Dr. M. Nazmul (Naz) Karim is the Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Educated at the University of Manchester, UK, Dr. Karim has over 30 years of experience in advanced process control research. His research interests are in Model Based Control, Nonlinear Control, Data-Based Control and Optimization, and Bioprocess Analayis and Control. He has published more than 80 refereed journal papers and has made over 400 technical invited and contributed presentations in national and international conferences. He is the co-author (with Jim Riggs) of a textbook, "...Read more

Dr. Merkel is currently the Director of Research and Development at Membrane Technology and Research. He has expertise in all aspects of membrane gas separation science and technology. He has published more than 30 peer reviewed articles and presented at numerous international conferences. Recently, Tim has led a team investigating the potential of using membranes for pre- and post-combustion CO2 capture from power generation facilities. Tim received his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic University (NY) and his MS and PhD degrees from North Carolina State...Read more

Dr. Paul Amyotte, P.Eng. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, and the C.D. Howe Chair in Engineering, at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, a Master’s from Queen’s University, and a PhD from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, all in chemical engineering. He is the Editor of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, and has recently served as Chair of the Safety and Security strategic projects panel of the Natural Sciences and...Read more

Dr. Peri is currently the Branch Chief, for the Division of Pre-Marketing Assessment, in the Office of New Drug Quality Assessment. His responsibilities include the supervising work assignments and reviews of INDs, NDAs, Intercenter consults requests, and other Special Projects supporting ONDQA and the clinical divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy, Rheumatology, Analgesia, and Anesthetics products. He is also the FDA liaison for the USP's small molecules monograph development division and the coordinator of ONDQA Inhalation Focus Group. Dr. Peri obtained his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from...Read more

Dr. Peter van Walsum is Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Maine, where he leads the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) biological processing research cluster. Prior to coming to U. Maine, van Walsum was assistant and then associate professor of Environmental Science at Baylor University, TX, where he served as graduate program director. Van Walsum is a professional chemical engineer and has also worked in process engineering for AMEC Americas and Shell Canada. Peter holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from Dartmouth College, as...Read more

Russell A. Ogle, P.E., PhD, is a principal engineer and is the Practice Director for Thermal Sciences at Exponent. He applies his expertise as a chemical engineer to the scientific investigation and prevention of accidents. He has more than 30 years of industrial experience working in fire, explosion, and chemical safety. His investigations have involved the performance evaluation and failure analysis of a wide range of chemical processes, industrial equipment, and consumer products. Drawing from his diverse accident investigation experience in the chemical process industries, he has...Read more

Dr. Sergio Pissavini joined Corning SAS in February 2006 as Business Director of the Microreactor group . Dr. Sergio Pissavini belongs to Corning Management Group. Prior to joining Corning, Sergio Pissavini was vice president of Sulzer Chemtech, a Swiss corporation active in mass transfer equipment, falling film cristallization. While there he held P&L responsibility of the Europe and Middle East division. Previously, he held a variety of positions in the Chemical Process Industry in process engineering, troubleshooting engineering, and sales and marketing in companies such as Exxon...Read more

Tom Spicer is a professor and the Ralph E. Martin Leadership Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In addition to administrative duties, he teaches courses on chemical process safety and process control. He is a member of the AIChE Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) Committee and the AIChE Education and Accreditation Committee. Tom has been a faculty member since 1985 and department head since 2001. Tom’s primary research interests are in the...Read more

Dr. Wei received his BE from Tsinghua University, China in 2003, MS from University of Cincinnati in 2005, and PhD from Arizona State University in 2008, all in chemical engineering. Dr. Wei is currently working as a Senior Research Engineer at Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. Dr. Wei's reseach interests are membrane processes for separation of gases, including CO2 capture and sequestration, hydrogen recovery and olefin/paraffin separation.Read more

Dr. Wei Shi is an expert in molecular simulations related with energy and environmental applications. He also develops advanced simulation methods to perform those simulations.Read more