Prof. Jeffrey Seay
H.E. Katterjohn Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Kentucky, USA
Prof. Jeffrey Seay is the PJC Board of Trustees Engineering Professor and Associate Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering Paducah Extended Campus Program. He also holds an appointment as Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
Prof. Seay joined the University of Kentucky in 2008 after a 12-year career as a process engineer in the chemical industry. His research interests include the integration of sustainable biomass supply chains with thermochemical modeling of biomass utilization processes, as well as the application of appropriate technology to the production of alternative energy in underdeveloped regions.
Prof. Seay is a past Chair of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Sustainable Engineering Forum (SEF), as well as past Vice-Chair and Education Committee Chair for the SEF. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the AIChE International Committee, Programming Chair for the AIChE Environmental Division, and is a member of the Managing Board for the AIChE Institute for Sustainability.