The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah welcomes Professor Daniel Crowl as the 2013-2014 W.W. Clyde Chair Visiting Professor.
Daniel A. Crowl is the Herbert H. Dow Professor for Chemical Process Safety in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He serves on the AIChE Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) Committee, and is author/editor of the textbook Chemical Process Safety, Fundamentals with Applications, and several AIChE books on process safety. He has published many research papers, primarily in the area of flammability of gases and liquids.
He is the recipient of nine major national and international awards including the American Chemistry Council Catalyst Award, AIChE’s Bill Doyle Award; the ACS Chemical Health and Safety Award; the Walton/Miller award from AIChE’s Safety and Health Division; and the AIChE Board’s Gary Leach Award. He is a Fellow of AIChE, ACS Safety and Health Division, and CCPS.
During this Visiting Professorship, Dr. Crowl will interact with the department faculty to facilitate incorporation of safety modules in various courses. He will also teach a course on Chemical Process Safety in Spring semester 2014.