John H. O'Haver

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

(662) 915-5347
johaver@ olemiss.edu

B.S.Sec. Ed., University of Oklahoma, 1978
M.S.Sec. Ed., University of Oklahoma, 1988
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1995

Faculty member since 1996

Research:

My group's research deals with fundamental and applied Surfactant Science, Atomic Force Microscopy, K-12 outreach , and engineering education. In enjoy working on a variety of projects and have been involved in a variety of collaborations.

Teaching:

I enjoy being in the classroom and try to make the experience profitable and enjoyable for my students.

On the Personal Side

I grew up in Oklahoma, where I attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman from 1974-78, receiving my B.S. in Secondary Education. I then taught science at a local high school and from 1983-88 attended night and summer school, working on a M.S. in Secondary Education. All totaled, I taught high school for 12 1/2 years, primarily second year chemistry, physics, and math analysis.  In the summer of 1991 I went back to school full time, beginning in the sophomore level engineering classes, where I had to compete with some of my ex high school students!  I took classes and did research simultaneously, defending my Ph.D. on Valentines day, 1995. We came to Oxford in the summer of 1996 and have enjoyed it ever since. Feel free to check out our personal pages.

Representative Publications

1. Y. Tan and J.H. O'Haver, "Use of the BET Adsorption Isotherm Equation to Examine Styrene Adsolubilization by Nonionic Surfactants at the Water-Silica Interface" , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , accepted, June, (2004).
2. C.H. See and J.H. O'Haver, "Two Dimensional Phase Equilibrium of Styrene Adsolubilized in Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Admicelles on Mica", Colloids and Surfaces A , accepted March, (2004).
3. Y. Tan and J.H. O'Haver, "Lipophilic Linker Impact on Adsorption of and Styrene Adsolubilization in Polyethoxylated Octylphenols", Colloids and Surfaces A, 232, 2-3 (2004).
4. J.H. O'Haver, R. Walk, B. Kitiyanan, J.H. Harwell, and D.A. Sabatini, "Packed Column and Hollow Fiber Air Stripping of a contaminant-Surfactant Stream", January, Journal of Environmental Engineering , 1 (2004).
5. T. Pradubmook, J.H. O'Haver, P. Malakul, J.H. Harwell, "Effect of pH on Adsolubilzation of Toluene and Acetophenone into Adsorbed Surfactant on Precipitated Silica", Colloids and Surfaces A , 224 (2003).
6. C.H. See, J.H. O'Haver, "Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization of Polystyrene Ultrathin Film Formed by Admicellar Polymerization on Silica Disks", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 89:1 (2003) .
7. C.H. See, J.H. O'Haver, "Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Admicellar Polymerization Polystyrene Modified Amorphous Silica", Journal of Applied Polymer Science , 87:2 (2003).
8. J. Dickson, J.H. O'Haver, "The Adsolubilization of Naphthalene and a -Naphthol in C n TAB Admicelles", Langmuir, 18:24 (2002).
9. M.A. Repka, J.H. O'Haver, C.H. See, K. Gutta, and M. Munjal, "Human Nail Morphology Studies as Assessments for Onychomycosis Treatment Modalities", International Journal of Pharmaceutics , 245 (2002).
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