{"id":327,"date":"2008-04-16T12:16:04","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T16:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wordpress\/?p=327"},"modified":"2012-10-20T11:32:20","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T15:32:20","slug":"nominees-for-the-20082009-catalysis-club-of-philadelphia-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/news\/nominees-for-the-20082009-catalysis-club-of-philadelphia-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominees for the 2008\u20132009 Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elec\u00adtions for the 2008\u20132009 Club Offi\u00adcers will be held on Thurs\u00adday, April 24, 2008. The fol\u00adlow\u00ading can\u00addi\u00addates were nom\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded for office:
\n
\nChair-Elect<\/strong>: Joe Fedeyko and Michael Smith
\n
\nTrea\u00adsur\u00ader<\/strong>: Steve Har\u00adris and Qi Sun\n<\/p>

\nDirec\u00adtors<\/strong>: Haim\u00ading Liu, Frank Herkes, Rod Reber and Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Ross-Medgaar\u00adden
\n
\nThe Sec\u00adre\u00adtary, Pro\u00adgram Chair and Arrange\u00adment Chair are appoint\u00aded by the Club Chair\u00adman. Their short biogra\u00adphies are list\u00aded below.<\/p>\n

Joe Fedeyko<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Joe is cur\u00adrent\u00adly a Staff Sci\u00aden\u00adtist at John\u00adson Matthey Inc., Emis\u00adsion Con\u00adtrols Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies where he devel\u00adops cat\u00ada\u00adlysts for the selec\u00adtive cat\u00adalyt\u00adic reduc\u00adtion of NOx. He grad\u00adu\u00adat\u00aded in 2001 from Lehigh Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty with a B.S. in Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneer\u00ading and in 2006 from the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Delaware with a Ph. D. in Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneer\u00ading under the advise\u00adment of Raul Lobo. He\u2019s been a mem\u00adber of the Philadel\u00adphia Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club for the past 7 years serv\u00ading as the Pro\u00adgram Chair this past year.<\/p>\n

Michael Smith<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Michael received his Ph.D. from the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Delaware in 2004, and since has held posi\u00adtions as research sci\u00aden\u00adtist where he con\u00adduct\u00aded research on syn\u00adthe\u00adsis and char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adi\u00adza\u00adtion of acti\u00advat\u00aded car\u00adbons. Mike is cur\u00adrent\u00adly a Vis\u00adit\u00ading Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor in Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneer\u00ading at Vil\u00adlano\u00adva Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty. His research inter\u00adests focus on devel\u00adop\u00adment of nanos\u00adtruc\u00adtured mate\u00adri\u00adals for catal\u00ady\u00adsis, adsorp\u00adtion, and sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion; mate\u00adri\u00adals char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adi\u00adza\u00adtion (elec\u00adtron microscopy, dif\u00adfrac\u00adtion, adsorp\u00adtion); het\u00adero\u00adge\u00adneous catal\u00ady\u00adsis and chem\u00adi\u00adcal kinet\u00adics. Pri\u00ador to obtain\u00ading his PhD, Mike held a vari\u00adety of posi\u00adtions in the DuPont\u2019s tita\u00adni\u00adum diox\u00adide pig\u00adment busi\u00adness, and he is a mem\u00adber of the Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Insti\u00adtute for Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneers and the Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Soci\u00adety. He has been a mem\u00adber of the Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club of Philadel\u00adphia since 1999, and served as Direc\u00adtor since 2005.<\/p>\n

Steve Harris<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Steve received his BS in chem\u00adistry from Muh\u00adlen\u00adberg Col\u00adlege in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Phys\u00adi\u00adcal Organ\u00adic Chem\u00adistry from the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Rochester in 1979 con\u00adcen\u00adtrat\u00ading on homo\u00adge\u00adneous cat\u00adalyt\u00adic mech\u00ada\u00adnisms. His career start\u00aded at ARCO Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Com\u00adpa\u00adny where his respon\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties ranged from devel\u00adop\u00adment of cat\u00adalyt\u00adic process\u00ades and new oxy\u00adgenat\u00aded prod\u00aducts to Propy\u00adlene Oxide and Propy\u00adlene Gly\u00adcols Tech\u00adni\u00adcal Ser\u00advice and Appli\u00adca\u00adtions Super\u00advi\u00adsor. Cur\u00adrent\u00adly he devel\u00adop\u00ading new process\u00ades and plant opti\u00admiza\u00adtions for the Per\u00adfor\u00admance Chem\u00adi\u00adcals busi\u00adness group with\u00adin Lyon\u00addell Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Com\u00adpa\u00adny.<\/p>\n

