50. Michael J. Baird, "Analysis of an Air Conditioner's Coolant Solution for Metal   Contamination Using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy", accepted for publication in the Journal of Chemical Education, 2003.

49. John Spencer and Michael J. Baird, "Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Adsorbed on Airborne Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Using GC/MS, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2003, 2, 55.

48. Abigail Cochran, Rachel Friend, Tamara Trouts, Heather Young and Michael Baird, "The Effect of Oxygenates in Gasoline on Carbon Monoxide Emissions from a Lawn Mower with a Four-Cycle Engine", Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2002, 2, 59.

47. "Production of Diesel Fuels from Coal", Preprints, Petroleum Division, 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, August 22-27, 1998.

46. "Refining of Coal-Derived Liquids to High Octane Gasoline", Preprints, International Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuels Systems, Clearwater, Florida, March 9-13, 1998.

45. "Upgrading of Coal-Derived Liquids to Diesel and Jet Fuels", Preprints, 12th Joint US/Japan Technical Meeting on Coal Liquefaction, Tokyo, Japan, October, 1997.

44. "Summary of Results from DOE's Assessment of Air Toxic Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants", Preprints, International Joint Power Generation Conference, Minneapolis, October, 1995.

43. "DOE's Air Toxic Emission Program", Preprints, SO2, NOx and Toxic Emission Conference, Miami, May, 1995.

42. "The Economics of Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas Reforming vs Coal Gasification", Preprints, International Conference on Hydrogen Production, Orlando, Florida, May, 1994.

41. "Single Stage Bench-Scale Coprocessing Studies", Preprints, 7th Joint US/Japan Technical Meeting on Coal Liquefaction, San Francisco, October, 1993.

40. "Catalysts and Process Development for Two-Stage Close-Coupled Liquefaction", Preprints, 5th Joint US/Japan Technical Meeting on Coal Liquefaction", New Orleans, October, 1991.

39. "Fluid Bed Desulfurization of Coal-Derived Gas", Preprints of AIChE National Meeting, San Diego, August 1990.

38. "An Industrial Chemistry Course in Applied Catalysis at Illinois State University", Chemical Education, Vol. 66, No. 7, July 1989.

37. "Isomerization of Ethylbenzene and Xylenes Over Mordenite- and Faujasite-Based Catalysts", I&EC Product R&D, Vol. 24, p. 540, December 1985.

THE FOLLOWING 23 PAPERS (#36-#14) ARE IN-HOUSE PUBLICATIONS FROM AMOCO OIL AND ASHLAND OIL. ALL WERE FINAL REPORTS CONSISTING OF 30 TO 150 PAGES. THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OPEN LITERATURE.

36. "Comparison Between Product Yields and Quality From a Commercial Hydrocracker to Those of a Large Pilot Plant Simulation Run", January, 1987.

35. "Hydrocracking Process Simulation Model Revisions", December 1986.

34. "Eighth Texas City Hydrocracker Catalyst Charge - Monitor Sample Test Results", June 1986.

33. "Cracking Activities of Union Carbide's NiW and CoMo Extrudates Relative to W.R. Grace's Pilled Catalysts", October 1985.

32. "Production Sample Test Results for the Seventh Hydrocracker Catalyst Charge", October 1985.

31. "Observations During Start-Up of the Texas City Hydrocracker Using a New and Improved Catalyst", July 1985.

30. "Performance of Union Carbide's NiW Hydrocracking Catalyst", May 1985.

29. "Evaluation of Test Catalysts Removed From a Commercial Reactor After Two Years on Stream", March 1985.

28. "Denitrogenation and Hydrogenation Activities and Product Yields of a Non-Zeolite Catalyst for Hydrocracking Reactors", December 1984.

27. "The Effect of Phosphorous on the Performance of a CoMo Hydrocracking Catalyts", October 1984.

26. "Performance Evaluation (Catalyst Activity and Product Yields) at Amoco of Catalysts Regenerated by Filtrol", April 1984.

25. "The Deactivation Behavior of a NiW Hydrocracking Catalyst", January 1984.

24. U.S. Patent #4,431,516, "An Improved Hydrocracking Catalyst", (to Amoco Oil), 1984.

23. "Three-Month Pilot Plant Study of Union Carbide's Commercially Prepared CoMo Hydrocracking Catalyst", November 1983.

22. "Evaluation of Union Carbide's Prototype CoMo Hydrocracking Catalyst", October 1983.

21. "Third Trial Regeneration of Spent CoMo Hydrocracking Catalyst by the Filtrol Corporation", August 1983.

20. "Economics of Hydrocracking Catalyst Regeneration", July 1983.

19. "Three-Month Pilot Plant Deactivation Run of Filtrol Regenerated Hydrocracking Catalyst", June 1983.

18. "The Cracking Performance of NiW and CoMo Catalysts Removed From a Commercial Hydrocracker After Three Months on Stream", April 1983.

17. "Hydrocracking Catalyst Development", July 1982.

16. "Hydrocracking Catalyst Regeneration by the Filtrol Corporation - Second Series of Commercial Trial Tests", June 1982.

15. "Pilot Plant Preparation of Silica-Alumina", February 1982.

14. "Hydrocracking Catalyst Regeneration by the Filtrol Corporation - First Trial Test, December, 1981.

13. "The Effect of Space Velocity and Temperature on the Conversion of Arabian Light Gas Oil to Gasoline in a Fluidized-Bed, Ashland Oil, May, 1980.

12. TECHNICAL REVIEW: "Fischer-Tropsch Processes Investigated at the Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center Since 1944", I&EC, Product R&D, Vol. 19, pp.175-191, 1980.

11. "Fischer-Tropsch Studies in a Bench-Scale Tube Wall Reactor Using Magnetite, Raney Iron and Taconite Catalysts", Preprints, Petroleum Division, ACS, No.2, p.559, Anaheim, California, 1978.

10. "Effects That Reduction Temperature, Precarbiding and Sulfur Poisoning Have on the Methanation Activity of Raney Nickel", ERDA Report of Investigation, PERC/RI-78/2, UC-90C, April 1978.

9. "Deactivation of Raney Nickel Methanation Catalyst", ERDA Report of Investigation, PERC/RI-78/2, UC-90C, July 1977.

8 . "Methanation Studies on Nickel-Aluminum Flame-Sprayed Catalysts", I&EC Product R&D, Vol. 16, pp.142-147, June 1977.

7. "Reactivity and Gasification Characteristics of Low Ranking Coals and Potentially Reducing Waste Materials", ERDA Report of Investigations PERC/RI-76-2, UC-90C, March, 1976.

6. "Effect of Low Concentrations of Silica, Alumina, Lime and Lithia on the Magnetic Roasting of Hematite", Metallurgical Transactions, May, 1974.

5. "Nature of the Active Sites for the Isomerization of 1-Butene Over Magnesium Oxide", Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 26, pp.440-450, 1972.

4. Ph.D. Dissertation: "Isomerization of 1-Butene Over MgO". Texas A&M University (Advisor: Jack Lunsford) 1972.

3. "Performance Correlation of Horizontal Plastic Solar Water Heaters", Solar Energy, Vol. 12, pp.183-196, 1968.

2. M.S. Thesis: "A Study of the Reaction Between Amine Hydrobromides and Copper Bromide", December, January, 1967.

1. "Chemical Analysis of Recent Sediments in Vieques Passage, Eastern Puerto Rico", Texas A&M Research Foundation Project 417 - contract with Sinclair Oil Company, December, 1967.