Peyton C. Richmond, PhD, P.E., is an associate professor of chemical engineering at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, TX (Email: pcrichmond@lamar.edu). He received a BS from Lamar Univ. and a PhD from Texas A&M Univ., both in chemical engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas. He has more than 17 years of experience in the refining and petrochemicals industry working for Phillips Petroleum Company, Chevron Chemical Company, and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. He joined Lamar Univ. in 2006 and has been active in ABET since 2010 and is a current ABET EAC Commissioner. Richmond enjoys teaching thermodynamics II and the plant design sequence enhancing the curriculum with safety and operational insights gained through industrial experience. He is a past Chair of the Bartlesville section of AIChE and served as a Director of the Fuels & Petrochemicals Division of AIChE.