Dr. Mike Robinson Ellen & Bill Noël Distinguished  Professor for Energy Research & Chemistry Chair

B.S. Chemistry, 1967, Louisiana Tech University
M.S. Chemistry, 1969, Louisiana Tech University
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 1973, Louisiana State University                      Genealogy

American Chemical Society (Permian Basin Section, Fuel Chemisty 
      Division, Organic Chemistry Div., Indust. Chem & Sepn. Div.)  
Student Affiliates of the A.C.S.  (Faculty Advisor)         
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
      

National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship 1974-75
Nominee & Finalist for Outstanding Teacher 1978, 1987, 1991
Ashbel Smith Professor of Chemistry 1994-96
Ellen & Bill Noël Distinguished Professor for Energy Research 1996-present
Member, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Xi Zeta chapter at UTPB

Biomass to Hydrocarbon Fuels 

• "Intercepted Hydrolysis Strategies for Biomass Refineries" Robinson, J.M.; Jessica Burrow, Robert Caudle, and Luis Galvan, 230^th ACS Nat. Mtg, Washington, DC, Aug 28-Sept 2, 2005, FUEL 121.
• Robinson, J.M; Burgess, C.E.; Bentley, M.A.; Brasher, C.D.; Horne, B.O.; Lillard, D.M.; Macias, J.M.; Maruffo, L.D.; Mandal, H.D.; Mills, S.C.; O’Hara, K.D.; Pon, J.T.; Raigoza, A.F.; Sanchez, E.H.; Villarreal,J.S.; Qian Xiang "Polyols: An Alternative Sugar Platform for Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals", Chapter in ACS Symposium Series: Feedstocks for the Future: Renewables for the Production of Chemicals and Materials, Nov., 2005.
• "Selective biomass fractionation in a Flow Reactor," J. Michael Robinson, Jessica Burrow, Louis Ornelas, Luis Galvan, Robert K. Caudle, 229^th ACS Nat. Mtg, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005, CHED 191.
• Robinson, J.M; Burgess, C.E.; Bentley, M.A.; Brasher, C.D.; Horne, B.O.; Lillard, D.M.; Macias, J.M.; Mandal, H.D.; O'Hara, K.D.; Mills, S.C.; Pon, J.T.; Raigoza, A.F.; Sanchez, E.H.; Villarreal, J.S. "The use of catalytic hydrogenation to intercept carbohydrates in a dilute acid hydrolysis of biomass to effect a clean separation from lignin", Biomass & Bioenergy, 2004, 26(5), 473-483.
• "Identification of Structure of 70 isomers of C12 Jet Fuel from Biomass Carbohydrates," J. M. Robinson, J.M. Sadler, M. Nzere, 221^st ACS Natl. Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 29-April 4, 2001, CHED # 181.
• Robinson, J.M; Mechalke, E.J.; Barber, W.C.; Holland, P.L.; Rogers, T.E. "Electrohydrolysis Recycling of Waste Iodide Salts into Hydriodic Acid for the Chemical Conversion of Biomass into Liquid Hydrocarbons," J. Membrane Sci. 2000, 179, 109.
• Robinson, J.M.; Herndon, P.T.; Holland, P.L.; Marrufo, L.D. “Regeneration and Recovery of Hydriodic Acid after Reduction of Polyols to Fuels”, Organ. Process Res. & Dev. 1999, 3(5), 352.
• Robinson, J.M. "Process for Producing Hydrocarbon Fuels", U. S. Patent No. 5,516,960, May 14, 1996.

Chemistry-Physics
Phillips, C.P.; Robinson, J.M., "Quantam Riddles Part I: Charge, A Case for Causality," Galilean Electrodynamics, Sept 2002 (published on webside as a GED's preprint).
(This is a new model for the electron and atomic theory)

Waste Oil Refining
"Catalyst Assisted Solvent Refining of Waste Oil," J. Michael Robinson, Andrew L. Washington, Jr., Sara Blue, Joel Cox, Jennifer T. Davis, 221st. A.C.S. National Meeting, San Diego, CA., March 29-April 4, 2001, CHED 502. 

Anti-Cancer Antibiotics via Heterocyclic Syntheses
Robinson, J.M.; Ahmed, M.; Alaniz, N.J.; Boyles, T.P.; Brasher, C.D.; Floyd, K.A.; Holland, P.L.; Marrufo, L.D.; McMahan, T.L.; Middleton, S.; O’Hara, K.D.; Pack, M.J.; Reynolds, B.D.; Rodriquez, R.R.; Sawyer, D.E.; Sharp, E.; Simpson, S.L.; Vanlandingham, C.L.; Velasquez, R.S.; Welch, B.M.; Wright, C.D.; "Pyridine Syntheses II. Condensation Routes Toward Streptonigrin Ring C," J. Hetero. Chem. 1998, 35, 1.

Robinson, J.M.; Brent, L.W.; Chhan, C.; Floyd, K.A.; Gillham, S.L.; McMahan, T.L.; Magda, D.J.; Motycka, T.J.; Pack, M.J.; Roberts, A.L.; Sealy, L.A.; Simpson, S.L.; Smith, R.R.; Zalesny, K.N. "New Preparation of Pyridines from Enaminonitriles," J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57, 7352.

Reduction & Mechanisms
Robinson, J.M.; Flynn, E.T.; McMahan, T.L.; Simpson, S.L.; Trisler, J.T.; Conn, K.B. "Benzoin Enediol Dianion and Hydroxide Ion in DMSO: A Single Electron Transfer Reduction System Driven by the Irreversible Benzillic Acid Rearrangement," J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 6710.

Updated  August 28, 2006

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