Dale Gyure
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155

Biography:
Dale C. Gyure is an independent consultant in chemical and biochemical engineering (BioProducts International) and for the past nine years has helped clients with engineering and market research, process development, business planning, team leadership/management, plant management and small company start-ups. Dale holds a doctorate in chemical engineering (University of Colorado, 1984 and University Doctoral Fellow), has twenty years of industrial experience and has participated in the start-up and growth of several biotech companies. Since the year 2000, Dale has taught Chemical Engineering Projects Lab (ChBE 24A/B) and Technical Writing / Business Communications (ES 51), and Thermodynamics and Process Calculations I and II Lab (ChBE 10 LA/LB) at Tufts University.

Chemical Engineering Projects Lab is a two-semester course offered in the senior year. In the class Dale challenges students in the areas of creativity, critical thinking, entrepreneurship, time management, priority setting, technical writing and self directed project teams. Semester-long and/or year-long open ended research projects allow students to exercise their knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals but also prepare them for graduate study or a research/development position in industry. We enjoy a few collaborative relationships with outside companies and research groups.

Dale’s research interests include various early stage ventures in natural products, novel therapeutics and nutraceuticals. His academic interests include the dynamics of self directed work teams and teaching critical thinking skills in engineering.

Selected Patents and Publications:
"Optimization of Cross-flow Filtration in the Recovery of Riboflavin from Fermentation Broth," DCG, S.Shih, S.P.Crump, and D.G.Dueppen, in preparation for BioTech. Prog.

"Set Realistic Goals for Cross-flow Filtration," DCG, Chem. Eng. Prog. (1992) 88:60.

"A Case Study in Chemical Engineering Instruction at South China Institute of Technology," DCG, prepared for the Higher Education Bureau of Guangdong Province, P.R.China, 1988.

"Dynamic Estimation of Bubble Parameters in a Fluidized Bed Subjected to Load Disturbances," DCG and D.E.Clough, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (1987) 26:938.

"PHYCOMYCES: Detailed Analysis of the Anemogeotropic Response," DCG, B.Bottger, and R.I.Gamow, J. Gen. Phys. (1984) 84:727.

"Method for Recovery of Riboflavin," DCG and G.W.Lauderdale, U.S. Patent No. 5,103,005.

"Riboflavin Composition and Method for Production," D.G.Dueppen, G.M.Patel, and DCG, U.S. Patent No. 5,034,389.