Prof. Themelis obtained his B. Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). In the first part of his career he developed metallurgical processes for the extraction and refining of copper and other metals, including the Noranda Process that did away with the emission of sulphur to the atmosphere. Later, he was Vice President, Technology of Kennecott Corporation, the largest copper company in the world at that time. At Columbia University, he has been Chair of the School of Mines and, later, first Chair of the new Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering. He is...Read more

Marco Castaldi was born in New York City and received his B.S. ChE (Magna cum Laude) from Manhattan College. His Ph.D. is in Chemical Engineering from UCLA and he has minors in Advanced Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics. Professor Castaldi has approximately 60 peer-reviewed research articles, 40 peer-reviewed conference papers, 3 book chapters and 11 patents in the fields of catalysis, combustion and gasification. Some of his research findings have been covered by The New York Times, The Observer, CNN, and other trade publications. Prior to his academic career Professor...Read more

Adnan Siddiqui is a principal with ConcepSys Solutions LLC. His firm has developed an integrated design software, ConcepSys, which empowers engineers to rapidly analyze design options and generate deliverables as well as estimates in a fraction of time required by traditional engineering workflow and tools.Read more

Shuncheng Ji, Ph.D., is a Senior Staff Engineer with the Gasification Team at ConocoPhillips. In this capacity, he has been involved with preparing Process Design Packages for Conoco-Phillips E-Gas Technology™ and led several technology development projects and feasibility studies.

Dr. Ji has 19 years of experience in energy conversion processes including petroleum refining, natural gas processing and coal gasification.  Prior to joining the Gasification Team in 2005, he was with ConocoPhillips’ Gas-to-Liquids Team for four years during which he coordinated various...Read more

Scott received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1980. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas (1985) and Oklahoma (1987). He began his career as a process engineer at Phillips Petroleum Company’s Borger Refinery in 1980 and retired as Fellow from ConocoPhillips Company after over 34 years in 2015. Over his career, Scott was inventor and co-inventor of 14 US patents. In March of 1997, he received the inaugural Master of Process Engineering certification from Phillips. Scott has always utilized his process engineering perspective in all of his diverse...Read more

Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Corning IncorporatedRead more

Dr. Daniel A. Crowl is currently an AICHE / CCPS Staff Consultant and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah.Read more

Victor Atiemo-Obeng is passionate about most effective engineering science research and practice. He believes that effective fluid mixing undergirds successful chemical process research, development and operations.  In nearly 34 years at the Dow Chemical Company where he rose to the rank of Fellow, one of the top 100 technical leaders in the company’s Core R&D function, he championed engineering and process sciences to successfully commercialize processes across Dow’s businesses.

He was a key contributor to the company’s Global Project Methodology and the Scale-up Checklist...Read more

Recognized for his impressive 30+ year career in R&D, operations, and commercial and strategic leadership roles in North America, Europe, and Asia, David Klanecky brings this experience to his role as the CEO and President of Cirba Solutions, the most comprehensive and trusted battery materials and management provider. Leading the strategic growth of Cirba Solutions, Klanecky led a capital raise, securing roughly $300 million. Collaborating with the private and public sectors, David is focused on expanding operational and technology capabilities to support the growing needs of the...Read more

Dr. Yury Gogotsi is Distinguished University Professor and Trustee Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University. He also holds appointments in the Departments of Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University and serves as Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute. He served as Associate Dean of the College of Engineering from 2003 to 2007. He received his MS (1984) and PhD (1986) degrees from Kiev Polytechnic and a DSc degree from the Ukrainian Academy of Science in 1995. His research group works on all kinds of...Read more