Dr. Theo Tsotsis

Professor

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Biography

Professor Tsotsis received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1978. He joined the University of Southern California (USC) and currently holds the title of Robert E. Vivian Professor in Energy Resources at the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He served as the Department's inaugural Chair in 2005. Professor Tsotsis’ research interests cover areas such as transport, adsorption, reaction in complex porous media, reaction engineering, reactor design, and membrane separations. He has authored 280 technical papers and book chapters and has been involved in the editing of Technical Meeting Proceedings volumes. His research also extends into both theoretical and practical applications, focusing on problems in petroleum upgrading and bioreactors, among other fields. He is a co-founder and member of the executive board of USC’s NSF/IGERT Center for Environmental Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Research Interests

Transport in Complex Porous Media Adsorption and Reaction Engineering Membrane Separations Reactor Design Environmental Reaction Engineering

Awards

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WPI 2017 Ed Ma Lectureship

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OCEC President's Award

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AIChE Fellow

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NAMS Technical Co-Chair Meeting North American Membrane Society (NAMS)

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ISCRE Technical Co-Chair 15th International Symposium Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 15)

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UOP Invitational Lectureship

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Caltech Chevron Visiting Professor

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USC Research Scholar

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Welch Foundation Fellow

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USC Chevron Young Faculty Award

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Oak Ridge Associated Universities Fellowship

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National Student Award Greek Chemical Engineers

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
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Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.