About Me
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering, 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1983,
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1980,
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1983,
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1980,
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Education
Ph.D.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Chemical Engineering; 1990
M.S.; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chemical Engineering; 1983
B.S.; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chemical Engineering; 1980
2026 Fall Courses
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
Teaching Interests
Chemical Reaction Engineering, Chemical engineering Laboratory
Past Courses
CHE 349: KINETICS & REACTOR DESGN
CHE 396: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I
CHE 495: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I
CHE 496: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II
CHE 612: KINTCS OF RCTNS RCTR DGN
EVSC 790F: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
FED 101: CHE-FUND OF ENGINEERING DESIGN
Research Interests
Reaction engineering, catalysis, process control, process modeling, analytical monitoring, applied optics
Journal Article
Yuan Zhu, Z. Wu, C. Yi, Somenath Mitra, Robert B. Barat. 2020. "Dry Reforming of Methane Over a Ruthenium-Carbon Nanotube Catalyst." ChemEngineering, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 16.
Yuan Zhu, Chen Yi, Kun Chen, Somenath Mitra, Robert B. Barat. 2018. "Dry reforming of methane over palladium-platinum on carbon nanotube catalyst." Chemical Engineering Communications, vol. 205, no. 7, pp. 888-896.
Yuan Zhu, Nadia Al-ebbinni, Richard Henney, C. Yi, Robert B. Barat. 2018. "Extension to multiple temperatures of a three-reaction global kinetic model for methane dehydroaromatization." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 177, pp. 132-138.
Roman S. Voronov, Sagnik Basuray, G Obuskovic, Laurent Simon, Robert B. Barat, Ecevit A. Bilgili. 2017. "Statistical analysis of undergraduate chemical engineering curricula of United States of America universities: Trends and observations." Education for Chemical Engineers, vol. 20, pp. 1-10.
Robert B Barat, Donna Cedio-Fengya, John Stevens. 2017. "The Maximum Mixedness Model Applied With Detailed Reaction Mechanisms." International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering / De Gruyter, vol. 15, no. 3.
Nellone Reid, Robert B. Barat. 2016. "Impact of Fluorinated Cobalt(II) Phthalocyanine Catalysts on Aerobic Thiol Oxidation Kinetics." Chemical Engineering Communications, vol. 203, pp. 714-723.
Yuan Zhu, Robert B. Barat. 2014. "Partial Oxidation of Methane over a Ruthenium Phthalocyanine Catalyst." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 116, pp. 71-76.
Nellone E Reid, Robert B. Barat. 2014. "Kinetic Analysis of Hydroxide-Catalyzed, Aerobic Oxidation of 2-Mercaptoethanol." Chemical Engineering Communications.
Elaine Gomez, Melissa Paul, Charles Como, Robert B. Barat. "A “Greenhouse Gas” Experiment for the Undergraduate Laboratory." Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 107-112.
Ke Su, Lothar Moeller, Robert B. Barat, John F. Federici. 2012. "Experimental comparison of performance degradation from terahertz and infrared wireless links in fog." JOSA A, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 179–184.
Ke Su, Lothar Moeller, Robert B. Barat, John F. Federici. 2012. "Experimental comparison of terahertz and infrared data signal attenuation in dust clouds." Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 2360-2366.
John F. Federici, Ke Su, Lothar Moeller, Robert B. Barat. 2012. "Experimental comparison of performance degradation from terahertz and infrared wireless links in fog." Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 29, pp. 179-184.
Robert B. Barat, Mario Derevjanik, Solmaz Badri. 2011. "A Semi-Batch Reactor Experiment for the Undergraduate Laboratory." Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 120-125.
Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, Sumat Mukherjee, S. Hor, K. Su, Zhiwei Liu, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, John F. Federici. 2010. "RDX Detection with THz Spectroscopy." Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, vol. 31, pp. 1171-1181.
Ke S, Zhiwei Liu, John F. Federici, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou. 2010. "Two-dimensional interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging with a hybrid terahertz/millimeter wave system." Applied Optics, vol. 49, no. 19, pp. E13-E19.
K. Su, Zhiwei Liu, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, John F. Federici. 2010. "Terahertz 2D interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging with an incoherent source." Applied Optics, vol. 49, pp. 7.
Zhiwei Liu, Ke Su, Dale E. Gary, John F. Federici, Robert B. Barat, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou. 2009. "Video-rate terahertz interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging." Applied optics, vol. 48, no. 19, pp. 3788–3795.
Liu Zhiwel, Ke Su, Dale E. Gary, John F. Federici, Robert B. Barat, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, . 2009. "Video rate terahertz interferometric and syntehtic aperture imaging." Applied Optics, vol. 48, no. 19, pp. 3788–3795.
Ivan Zorych, Yew Li Hor, Alexander M Sinyukov, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, John F. Federici. 2008. "A Statistical Approach to RDX Detection with THz Reflection Spectra." CAMS Techical Report Series 2008–2009.
Alexander Sinyukov, Ivan Zorych, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, Dale E. Gary, Robert B. Barat, John F. Federici. 2008. "Detection of explosives by Terahertz synthetic aperture imaging—focusing and spectral classification." Comptes Rendus Physique, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 248–261.
