics Committee for generous support in judging competition, 2004.
• Appreciation Award for outstanding contribution to Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement and University Research Experience Programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2004.