Piero Armenante
Piero Armenante
Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
374 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Piero M. Armenante is currently Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering. His areas of research interest include the hydrodynamics of single and multiphase systems, dissolution testing, and, more in general, different aspects of pharmaceutical engineering.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Virginia-Main Campus; Chemical Engineering; 1983
M.S.; University of Rome; Chemical Engineering; 1977
M.S.; University of Rome; Chemical Engineering; 1977
2024 Fall Courses
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTSE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
PHEN 603 - PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYS
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
PHEN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTSE 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTSE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
PHEN 603 - PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYS
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
PHEN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTSE 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
Teaching Interests
Pharmaceutical engineering, chemical engineering, fluid mechanics, pharmaceutical unit operations, pharmacokinetics.
Past Courses
CHE 210: CHEMCL PROC CALCULATIONS I
CHE 210: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS I
CHE 260: FLUID FLOW
PHEN 603: PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYS
PHEN 603: PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYSTEM
PHEN 603: PHARMACEUTICAL UNIT OPERATIONS: PROCESSING OF LIQUID AND DISPERSED PHASE SYSTEMS
PHEN 614: PHARMACEUTICAL SEPARATION PROC
PHEN 618: PRINC PHARMACOKINETICS &DRUG
PHEN 618: PRINC PHARMACOKINETICS &DRUG DE
PHEN 618: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOKINETICS AND DRUG DELIVERY
CHE 210: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS I
CHE 260: FLUID FLOW
PHEN 603: PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYS
PHEN 603: PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYSTEM
PHEN 603: PHARMACEUTICAL UNIT OPERATIONS: PROCESSING OF LIQUID AND DISPERSED PHASE SYSTEMS
PHEN 614: PHARMACEUTICAL SEPARATION PROC
PHEN 618: PRINC PHARMACOKINETICS &DRUG
PHEN 618: PRINC PHARMACOKINETICS &DRUG DE
PHEN 618: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOKINETICS AND DRUG DELIVERY
Research Interests
Fluid Mixing, Pharmaceutical Processing of Fluids and Dispersed-Phase Systems, Dissolution Testing, Reaction Engineering.
Journal Article
Zhang, Yiran, & Bredael, Gerard, & Armenante, Piero M. Dissolution of Prednisone Tablets in the Presence of an Arch-Shaped Fiber Optic Probe in a USP Dissolution Testing Apparatus 2. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 102(8), 2718-2729.
Wang, Bing, & Bredael, Gerard, & Armenante, Piero M. Effect of a Fiber-Optic Probe on the Dissolution of Salicylic Acid Tablets in USP Apparatus 2. Dissolution Technologies, 20(2), 21-30.
Teoman, Baran, & Potanin, Andrei, & Armenante, Piero M., & Teoman, B., & Armenante, Piero M. (2022). Residual heel volume during the pressure-driven discharge of complex fluids from consumer dispensing bottles. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid. Mech., 309, 104917.
Sirasitthichoke, Chadakarn, & Salloum, Sandrine, & Armenante, Piero M., & Sirasitthichoke, C., & Salloum, S. (2022). Power Number and Hydrodynamic Characterization of a Stirred Vessel Equipped with a Retreat-Blade Impeller and Different Types of Pharmaceutical Single Baffles. Chemical Engineering Science, 257, 117725.
Sirasitthichoke, C., & Teoman, B., & Thomas, J., & Armenante, Piero M. (2022). Computational Prediction of the Just-Suspended Speed, Njs, in Stirred Vessels Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) Coupled with a Novel Mathematical Approach. Chemical Engineering Science, 251, 117411.
Wang, Bing, & Bredael, Gerard, & Armenante, Piero M. Effect of a Fiber-Optic Probe on the Dissolution of Salicylic Acid Tablets in USP Apparatus 2. Dissolution Technologies, 20(2), 21-30.
Teoman, Baran, & Potanin, Andrei, & Armenante, Piero M., & Teoman, B., & Armenante, Piero M. (2022). Residual heel volume during the pressure-driven discharge of complex fluids from consumer dispensing bottles. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid. Mech., 309, 104917.
Sirasitthichoke, Chadakarn, & Salloum, Sandrine, & Armenante, Piero M., & Sirasitthichoke, C., & Salloum, S. (2022). Power Number and Hydrodynamic Characterization of a Stirred Vessel Equipped with a Retreat-Blade Impeller and Different Types of Pharmaceutical Single Baffles. Chemical Engineering Science, 257, 117725.
Sirasitthichoke, C., & Teoman, B., & Thomas, J., & Armenante, Piero M. (2022). Computational Prediction of the Just-Suspended Speed, Njs, in Stirred Vessels Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) Coupled with a Novel Mathematical Approach. Chemical Engineering Science, 251, 117411.
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Other
The discharge of complex fluids through an orifice: A review
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, March 2022
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, March 2022
Paper Review
The Discharge of Complex Fluids through an Orifice: A Review
Chem. Eng. Res. Des., January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Chem. Eng. Res. Des., January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Book
Armenante, Piero M., & Akiti, Otute (2019). Sterilization processes in the pharmaceutical industry.
Conference Proceeding
Effect of Liquid Level and Impeller Submergence on Solid Suspension in a Vessel Stirred by a Disk Turbine
Proc. 15th Europ. Conf. on Mixing, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 28-July 3, 2015, 2015
Proc. 15th Europ. Conf. on Mixing, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 28-July 3, 2015, 2015
Chapter
Akiti, Otute, & Armenante, Piero M. (2013). Mixing and Processes Validation in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Wiley. (pp. 68). Wiley