Publications
H. Ram, P.R. Westmoreland, Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Pyrolysis Products, Reaction Pathways, and Time Scales from a Detailed Kinetic Model. Manuscript under review, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2025.
H. Ram, Y. Georgievskii, S.N. Elliott, S.J. Klippenstein. Association Kinetics for Perfluorinated n-Alkyl Radicals. J. Phys. Chem. A., 2025, 129 (2), 555-569. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c07388.
H. Ram, C. Murphy DePompa, P.R. Westmoreland. Thermochemistry of Species in Gas-Phase Thermal Oxidation of C2 to C8 Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acids with Extrapolation to C16. J. Phys. Chem A, 2024, 128 (17), 3387-3395. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06937.
H. Ram, T.P. Sadej, C.C. Murphy, T.J. Mallo, P.R. Westmoreland. Thermochemistry of Species in Gas-Phase Thermal Oxidation of C2 to C8 Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2024, 128 (7), 1313-1326. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c01208.
H. Ram, P.R Westmoreland. Kinetic Modeling of the Pyrolysis of Perfluorinated Carboxylic and Sulfonic Acids. Manuscript under preparation, 2024.
H. Ram, T.J. Mallo, P.R. Westmoreland. Flame Mechanisms of Methane/Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acid Blends Inferred Using ncsuPFASmech. 14th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, Boston, MA, March 16-19, 2025.
Awards
AWARDS
Markstein Award, Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, 2024
Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry, ACS, 2025
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
NSF GRFP, 2025 (Declined)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, NIST, May - August 2022
Eric C. and Rita L. Bigham Scholarship, NC State College of Sciences, 2024-2025
Theresa Mooney Freeman Scholarship, NC State College of Engineering, 2023-2025
Miriam Bailey Gardner Scholarship, NC State Dept. of Music, 2021-2025
HONORS
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Award, NC State Dept. of Chemical Engineering: Fall 2022, Summer 2023, Fall 2024
Dean's List: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024