Amy Theis received her B.S.E. from University of Iowa and is a registered PE in the state of IL.
She has been employed by Fauske for 16 years and currently serves as the Director of Risk Management Services. Areas of expertise include hazard identification for reactive chemical systems, flammability hazards and combustible dust.
She has performed training worldwide for calorimetry test design and operation, emergency relief system design and preventive and protective strategies for managing combustible dust hazards.
She is an active participant in CCPS and is currently...Read more
When working with potentially hazardous materials, it’s important to have the right tools to handle them. This introductory course reviews the tools...
Dr. Larson earned his BS, MS, and PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota. He worked for 17 years at Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) before joined the University of Michigan (UM) faculty in 1996. There, his research interests have included the structure and flow properties of complex fluids, which include polymers, colloids, surfactant-containing fluids, and biological macromolecules. He has also served as Chair of UM’s Chemical Engineering Department.
He is a recipient of AIChE’s Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research (2000), the...Read more
Patrick Fisher is a functional safety engineer with experience in the industrial and refining industries with proven results in process hazard analysis (PHA)/layer of protection analysis (LOPA) facilitation and training, safety instrumented function design, and IPL management.
As a PHA facilitator, he helps large organizations meet the PHA, MOC, PSSR, and PSI requirements of the OSHA PSM standard, and helps manage the results of the PHA/LOPA results. His background includes publications on risk analysis, independent protection layer management, and leading indicators of process...Read more
Chris Tucker is a Fellow in the Formulation Science Group within Dow’s Core R&D function. He is responsible for technical leadership for the Formulation Science group and maintaining world class capabilities that are leveraged by various businesses across The Dow Chemical Company.
Chris joined the Central Research function within Dow in 1982 after receiving his BA from Kalamazoo College. He has worked primarily in the area of colloid and interface science including new surfactant synthesis, ionomers, microemulsions, consumer and industrial product formulation, reaction...Read more
Dr. Zhenyu Huang (Jason) is currently a Senior Flow Assurance Specialist in Assured Flow Solutions LLC., He provides engineering solutions for a variety of flow assurance issues to the petroleum industry. His expertise includes production chemistry and multiphase flows. He is the subject matter expert on wax related issues and he currently serves as the vice president of the Upstream Engineering and Flow Assurance Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Dr. Huang received his bachelor’s degree in Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in 2006 and he completed...Read more
Patrick Nonhof is a Managing Director of Provenance Consulting, A Trinity Consultants Company, with over twenty years of experience in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. He has a B.S. Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas and has held various positions in the petrochemical manufacturing and consulting sectors.
His industry experience includes extensive PSM and RMP program implementation, manufacturing improvement projects, and senior leadership in consulting organizations. He has performed numerous PHA and risk studies, provided clients with expert opinions for...Read more
Registered Professional Engineer in multiple states with more than 30 years of experience in the use of green remediation technologies to address contamination from organic and inorganic compounds, heavy metals and explosives; implementation and auditing of industrial and commercial environmental and safety compliance programs; and site assessments using USEPA, AAI, ASTM and FDIC protocols. Former RCRA enforcement officer with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6 office in Dallas, Texas
Currently implementing a chemical in-situ remedial action plan at a
Dr. Singh’s experience in thermal sciences includes evaluation of the stability of chemicals and their fire and explosion hazard potential using various instrumental techniques, including calorimetric, minimum ignition energy (MIE) apparatus, 20-liter sphere for dust and gas explosion (KSt value), BAM oven for flammability, and blasting cap testing for shock sensitivity.
Dr. Singh has been involved in incident investigations, where self-heating resulted in thermal runaway or catastrophe. His work has included determining the origin and cause of thermal runaway reactions and/or...Read more
