Advisory Council

  • Expertise, experiences, and advice

    The department relies on the advisory council, a group of alumni who are prestigious chemical engineering professionals. The council plays a key role in helping to shape department policies and procedures in many areas, including curriculum development, accreditation, undergraduate and graduate student affairs, industry engagement, budget, and more.

Scott Carver Portrait Photo

Scott Carver
Senior Research Engineer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison
Professor; Lanny and Charlotte Schmidt Endowed Chair; and Director, Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering (IPRIME), The University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Anna Frey

Anna Frey
Plant Manager, General Mills

Matt Kipper

Matt Kipper
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering, Colorado State University

Edward Maginn

Edward Maginn
Keough-Hesburg Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Associate Vice President for Research, University of Notre Dame

Jeremy Paisley Portrait Photo

Jeremy Paisley
Global Director, Engineered Composites, LyondellBasell

Mike Pasquariello

Mike Pasquariello
Integrated Business Performance Director, Archer Daniels Midland

Erica Vaassen Portrait Photo

Erika Vaassen
Regional Customer Success Business Manager, Westernacher Consultants

Chris Westgate

Christine Westgate
Operations Leadership, West Virginia Operations, Dow Chemical Company

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson
Director, Process Engineering, Chevron Renewable Energy Group