SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
AiCHE Tau Beta Phi , Engineering Honor society
Category: 14
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
1. “Disproportionation of Alkanes via Molecular Redistribution and Molecular Averaging”, Dennis O’Rear and CY Chen, Gordon Conference on Catalysis 2008 2. “Selective Hydroconversion of Normal Paraffins to Normal Paraffin-rich Lighter Products,” Dennis J. O’Rear, Tomas V. Harris, Saleh Elomari, Cong-Yan …
Society Memberships
AIChE AWMA ACC&CE
Professional Certifications:
Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Professional Associations:
American Institute of Chemical Engineers [AIChE] Society of Professional Engineers Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Fraternity Phi Kappa Phi National Physics Honor Fraternity
Education
California State University Long Beach (1985-1990), BS Chemistry UCLA (1990-1992), MS Chemistry
Teaching Positions
Materials Failure Analysis and Chemistry Teaching Assignments: graduate program at Stevens Institute of Technology (1984-1994) and several-day short courses given by The Center for Professional Advancement (1980-1993): Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Adjunct Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering – “Materials …
Specializing In:
Team approaches to commercial development; marketing and licensing of use of process patents in customer products and processes; specialty chemical marketing and market evaluation; food ingredients applications; regulatory affairs and clearances at FDA and USDA; process improvement techniques; sales organization …
Specializing In:
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (FD&CA); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); OSHA Hazard Communications Standard; Canadian Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS); electronic document imaging systems; computerized MSDS and product labeling systems.
Scope of Activities:
Expert Witnessing/Litigation Support, Fire Investigations, Applications of photochemistry, spectroscopy, structure and bonding, plus thermodynamics to solve commercial/industrial challenges and problems. Training in the Physical Sciences.