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Brydger Van Otten

Brydger Van Otten received her Bachelor's of Science in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry as well as her Master’s of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. She currently works for Reaction Engineering International in the Engineering Research and Development department. Her expertise involves management of mercury control demonstrations, modeling of mercury emissions from power plants, and detailed kinetic modeling.Read more

Catherine E. Brewer

Catherine (Catie) Brewer earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the Robert E. Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering and Biorenewable Resources & Technology with a minor in Soil Science at Iowa State University and is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Catie does her research on engineering biochar at ISU’s Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies (CSET) in collaboration with several research groups from the Agronomy, Chemistry and Horticulture departments. Her doctoral dissertation...Read more

Charles A. Soczek

Charles Soczek has extensive manufacturing experience in DuPont, with emphasis on the safe manufacture, storage, transportation, and use of highly hazardous materials. In recent years, he has worked with DuPont clients in North and South America, the Middle East, Africa, India, Australia, China, and Europe on risk-improvement for manufacturing operations and capital projects. The focus industries include oil and gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, mineral and mining, and heavy and light metals. His principal work has been on the development and successful implementation of SHE Management...Read more

Salvador Ávila Filho

Chemical Engineer (UFBA), Petrochemical Process Engineer (Petrobras), Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ), Organizational Consultancy (UCSAL), Clean Technology Specialist and Master of Sciense (UFBA), Psychoanalist (SPOB) and Specialist in Psychosomatic (Faculdade Redentor), Educational Processes (UNb), Human and Opearation Reliability Doctor (UFRJ). Process and Production Engineer at Pronor (MDI), PolyCarbonates, Bacell (Contractor), Tecplast (Plastic bottles - Manager), SENAI (Government Industry Services). Professor and Researcher at Universities (UFBA, FAPESB), Petrobras University....Read more

Oscar Santollani

Chemical Engineer, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1984. Founder and CEO of Soteica Ideas & Technology since 1985. Oscar’s main area of interest is the use of mathematical models to improve plant operations. He has contributed to the development of process simulation, production management, energy and emissions management and real time optimization markets worldwide. Over these past 25 years, Oscar has guided Soteica through three disctint phases: initially operating as a representative and distributor of software products, following with a period of system integration activity...Read more

Clarissa Sossmeier da Silva

Chemical Engineering graduated at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and with specialization in Safety Engineering at UNISINOS, a private University in South Brazil. Braskem employee since 2008 in the Safety, Health and Environmental area, working as a Safety Engineering focusing in Process Safety at Basic Petrochemical Unit in South Brazil, dealing with risk management, loss prevention and insurance issues.Read more

Chris A. Paul

Chris A. Paul is counsel in the law firm of McAfee & Taft. He focuses his practice on business issues and complex transactional and regulatory matters. He provides counseling on liabilities and exposures, environmental requirements, risk communication, environmental program auditing and upgrading, operational compliance, security regulations and programs, and development of compliance training, tracking and management systems. Admitted to practice – Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Kansas, U.S. Supreme Court, and various U.S. District Courts. Instructor – Oklahoma State University...Read more

Christopher M. Ott

CHRISTOPHER M. OTT – Principal Process Engineer, LNG Process Technology Mr. Ott has over 9 years experience with Air Products. He began working for Air Products in LNG and Hydrocarbon Cryogenics performing process design work. He then moved on to assignments in Air Separation, Chemicals Technology and Electronics, before returning to the LNG process group in 2006 where he has worked on many of the recent LNG projects, including several FLNG and Mid-size LNG plant studies. He has participated in the startup and performance testing of many baseload LNG plants. Phone: +001 610 481 8275 email...Read more

Charles J. Coronella

Chuck Coronella is an associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He does research in the area of biomass pretreatment and densification. He has been employed at UNR since 1993, where he has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses in chemical engineering.Read more

Chuck Miller

Chuck Miller is the Business Development Manager for Safety Instrumented Systems at Emerson Process Management in Austin Texas and responsible for strategic planning and organizational development for the DeltaV SIS safety system platform in the Americas. His career in the safety system industry spans two decades including product management, applications engineering, consulting, and business development roles with Industrial Control Services, Elsag Bailey and GE Industrial Services. Specializing in Process Automation and Industrial Safety, Mr. Miller has over 30 years experience in...Read more

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