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Hong Liu

I am Hong Liu. I am a graduate student from Chemical engineering in Univeristy of south carolina.Last December, I received my master degree from USC. Now, I keep working on hydrogen storage with Dr. Michael A. Matthews pursuing PHD degree in USC.Read more

Shishir PS Chundawat

I completed my bachelors at ICT-Mumbai (formerly called UDCT) and doctorate in chemical engineering at Michigan State University (under the supervision of Prof. Bruce Dale). I am currently working at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at Michigan State University, and have experience in the area of lignocellulosic biomass conversion, ammonia based pretreatments, cell wall characterization and enzymatic hydrolysis. I have been involved in characterizing the physicochemical effects of ammonia pretreatments and its impact on biologically-catalyzed biomass deconstruction. I am involved...Read more

Tracy J. Benson

Tracy Benson received his PhD from Mississippi State University in 2008 and began at Lamar University in the fall of 2009 as an Assistant Professor.  He has recently been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.  His research interests include the minimization of industrial wastes, including unwanted byproducts and wasted energies, by developing alternate chemical transformation pathways using novel catalysts combined with process development.

He frequently chairs/co-chairs AIChE and AOCS sessions and is...Read more

Rachael H. Elder

I completed my PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Sheffield in 2007 and continued research there in a post doctoral capacity, becoming a lecturer in 2009. My main research interests lie in thermochemical and electrochemical cycles for hydrogen production and carbon dioxide utilisation. Recent projects include the European HycycleS project, looking at key components for the Sulphur Iodine and Hybrid Sulphur cycles, and the KNOO (Keeping the Nuclear Option Open) project, investigating nuclear hydrogen production. I am now concentrating on electrochemical cycles for carbon...Read more

Loïc Favergeon

I received a master degree from the “University of Burgundy” in Dijon, France in 2002 and a PhD degree from the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines” (Institute of Science and Technology) in Saint-Etienne (France), on the nucleation process during chemical transformations of solids, in 2006. I’m presently assistant professor in chemical engineering in the “Science of Industrial and Natural Processes Laboratory” at the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines” at Saint-Etienne, France. I focus my work on heterogeneous kinetics during solid-gas reactions and in particular on coupling kinetics...Read more

Bin Liu

I received my B.E. (2002) and M.E. (2004) in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from National University of Singapore, where I studied the synthesis, assembly and characterization of wide bandgap semiconductor nanostructures. Thereafter, I spent one year in Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) as a research engineer working on biomimetic synthesis of noble metal nanostructures and synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotube based nanocomposites for photocatalysis. I entered the graduate program in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota joining Prof. Aydil’s...Read more

Alex Bistrika

I was born in Ukraine when it was still a part of the former Soviet Union. I immigrated to the United States in 1989 with my family as a young child (6 years old). I Started at Oregon State University in 2003, and completed a bachelors of science in Chemical Engineering in 2006. I returned to Oregon State University for a PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2008. Currently, I am a PhD candidate working under Dr. Alex Yokochi as part of the Laboratory for innovative Reaction Engineering for Materials and Sustainability (iREMS Lab). I am married with a 2-year old daughter; the two people with...Read more

Kazuhiko Kurosawa

I’m a Microbiologist, and a Research Scientist of Sinskey lab in MIT Department of Biology. I graduated from Hokkaido University (JAPAN) in 1984 with a B.S. and earned a Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology from Hokkaido University, Graduate School (JAPAN) in 1989. My primary expertise is in useful material production by microorganisms, strain screening, strain engineering, fermentation and bioprocess development for the biomaterials production. I have experience with biomass-conversion studies, developing an energy saving process “Uncooking starch fermentation using raw starch saccharifying...Read more

Ian Houson

Ian Houson gained a 1st class BSc. Hons in Chemistry and Oceanography from the University of Southampton, he completed a doctorate at the University of Oxford with Prof. John Brown FRS in organic chemistry. Ian then joined Zeneca, which became Avecia and finally NPIL Pharma where he was Chemical Process R&D Manager for the site. His main roles were invention of new routes, scale-up and manufacturing support for the contract manufacturing of agrochemical and pharmaceuticals at the kg's to 10's tonnes scale. Joining Britest Ltd. in 2007, Ian is now a senior innovation specialist...Read more

Ian Sutton

Ian Sutton is chemical engineer with over thirty-five years of design and operating experience in the energy and p r o c e s s industries. He has focused on process risk management and process safety management in the offshore industries for the last fifteen years. Ian works for AMEC Paragon, and is based in Houston. Recent assignments have included deepwater projects in south-east Asia, Australia and the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Sutton has written a wide range of books, ebooks, knols and articles, and is a frequent speaker at technical meetings. His latest book (April 2010) is "Process Risk...Read more

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