Tom Spicer
Professor and Head
Ralph E. Martin Leadership Chair in Chemical Engineering
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Dr. Spicer’s primary research interests are in the assessment of hazards from airborne contaminants and from fire and explosion phenomena. Spicer collaborates in the Chemical Hazards Research Center (CHRC) at the University of Arkansas. The CHRC conducts major research programs to develop and verify mathematical and wind tunnel models of the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous chemicals. The CHRC houses an ultra-low-speed environmental wind tunnel — presently the largest in the world. This tunnel was built to investigate atmospheric dispersion processes at extremely low wind conditions which frequently define worst case conditions for atmospheric dispersion. Spicer is also a member of the Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) Committee of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the AICHE; SACHE develops course material for safety education in chemical engineering.
Education
MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1983
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1981
Selected Publications
Spicer, T.O., and J.A. Havens, "Field Test Validation of the DEGADIS Model", Journal of Hazardous Materials, November 1987.
Havens, J., H. Walker, and T.O. Spicer, "Wind-Tunnel Data Sets for Complex Dispersion Model Evaluation", Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol.7, No.2, 1994.
Spicer, T.O., J.H. Baik, and J. Havens, "Molecular Diffusion Effects on Entrainment in Wind Tunnel Studies of Dense Gas Dispersion", Process Safety and Environmental Protection: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Part B, Vol. 74, August 1996.
Spicer, T.O., and J. Havens, "Application of Dispersion Models to Flammable Cloud Analyses", Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 49, 1996.
Havens, J., H. Walker, and T.O. Spicer, "Wind tunnel study of air entrainment into two-dimensional dense gas plumes at the Chemical Hazards Research Center", Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 35, 2001.
Spicer, T., J. Havens, and D. Johnson, "Modeling the Initial Velocity of Aerosol Jets", Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center — 2003 Process Plant Safety Symposium, College Station, Texas, October 2003.
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| Phone: | (479) 575-4356 |
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| Office: | 93 ENRC |
| Address: | Chemical Hazards Research Center 93 ENRC University of Arkansas 700 Research Center Blvd Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-2055 |