Richard Rolke

  • Citation name:
    Rolke, R.
  • Affiliation:
    The Dow Chemical Company
  • State:
    LA
  • Country:
    USA

Richard Rolke started at Dow Chemical in 1989 after graduating from Mississippi State University in Chemical Engineering. Richard held a variety of production roles within the Chlor-alkali, Perchloroethylene, and Chloromethanes plants. In 2003, Richard transferred to the Chlorinated Organics technology Center as Global Improvement leader. In 2007, he assumed his current role as Global Improvement Leader within the Hydrocarbons Technology center.

Groups/Topicals chaired or co-chaired:
The 30th Ethylene Producers' Conference2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
The 31st Ethylene Producers
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
Sessions chaired or co-chaired:
Ethylene Plant Operations
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1098-4)
Ethylene Plant Operations2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
Keynote: Plastics Circularity Issues and Dow's Response
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1113-4)
Areas chaired or co-chaired:
Topical 4: The 30th Ethylene Producers’ Conference2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
Topical 4: The 31st Ethylene Producers’ Conference
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
Authored:
(153f) Galvanic Corrosion Between Dissimilar Metals
2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
Associated proceedings: 
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety
2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS