Sol Brown

Chair

Solomon is Professor of Process and Energy Systems in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK. He graduated from King’s College London with an MSci (Hons) in Mathematics and gained a PhD in Chemical Engineering at University College London (UCL). This was followed by postdoctoral research, focusing on carbon capture and storage, and teaching positions also at UCL.

Maria Papathanasiou

Secretary

Dr Maria Papathanasiou is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London. She holds a PhD degree in Process Systems Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London and an MSc from the same department. She completed her undergraduate studies at the School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens and she conducted her Diploma Thesis in Food Process Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin.

Malcolm Woodman

Treasurer

PhD on the modelling of 3-phase distillation from University of Cambridge. Over 30 years' of experience (mostly with BP) in steady-state process simulation development & use; distillation modelling & troubleshooting; upstream oil & gas production optimisation; and training (both face-to-face and online). Lead role in commercial and technical relationships with process simulator and process engineering software vendors. Individual, company and UK professional representative on numerous world-wide industrial, vendor and professional bodies.

Michael Fairweather

Committee member

Michael Fairweather graduated from the University of Leeds, and subsequently joined British Gas where he worked on a range of projects of relevance to safety and environmental impact, including work on industrial burner/furnace design. He re-joined the University of Leeds in 1998, being promoted to a Chair in Thermofluids and Combustion in 2005.

Michael Francis Benjamin

Committee member

Dr Michael Francis D Benjamin is a Chemical Engineer and a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santo Tomas (UST).

Chua Choon Hong

Chair of Malaysia sub committee

Ir. Chua Choon HongCEng, P.Eng, MIChemE, M.I.E.M. , a professional chemical engineer and chartered chemical engineer with 20 years of experience in ammonia - reforming synthesis technology and process engineering design. Currently, Ir. Chua holding position as technical professional (Staff Engineer - Ammonia Reforming Synthesis) in PETRONAS.

Rafael Ventura

Webinar coordinator

Rafael is Software Architec at INETUM in Madrid, Spain. He obtained BSc in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar, gained MBA from IE Business School, and earned a Project Management Professional certification from PMI. He currently works in digitalization projects.

Sumit Gadwe

Assistant Treasurer

After completing his chemical engineering degree, Sumit worked in areas of Research and Technology in the field of Agrochemicals and Speciality chemicals. This experience in multinational companies like Ciba and Perstorp has given him a good understanding of process engineering in batch processes.

Tan Yin Ling

Webinar Coordinator (Malaysia)

Dr. Tan Yin Ling is a Senior Lecturer at Curtin University Malaysia.

Vasileios Charitopoulos

Committee member

Dr. Vassilis Charitopoulos is a Lecturer (Assist. Professor) in the Department of Chemical Engineering, CPSE at UCL.

Irene Chew

Committee member

Dr Irene Chew main research field is in sustainable design which include pinch analysis, synthesis of eco-industrial park, waste-to-wealth optimization, bio-nanomaterial synthesis, neural network optimization, life cycle analysis. She works closely with industrial partners in solving critical environmental and process optimization problems. She has graduated nine PhD/Master students and she contributes in teaching Chemical Engineering subjects include Sustainable Processing, Material and Energy Balances, Engineers in Society and Design Project.

Bishwjeet Binwal

Committee member

Bishwjeet is a dedicated and passionate Chemical Engineer with a strong focus on environmental sustainability and green technology and an MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology from Keele University. He has an academic foundation in sustainable technologies and water resources. He is particularly proud of his research work on designing sustainable concrete with low carbon emissions, which earned him a distinction and recognition as the IChemE NW Young Chemical Engineer of the Year in 2023.

Bhavik Mehta

Committee member

Bhavik is currently a PMP certified Applications Engineer with a doctorate from the University of Liverpool. Over the years, he has acquired significant experience in modelling tools (gPROMS, Aspen, COMSOL), programming languages (Python and C), machine learning and more lab-based material characterization techniques. He has presented his work at several international conferences and is also working on several publications in material science, engineering and pharmaceutical development.

Keeran Ward

Newsletter co-editor

Dr Keeran Ward is a Lecturer in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Leeds. He is a Chartered Chemical Engineer (CEng) and holds a BSc in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of the West Indies, MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.

Manish Aggarwal

Newsletter co-editor

Manish is a Chemical Engineering Master's graduate from Carnegie Mellon University with 14 years of experience in process design, petrochemical units, and utility systems.