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Laurien A. Vandewalle

Laurien A. Vandewalle, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT) at Ghent Univ. Her research focuses on chemical reactor design (catalytic and noncatalytic) using computational fluid dynamics and engineering modeling approaches. After earning her MSc, she worked as a process engineer for Jacobs Engineering. She earned her BSc, MSc, and PhD from Ghent Univ., all in chemical engineering.Read more

Mike Bonheure

Mike Bonheure is a PhD candidate in the Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT) at Ghent Univ., where his research focuses on the development of a new electric reactor design for steam cracking. He received his MSc in chemical engineering technology from Katholieke Univ. Leuven and MSc in chemical engineering from Ghent Univ.Read more

Karl R. Haapala

Karl R. Haapala, PhD, is an associate professor and Tom and Carmen West Faculty Scholar in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State Univ. (OSU), where he teaches and conducts research in manufacturing engineering, with a focus on sustainable manufacturing. He is an assistant director of the OSU/DOE Industrial Assessment Center and leads UCLA/DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) efforts at OSU. His research in the Industrial Sustainability Lab addresses manufacturing challenges, including lifecycle engineering,...Read more

James T. O’Connor, P.E

James T. O’Connor, P.E., PhD, is the C.T. Wells Professor of Project Management at the Univ. of Texas (UT) at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering and has been active within the Construction Industry Institute (CII) since its founding. He earned a PhD in civil engineering from UT and a BS from Oklahoma State Univ. He is the author of 50 monographs, over 210 refereed journal and conference articles, and more than 130 technical reports on capital project management. He has had more than 60 consulting engagements with a wide variety of clients in both private and public sectors. At UT he is...Read more

Joe Martin

Joe Martin is a senior staff process engineer at TPC Group in Houston, TX. He has 40 years of experience in PPG and TPC chemical plants, including production engineering and heat exchanger design and optimization.Read more

Jonathan Barton

Jonathan Barton is a senior production specialist at TPC Group in Houston, TX. He has been working in operations in the butadiene extraction and finishing units for 15 years. Prior to his work at TPC Group, Barton worked as a process operator at Dixie Chemical Co.Read more

Kevin Bellard

Kevin Bellard is a production/maintenance coordinator at TPC Group in Houston, TX. Prior to his current role, Bellard was the production coordinator of the butadiene unit. He has worked at TPC Group since 2001. Read more

Sasha Sudar

Sasha Sudar is a senior process engineer at TPC Group in Houston, TX. Prior to his work with TPC Group, Sudar worked in various production engineering and management roles at Eco Services Operations and Archer Daniels Midland. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Univ. of NebraskaRead more

Clifford Maat, P.E.

Clifford Maat, P.E., is a senior staff process engineer at TPC Group in Houston, TX, working in dehydrogenation and distillation technologies. Prior to his work with TPC Group, he worked in both petrochemical and refining processes, completing process engineering designs and optimizing commercial processes with Phillips, Sasol (North America and South Africa), and Shell Global Solutions. Maat has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Univ. of California, San Diego. He has also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana and Russia.Read more

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