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Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Gatica received his Ph.D. degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. His research activities center on the application of Reaction Engineering principles towards investigating problems relevant to Materials Science, Chemical, Biomedical, and Environmental Engineering. His interests also include web-enhanced education and the integration of computers in Engineering curricula.

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Dr. Gatica received his Ph.D. degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. His research activities center on the application of Reaction Engineering principles towards investigating problems relevant to Materials Science, Chemical, Biomedical, and Environmental Engineering. His interests also include web-enhanced education and the integration of computers in Engineering curricula.

Present	Graduate Program Director, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University
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Articles (17)

Catalytic Gasification - A Critical Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Methanation on ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2018)

Eric M. Lange, Brianne DeMattia and Jorge E. Gatica

This paper proposes a corrected kinetic model for the Sabatier (CO2 Methanation) reaction. Several other kinetic studies have been performed ...

The Biomechanical Role of Scaffolds in Augmented Rotator Cuff Tendon ...

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (2012)

Amit Aurora, Jesse A. McCarron, Antonie J. van den Bogert, Jorge E. Gatica, et al.

Background Scaffolds continue to be developed and used for rotator cuff repair augmentation; however, the appropriate scaffold material properties and/or ...

An Analytical Model for Rotator Cuff Repairs

Clinical Biomechanics (2010)

A. Aurora, Jorge E. Gatica, A.J. van den Bogert, J. A. McCarron, et al.

Background: Currently, natural and synthetic scaffolds are being explored as augmentation devices for rotator cuff repair. When used in this ...

A Biomechanical Model for Augmented Human Rotator Cuff Repairs

ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B (2010)

Amit Aurora, Jorge E. Gatica, Antonie J. van den Bogert, Jesse A. McCarron, et al.

Rotator cuff tears affect 40% or more of those over age 60 and are a common cause of pain and ...

An Analytical Model for Rotator Cuff Repairs

Clinical Biomechanics (2010)

A. Aurora, Jorge E. Gatica, Antonie J. van den Bogert, J. A. McCarron, et al.

Background Currently, natural and synthetic scaffolds are being explored as augmentation devices for rotator cuff repair. When used in this ...

Oxygen Diffusion Through Natural Extracellular Matrices: Implications for Estimating "Critical ...

Tissue Engineering Part A (2008)

Caroline Androjna, Jorge E. Gatica, Joanne M. Belovich and Kathleen A. Derwin

Oxygen is necessary for maintaining cell proliferation and viability and extracellular matrix (ECM) production in 3-dimensional tissue engineering. Typically, diffusion ...

Phosphate Reactions as Mechanisms of High-Temperature Lubrication

NASA/TM—2006-214060 (2006)

Anitha Nagarajan, Carolina Garrido, Jorge E. Gatica and Wilfredo Morales

One of the major problems preventing the operation of advanced gas turbine engines at higher temperatures is the inability of ...

Formulating Precursors for Coating Metals and Ceramics

NASA Technical Brief LEW-17537-1 (2005)

Wilfredo Morales, Jorge E. Gatica and John T. Reye

A protocol has been devised for formulating low-vapor-pressure precursors for protective and conversion coatings on metallic and ceramic substrates. The ...

Heat Transfer in a Thin Liquid Film in the Presence ...

Chemical Engineering Communications (2004)

Rama Subba Reddy Gorla, Jorge E. Gatica, Bahman Ghorashi, Pijarn Ineure, et al.

Heat transfer enhancement in an evaporating thin liquid film utilizing a electric field under isothermal interfacial condition is presented. A ...

Heat Transfer in a Thin Liquid Film in the Presence ...

International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research (2002)

Rama S.R. Gorla, Jorge E. Gatica, Bahman Ghorashi, Pijarn In-Eure, et al.

Heat transfer enhancement in an evaporating thin liquid film using the electric field under non-isothermal interfacial condition is presented. A ...

Reactive Infiltration of Silicon Melt Through Microporous Amorphous Carbon Preforms

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science (1999)

P. Sangsuwan, Surendra N. Tewari, Jorge E. Gatica, M. Singh, et al.

The kinetics of unidirectional capillary infiltration of silicon melt into microporous carbon preforms has been investigated as a function of ...

Reversal Flow in Fixed-Bed Reactors Operating Under Reaction-Regeneration Cycles

Chemical Engineering Science (1999)

Daniel O. Borio, Noemi S. Schbib and Jorge E. Gatica

The unsteady state simulation of a set of industrial fixed-bed reactors is presented. The catalytic dehydrogenation of 1-butene into 1-3-butadiene ...

Copper Alloy-Impregnated Carbon-Carbon Hybrid Composites for Electronic Packaging Applications

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science (1999)

S. K. Datta, Surendra N. Tewari, Jorge E. Gatica, W. Shih, et al.

Porous carbon-carbon preforms, based on three-dimensional networks of PAN (Polyacrylonitrile)-based carbon fibers and various volume fractions of chemical vapor-deposited (CVD) ...

Dynamic Analysis of Unidirectional Pressure Infiltration of Porous Preforms by ...

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science (1998)

Dhiman K. Biswas, Jorge E. Gatica and Surendra N. Tewari

Unidirectional pressure infiltration of porous preforms by molten metals is investigated numerically. A phenomenological model to describe fluid flow and ...

Permeability of Microporous Carbon Preforms

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science (1996)

S. K. Datta, N. Simhai, Surendra N. Tewari, Jorge E. Gatica, et al.

The permeability of microporous amorphous carbon preforms with varying pore size and pore distributions has been experimentally examined. The porous ...

Transport Phenomena and Kinetics in an Extravascular Bioartificial Pancreas

AIChE Journal (1996)

Bora M. Buladi, Chen C. Chang, Joanne M. Belovich and Jorge E. Gatica

A bioartificial pancreas, consisting of immobilized islets encapsulated within hollow fibers, is investigated as an alternative treatment for insulin-dependent diabetes. ...

Combustion of Metallic Powders: A Phenomenological Model for the Initiation ...

Combustion Science and Technology (1993)

Hilmar Rode, Valadimir Hlavacek, Hendrik J. Viljoen and Jorge E. Gatica

A mathematical model which describes the process when a spherical metallic particle is exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere, has been ...

Posters (3)

Alternative Reaction Pathways to Metformin Hydrochloride

Undergraduate Research Posters 2014 (2014)

Mohammed S. Suleiman, Stephen A. Reeves and Jorge E. Gatica

Metformin Hydrochloride is an important pharmaceutical used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The current manufacturing of this product ...

Reaction Engineering Routes to Waste Gasification for Sustainable Living Environments

Undergraduate Research Posters 2014 (2014)

Stephen A. Reeves, Mohammed S. Suleiman, Joshua M. Cmar and Jorge E. Gatica

There is an increasing pressure to reduce waste generation and dependence upon fossil fuels in our society. The approach investigated ...

Catalytic Gasification as a Waste Management and In-Situ Resource Utilization ...

Undergraduate Research Posters 2013 (2013)

Stephen A. Reeves, Shreya Adhikari, Joshua Cmar and Jorge E. Gatica

The efficient use of material sent into space is a concern for all missions. Catalytic reactions can be used to ...

Convective Regimes in reactive Fluid media due to the interaction ...

Papers in Reaction Kinetics (1989)

Hendrik J Viljoen, Jorge E. Gatica and Vladimir Hlavacek

Reactive fluid media enclosed in a cavity with a catalytic surface are analyzed. Nonisothermal chemical reactions on this surface can ...