Advisory Council
The Advisory Council of the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was created in 1981 to assist in the development and long-range planning for the rapidly growing school.
To continue the tradition of excellence in professional programs while expanding graduate research programs, Julian C. Smith, then director of the school, asked representatives from industry and academia to join in providing the school "guidance from knowledgeable people who have an interest in the quality of our future-and who can help us in charting our directions." Advisory Council members serve a three-year term and convene once a year, meeting with faculty and students of the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as well as administrators of the College of Engineering.
Fazeela Abdul Rashid *Council Chair
Partner
Revolution LLC
F. John Burpo, Sc.D.
Colonel, U.S. Army
Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry and Life Science
United States Military Academy at West Point
Robert Ferris, Ph.D.
Global Operations Leader
McKinsey & Company
Adam Fisher, Ph.D. *Serving in his personal capacity
Staff Director
Office of Pharmaceutical Quality / CDER / U.S. FDA
Stephanie Glass
Advanced Sustainability Engineering Associate
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
Karen Havenstrite, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer
Tangible Science
Michael Jones, BS '85 Chem. Eng.
Managing Director
MW Jones & Company Inc.
Kelvin H. Lee, Ph.D.
Gore Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Institute Director, National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL)
University of Delaware
Greg Moore
Partner and Portfolio Manager
Millennium Management
Paul Mensah, Ph.D.
Vice President, Bioprocess Research & Development
Biotherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pfizer, Inc.
Iyore N. Olaye
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
Covered By Group
Poornima Padmanabhan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rochester Institute of Technology
Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D.
Chair and Dean's Leadership Professor
University of Florida
Harvey G. Stenger, Ph.D.
President
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Kathleen Vaeth, Ph.D.
Senior Engineering Manager
Qualitrol Corportation
Margot Vigeant, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Special Initiatives
Bucknell University
Rebecca Willits, Ph.D.
Professor, Chairperson
Northeastern University
Todd Zion, Ph.D.
Co-founder, President, and CEO
Akston Biosciences Corporation
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