Helen C. Hollein, Professor Emeritus

B.S.Ch.E., University of South Carolina

M.S., D.Eng.Sc., New Jersey Institute of Technology. 

CONNIE HOLLEIN is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering. During her tenure at Manhattan College (1982-2000), she taught Biochemical Engineering, Separation Process Design I and II, Chemical Engineering Laboratory I and II, Transport Phenomena, Process Control, Engineering Materials, and Polymer Science and Engineering. As a Professorial Lecturer, she will continue to teach some of these courses on a part-time basis. Dr. Hollein served as Interim Dean of the School of Engineering, Chairperson of the Chemical Engineering Department, and Director of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Graduate Programs.  She is a registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey where she previously worked for Exxon Research and Engineering Company.

 During her academic career, Dr. Hollein received many honors including her selection as the subject of a "People" article in Chemical Engineering magazine and as "ChE Educator" by Chemical Engineering Education magazine. Her excellence in teaching and research was recognized with awards from the Engineers' Council, Tau Beta Pi Student Chapter, Womyn Space, and the Board of Trustees at Manhattan College, plus a national "Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award" from the Society of Automotive Engineers.  She was also honored with listings in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who of American Women, and International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women.

Dr. Hollein earned her engineering degrees from New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of South Carolina. Her doctoral research focused on separation of protein mixtures via chromatography and electrophoresis, and modeling of bioseparation processes.  She expanded her research at Manhattan College to include process studies on microfiltration, ultrafiltration and high performance liquid chromatography, funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and New York State Science and Technology Foundation.  The results of these studies are published in pedagogical and technical journals with some of her research students as coauthors.

Outside of the College, Dr. Hollein's activities revolve around family life. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Leo who is retired from ExxonMobil and daughter Kathy who works in retail.  Mary (M.S. 1992, Manhattan College) works as a chemical engineer for ExxonMobil in Virginia.  Mike is currently a MBA student at U. Texas and previously worked as a chemical engineer for Slumberger and Exceltec in Oklahoma and Texas.

Professional Interests:

Recent Publications:

L.A. Hooper, H.C. Hollein, C.S. Slater, "Microfiltration of Streptomyces rimosus: Cell Harvesting Process Studies," Separation Science and Technology, 33 (12), pp. 1747-1765, 1998.

T.D. Conlee, H.C. Hollein, C.H. Gooding, C.S Slater, "Ultrafiltration of Dairy Products as a ChE Laboratory Experiment," Chemical Engineering Education, 32, pp. 318-324, 1998.

C.R. Huang, H.C. Hollein, "Parametric Pumping", chapter in P.A. Schweitzer (ed.), Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997.

H.C. Hollein, C.S. Slater, R.L. D'Aquino, A.L. Witt, "Bioseparation via Cross-Flow Membrane Filtration", Chemical Engineering Education, 29, pp. 86-93, 1995.

H.C. Hollein, C.S. Slater, "Experiences with Undergraduate Research in Senior Project Courses", International Journal of Engineering Education, 10, pp. 405-415, 1994.

C.S. Slater, H.C. Hollein, "Educational Initiatives in Teaching Membrane Technology", Desalination, 90, pp. 291-302, 1993.

CONTACT INFO:

E-mail: hollein@optonline.net