Chemical Engineering Department

Ryan C. Snyder

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA17837
Phone: (570) 577-2346
Fax: (570) 577-1141
rcs048@bucknell.edu 

 

 

 

 

Educational Background:

  • B.Ch.E., University of Delaware 
  • Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Teaching Specialties:

  • Product and Process Design 
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Separations

Research Interests:

  • Design of Structured Products
  • Pharmaceutical Engineering 
  • Crystallization

Industrial Experience:

  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  • Eli Lilly & Co.

Honors and Awards:

  • AIChE Graduate Research Award in Separations
  • UCSB Chemical Engineering Distinguished Service Award
  • UCSB Materials Research Lab Fellowship

 Selected Publications: 

  • Ryan C. Snyder and Michael F. Doherty; “Predicting Faceted Crystal Growth by Spiral Motion”, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2009; 465: 1145-1171.
  • Michael A. Lovette, Andrea R. Browning, Derek W. Griffin, Jacob P. Sizemore, Ryan C. Snyder Michael F. Doherty; “Crystal Shape Engineering”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2008; 47: 9812-9833.

  • Ryan C. Snyder, Stephane Veesler and Michael F. Doherty; “The Evolution of CrystalShape During Dissolution: Predictions and Experiments”, Crystal Growth and Design, 2008; 8: 1100-1101.
  • Ryan C. Snyder, Stephan Studenar and Michael F. Doherty; “Manipulation of Crystal Shape by Cycles of Growth and Dissolution”, AIChE Journal, 2007; 53: 1510-1517.
  • Ryan C. Snyder and Michael F. Doherty; “Faceted Crystal Shape Evolution During Dissolution or Growth”, AIChE Journal, 2007; 53: 1337-1348.