Chris Peterson

Professor Emeritus

Paper & Chemical Engineering

OFFICE ADDRESS: 64 Engineering Building, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056

OFFICE PHONE: (513) 529-0760
E-MAIL ADDRESS: guestl @muohio.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. - State University New York - 1972 Environmental Science and Forestry
M.S. - New York University - 1967 Industrial Chemistry

B.S. - SUNY College of Forestry - 1960

B.S. - Michigan Technological University - 1957

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Professor, Miami University, 1980-present

Visiting Fulbright Lecturer, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal, 1990-1991

Associate Professor, Miami University, 1975-1979

Assistant Professor, Miami University, 1971-1974

Visiting Fulbright Lecturer, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, 1974-1975

Graduate Assistant, SUNY College of Forestry, 1967-1971

CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Technical Service Engineer, St. Regis Technical Center, 1962-1967
• Research Chemist, ITT Rayonier, 1960-1962

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI)
• American Institute of Chemical engineers (AICHE)
• American Association of Advancement of Science (AAAS)

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

• "Pollution Abatement Progress in the U.S.," presented at a meeting of the Royal Institute of Chemistry/Chemical Society, July 1974, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

• "Alternatives to Conventional Graduate Education at the Master's Level," presented at a workshop, Institute Pertanian Bogor, Bogor Indonesia, 1974

• "Chemistry's Role in the Malaysian Pulp and Paper Industry," presented at seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1975

• "Chemi-Mechanical Pulping of Hardwoods Using Ammonia Vapor," R.C. Peterson and R.W. Strauss, Journal of Polymer Science, Part C, No 36, pp 241-250, 1971

• "Alternatives for Solid Waste Disposal With Emphasis on Recycling," Ball State University, 1971

MAJOR INTEREST AREAS:

Energy Engineering-Chemical Pollution
Wood Pulping and Bleaching Processes
Resource Recovery and Solid Waste