Robert Piszczek, P.E., is the Distillation Specialist for ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (Phone: +65-6813-5339; Email: robert.piszczek@exxonmobil.com). He has 20 years of process engineering experience in the areas of distillation, process control, and gas treating. Piszczek received a BS and an MS in chemical engineering from Rutgers Univ.Read more
Cristina Negri is the Director of the Environmental Science (EVS) Division. As the Director of a scientific Division of 70+ staff, her current interests are in leading the development and execution of its strategic programmatic direction inclusive of a diverse research portfolio in environmental sciences. In her more than 25 years as a scientist at Argonne, she conducted and directed laboratory to full-scale multidisciplinary projects developing technologies and concepts for...Read more
With in-person social meetings currently discouraged and even prohibited, if you need a break from your essential duties, please visit the Virtual Local Section to check out their offerings. Work safe, my friends. https://www.aiche.org/community/sites/local-sections/virtual-local-sectionRead more
Professor West’s research focuses on the development of novel biofunctional materials, with research in regenerative medicine and cancer nanotechnology. Part of her program has developed nanoparticle-based approaches to biophotonics therapeutics and diagnostics. An example of this work is the application of near-infrared absorbing nanoparticles for photothermal tumor ablation. In animal studies, this therapeutic strategy has demonstrated very high efficacy with minimal side effects or damage to surrounding normal tissues. In 2000, Professor West founded Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. to...Read more
Dr. Milica Radisic is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering and a Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute. She is also the Associate Chair-Research for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, Director of the NSERC CREATE Training Program in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering & Entrepreneurship and Director of Ontario-Quebec Center for Organ-on-a-Cho Engineering. She obtained B.Eng. from McMaster University, and Ph.D. form the Massachusetts Institute...Read more
Kyla Fisher is the Program Manager for AMERIPEN--a material neutral trade association for the packaging industry. As Program Manager, Kyla is responsible for leading the association’s committees and stakeholder engagement efforts, as well as all research and development of the association’s publications and programs.
A former instructor of strategy for ASU’s Masters of Sustainability program, Kyla passionately believes that sustainability is not an “add-on for businesses but rather should be seen as a strategic offering that offers resiliency in uncertain times.Read more
Brajesh Jha has a Ph.D. in Surfactant Chemistry. from the University of Pune in India. At present, he is a Senior Technical Associate at Colgate Palmolive Global Technology Center (GTC) in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. His research interests are surfactants, interfacial and colloidal science and their application in personal and home care industries. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Shaw Mudge and Des Goddard awards for his contributions to emulsion and colloid science. ...Read more
Dr. Bo Chen is the Vice President of Process Development at Genomatica, where she has spearheaded the development of all Geno technologies, overseeing the entire process development from ideation and conceptualization to lab development, scaling up technologies in pilot and demonstration scales, and establishing technology Basis of Design for capital project engineering, technology licensing and commercialization. Additionally, she serves on the Science and Industrial Advisory Board the U.S. Department of Energy's DoE Bioenergy and the Industrial Advisory Board the BioEnergy Office (...Read more
