Stephen P. Harris, Jr., Ph.D. Fellow Scientist Savannah River National Laboratory Aiken, SC 29808 (803)725-5304 Education Ph.D., M.S., Statistics (1980, 1975) Dissertation: General Robust Estimation Procedures Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. B.S., Mathematics (1973) State University of N.Y. at Albany, Albany, N.Y. Professional Experience Fellow Scientist, Statistical Consulting (1999- ) Principal Scientist, Statistical Consulting (1985-1999) Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, S.C. Consulting statistician and statistical modeler. Areas of expertise include statistical...Read more

Steve G. Rochelle is an engineering associate with Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport TN. He holds B.S. (1972), M.S. (1974) and Ph.D. (1977) degrees from Tennessee Technological University in engineering science and mechanics. His current interests include CFD modeling of agitated tanks, settling of suspended particles, general thermal modeling and coal gasification reactor operations. He is a registered engineer in Tennessee and South Carolina.Read more

Steve Lewis is a director of Risktec Solutions Limited based in the UK. Steve has over 25 years experience and manages a wide range of complex international risk consulting projects. Emphasis has been on providing assurance that risks to people, assets, reputation and the environment are being properly managed and opportunities for business improvement are recognized. Steve is also responsible for Risktec’s training and education business, developing competent risk and safety management professionals for industry. He has a BSc Honors in Physics and is a Fellow of the UK’s Institute of Risk...Read more

Steve Maher is currently a Principal Engineer with Risk Management Professionals. For the past 27 years of his career, he has focused on high quality applications of Process Safety, Risk Management, and Loss Prevention technologies such as CalARP, PSM, SEMP/SEMS, and RMP for a broad spectrum of industries. HAZOP Studies and LOPA represent a key specialty. He received his BSME from Duke University and MSME from Carnegie-Mellon University, is a Certified Safety Professional (Systems Safety), and holds Professional Engineering certifications in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. Mr. Maher...Read more

Sumedh Warudkar is a 5th year PhD Candidate at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, Houston. His research focuses on the development of novel processes for Carbon-dioxide separation from flue gas from coal-fired power plants. Other than his research, Sumedh is also the President of Rice University's Graduate Student Association for 2011-12.Read more

Sumeet C. Pandey is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is carrying out research under the guidance of Professor Dimitrios Maroudas and Prof. T. J. Mountziaris to study the process-structure-property relations in nanomaterials with focus on ternary quantum dots and silicon thin-films. His work involves synergistic combination of computational modeling and simulations at various length scales with experimental synthesis and characterization, to understand fundamental unresolved issues in ternary quantum dots synthesis...Read more

Suojiang Zhang is Professor and Director General of Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Member of CAS, Director of Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, and Director of the Professional Committee of Chinese Chemical Society Ionic Liquids and Green Engineering.Read more

Syed is a senior chemical engineering professional with an extensive combination of experience, education and research in predictive modeling, simulation, and control of multiple global manufacturing and research processes.

He has been responsible for the improvement and implementation of measurements and controls architectures for different industrial processes.

Using measurement and PAT data, he has experience similar to a data scientist in that he has used advanced data analytics, machine learning, and design of experiments-statistical root cause analysis of...Read more

The Reverend Ralph A. Kempski served as Bishop of the Indiana- Kentucky Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from 1979 to 1998. The synod had 241 congregations, 87,000 members and 320 clergy. Kempski’s chief functions were to give counsel and guidance to the synod’s churches, pastors, and associates in ministry, to administer a $2.9 million budget and a professional and support staff of clergy and lay persons, to represent the Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in a variety of situations and on a number of boards, and to preside over an annual assembly. Prior...Read more

Thomas G. Kreutz is a senior technical staff member in the Energy Systems Analysis Group at Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University. His current research focuses on the production of low carbon energy carriers (electricity, hydrogen, synthetic liquid transportation fuels, and substitute natural gas) from gasified coal and biomass with CO2 capture and storage. He has researched fuel cells, gas turbines, advanced hybrid/combined cycles for power generation; fuel reformation for mobile and stationary power; fuel cell electric hybrid vehicle design and performance modeling; and...Read more