Basic Air/Gas Filtration & Separation - Learn the overall spectrum of solid/gas separation. Understand the principles behind your filtration so your filter meets your needs. Realize the competing technologies.
Basic Short Courses (Meet together for first hour, then break into separate classes)
Dr. Wu Chen is a Sr. Specialist with the Dow Chemical Company. He has over 20 years of practical experience in the field of solid/liquid separation technology including filtration, sedimentation, centrifugation, flocculation, particle characterization and system design. He gets his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan Univ., M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Univ. of Houston under the guidance of Prof. Frank Tiller who is honored as the father of the modern filtration theory.
He is currently the chair of AFS Education Committee. He has served as the chair of AFS, board of directors, and conference chairs in the past. His was awarded AFS Frank Tiller Award in 2002 and AFS Wellshoemaker Award in 2005. He also teaches the solid/liquid separation course at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers continuing education program.
KYUNG-JU CHOI
AAF International
215 Central Ave.
Louisville, KY 40408
e-mail: kchoi@aafintl.com
Dr. Kyung-Ju Choi received Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at University of Tennessee . He is currently with AAF (American Air Filter) International in Louisville Kentucky as Director of Synthetic Media Development. He is also an adjunct professor in Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Louisville directing a graduate research project. He is actively involved in American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS), and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) activities. He is the Program Chairman for AFS Indoor Air Quality - Filtration Conference at the Radisson Cincinnati, November 14-15, 2002. He was awarded a Senior Scientist Award on March 15, 2000 during the AFS Annual Technical Conference in Myrtle Beach. He is a member of board of AFS. He has been nominated to a National Inventor of Year for last three years. He is holding more than 100 technical publications including 22 US patents.
TIM JOHNSON
TSI Incorporated
500 Cardigan Road
St. Paul , MN
e-mail: tjohnson@tsi.com
Tim has a Bachelors degree in Physics from Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota. He has worked at TSI Incorporated for over 23 years and has worked with the Automated Filter Tester products for over 12 years. He is currently Senior Application Engineer in the Particle Instruments product group. He is responsible for the product applications using automated filter test equipment and components used in filter testing applications. He is a member of the American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS) board of directors. He is actively involved in the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), where he has participated in filtration standards development. He is a member of ISO/TC94/SC15 committee working on an international standard for respirators.
GERARD J. LYNCH, P.E.
Sigma Design Company
43 Commerce Street
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
e-mail: gjlynch@sigmadesign.net
Jerry has 25+ years of experience in management, design engineering, and manufacturing operations. He has extensive experience in filtration and separation technologies and his specialties are; advanced engineering analysis product development, and efficient manufacturing work cell design. Mr. Lynch is currently the President of Sigma Design Company, design engineering and manufacturing consulting firm serving manufacturers and industrial clients. Industry experience includes: aeronautical, biotechnology, chemical processing, environmental, medical device, renewable energy, offshore marine and shipbuilding. Jerry is a member of the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS). He is currently the AFS Chairman for 2006-2007, and has been an AFS board member since 1999 serving as Chapter Affairs Chairman and he is still the President of the Mid Atlantic Chapter. Other areas of technical involvement include ASTM, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Education: MS Stevens Institute of Technology: Hoboken, New Jersey, BE Engineering; State University of New York: Stony Brook. Mr. Lynch is a licensed professional engineer in the States of NY & NJ. He is a certified NIST practioner and trainer for manufacturing improvement including Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
KENNETH L. RUBOW
Mott Corporation
84 Spring Lane
Farmington , CT
e-mail: krubow@mottcorp.com
Dr. Rubow is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Mott Corporation. He joined Mott in 1995 and served for seven years as VP of Engineering and R&D. He is responsible for planning, organizing and guiding technical developments to meet Mott’s tactical and strategic objectives. He provides strategic input regarding advanced or emerging technologies, provides technical guidance for product improvements and product developments, and serves as technical liaison with strategic partners. Mott produces sintered porous metal devices used in a variety of industrial applications involving both gases and liquids. These devices, which are used worldwide, include filters, filter systems, restrictors, spargers, diffusers, fluidizers, and metering frits. Industries served include semiconductor, chemical, textile, instrumentation, energy and environmental.
He received his BS, MS and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota. His specialization was particle technology and particulate filtration. Prior to joining Mott in 1995, Dr. Rubow worked at the University of Minnesota in increasingly responsible positions during a 22-year time span. He was Manager of the Particle Technology Laboratory, Associate Director of the Center for Filtration Research, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining Mott he also was a consultant and expert witness for more than 30 companies and government agencies in areas of particle technology and particulate filtration.
Dr. Rubow is an international expert in the field of particle filtration and aerosol science. He has conducted extensive research for more than 35 years in the areas of particle technology, aerosol science, air quality and human exposure monitoring. Specific research topics include aerosol filtration, instrumentation for particle generation and measurement, measurement of airborne particulate matter to assess human exposure, measurement of air quality in workplace and ambient atmosphere, air quality measurement in microgravity environments and aboard Space Shuttles. Dr. Rubow has more than 160 technical publications and has edited three books, all dealing with particle technology and filtration. He has five patents covering gas filtration products. In 2005 he received the L. H. Mott Innovation Award from Mott Corporation for outstanding innovation in product development.
He actively participates in ten technical societies, numerous test standard committees and education activities. In 2002 he received the Wells Shoemaker Leadership and Service Award from the Am. Filtration and Separations Society for a lifetime of outstanding leadership and exceptional service. He served on the Board of Directors of two societies and has served on more than 25 society committees, serving as chair in the majority of cases. In particular Dr. Rubow served on the Board of Directors of the Am. Filtration and Separations Society (1991-2007) where he served as Society Chair (1998-99). He was Chair of the 1991 and Co-Chair of the 1998 annual technical conferences. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Am. Assoc. for Aerosol Research (1997-1999). He is a member of numerous ASME and SEMI committees and taskforces, which are responsible for developing test standards for the nuclear, bio-pharm and semiconductor industries. He continues to teach shortcourses and tutorials at the University of Minnesota and numerous technical conferences covering the topics of filtration and particle technology.
Short Course Registration Rates
****Short Course attendees receive discounts if they attend the conference (-$100) and if they are members (-$100). For a total possible discount of -$200.****
These discounts are for each short course. If you attend two half day courses, the discount is applied to each course. It pays to be a member.
Registration Rates before discount is figured.
Early
Standard
Late
Course Type
Starts 3/1/08
Starts 5/1/08
Full Day
$550
$650
$700
The online registration automatically calculates the discounts.