Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Associate Professor
Stocker Center 167A
Dr. Ridgway joined Ohio University after five years of teaching at Florida State University. He is the faculty advisor for the student chapter of the American Institute for Chemical Engineers, and a faculty leader for Ohio University's teams competing in the Waste-Management Environmental Research Consortium Design Competition.
Research Interests:Bioreactor Design, Multiphase Mixing, Mass Transfer
All Degrees Earned:Ph.D., Chemical Egnineering, Florida State University, 1990 -- MS, Chemical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, 1985 -- BS, Chemical Egnineering, Rose-Hulman, 1983
Journal Article, Academic Journal (3)
- Wang, L., Ridgway, D., Gu, T., Moo-Young, M. (2009). Kinetic Modeling of Cell Growth and Product Formation in Submerged Culture of Recombinant Aspergillus niger . Chemical Engineering Communications; 196: 481-490.
- Wang, L., Ridgway, D., Gu, T., Moo-Young, M. (2005). Bioprocess Strategies to Improve Heterologous Protein Production in Filamentous Fungi. Biotechnology Advances; 23: 115-129.
- Huang, H., Ridgway, D., Gu, T., Moo-Young, M. (2004). Enhanced Amylase Production By Bacillus subtilis Using A Dual Exponential Feeding Strategy. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering; 27: 63-69.
Conference Proceeding (7)
- Prudich, M., Ridgway, D., Sampson, K., Young, V. (2007). Curriculum and Course Assessment at Ohio University. Salt Lake City, UT: 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineers.
- Young, V., Ridgway, D., Prudich, M. (2006). “Tracks” for Specialization within a ChE Education”. San Francisco, CA: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Fall Meeting.
- Ridgway, D., Young, V., Sampson, K. (2005). Applying a Writing-to-Learn Strategy in a Traditional Material Science and Engineering Course. Portland, Oregon: 2006 American Society of Engineering Education National Meeting.
- Prudich, M., Ridgway, D., Young, V. (2003). Integration of Statistics Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum: Use of the Senior Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory as an End-of-Program Statistics Assessment Course. Nashville, TN: 2003 ASEE Annual Conference.
- Young, V., Ridgway, D., Prudich, M., Goetz, D., Stuart, B. (2001). Criterion-Based Grading for Learing and Assessment in Unit Operations Laboratory. Albuquerque, NM: 2001 ASEE Annual Conference.
- Young, V., Ridgway, D., Prudich, M., Goetz, D., Stuart, B. (2001). Criterion-Based Grading for Learning and Assessment in Unit Operations Laboratory. Albuquerque, NM: Session 3213, American Society for Engineering Education 2001 National Meeting.
- Ridgway, D., Young, V., Prudich, M. (2001). The Inclusion of Design Content in the Unit Operations Laboratory. Albuquerque, NM: 2001 ASEE Annual Conference.
Cited Research (1)
- Ridgway, D., Sampson, K. (2007). Determining the Kinetics of Parallel Reactions Through Simulated Lab Experiments. Pullman, WA: ASEE - Chemical Engineering Summer School.