PSD Idea Exchange Book Club – Summer 2025 The Process Safety Division’s Idea Exchange Committee is excited to launch the third installment of our virtual book club, your drop‑in forum for lively and practical conversations around the latest thinking in process safety and human‑centered operations. This Summer’s Pick "Bob’s Guide to Operational Learning" Bob Edwards & Andrea Baker Edwards and Baker translate Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles into a step‑by‑step playbook. You will learn how to spot systemic weaknesses before they become incidents, run high‑impact...
Mr. Ajay Kshatriya’s career mission is to build science-based companies.
Currently, Ajay is the Chief Executive Officer of Aizen Therapeutics, pioneering a new class of medicines using mirror peptides to treat a variety of unmet diseases. He also serves as Partner at Wilson Hill Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, where he invests in science-based startups emerging from the California Institute of Technology.
Previously, Ajay founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Biota, a pioneer in environmental...Read more
Presentation Abstract Production and monetization of ultra-low carbon intensity (CI) Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) by utilizing commercialized biomass gasification and Fischer-Tropsch conversion...
Joshua Pearson is a technical expert having spent over 25 years in process engineering and operations of biomass conversion technologies including gasification, Fischer-Tropsch, and complex biorefinery and industrial processes. Currently Mr. Pearson is a Principal Investigator, Subject Matter Expert, and serving as the Chief Technology Officer for Pathway Energy LLC. Mr. Pearson has 8 US Patents issued. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering & Petroleum Refining and MS in Environmental Engineering & Science, both from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden Colorado...Read more
Diao is being recognized for work that fuses molecular assembly with surface science, as well as for innovations in scalable printing methods for nanomaterials.
