EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
B.A., B.S. – Chemical Engineering – Rice University 1960/1961
S.M. – Chemical Engineering – M.I.T. 1965
Sc.D. – Chemical Engineering – M.I.T. 1969
Registered Professional Engineer – Texas, Serial #36135 (1974)
Fellow – American Institute of Chemical Engineers (1989)
Member – American Chemical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1999 – 2011 Christian Knudsen
1985 – 1999 Carbotek Development Laboratories
1981 – 1985 Halcon/Scientific Design Company
1979 – 1981 General Electric Company
1974 – 1979 U.S. Department of Energy
1968 – 1974 Exxon Corporation
1964 – 1968 M.I.T. Graduate School
1961 – 1964 U.S. Navy
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Tau Beta Pi (engineering) – Rice University
Phi Lambda Upsilon (chemistry) – Rice University
Sigma Xi (research science and engineering) – M.I.T.
Career
1968 M.I.T. chemical engineering doctorate led to now 43 year career:
1) Petroleum refining research and development
2) Coal and oil shale synthetic fuels R&D
3) Chemical and petrochemical R&D
4) Electric power R&D
5) Lunar materials R&D for NASA
6) Manufacturing plant process design, engineering and construction of previous categories — all with environmental, health, safety and security priorities.
’56 Rice U, undergrad — ’61 US Navy, sea duty ops officer — ’64 MIT, grad school — ’68 Exxon Research & Engineering, research assoc. — ’74 US Department of Energy, Synfuels head — ’79 General Electric, Tech Dir — ’81 Halcon Scientific Design, Tech Dir — ’83 Carbotek Development Laboratories, owner — 2000 Christian Knudsen, industry consulting and expert witnessing. Special honor: 1989 election to Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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