Craig Thompson is a process engineer with the Equistar Chemicals’ central olefins process engineering group. He is based in Morris, Illinois responsible for various aspects of olefin plant operational and design support with a current process safety focus. He has 34 years of petrochemical industry experience including 24 years in the ethylene industry. Mr. Thompson holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.Read more

Dan Connell is a research and development engineer with CONSOL Energy Inc., which is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the United States and a major producer of coalbed methane gas. CONSOL’s Research & Development department, located in South Park, PA, has provided energy and environmental research and technical services for over 60 years and is actively engaged in developing CCS technologies for coal-fired power plants. Since joining CONSOL in 2003, Dan’s work has focused on the environmental implications of fossil fuel utilization. He leads CONSOL’s research on CO2...Read more

Dr. David C. Miller is the Senior Fellow for Strategic Systems Analysis and Engineering at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) where he leads the Institute for the Design of Advanced Energy Systems (IDAES), a collaboration among universities and national laboratories to develop and apply next generation, multiscale modeling and optimization capabilities to support widespread decarbonization. Previously, he served as the...Read more

David Myers has worked for UOP since 1993 and has held various positions in R&D, Field Technical Services, Engineering and Business. He is currently a Process Design Specialist in R&D, supporting new process development and commercialization. David received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1993.Read more

David W Hoffman is Vice President at Control Consulting, Inc. He has over 30 years of advanced control and optimization experience in the refining and petrochemical industries. He has worked on over 50 projects while at Shell Canada (10 years), Dynamic Matrix Control Corp / AspenTech (10 years) and CCI (10 years). He has a BEng and MEng in chemical engineering from McGill University, Montreal.Read more

Degree Held: Master of Science, Chemical Engineering 1982-1986 Manhattan College Bachelor of Science, Chemistry 1979-1981 Montclair State University Bachelor of Science, Biology 1973-1977 Seton Hall University Scientific & Practical Experience: Currently Licensing Manager for Scientific Design Company (SD) responsible for the sales and marketing of SD’s technologies and products used within the petrochemical industry. Previously was Technical Director for SD’s EO catalyst and worked with the R&D, Product Development, Technology groups in the development of new products and provided...Read more

Derek Griffin is a Process Development Engineer with LanzaTech Inc.; a biofuel company with a novel gas fermentation technology that converts industrial gases to fuel and chemicals. Derek earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. His current role in the business and process development group entails the evaluation of integration opportunities with coal, chemical, and refining industries. Dr. Griffin was previously with Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals focused on the design...Read more

Diane E. Scheponik is a Senior Engineer in the Core Application Group with Elliott Company, Ebara Group, in their Jeannette, PA headquarters. She has a B.S. degree (Petroleum Technology, 1980) from California University of Pennsylvania. During her 28-year career with Elliott Company, she has been involved with compressor selections, driver sizing, rotor dynamics, specification reviews and other aspects related to Application Engineering for new and rerated equipment, and has co-authored several technical articles.Read more

Donald H. Mansfield is Manager of Bladed Rotor Application Engineering for Elliott Company, Ebara Group, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. He has 37 years of experience in the Compressor and Turbine Application Engineering, Project Management and Marketing groups within Elliott Company. Currently, he is responsible for steam turbine, gas expander and axial compressor selection standards, specification reviews and all aspects related to proposal preparation for new and rerated equipment. Mr. Mansfield received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1970) from the University of Pittsburgh.Read more

Donald Johnson has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. He was involved in biomedical/drug delivery research as an undergraduate....Read more