Darlene S. Schuster is an American chemical engineer serving as the chief executive officer and executive director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers since 2022. She was the Clare Boothe Luce Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University.
Life edit
Schuster earned a B.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1990) in chemical engineering West Virginia University.[1][2] She received a M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.[1] Her dissertation was titled, The Influence of Powder Properties on Cyclone Efficiency Predictions.[3]
Schuster worked as a research engineer at Chevron Oil Field Research Company in La Habra, California.[4] She was later a senior engineer for Gulf Oil Production Research Company in Houston.[4] She joined Bucknell University in 1989 as a visiting assistant professor.[4] Schuster researched particle technology and data acquisition and control.[4] She also led research on the impacts of dust and coal particles on the lungs.[4] She later served as the Clare Boothe Luce Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering.[1] In 2022, Schuster became the chief executive officer and executive director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "AIChE Appoints Darlene S. Schuster as New CEO and Executive Director". Chemical Engineering Progress. 118 (5). American Institute of Chemical Engineers: 53. May 2022. ISSN 0360-7275. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | Darlene S. Schuster". cbe.statler.wvu.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Schuster, Darlene S. (1991). The Influence of Powder Properties on Cyclone Efficiency Predictions (Ph.D. thesis). West Virginia University. OCLC 25057864.
- ^ a b c d e "Bucknell receives 5-year grant from Luce Fund". The Daily Item. 1992-07-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-03-09 – via Newspapers.com.