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Jianzhong He

Dr. Jianzhong He is currently an Associate Professor in the National University of Singapore. She received her Ph.D. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003. Prior to that, she obtained her M.S. and B.S. degrees from Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology in 1998 and 1995, respectively. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Berkeley for two years before joining the National University of Singapore as an assistant professor in 2005. Dr. He’s research focuses on discovering novel microorganisms to transform and detoxify environmental...Read more

Jorge Martinis

Dr. Jorge Martinis has a career in research, modeling and development of Refining Process Technologies that now spans 15 years. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Currently, Dr. Martinis is in charge of R&D for Reaction Engineering at BR&E, the makers of the ProMax Process Simulator.Read more

Robert A. Lionberger

Dr. Lionberger is from the Office of Generic Drugs at the FDA. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in Chemical Engineering, and a PhD from Princeton University in Chemical Engineering, working on modeling the rheology of colloidal suspensions. After his PhD, he spent two years of post-doctoral research in Australia in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining the FDA, he was an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan where he was involved in the development of a new...Read more

M.Nazmul Karim

Dr. M. Nazmul (Naz) Karim is the Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Educated at the University of Manchester, UK, Dr. Karim has over 30 years of experience in advanced process control research. His research interests are in Model Based Control, Nonlinear Control, Data-Based Control and Optimization, and Bioprocess Analayis and Control. He has published more than 80 refereed journal papers and has made over 400 technical invited and contributed presentations in national and international conferences. He is the co-author (with Jim Riggs) of a textbook, "...Read more

Timothy C. Merkel

Dr. Merkel is currently the Director of Research and Development at Membrane Technology and Research. He has expertise in all aspects of membrane gas separation science and technology. He has published more than 30 peer reviewed articles and presented at numerous international conferences. Recently, Tim has led a team investigating the potential of using membranes for pre- and post-combustion CO2 capture from power generation facilities. Tim received his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic University (NY) and his MS and PhD degrees from North Carolina State...Read more

Paul R. Amyotte

Dr. Paul Amyotte, P.Eng. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, and the C.D. Howe Chair in Engineering, at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, a Master’s from Queen’s University, and a PhD from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, all in chemical engineering. He is the Editor of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, and has recently served as Chair of the Safety and Security strategic projects panel of the Natural Sciences and...Read more

Prasad Peri

Dr. Peri is currently the Branch Chief, for the Division of Pre-Marketing Assessment, in the Office of New Drug Quality Assessment. His responsibilities include the supervising work assignments and reviews of INDs, NDAs, Intercenter consults requests, and other Special Projects supporting ONDQA and the clinical divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy, Rheumatology, Analgesia, and Anesthetics products. He is also the FDA liaison for the USP's small molecules monograph development division and the coordinator of ONDQA Inhalation Focus Group. Dr. Peri obtained his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from...Read more

G. Peter van Walsum

Dr. Peter van Walsum is Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Maine, where he leads the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) biological processing research cluster. Prior to coming to U. Maine, van Walsum was assistant and then associate professor of Environmental Science at Baylor University, TX, where he served as graduate program director. Van Walsum is a professional chemical engineer and has also worked in process engineering for AMEC Americas and Shell Canada. Peter holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from Dartmouth College, as...Read more

Russell A. Ogle, P.E.

Russell A. Ogle, P.E., PhD, is a principal engineer and is the Practice Director for Thermal Sciences at Exponent. He applies his expertise as a chemical engineer to the scientific investigation and prevention of accidents. He has more than 30 years of industrial experience working in fire, explosion, and chemical safety. His investigations have involved the performance evaluation and failure analysis of a wide range of chemical processes, industrial equipment, and consumer products. Drawing from his diverse accident investigation experience in the chemical process industries, he has...Read more

Sergio Pissavini

Dr. Sergio Pissavini joined Corning SAS in February 2006 as Business Director of the Microreactor group . Dr. Sergio Pissavini belongs to Corning Management Group. Prior to joining Corning, Sergio Pissavini was vice president of Sulzer Chemtech, a Swiss corporation active in mass transfer equipment, falling film cristallization. While there he held P&L responsibility of the Europe and Middle East division. Previously, he held a variety of positions in the Chemical Process Industry in process engineering, troubleshooting engineering, and sales and marketing in companies such as Exxon...Read more

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