Dr. Ahmed Alim
Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering



Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Ave.
Houston, TX 77204-4004
Office Location: S337
Telephone: 713-743-4330
Fax: (713) 743-4323
E-mail: aaalim "at-sign" uh "dot" edu

› EDUCATION    › RESEARCH    › EXPERIENCE & ACTIVITIES   › HONORS & AWARDS    › PUBLICATIONS

EDUCATION

— B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Cairo University, 1968
— Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1974

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

— Polymer Science and Technology
— Product development and Business management
— Chemical Process Economics
— Chemical Thermodynamics

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experience & ACTIVITIES

1999 – 2002: Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. Sr VP of R&D and CTO
1996 – 1999: PepsiCo/Tricon Global, VP of Quality and Food Technology
1991 – 1995: Warner Lambert, VP Technical Operations
1974 – 1991: Exxon Corporation, Manager Packaging Applications Technology, plus several                     other positions of increasing responsibility.

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honors & awards

Member: U of Houston, Chemical Engineering Dept. Industrial Advisory Board
Member: Who’s Who in Global Business Leaders
Member: Canadian Chemical Society (past President)
Member: Institute of Packaging Engineers
Member: Institute of Food Technology

Winner of the 2001 R&D magazine 100 most significant new products of the year award

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONs/presentations

1. “Effect of oil drain interval on crankcase lubricant quality”. 2003 JSAE/SAE International fuels& lubricant meeting, Yokohama, Japan, May 19-22, 2003
2.  “Utilizing internet-based surveys for new product development”. Discussion leader, Frost&Sulivan 5th annual executive summit, west. San Antonio, TX, March 10-14, 2002
3. “Using a quantitative Value method of measuring R&D effectiveness”. International quality and productivity center second annual conference, Chicago, IL, April 17-20, 2001.
4. “The mechanics of motor oil”. Auto service operator magazine, May 2001 issue.
5. “R&D: Key to corporate prosperity”. Keynote speaker at ILMA 1999 annual meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2-5, 1999.

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