Qi Sun<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Qi Sun is a sci\u00aden\u00adtist researcher at Lyon\u00addell Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Com\u00adpa\u00adny, New\u00adtown Square, Penn\u00adsyl\u00adva\u00adnia, work\u00ading on research and devel\u00adop\u00adment of process and cat\u00ada\u00adlyst. Pri\u00ador to Lyon\u00addell, Qi Sun worked for S\u00fcd-Chemie Inc. for four years and was in charge of the research group of olefins cat\u00ada\u00adlyst devel\u00adop\u00adment. Qi Sun received his Ph.D. degree on Sur\u00adface Chem\u00adistry and Catal\u00ady\u00adsis from Fudan Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, Shang\u00adhai and worked as a post-doc\u00adtor\u00adal researcher at Cal\u00adtech and North\u00adwest\u00adern Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty before his indus\u00adtri\u00adal career. His research in het\u00adero\u00adge\u00adneous catal\u00ady\u00adsis includes sol\u00adid acid, met\u00adal oxide, sup\u00adport\u00aded met\u00adal and mem\u00adbrane catalysis\/separation in the appli\u00adca\u00adtion of iso\u00admer\u00adiza\u00adtion, desul\u00adfu\u00adr\u00adiza\u00adtion, metathe\u00adsis, emis\u00adsion con\u00adtrol (DeNOx), F-T syn\u00adthe\u00adsis, methanol syn\u00adthe\u00adsis, syn\u00adgas, reform\u00ading, par\u00adtial oxi\u00adda\u00adtion, selec\u00adtive hydro\u00adgena\u00adtion et al. He is a mem\u00adber of Philadel\u00adphia catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club.<\/p>\n

Haiming Liu<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Haim\u00ading Liu is cur\u00adrent\u00adly a Research Sci\u00aden\u00adtist at Arke\u00adma Inc. For the past five years he works on char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adi\u00adza\u00adtion of organ\u00adic and inor\u00adgan\u00adic mate\u00adri\u00adals includ\u00ading poly\u00admers, small mol\u00ade\u00adcules, and cat\u00ada\u00adlysts, using pri\u00admar\u00adi\u00adly Nuclear Mag\u00adnet\u00adic Res\u00ado\u00adnance Spec\u00adtroscopy and expand\u00ading new instru\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty. He received his Ph. D. in chem\u00adistry from State Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of New York at Stony Brook, and worked as a post-doc at Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Penn\u00adsyl\u00adva\u00adnia on syn\u00adthe\u00adsis, catal\u00ady\u00adsis, and gas sorption\/separation appli\u00adca\u00adtions of mol\u00ade\u00adc\u00adu\u00adlar sieves includ\u00ading zeo\u00adlites and porous met\u00adal-organ\u00adic frame\u00adworks. He has been a mem\u00adber of the Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club of Philadel\u00adphia for sev\u00aden years, served as Arrange\u00adments Chair, and is the cur\u00adrent Mem\u00adber\u00adship Direc\u00adtor as well as com\u00adpa\u00adny rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive. He is also a mem\u00adber of North East Cor\u00adri\u00addor Zeo\u00adlite Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion, served as Poster Chair, and will co-chair NECZA 2007 meet\u00ading.<\/p>\n

Frank E. Herkes<\/h4>\n

\u2014 EDUCATION<\/em>: DePaul Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, Chica\u00adgo, BS 1962; Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, PhD. Phys\u00adi\u00adcal Organ\u00adic Chem\u00adistry, 1966; Har\u00advard Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, Cam\u00adbridge, MA. NSF Post\u00addoc\u00adtor\u00adal with Prof. Paul Bartlett, 1966\u20131968.<\/p>\n

