Henry Kister

Henry Z. Kister is a Fluor Corp. Senior Fellow and Director of Fractionation Technology. He has over 35 years experience in design, troubleshooting, revamping, field consulting, control and startup of fractionation processes and equipment. He is the author of three books, the distillation equipment chapter in Perry’s Handbook, the distillation chapter in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, and over 130 articles. Kister has taught the IChemE-sponsored “Practical Distillation Technology” course over 530 times in 26 countries, and a recent “Troubleshooting Distillation Controls” course, also sponsored by IChemE. A recipient of several awards, Kister obtained his BE and ME degrees from the University of NSW in Australia. He is a Fellow of IChemE and AIChE, Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and has been serving on the FRI Technical Advisory and Design Practices Committees for more than 25 years.