LIST OF LECTURERS

 

Dr. Michael F. Cunningham, P.Eng., Professor Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Industrial experience with the Xerox Corporate Research Group developing new processes for small, composite particles. Research program is in polymer reaction engineering, with an emphasis on emulsion polymerization. Primary focus of current research is living radical polymerization in heterogeneous systems, and the design of functionalized latex particles for applications such as bioseparations.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mohamed S. El-Aasser, Vice President for International Affairs and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University

Ph.D. from McGill University and Pulp and Paper Research Institute in 1972. Research interests include emulsion polymerization, emulsification, surface and colloidal properties of latexes, and latex film formation, adsorption from solutions, and stabilization of colloids.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Andrew Klein, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Industrial experience in emulsion polymers with GAF, and National Starch and Chemical Company. Research interests include colloid and surface chemical aspects of heterogeneous polymerization kinetics, related thermodynamics, engineering and applications.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Do Ik Lee, Adjunct Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging, Western Michigan University; formerly Senior Scientist at The Dow Chemical Company

B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University in 1959 and both M.S. and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in 1964 and 1967, respectively. Currently, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging at Western Michigan University and a TAPPI Fellow. Formerly, Senior Scientist in Emulsion Polymers R&D at The Dow Chemical Company for 35 years. His research interests are latex technology, emulsion polymerization, structured latex polymerization, controlled free-radical emulsion polymerization, solid and hollow plastic pigments, paper coating technology, paper chemistry, colloid science, particle packing, dispersion rheology, and associative alkali-soluble latexes. He holds 27 U.S. patents. He received several awards, including the 2003 Distinguished Service Award from Korea TAPPI.

 

 

Dr. Gary W. Poehlein, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. Industrial experience with the Proctor and Gamble Company. Research interests include kinetics of emulsion polymerization and continuous reactor systems.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. F. Joseph Schork,  Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin working in the field of emulsion polymerization reactor dynamics. Industrial experience with E.I.. DuPont de Nemours & Company in the areas of emulsion polymerization and digital process control. Research interests in polymerization reaction engineering, digital control of polymerization reactors, system dynamics and control. Consultant to various companies in the area of polymerization reaction engineering.

 

 

 

 

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