Description:
Should you consider academia or industry jobs? Let's discuss! This panel forum is for graduate students to learn about a career in chemical process and product design and make individual choices over academic vs. industrial careers. The panelists are from a diverse backgrounds, at various stages of their careers, covering both the academia and the chemical industry. The following key questions will be discussed.
1. What is a typical career track of an academic career in chemical process and product research? What does a day look like?
2. What is a typical career track/choices of an industrial career in chemical process and product R&D? What does a day look like there?
3. Skill sets required by both academic and industry career?
4. Should I consider academic or industry? What are the key factors one should consider in making that choice?
Sponsor:
Product Design
Co-Sponsor(s):
Young Professionals Committee (YPC) (18C), Process Development Division (12)
Chair:
Kishori T. Deshpande
Senior Engineer
The Dow Chemical Company
Core Research and Development
2301 N. Brazosport Boulevard
Freeport, TX
77451
Email: kdeshpande@dow.com
Senior Engineer
The Dow Chemical Company
Core Research and Development
2301 N. Brazosport Boulevard
Freeport, TX
77451
Email: kdeshpande@dow.com
Co-chairs:
Anand N. Vennavelli
Associate Research Engineer
Fractionation Research, Inc.
424 South Squires
Stillwater, OK
74074
Fax Number: 405-385-0357
Email: vennavelli@fri.org
Shashank Tiwari
Graduate Student
The University of Utah
Department of Chemical Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
Email: shashank.tiwari@utah.edu
Associate Research Engineer
Fractionation Research, Inc.
424 South Squires
Stillwater, OK
74074
Fax Number: 405-385-0357
Email: vennavelli@fri.org
Shashank Tiwari
Graduate Student
The University of Utah
Department of Chemical Engineering
Salt Lake City, UT
Email: shashank.tiwari@utah.edu
Panelists:
Kenneth R. Cox
Rice University
Chemical Engineering
MS 362, 6100 Main st.
Houston, TX
77005
Email: ken.cox@rice.edu
Sitaraman Krishnan
Professor
Clarkson University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY
13699
Phone Number: 1-315-268-6661
Fax Number: 315-268-6654
Email: skrishna@clarkson.edu
Mu Wang
Scientist
Procter & Gamble
Fabric Care Business Unit R&D
Cincinnati, OH
Phone Number: 513-627-2954
Email: wang.m.13@pg.com
Krystle Emanuel
Research Scientist
Exxon Mobil
Baytown, TX
Email: krystle.j.emanuele@exxonmobil.com
Maria Pollard
Research Leader
Dow Chemical Company
Lake Jackson, TX
Email: pollardm@dow.com
Rice University
Chemical Engineering
MS 362, 6100 Main st.
Houston, TX
77005
Email: ken.cox@rice.edu
Sitaraman Krishnan
Professor
Clarkson University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, NY
13699
Phone Number: 1-315-268-6661
Fax Number: 315-268-6654
Email: skrishna@clarkson.edu
Mu Wang
Scientist
Procter & Gamble
Fabric Care Business Unit R&D
Cincinnati, OH
Phone Number: 513-627-2954
Email: wang.m.13@pg.com
Krystle Emanuel
Research Scientist
Exxon Mobil
Baytown, TX
Email: krystle.j.emanuele@exxonmobil.com
Maria Pollard
Research Leader
Dow Chemical Company
Lake Jackson, TX
Email: pollardm@dow.com
Papers:
Abstract Submissions Closed
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