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Steve Heaton

Steve is an Australian scientist who has a proven ability to develop innovative solutions from concept and design through to build and delivery.

He possesses an intuitive understanding of the scientific method and actively integrates theory, simulation and practice to explore the unknown in chemistry, materials, and nuclear physics.

Commencing his career in information technology, Steve has developed finely tuned analytical and research skills complimented by robust project management expertise.

Steve manages an international...Read more

Li Zhang

Dr. Li Zhang is a Group Leader of BioMaterials at Ashland Specialty Ingredients. She leads the R&D program for developing and commercializing sustainable and multifunctional natural ingredients using proprietary Zeta Fraction™ Technology (ZFT). She strives to develop Zeta Fraction™ bioactives that are scientifically proven to provide safe and superior benefits across various functional applications, which are currently used in numerous cosmetics and consumer products globally. 

Previous experience includes over 13 years at Johnson and Johnson Consumer Product and Personal...Read more

Estimate the hydrogen partial pressure of liquid-filled systems to select suitable metallurgies for industrial piping and equipment.
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Matthew R. T. Williams

Matthew R.T. Williams is currently a student at the Univ. of Utah. He is studying chemical engineering and will begin his doctoral degree in Fall 2021. He is a member of the Intermountain Industrial Assessment Center, assessing operating expenses of facilities and alternative investments in renewable energy technologies. Matthew has been a process and cost engineering intern for five years at EPS, Inc.

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Jayant D. Divey

Jayant D. Divey is a polyolefins technology consultant supporting clients in technology evaluation and selection, process design, and troubleshooting for petrochemicals plants. He retired as a senior vice president from Reliance Industries Ltd., where he was responsible for polyolefins technologies in integrated petrochemicals complexes. He has 40 years of extensive experience with polyethylene and polypropylene technologies and has published several articles on the subject. Divey also worked as a technology manager in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) light olefins handling of C2, C3, C4,...Read more

Cathleen Shargay

Cathleen Shargay is the Technical Director/Supervisor of the Materials and Welding Engineering group at Fluor Corp. in Aliso Viejo, CA (Email: cathleen.shargay@fluor.com). She has nearly 40 years of experience in the areas of metallurgy, welding, corrosion control, materials selection, and fabrication. Shargay previously worked at Chevron and BP/Arco, and she has experience in oil refining, power plants, gasification, CO2 capture, pipelines, mining facilities, biofuels, and oil and gas production facilities. She is active in...Read more

Garry E. Jacobs

Garry E. Jacobs is a Senior Fellow and Technical Director at Fluor Corp. (Email: garry.jacobs@fluor.com). With more than 32 years of experience and specialization in hydroprocessing, his expertise includes new technology development, conceptual design, scale up, detailed design, and troubleshooting. He is currently working on renewable diesel projects that involve the revamp of existing hydroprocessing units. He was the driving force to develop Fluor’s open-art hydroprocessing technologies, including internals for mixed-phase fixed-bed reactors,...Read more

Paul M. Mathias

Paul M. Mathias, PhD, is a chemical technologist with more than 42 years of experience who specializes in applied thermodynamics and process modeling (Email: paul.mathias@fluor.com). He is a Technology Director and Senior Fellow at Fluor Corp., and he manages his consulting practice in chemical process technology. He previously worked for Aspen Technology, Air Products and Chemicals, the ASPEN Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and as an associate editor of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. He is...Read more

2021 Election

Board of Directors voting dates and deadlines: In April, AIChE’s Nominating Committee announced the slate of candidates for president-elect, secretary, and directors for the Institute’s 2021 election. The president-elect will be elected to a three-year term, serving one year each as president-elect...

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