Timothy G. Benish
Email: [email protected]
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Cambridge,
MA
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta,
GA
B.ChE., Chemical Engineering, December, 1992
Highest Honors, GPA: 3.7 / 4.0
Georgia Tech Marching Band, Chi
Psi Fraternity
Employment
Exxon Production Research Co., Houston,
TX, 3/99-Present
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Currently serving as a research engineer in the LNG group.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA, 9/94 - 3/99
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Developed a process to detect radical
reaction intermediates in the formation of PAH and soot in flames.
Performed molecular beam sampling of low-pressure, premixed acetylene,
ethylene, and methane flames. Improved reaction models. Experience with
vacuum systems, chromatography, mass spectrometry.
Dow Chemical Co., MIT
Practice School Station, Midland, MI, 11/95 - 12/95
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Developed a drug recovery procedure from concept to production scale. Quantified
degradation kinetics and extraction characteristics at lab and pilot plant
scales. Fit process to existing plant equipment and performed economic
analysis.
Merck & Co., Inc., MIT
Practice School Station, West Point, PA, 9/95 - 10/95
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Determined a scaleable endpoint criterion for the granulation of powders.
Analyzed batch features recorded on-line in pilot plant equipment. Assessed
feasibility of endpoint control for scale-up of two placebo formulations.
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Investigated feasibility of removing low concentrations of hazardous solids
from a biological waste water stream. Evaluated costs and benefits of dewatering
methods for a manufacturing facility. Determined partitioning of a hazardous
compound in a multiphase wastestream.
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours &
Co., Chestnut Run Site, Wilmington, DE, 6/91 - 8/91
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Evaluated the performance of pigments in paper coatings. Performed coatings
at pilot scale, measured optical properties, calculated scattering coefficients.
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
Delisle Plant Site, Delisle, MS, 1/89 - 3/91
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Developed models for design and control of water deionization equipment
and waste disposal systems. Programmed calculation loops for on-line control.
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Chaired committee to upgrade process documentation to achieve international
quality rating. Prepared process diagrams with CAD for use in design, maintenance,
and safety reviews.
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Determined causes of variability in measurements of a fluidized bed reactor.
Performed sampling and testing of reaction materials during plant operation.
Statistically measured variability within sampling and testing procedures
and inconsistencies between operator shifts.
Publications
Benish, T.G., Lafleur, A.L.,Taghizadeh, and Howard,J.B., "C2H2 and PAH
as Soot Growth Reactants in a Premixed Ethylene Flame", 24th International
Symposium on Combustion, The Combustion Institute (1996)
Benish, T.G., Howard, J.B., and Lafleur, A.L., "Soot Surface Growth
by Acetylene and PAH in a Premixed Ethylene Flame," Chem. Phys. Proc. Combust.,
Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, 427-430 (1995).
Interests, etc.
Music Composition, Homebrewing,
Golf, Eagle Scout