Associate Professor and Head of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Room 4055, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307.766.2500
Fax: 307.766.6777 

Education:

• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1990
• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2003

• Exxon Company, USA, 1991-1998
• Professional Engineer, State of Texas

Specialization: Heterogeneous Catalysis. Supported Metal Oxides. Activation of Light Alkanes. In situ Spectroscopy.

Summary of Research Activities
Dr. Argyle received his Ph.D. in the Iglesia Laboratory for the Science and Applications of Catalysis and the Bell International Center for Catalysis and Computational Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, where his research involved oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes to produce alkenes on supported metal oxide catalysts. His current interests are determining the catalyst structure-function relationships responsible for the activity and selectivity of metal oxides and metal sulfides applied in the petrochemical industries. Understanding catalyst structure-function relationships provides opportunities both to enhance current catalyst performance and to develop new catalysts. A portion of his research involves low temperature plasmas combined with hydrogen-permeable membranes for the production of hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide streams.

Selected Publications:

• G. B. Zhao, X. Hu, M. D. Argyle, M. Radosz, "Effect of CO2 on Nonthermal Plasma Reactions of Nitrogen Oxides in N2. 1. PPM-Level Concentrations" Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (2005) 3925-3934.
• G. B. Zhao, X. Hu, M. D. Argyle, M. Radosz, "Effect of CO2 on Nonthermal Plasma Reactions of Nitrogen Oxides in N2." 2. Percent-Level Concentrations Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (2005) 3935-3946.
• G. B. Zhao, S. V. B. J. Garikipati, X. Hu, M. D. Argyle, M. Radosz, "The Effect of Oxygen Addition on Nonthermal-Plasma Reactions of Dilute Nitrogen Oxide Mixtures in N2." AIChE Journal, 51 (2005) 1813-1821.
• G. B. Zhao, S. V. B. J. Garikipati, X. Hu, M. D. Argyle, M. Radosz, "The Effect of Reactor Configuration on NO Conversion and Energy Consumption in Non-thermal Plasma Parallel Tube Reactors." AIChE Journal 51 (2005) 1800-1812.
• M. D. Argyle, K. D. Chen, E. Iglesia, A. T. Bell, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (2005) 2414-2420. "In situ UV-Visible Spectroscopic Measurements of Kinetic Parameters and Active Sites for Catalytic Oxidation of Alkanes on Vanadium Oxides."
• G.-B. Zhao, X. Hu, M. D. Argyle, M. Radosz, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 43 (2004) 5077-5088. "N Atom and N₂(A³∑u⁺) Found to be Responsible for Nitrogen Oxides Conversion in Non-thermal Nitrogen Plasma."
• M. D. Argyle, C. Krebs, C. Resini, K. D. Chen, A. T. Bell, E. Iglesia, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108 (2004) 2345-2353. "Extent of Reduction on Vanadium Oxide Catalysts During Catalytic Oxidation of Alkanes Measured by In Situ UV-Visible Spectroscopy."
• M. D. Argyle, C. Krebs, C. Resini, K. D. Chen, A. T. Bell, E. Iglesia, Chemical Communications (2003) 2082-2083. "Quantification of Reduced Centers in Metal Oxide Catalysts during Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation Using UV-visible Spectroscopy."
• M. D. Argyle, K. D. Chen, A. T. Bell, E. Iglesia, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106 (2002) 5421-5427. "Ethane Oxidative Dehydrogenation Pathways on Vanadium Oxide Catalysts."
• M. D. Argyle, K. D. Chen, A. T. Bell, E. Iglesia, Journal of Catalysis 208 (2002) 139-149. "Effect of Catalyst Structure on Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane and Propane on Alumina-Supported Vanadia."