Hendrik J. Viljoen, Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
211 Othmer Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0643 United States
hviljoen1@unl.edu

Research Interests:
• Development of new methods for the synthesis and processing of materials
• Analysis of complex engineering systems with the aid of models and simulation
• Application of chemical reaction engineering principles to interdisciplinary problems. The following areas are of particular interest: mechanical-chemical interaction in solid phase reactants; cooperative behavior or mesoscale: solitons and solitary wave; thermal stresses and crack development in chemically reacting system; development of high temperature acoustic detection methods; piezoelectric sensors, manufacture and modeling; chemical reaction and natural convection; Analysis of thermal CVD systems, for example, the effect of the flow field on the deposition rate and film homogeneity; dynamic stress development of films during deposition; reaction-induced thermal stresses in consolidated media; mechanical failure of catalytic systems during thermal cycling or transient operation; the study of nonlinear dynamical systems, for example, existence of temporal chaos and solitary waves; bifurcation analysis of non-catalytic highly exothermic reacting systems; development of fast thermocyclers for polymerase chain reaction (PCR); theoretical investigation of errors in the polymerase chain reaction process; assembly of DNA structures from synthetic oligonucleotides; strategies for Gene Packaging in Virus-Like Particles

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2009

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A kinetic study of in vitro lysis of Mycobacterium smegmatis , William J. Valente, Elsje Pienaar, A. Fast, A. Fluitt, Scott E. Whitney, Robert J. Fenton, Raul G. Barletta, O. Chacon, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

2008

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A Fundamental Study of the PCR Amplification of GC-rich DNA Templates, T. G. Mamedov, Elsje Pienaar, Scott E. Whitney, Joel R. TerMaat, G. Carvill, R. Goliath, Anuradha Subramanian, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

2007

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Ribosome kinetics and aa-tRNA competition determine rate and fidelity of peptide synthesis, Aaron Fluitt, Elsje Pienaar, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

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The tri-frame model, Elsje Pienaar and Hendrik J. Viljoen

2006

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Kinetics of the DNA polymerase pyrococcus kodakaraensis, Mark A. Griep, Casey A. Kotera, R.M. Nelson, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

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A QUANTITATIVE MODEL OF ERROR ACCUMULATION DURING PCR AMPLIFICATION, Elsje Pienaar, M. Theron, M. Nelson, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

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Thermal analysis of the vortex tube based thermocycler for fast DNA amplification: Experimental and two-dimensional numerical results, V. Raghavan, Scott E. Whitney, Ryan J. Ebmeier, Nisha V. Padhye, Michael Nelson, Hendrik J. Viljoen, and George Gogos

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Fast and efficient generation of influenza A virus like particles from synthetic genes, Theresa Schinko, Harutha Thaisuchat, Hendrik J. Viljoen, Nisha Padhye, and Reingard Grabherr

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DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction: A Model of Error Frequencies and Extension Rates, Hendrik J. Viljoen, Mark A. Griep, Scott Whitney, and Michael Nelson

2005

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PCR: Replicating success, Hendrik J. Viljoen

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A macroscopic kinetic model for DNA polymerase elongation and high-fidelity nucleotide election, Steve Viljoen, Mark A. Griep, Michael Nelson, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

2004

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Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube thermocycler for fast DNA amplification and real-time optical detection, Ryan J. Ebmeier, Scott E. Whitney, Amitabha Sarkar, Michael Nelson, Nisha Padhye, George Gogos, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

2003

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A Macrokinetic Study of the High-Temperature Solid-Phase Titanium-Carbon Reaction, Julia Y. Kostagorva, Hendrik J. Viljoen, and Alexander S. Shteinberg

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Effective Thermal Conductivity Estimates Of Particulate Mixtures, Christiaan Richter, Hendrik J. Viljoen, and N.F.J Van Rensburg

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NATURAL CONVECTION AND SOLID PHASE COMBUSTION, S E. Whitney and Hendrik J. Viljoen

2002

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Solitary waves and supersonic reaction front in metastable solids, Hendrik J. Viljoen, Lee L. Lauderback, and Didier Sornette

2000

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PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS / ACTUATORS FOR USE IN REFRACTORY ENVIRONMENTS, Hendrik J. Viljoen and Barend R. Jooste

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Solitary waves and supersonic reaction front in metastable solids, Hendrik J. Viljoen, Lee L. Lauderback, and D. Sornette

1999

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Modeling of Solid Phase Detonations, C Richter, Hendrik J. Viljoen, and N.F.J Van Rensburg

1998

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Analysis of combustion-driven acoustics, L Boshoff-Mostert and Hendrik J. Viljoen

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A study of piezoelectric orthorhombic Ta2O5, B. R. Jooste and Hendrik J. Viljoen

1996

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Experimental and theoretical study of vibrations of a cantilevered beam using a ZnO piezoelectric sensor, B. R. Jooste, Hendrik J. Viljoen, S. L. Rohde, and N. F. J. van Rensburg

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Experimental and theoretical study of vibrations of a cantilevered beam using a ZnO piezoelectric sensor, B. R. Jooste, Hendrik J. Viljoen, S. L. Rohde, and N. F. J. van Rensburg

1995

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Reaction Fronts in a Porous Medium. Approximation Techniques versus Numerical Solution, Fernando Escobedo and Hendrik J. Viljoen

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Simulation of the growth of CVD films, Jacob J. Thiart, Vladimir Hlavacek, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

1992

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Modeling of a-Si : H deposition in a DC glow discharge reactor, Dariusz Orlicki, Vladimir Hlavacek, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

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Temperature Oscillations of Alternating-Current-Heated Thin Filaments in Ceramic Fiber Production, Hendrik J. Viljoen and Vladimir Hlavacek

1991

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Analysis of transport phenomena in the coating of fibers by CVD, J H. Scholtz, J E. Gatica, and Hendrik J. Viljoen

1990

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Stability of Poiseuille-Couette Flow Between Concentric Cylinders, J H. Scholtz, Hendrik J. Viljoen, and C J. Wright

1989

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Convective Regimes in reactive Fluid media due to the interaction with Catalytic Surfaces, Hendrik J. Viljoen, Jorge E. Gatica, and Vladimir Hlavacek

1987

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Chemically Driven Convection in a Porous Medium., Hendrik J. Viljoen and V Hlavacek