The American Institute of Physics, in conjunction with The Dow Chemical Company, invite you to attend
“Careers in Rheology”
This forum will feature a panel of scientists representing industry and US national labs. Panelists will
each be giving a brief talk on their experiences using rheology in the commercial sector, the trajectories
of their professional development, and the role that rheology plays in their company’s products and
processes. Students and postdocs are especially encouraged to attend.
A reception will be held after the panel discussion.
Event Info:
Sunday February 12th, 2017, 4 – 6 PM
Tampa, FL
In the scope of the Society of Rheology 88th Annual Meeting
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, White Ibis Room
Chairs:
Aslin Izmitli, Associate Research Scientist, Formulation Science, Core R&D, The Dow
Chemical Company
Philip ‘Bo’ Hammer, Senior Director, Member Society Business Development, American
Institute of Physics
Moderator:
Gerald ‘Gerry’ Fuller, Fletcher Jones II Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford
University
Speakers:
Aslin Izmitli, Associate Research Scientist, Formulation Science, Core R&D, The Dow
Chemical Company
William Hartt, Technical Section Head, Global Engineering, The Procter & Gamble
Company
Johannes Soulages, Research Associate, Corporate Strategic Research, ExxonMobil
Research and Engineering
Kathleen Weigandt, SANS Instrument Scientist, NIST Center for Neutron Research,
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Babak Derakhshandeh, Lead Scientist, Coanda Research and Development Corporation,
and, Adjunct Faculty, University of British Columbia