Ravindra Aglave, Phd, is the Director for Energy and Process Industries in the STS (Simulation & Test) sub-segment of Siemens (11000 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77042; Email: ravindra.aglave@siemens.com), where he is responsible for bringing new modeling and physics knowledge into simulation solutions that can be deployed in industry. He holds a PhD in natural sciences from the Univ. of Heidelberg (Germany), a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Mumbai (India), and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Pune (India). His past work includes positions at BASF, Bechtel, and Honeywell UOP Callidus. He is a member of AIChE and a past chair of AIChE’s Transport in Energy Processes (TEP) Div., and is also a member of ASME, ACS, and Society of Chemical Engineering Japan