Dr. Joannah Otashu is an Applications Engineer with the Energy & Chemicals division of Siemens gPROMS. Joannah obtained her Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. During this time, she carried out extensive process design and optimisation of industrial gas processes including air separation and chlor-alkali. She joined Siemens Houston office as Consultant Engineer in 2020 where she supported the development of dynamic flowsheet model for digitization of air separation units and data-driven model of a classic petrochemical production process. Joannah began her present role in 2021 where her focus is on providing technical and onboarding support to prospective clients and managing the accounts of current clients in the North Americas region.