Christian Hassell, Ph.D.; Associated Laboratory Director - R&D, Oklahoma State University Multispectral Laboratories
Christian Hassell currently leads Research and Development for the Oklahoma State University Multispectral Laboratories, with primary focus on test and evaluation services for sensors used in many government and industrial applications. Until 2005, he led the Analytical Chemistry Sciences group at Los Alamos National Laboratory, developing novel instrumentation for realtime in situ analysis. From 1991 to 2000 he was Senior Research Chemist with the DuPont Bioprocess Development Center and the DuPont Center for Process Sensors and Analyzers, where he developed on-line analytical strategies for worldwide manufacturing facilities and pilot plants. His areas of expertise include non-optical methods of process analysis (mass spectrometry, chromatography, etc.), fermentation process monitoring, bioanalytical and chemometrics.
He has served on the Executive Committee of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, the Program Committee of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), and he is on the review panel of several analytical chemistry journals. He received his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Texas in 1991.
James F. Tatera; Sr. Process Analysis Consultant, Tatera & Associates
James F. Tatera’s online process analysis experience includes
over 27 years with Dow Corning and over 5 years consulting
and contracting through his own firm and others. This
experience includes both US and International assignments in
analytical research, process engineering, project engineering,
production management, maintenance management, and
consulting for users, vendors, and academia. He is one of the
original Certified Specialists in Analytical Technology (CSAT),
an ISA Fellow, an active member of the ISA and ACS, and an
ANSI/USNC Technical Advisor to the IEC.
Lois G. Weyer, Ph.D.; Analytical Chemist with Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and Consultant with Tres-Ark, Inc.
Lois Weyer has worked in the chemical industry for over 30
years, primarily in spectroscopy and process analysis. She
initiated the process analytical effort at Hercules Incorporated,
and worked on installations of IR, near IR, Raman, UV, and
other systems at a number of US and international plants. She
earned a PhD from the University of Delaware in 1996, the
EAS award for achievements in NIR in 1992 and the Delaware
Valley Spectroscopist of the Year Award in 1999. Ms. Weyer
is on the editorial boards of NIR News and the Journal of NIR
Spectroscopy, and leads a process spectroscopy discussion
group in the Delaware Valley.
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