Alexander M Sinyukov, Zhiwei Liu, Yew Li Hor, Ke Su, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, Ivan Zorych, John F. Federici, David Zimdars. 2008. "Rapid-phase modulation of terahertz radiation for high-speed terahertz imaging and spectroscopy." Optics letters, vol. 33, no. 14, pp. 1593–1595.
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Amartya Sengupta, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, John F. Federici, Minghan Chen, David B Tanner. 2007. "Effects of scattering on THz spectra of granular solids." International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 969–978.
John F. Federici, Dale E. Gary, Robert B. Barat, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou. 2007. "T-rays vs. terrorists." IEEE Spectrum, vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 47–52.
Alexander M Sinyukov, Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Amartya Sengupta, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, David Zimdars, John F. Federici. 2007. "Terahertz interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging." International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems, vol. 17, no. 02, pp. 431–443.
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Amartya Sengupta, Alexander M Sinyukov, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, John F. Federici. 2006. "Artificial neural network analysis in interferometric THz imaging for detection of lethal agents." International journal of infrared and millimeter waves, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 1145–1158.
John F. Federici, Robert B. Barat, Dale E. Gary, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, David Zimdars. 2006. "Standoff sensing of explosives using terahertz radiation." American laboratory, vol. 38, no. 12.
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay, Andrei Stepanov, Brian Schulkin, Michael D Federici, Amartya Sengupta, Dale E. Gary, John F. Federici, Robert B. Barat, Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, David Zimdars. 2006. "Terahertz interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging." JOSA A, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1168–1178.
John F. Federici, Brian Schulkin, Feng Huang, Dale E. Gary, Robert B. Barat, Filipe Oliveira, David Zimdars. 2005. "THz imaging and sensing for security applications—explosives, weapons and drugs." Semiconductor Science and Technology, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. S266.
Feng Huang, Brian Schulkin, Hakan Altan, John F. Federici, Dale E. Gary, Robert B. Barat, David Zimdars, Minghan Chen, DB Tanner. 2004. "Terahertz study of 1, 3, 5-trinitro-s-triazine by time-domain and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy." Applied Physics Letters, vol. 85, no. 23, pp. 5535–5537.
John F. Federici, Dale E. Gary, Brian Schulkin, Feng Huang, Hakan Altan, Robert B. Barat, David Zimdars. 2003. "Terahertz imaging using an interferometric array." Applied physics letters, vol. 83, no. 12, pp. 2477–2479.
Robert B. Barat, John F. Federici, Anthony Johnson, Haim Grebel, Timothy N. Chang. 1998. "Optical science and engineering curriculum at NJIT." Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 87, no. S5, pp. 575–582.
Instructor's Manual
"Manual for ChE 396 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory I"
NJIT Moodle site, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2016.
NJIT Moodle site, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2016.
"Manual for ChE 496 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory II"
NJIT Moodle site, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2016.
NJIT Moodle site, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2016.
"Laboratory Manual for ChE 396 (Chemical Engineering Laboratory I)"
NJIT Moodle site , January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
NJIT Moodle site , January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
"Laboratory Manual for ChE 496 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory II"
NJIT Moodle site, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
NJIT Moodle site, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
Conference Proceeding
"Weather Robustness of THz Communications Exemplified with Emulated Dust Clouds"
International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2012.
International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2012.
"THz and IR Signaling through Fog Scintillations"
18th European Wireless Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2012.
18th European Wireless Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2012.
"Interferometric and Synthetic Aperture Real-Time Terahertz Imaging"
2009.
2009.
"Explosive identification with Terahertz spectroscopy: a model based approach"
2007.
2007.
"Terahertz Synthetic Aperture and Interferometric Imaging"
2007.
2007.
"Grain size dependent scattering studies of common materials using THz time domain techniques"
2006.
2006.
"Interferometric terahertz imaging for detection of lethal agents using artificial neural network analyses"
2006.
2006.
"Terahertz interferometric imaging of a concealed object"
2006.
2006.
"THz reflection spectroscopy of C-4 explosive and its detection through interferometric imaging"
2006.
2006.
"Application of THz Imaging in Security Screening"
2005.
2005.
"Biological material imaging using THz-echo analysis method"
2005.
2005.
"Noninvasive study of explosive materials by time domain spectroscopy and FTIR"
2005.
2005.
"Stand-off sensing of explosives using terahertz radiation"
2005.
2005.
"Study of morphological effects on terahertz spectra using Ammonium Nitrate"
2005.
2005.
"Terahertz imaging using an interferometric array"
2005.
2005.
"Analysis of terahertz spectral images of explosives and bioagents using trained neural networks"
2004.
2004.
"Detection of the agent inside or behind a barrier material"
2004.
2004.
"Optical properties around resonance peaks by THz-TDS"
2004.
2004.
"Terahertz near-field interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging"
2004.
2004.
"Transfer function study of biological samples by the THz-TDS"
2004.
2004.
"Neural network analysis of terahertz spectra of explosives and bio-agents"
2003.
2003.
Other
"Terahertz imaging system and method"
November, 2004.
November, 2004.