Technical Committee

Full-time employees of Category III - V member companies and their Participating Affiliates (PAs) are eligible to serve on the Technical Committee. Among the other factors considered for TC candidates are technical expertise, previous productivity as an HTRI volunteer, and evidence of the ability to work effectively with HTRI staff on planning and reviewing the technical program.

TC members may serve no more than twelve consecutive years. The TC annually elects a Chair and Vice Chair who may serve up to three years in each respective position.

The principal focus of the Technical Committee is to provide input to staff to help ensure that projects are industrially relevant.

Members

 Chair
Michael D. Kindschi
Hughes-Anderson Heat Exchangers, Inc.		  

Vice Chair
Brigitte Ploix
Technip
     

 Richard P. Casebolt
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company		  

Cesar M. Romero
Tranter, Inc.
     

 James J. Grant III
DuPont		  

Bernd Rumpf
BASF SE
            

 Robert P. Hohmann
Chevron Energy Technology Company		  

Dale J. Skuldt
Ecodyne Heat Exchangers, LLC
         

 Hiroyuki Ishiyama
Chiyoda Corporation		  

Vance T. Varner
The Dow Chemical Company
     

 Shubhangi Jaguste
Reliance Industries Limited		  

M. Venkatesh
Larsen & Toubro Limited
         

 Thomas Lang
Wieland-Werke AG 		 

 

 Weiming Zhu
China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation