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Engineer Nominated By the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Scott Rogers, P.E. Besides this project, he was instrumental in making sure the plant efficiently used and reused both energy and water. In today’s environment, projects like this are an important step in reducing dependence on foreign oil. Christopher Ploetz Ploetz was also the Lean Process Engineer on the recent detailed design and construction of multiple boiler projects and a deaerator replacement study and subsequent design and construction. Kristen Cole Cole is also active in the community, coordinating local school and university events including National Engineer’s Week and World Water Monitoring Day activities. Mithun Kamat Kamat has worked on all aspects of fuel cells systems including conceptual design, requirements definitions, controls, modeling, and testing. He was involved in the development of a fuel cell model library which is used across his company, and is currently working on application-oriented engineering to ensure the fuel cell is integrated into clients’ HVAC architecture. « BACK |
Scott Rogers, P.E., a process/project engineer with CH2M HILL in Spartanburg, South Carolina, designs chemical processes that are both commercially viable and environmentally friendly and sustainable. On a recent project spanning over two years, Rogers worked on designing various phases of a plant that produces a raw material for carpet and other fibers. The unique part of the project was instead of using oil-based chemicals as a raw material, this product was made using fermented corn syrup! 
Christopher Ploetz, a process engineer with Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri, is responsible for the simulation, optimization, design, and troubleshooting of new and existing processes. His specific duties include heat and material balances, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and other associated engineering and fieldwork. Many of his projects involve working closely with engineering, operations, environmental, safety, maintenance and construction personnel, and he has experience in the petrochemical, petroleum refining, and pharmaceutical industries.
Kristen Cole, a chemical engineer with CH2M HILL in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, provides comprehensive environmental regulatory compliance support to industrial and federal clients. She supports key Department of Defense clients, including installations with complex environmental issues. She leads pollution prevention opportunity assessments to identify the best available technologies and engineering approaches to reduce environmental impacts and regulatory burdens, and to mitigate fines and penalties. Cole also provides key support to NASA’s Clean Air Act Principal Center team, and interfaces directly with NASA centers and contractors nationwide. She was personally recognized by NASA for her contributions.
Mithun Kamat, a senior systems engineer with UTC Power in South Windsor, Connecticut, works on technologies at the heart of global warming and energy sustainability as a fuel cell systems engineer. Fuel cells are energy efficient and low emissions alternatives to the internal combustion engines currently in automobiles. They are also used in buildings to provide energy efficient, reliable and “green” alternatives to the power grid.
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