Preliminary Program subject to change
03002 Fred Thomson Memorial Session: Industrial Perspective of Solids Processing
OverviewInvited panelists from industry (including vendors) will discuss issues and strategies for problem solving in industrial environment. The topics of discussion include scale-up, plant trials, relevance of pilot scale data, startup issues and robustness of design. Each panelist will make a short presentation followed by a discussion and open floor for questions. The late Fred M. Thomson was an early industrial adopter and advocate of technology developments in solids processing. During his career with DuPont, he pioneered the science of solids handling, and was instrumental in the re-organization of AIChE committee 3c in its current form.
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Chair

Shrikant Dhodapkar
Senior Research Specialist
The Dow Chemical Company
B-1402, Dow Chemical Company
Freeport, TX 77541
Phone Number: 979-238-7940
Fax Number: 979-238-0969
Email: sdhodapkar@dow.com

CoChair

Tim Bell
Senior Research Associate
DuPont
P.O. BOX 80304
Wilmington, DE 19880-0304
Phone Number: 302-695-8503
Fax Number: 302-695-3501
Email: Timothy.A.Bell@usa.dupont.com
Fred Thomson and the Role of the Technology Specialist in Industry
Timothy A. Bell, DuPont, POB 80304, Wilmington, DE 19880-0304
Thoughts on Engineering, Design and Start-up of Solids Processing Plants
Karl Jacob, The Dow Chemical Company, 845 Bldg, Midland, MI 48640
Scale-up of Size Enlargement Processes: a Pharmaceutical Perspective
James N. Michaels, Pharmaceutical Materials Laboratory, Merck & Co Inc., PO Box 4, WP78A-31, West Point, PA 19486
Process Scale up or Why I Never Have the Proper Data
Willie Hendrickson, AVEKA, 2045 Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125
Road Map for Successful Start-up of Bulk Handling Facilities
John Pfeiffer, The Young Industries, P. O. Box 30, Muncy, PA 17756
Closing Remarks
Shrikant Dhodapkar, The Dow Chemical Company, B-1402, Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX 77541

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