Controls Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Formerly, Distinguished Engineering Associate for Process Analyzers
Exxon Chemical Company, Sarnia, Canada, and Singapore
In addition to his process analyzer engineering work, Suru developed PGC training courses for process analyzer technicians and PGC data users.
Previously, for several years, Suru was a PGC Applications Engineer at Servomex Company in the UK and was the Lead Analyzer Engineer in Houston for Exxon's Singapore Chemical Complex project. He was also the development engineer for a new flame ionization detector.
Suru has 40 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.
Ivan Rybár, PhD
Head of Process Analyzer Group
Slovnaft MaO, a.s.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Formerly Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Comenius University
Bratislava, Slovakia
For 10 years now, Ivan has been responsible for the reliability of all process analyzers at the refinery, including the maintenance of existing systems and the design of new installations. As the supervisor of 26 analyzers, he creates work procedures and provides training and support for his team.
In 2013 and 2015, he was twice awarded the accolade “Slovnaft Star.”
Previously he worked as an analyzer engineer for several companies providing engineering services to industrial plants, including the selection of analyzers and the design of complete sampling systems.
During his time at university, Ivan developed new methods and taught several graduate courses in liquid chromatography. He has recently published four scientific papers on this work.
Ivan has 15 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.
Eric Schmidt, PhD
Principal Research Scientist
The Dow Chemical Company
Analytical Sciences
Freeport, Texas, USA
Eric Schmidt received his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin. He has worked at the Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas, for over 20 years as a Research Scientist where he spends his time developing new on‐line process measurements for R&D and manufacturing. He is currently leading the On‐line Chromatography Strategic Capability Team at Dow.
Eric has 20 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.
Acknowledgments
Hearty thanks all friends and associates who contributed material to this text. Many of those listed below audited the beta‐test of an online tutorial based on this textbook. Their contributions of time and knowledge are much appreciated.
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