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/em>: Has 35 years of catal\u00ady\u00adsis and process devel\u00adop\u00adment expe\u00adri\u00adence in the man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adture, and com\u00admer\u00adcial\u00adiza\u00adtion of amines, alco\u00adhols and esters while employed in DuPont Spe\u00adcial\u00adty prod\u00aducts. Het\u00adero\u00adge\u00adneous cat\u00ada\u00adlyst back\u00adground includes cat\u00ada\u00adlyst syn\u00adthe\u00adsis on car\u00adbon and met\u00adal oxide sup\u00adports, dehy\u00addro\u00adgena\u00adtions, sil\u00adi\u00adca zeo\u00adlites, alco\u00adhol ami\u00adna\u00adtion and reduc\u00adtive ami\u00adna\u00adtion and alky\u00adla\u00adtion, azo reduc\u00adtions, ring, car\u00adbonyl, olefinic and ester reduc\u00adtions He is the author of 32 US patents and 19 pub\u00adli\u00adca\u00adtions, and has edit\u00aded 1 book.<\/p>\n

Chair\u00adman of the 17th Con\u00adfer\u00adence on Organ\u00adic Catal\u00ady\u00adsis in 1998 and spent the 6 years on the Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Board of the Organ\u00adic Reac\u00adtions Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Soci\u00adety (ORCS). Mem\u00adber of the Philadel\u00adphia Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Soci\u00adety hav\u00ading served as trea\u00adsur\u00ader on two occa\u00adsions and the arrange\u00adments chair\u00adman. On May 22, 2003 was pre\u00adsent\u00aded The Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club of Philadel\u00adphia award for his out\u00adstand\u00ading con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions to the field of catal\u00ady\u00adsis. Received the Rus\u00adsell E. Maltz award in 2006 from the Organ\u00adic Reac\u00adtions Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Soci\u00adety for out\u00adstand\u00ading ser\u00advice to the soci\u00adety.<\/p>\n

Rod Reber<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Rod, since 2006, has been Direc\u00adtor of Sales and Mar\u00adket\u00ading for Applied Cat\u00ada\u00adlysts, a man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ader of cat\u00ada\u00adlysts for sta\u00adtion\u00adary emis\u00adsions and oth\u00ader spe\u00adcial\u00adty appli\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/p>\n

Pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly he has held posi\u00adtions as Sales Exec\u00adu\u00adtive with Tyco Health Care, Mallinckrodt\u2019s API and Drug Chem\u00adi\u00adcal unit, and as Sales Man\u00adag\u00ader for Degus\u00adsa Corporation\u2019s cat\u00ada\u00adlyst busi\u00adness. Rod is a grad\u00adu\u00adate of Muh\u00adlen\u00adberg Col\u00adlege, Chem\u00adistry 1976 and of Rut\u00adgers, The State Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of New Jer\u00adsey, Mas\u00adters of Busi\u00adness Admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion, 1992. He has been a mem\u00adber of the Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club of Philadel\u00adphia since 1990.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Ross-Medgaarden<\/h4>\n

\u2014 Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Ross-Medgaar\u00adden is a Research Sci\u00aden\u00adtist with Lyon\u00addell\u00adBasell Indus\u00adtries work\u00ading in the Process R&<\/span>D depart\u00adment. She joined Lyon\u00addell\u00adBasell direct\u00adly after receiv\u00ading her Ph.D. in Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneer\u00ading from Lehigh Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty under the direc\u00adtion of Prof. Israel Wachs in Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 2007 and Bach\u00ade\u00adlor of Sci\u00adence in Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneer\u00ading from Lafayette Col\u00adlege in 2002.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth\u2019s het\u00adero\u00adge\u00adneous catal\u00ady\u00adsis back\u00adground includes cat\u00ada\u00adlyst syn\u00adthe\u00adsis on nano-met\u00adal oxide sup\u00adports and devel\u00adop\u00adment of new active site mod\u00adels for acid cat\u00ada\u00adlysts, by apply\u00ading reac\u00adtion and opti\u00adcal spec\u00adtroscopy tech\u00adniques. Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth has been a mem\u00adber of ACS and AIChE since 2000 and a mem\u00adber of the Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club of Philadel\u00adphia for the past 5 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elec\u00adtions for the 2008\u20132009 Club Offi\u00adcers will be held on Thurs\u00adday, April 24, 2008. The fol\u00adlow\u00ading can\u00addi\u00addates were nom\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded for office: Chair-Elect: Joe Fedeyko and Michael Smith Trea\u00adsur\u00ader: Steve Har\u00adris and Qi Sun Direc\u00adtors: Haim\u00ading Liu, Frank Herkes, Rod Reber and Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Ross-Medgaar\u00ad\u00adden The Sec\u00adre\u00adtary, Pro\u00adgram Chair and Arrange\u00adment Chair are appoint\u00aded by the Club [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329,"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions\/329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalysisclubphilly.org\/awe9a91v\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}