Process Gas Chromatographs. Tony Waters

      Process Gas Chromatograph Consultant

      Siemens AG

      Analytical Products and Solutions

      Manufacturing Karlsruhe, Germany

       Daniel studied Chemistry at the University of Bremen and did his diploma and doctorate thesis in Analytical Chemistry.

       He joined Siemens in 2005 as method developer for process GCs. He stayed in method development for 11 years, whereof the last five years being the head of the PGC method developer team.

       Since 2016 he has been making technical evaluations of PGC inquiries and working as a technical consultant for sales and customers and additionally as technical advisor for the GC method development team.

       Daniel has 14 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.

       James Leonard, PhD

      Process Analyzer Specialist

      Eastman Chemical Company

      Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

       James received his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from The Ohio State University. He has 20 years of experience working in the field of Process Analytics at Eastman Chemical. During this time, James has designed, installed, and commissioned analyzer systems incorporating modern on‐line techniques throughout the world.

       He has presented lectures on process analytics at universities and other organizations to promote the use of on‐line technologies to improve process control and reduce waste.

       James has 17 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.

       Harald Mahler

      Process Analyzer Engineer

      Siemens AG

      Analytical Products and Solutions

      Karlsruhe, Germany

       Harald studied chemistry at the University of Applied Science in Reutlingen. Since 1989 he has gained experience in process analytics in various engineering and management positions within Siemens AG. He has authored and presented many technical papers within the process analytical community.

       Harald has held engineering and management roles in application and method development, project management, industry marketing, and product management. Currently he is Global Sales and Business Development Manager for process analytics within the Process Automation Division, serving mainly the petrochemical, oil and gas, and renewable energy markets.

       Harald has 29 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.

       Gen Matsuno, ME

      Product Manager

      Quality Analyzer Systems

      General Manager

      IA‐PS Analyzer Center

      Yokogawa Electric Corporation

      Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

       Matsuno‐san was leader of the Yokogawa GC8000 PGC development team. In addition to his experience of designing process gas chromatographs, he has five years of experience as a laboratory GC user.

       Gen‐san has 12 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.

       Takashi Matsuura, BE

      Senior Field Engineer

      Nippon Swagelok FST, Inc.

      Yokohama, Japan

      Formerly, Manager of Process GC Development

      Yokogawa Electric Corporation

       Taka designed the Yokogawa GC1000 PGC oven and was leader of the engineering team that developed the Yokogawa GC1000 Mk2 PGC. He also wrote the specifications for the GC8000 PGC.

       Taka has over 25 years of experience working with process gas chromatographs.

       Suru Patel, PhD

Process Analyzer Consultant

      Patex 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