Larry Werner Email & Phone Number

Elma, Washington, United States

Collaborate within a cross-functional, engineering research team on the development of a process to generate and recover organic acids, from the hydrolysis of woody biomass, to be used in fuel production.• Operate process equipment during production, testing, and maintenance, using PI Vision to monitor data.• Perform control operator duties to monitor and maintain operating conditions in filter presses, chilling, and vacuum-evaporation unit operations during run campaigns.• Developed an Excel template to calculate yields and mass balances, incorporating PI DataLink to reduce user interface and prioritize data analysis over record keeping.• Streamlined sample analysis through the development of a OneDrive compatible spreadsheet that tracks samples from acquisition through analysis.• Design and perform lab-scale and pilot-scale experiments to characterize acid extraction efficiency and solvent recyclability.• Participate in HAZOP, root-cause analysis, and general safety discussions.• Collaborate with external engineers for sensor calibrations and control logic configurations.• Summarize and report data and analyses in written format and communicate progress to management verbally in weekly meetings.• Devised a standard operating procedure for the quantification of acid-soluble lignin in process streams.• Employ analytical methods, such as HPLC, GC-FID, and UV-Vis for sample analyses.

Hampden, Maine, United States

College Station, Texas, United States

College Station, Texas, United States

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Dean’s List, Hovey Scholar Award

Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society