A chemical engineering graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Chuck retired from UOP as a Senior Fellow having spent more than 40 years contributing to research, development, engineering, and sales activities in support of the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Process.
He joined AIChE in 1964, started full time with UOP in 1969, and in his years at UOP contributed numerous literature articles, book chapters, patents, and technical presentations for the refining industry related to FCC. Later Chuck also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of PSRI (Particulate Solid Research, Inc.) and was one of three presenters when AFPM celebrated the 70th anniversary of the FCC Process.
He is currently retired and resides with his wife in Mount Prospect, Illinois.