January 2024

Tamara L. Daugherty, PhD, is the Global Technical Risk Manager for Air Products with more than 31 years of experience in the design and operation of industrial gas plants. Her background includes air separation, hydrogen/CO/syngas generation, coal gasification, ammonia, methanol, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Daugherty has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Purdue Univ. and a PhD in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon Univ. She has been active in the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Hydrogen Production Committee for the last 10 years, contributing to multiple...Read more

Shaama Mallikarjun Sharada is an Associate Professor in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Shaama received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, where she also served as a software developer for Q-Chem, a quantum chemistry package. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University prior to joining USC in Fall 2017.Read more

Wesley Cate serves as the Director of Business Development for NGL Supply Terminals Co. in Denver, Colorado. NGL is a 50+ year-old privately held diverse energy company with commercial platforms in the LPG space as well as significant terminal assets throughout North America. Wesley is responsible for leading the diversification of the company into new energy commodities such as hydrogen, CNG, RNG, methanol and renewable propane. 

Wesley has 18+ years of diverse experience in the energy industry with expertise in midstream, energy marketing, exploration and production and land...Read more

Kevin Mckean, based in Houston, TX, US, is currently a Vice President Operations at Air Liquide, bringing experience from previous roles at Air Liquide and Air Liquide America LP. Kevin Mckean holds a 1983 - 1986 BSME @ University of Wisconsin-Platteville. With a robust skill set that includes Team Leadership, Human Resources, Process Improvement, P&l Responsibility, Strategy and more, Kevin Mckean contributes valuable insights to the industry. ...Read more