Gavin Towler is Honeywell’s Chief Scientist for Sustainability. Before that he held several R&D roles including Chief Technology Officer of Honeywell UOP. He has worked in process design and clean fuels technologies for 32 years, has 77 patents, co-authored a textbook on process design, and is a Chartered Engineer, AIChE Fellow, and member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Gavin has a BA and MEng from Cambridge and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, all in chemical engineering. An AIChE member for 35 years, Gavin has been active in programming and leadership of the Computing and Systems Technology (CAST), Process Development, Fuels and Petrochemicals, and Management divisions. He also served on the Board of Directors (2008–10), Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC), Membership Committee, Foundation Board, CCPS Board, Industrial Advisory Board, and CEP editorial advisory board.
He is a trustee of CACHE Corporation and helps teach design at the National University of Singapore.