Seifi Ghasemi became chairman, president and chief executive officer of Air Products in July 2014. In this role, he is focused on setting the strategy and policies of the company, developing leadership, and meeting shareholder commitments.
The AIChE Annual Gala is the organization’s signature fundraising event. Funds raised from the gala support the Doing a World of Good campaign’s transformative priorities.
G. Bartow “Bart” Lewis, retired from Aera Energy in 2016 after a 43-year career in the oil and gas industry. Lewis began his career in 1973 as a rotating equipment mechanic after completing two years of college. Working initially as a contract mechanic, Lewis gained expertise on the installation and repair of an array of rotating equipment ranging from steam-driven compressors to 4,500 hp pumps. In 1996, Lewis joined CalResources (Shell Oil in California) as a mechanic. In 1997, Shell and ExxonMobil joined operations forming Aera Energy. Lewis worked for Aera for the next 21 years. From...Read more
Philipp Frenzel studied Computational Engineering Science with a major in chemical engineering and holds a PhD in Thermal Process Engineering from RWTH Aachen (Germany).
Since joining Bayer/Covestro in 2014, Philipp has worked in the areas of process simulation, process optimization and process development. Currently, he evaluates how these fields can take advantage from the new developments of the digitalization.Read more
Jens Perregaard was born in the Copenhagen area, Denmark in 1965. He studied at Danish Technical University and holds an eMBA Master Degree in Chemical Engineering as well as a PhD in Chemical Engineering from this University. He is married with two children.
Professional Career:
29 years of working experience in the field of catalysts.
Currently with BASF Process Catalysts as Global Vice President of Custom Catalysts and Innovation.
Prior to the current position working as a Business Segment Manager for Clariant and prior to this position more than...Read more
Learn about the academic careers of these process engineers who are forging new territory through their research as well as educating future chemical engineers.
