FUELS AND PETROCHEMICALS DIVISION
2006-2007 Executive Committee
CHAIR
Harry West († Oct 2006)
1829 Augusta, Suite 10
Houston, TX 77057-3122
1st VICE CHAIR
Richard G. Mallinson Institute for Gas Utilization Technologies
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Oklahoma
100 E. Boyd Street, Room T335
Norman, OK 73019
Ph: (404) 325-4378
Fax: (405) 325-5813
E-Mail: mallinson@ou.edu
2nd VICE CHAIR
James Turner
Fluor Corporation
One Fluor Daniel Drive
Sugar Land, TX
Ph: (281) 263-5584
E-Mail: James.Turner@Fluor.com
PAST CHAIR
Martin C. Poole
Valero Refining Company
1301 Loop 197 South
P.O. Box 3429
Texas City, TX 77592
Ph: (409) 948-7575
Fax: (409) 948-7232
E-Mail: marty.poole@valero.com
SECRETARY
Colin P. Bowen
Shaw Stone & Webster
1430 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
Ph: (281) 368-4109
Cell: (281) 660-4782
Fax: (281) 368-3555
E-Mail: colin.bowen@shawgrp.com
TREASURER
Syamal Podder
Poddar & Associates
P.O. Box 890461
Houston, TX 77259-0461
Ph: (713) 494-3050
E-Mail: syampod@hotmail.com
COUNCIL LIAISON
Gavin P. Towler
UOP
25 E. Algonquin Road
P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017
Ph: (847) 391-2788
Fax: (847) 391-3550
Cell: (847) 340-9086
E-Mail: gavin.towler@uop.com
STAFF LIAISON
Simon Spitalny
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
3 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5991
Ph: (212) 591-7478
Fax: (212) 591-8888
E-Mail: simos@aiche.org
WEBMASTER
Dennis O’Brien
Jacobs Consultancy
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 140
Chicago, IL 60606
Ph: (312) 612-8951
Fax: (224) 388-0695
E-Mail: Dennis.OBrien@jacobs.com
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Robert F. Dye
Dye Engineering and Technology Company
3011 Fairway Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478-4024
Ph: (281) 494-5617
Fax: (281) 494-0219
E-Mail: rfd@pobox.com
PROGRAMMING CHAIR
Lori McDowell
222 Pembright Drive, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77346
Ph: (281) 872-2147
Fax: (281) 872-2224
E-Mail: lori_mcdowell@praxair.com
RESEARCH & NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE LIAISON
Galen Suppes
The University of Missouri
Department of Chemical Engineering
W2028 Engineering Bldg. East
Columbia, MO 65203
Ph: (573) 884-0562
Fax: (573) 884-4940
E-Mail: suppesg@missouri.edu
DIRECTORS
ONE YEAR
Steve Coleman
Equistar Chemicals, LP
Channelview Complex
8280 Sheldon Road
P.O. Box 777
Channelview, TX 77530
Ph: (281) 452-8169
Fax: (281) 452-8153
E-Mail: steve.coleman@equistarchem.com
Ralph W. Pike
Louisiana State University
Chemical Engineering Department
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7303
Ph: (225) 388-3428
Fax: (225) 388-1476
E-Mail: Pike@Isu.edu
Gavin P. Towler
UOP
25 E. Algonquin Road
P.O. Box 5017
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017
Ph: (847) 391-2788
Fax: (847) 391-3550
Cell: (847) 340-9086
E-Mail: gavin.towler@uop.com
TWO YEARS
Dennis O’Brien
Jacobs Consultancy
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60606
Ph: (312) 612-8951
Fax: (224) 388-0695
E-Mail: Dennis.O’Brien@jacobs.com
Isaac Rahmim
E-Metaventure, Inc.
P.O. Box 271522
Houston, TX 77277-1522
Ph: (713) 446-8867
E-Mail: iir@e-metaventure.com
E-Mail: iirahmim@aol.com
Xinjin Zhao
ExxomMobil Research & Engineering, TS&L
3225 Gallows Road
Fairfax, Va 22037
Phone: (703) 846-4254
Cell: (571) 723-3930
Fax: (414) 921-3502
E-Mail: xinjin.zhao@exxonmobil.com
THREE YEARS
M. Hossein Hariri
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash
Terre Haute, IN 47803
Ph: (812) 877-8381
Fax: (812) 877-8992
E-Mail: m.h.hariri@rose-hulman.edu
Kirtan K. Trivedi
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
3225 Gallows Road, Room 5A0601
Fairfax, VA 22037
Ph: (703) 846-2179
Fax: (703) 846-2389
E-Mail: Kirtan.k.trivedi@exxonmobil.com
Bipin Vora
Vora Internacional Process (VIP) Corp.
1324 Kallien Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
Ph: (630) 579-6054
Fax: (630) 803-5349
E-Mail: bvvora@comcast.net