Thatcher Root Kreuz-Bascom Professor Department Chemical & Biological Engineering Contact 3008, Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Dr Madison, WI p: (608) 262-8999 e: twroot@wisc.edu Education PhD 1984, University of MinnesotaBS 1979, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research interests reaction engineering for sustainabilityrenewable feedstocksreactor design for novel conditionscatalysisdiffusion in porous mediasolid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Awards 2024 Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kreuz-Bascom Professorship2017 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, LEED Scholar Mentor Award2015 Merck, Scholar Mentor Award2014 EPA, Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award2010 Benjamin Smith Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching Engineers2009 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Polygon Outstanding Instructor Award2008 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Polygon Outstanding Instructor Award2003 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Polygon Outstanding Instructor Award2002 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Polygon Outstanding Instructor Award2000 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Polygon Outstanding Instructor Award1987 National Science Foundation, NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award1980 National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Fellowship1979 Institute of Technology Corporate, Fellowship Courses CBE 430 - Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design (Fall 2025)CBE 489 - Honors in Research (Fall 2025)CBE 555 - Seminar-Chemical Engineering Connections (Fall 2025)CBE 599 - Special Problems (Fall 2025)CBE 699 - Advanced Independent Studies (Fall 2025)CBE 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2025)CBE 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2025)CBE 990 - Thesis-Research (Fall 2025)CBE 424 - Operations and Process Laboratory (Summer 2025)CBE 489 - Honors in Research (Summer 2025)CBE 699 - Advanced Independent Studies (Summer 2025)CBE 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2025)CBE 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2025)CBE 990 - Thesis-Research (Summer 2025)CBE 430 - Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design (Spring 2025)CBE 555 - Seminar-Chemical Engineering Connections (Spring 2025)CBE 599 - Special Problems (Spring 2025)CBE 512 - Energy Technologies and Sustainability (Fall 2024)CBE 555 - Seminar-Chemical Engineering Connections (Fall 2024)CBE 699 - Advanced Independent Studies (Fall 2024)CBE 424 - Operations and Process Laboratory (Summer 2024)CBE 512 - Energy Technologies and Sustainability (Spring 2024)CBE 555 - Seminar-Chemical Engineering Connections (Spring 2024)CBE 250 - Process Synthesis (Fall 2023)CBE 555 - Seminar-Chemical Engineering Connections (Fall 2023)