Engineering Engineer

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Toronto, ON, Canada

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September 30, 2012

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Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

University of Toronto

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

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Prof. Grant Allen

D. GRANT ALLEN

Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

M5S 1A4

Telephone: 416-***-****

Fax: 416-***-****

email: ******.*****@********.**

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

1983-1987 Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

Thesis: Rheological Characterization of Filamentous Fermentation Broths and its

Application to the Design of Pneumatic Contactors

Supervisor: Dr. C.W. Robinson

1981-1983 M.A.Sc., Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University

of Toronto

Thesis: Design of a Clinically Suitable Insulin Micropump

Supervisor: Dr. M.V. Sefton

1977-1981 B.A.Sc., Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University

of Toronto

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

1998- Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of

Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

2007- Vice-Dean (Undergraduate), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University

of Toronto

2003-2007 Associate Chair (Graduate), Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied

Chemistry, University of Toronto

2001-2003 Director, Pulp & Paper Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

1988-2001 Associate Director, Pulp & Paper Centre, Univeresity of Toronto (Acting

Director in 93 & 96)

1992-1998 Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry,

University of Toronto

1987-1992 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry,

University of Toronto

1986 Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo,

Ontario

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1988-presentConsultant, Assistant to the President (1991-1996

Vice President (1996-

present), Chemical Engineering Research Consultants, Toronto,Ontario

Summer 1983Process Control Engineer, Esso Petroleum Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Summer 1980Project Analyst, Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Bioprocess/Biochemical Engineering: Biological Wastewater Treatment, Biofiltration of Air

Pollutants, Microalgae Biorefinery, Waste-to-Value Added Products, Microbiology of Waste

Treatment, Biodegradation, Bioreactor Design/Transport Phenomena, Fermentation,

Biorheology

Environmental Engineering: Wastewater Treatment, Pulp and Paper Processes, Biofouling

including Zebra Mussel Fouling

Chemical Engineering: Transport Phenomena, Material and Energy Balances, Process Design.

CONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (SELECTED EXAMPLES):

HONOURS AND AWARDS:

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada (FCIC)

2007 Chemical Engineering Teacher of the Year Award

1990 U. of Waterloo Chemical Engineering Best Publication Prize (1989)

1987 Best Student Paper Award at the 36th Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering

(CSChE) Conference

1981-85 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Postgraduate Scholarships

1985-86CSChE Postgraduate Scholarship in Biochemical Engineering

1984, 1985 U. of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering Postgraduate Scholarships in

Biochemical Engineering

1984-87 U. of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering Postgraduate Scholarships

1979-80 Ardagh Scholarship, University of Toronto

1978 Innis College Book Prize

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Registered Professional Engineer in the Association of Professional

Engineers of Ontario

Chemical Institute of Canada

Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering

International Water Association

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for Engineering Education

PUBLICATIONS:

Refereed Journal Publications:

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Refereed Book Chapters:

Allen, D.G. Harnessing Biology to Develop Green Technologies to Cleanup Air and

Wastewater, Class of 5T3, Toronto, January 9, 2008.

Allen, D.G. Pushing the Limits of Utilizing Biological Approaches to Treat Air

Emissions, Queens University, Kingston, February 28, 2007.

Allen, D.G., Bioproducts from Effluents and Solid Waste, Biorefining Symposium, 93rd

Paptac Conference, Montreal, February 7, 2007.

Allen, D.G., Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Opportunities in the Forest Products

Industry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Sept 27, 2006.

Allen, D.G., Environmental Research at the University of Toronto Presented to the

Domtar Environmental Managers Group, Port Huron, U.S.A., September 28, 2005.

Allen, D.G., Environmental Research at the University of Toronto Bowater Environmental

Group Meeting, Toronto, April 27, 2005

Miller, M.J. and D.G. Allen, Modelling Transport and Degradation of Hydrophobic

Pollutants in Biofilms in Biofilters, Keynote Lunchtime Talk, USC-TRG International

Conference on Biofiltration, October 22, 2004.

Allen, D.G., The UofT Pulp & Paper Centre and Our Environmental Research o, University

of Vicosa, Vicosa, Brazil, April 28, 2004

Allen, D.G., Overview of The UofT Pulp & Paper Centre and Our Environmental Research,

Ministry of Environment, Laboratory Services Branch, Feb 12, 2004

Allen, D.G. and F.M. Morgan, Impact of Transients and Stresses on Deflocculation in

Engineered Systems, Flocculation in Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems.

Environment Canada, Burlington, September 5, 2003

Allen, D.G., Connecting the University and Industry in Research and Education at the

University of Toronto s Pulp & Paper Centre, Lakehead University Seminar Series, Lakehead

University, Thunder Bay, November 22, 2002

Allen, D.G., Utilizing Thermophilic Biological Processes for the Treatment Wastewater

and Waste Air Emissions, Murray Moo-Young Symposium: Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Challenges for the new Millennium, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, September 7, 2002.

Lu, J. and D.G. Allen, Biofiltration of Mixtures of Total Reduced Sulphur and Volatile

Organis, TAPPI 2001 International Environmental Health and Safety Conference and Exhibit,

Charleston, NC, April 25, 2001.

Allen, D.G., An Introduction to Biofiltration and Its Application to the Forest Products

Industry, TAPPI 2001 International Environmental Health and Safety Conference and

Exhibit, Charleston, NC, April 25, 2001.

Allen, D.G., The Pulp & Paper Centre and Consortium on Minimizing the Impact of Pulp and

Paper Mill Discharges, University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Brazil, March 8, 2001.

Allen, D.G., Z. Kong, L. Farhana and R.R. Fulthorpe, Using Thermophilic Bacteria to

Treat Air Pollutants in High Temperature Emissions, 7th Pacific Rim Biotechnology

Conference, Vancouver, B.C., November 16, 2000.

Dirk-Faitakis, C.F. and D.G. Allen, Biofiltration of Cyclic Air Emissions: Experiments &

Modelling, Luncheon Keynote at the 2000 USC-TRG International Conference on

Biofiltration, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 2000.

Allen, D.G., Z. Kong, L. Farhana and R.R. Fulthorpe, Thermophilic Biofiltration of

Methanol and Pinene, Society of Industrial Microbiology Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 27,

2000.

Allen, D.G., Rheological Properties of Filamentous Fungi: Its Measurement and

Application to Transport in Airlift Bioreactors, Contemporary Issues & Future Prospects

in Bioprocess Engineering Symposium, Centre for Bioprocess Engineering, The University of

Birmingham, U.K., May 7, 1999.

Allen, D.G. and M. Mohseni, Biofiltration of Terpenes and the Role of Activated Carbon,

Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, U.K., August 22, 1997.

Allen, D.G., The Measurement of the Rheological Properties of Fermentation Broths and

the Role of Organism Morphology, 8th European Congress on Biotechnology, Budapest,

Hungary, August 18, 1997.

Kong, Z., R.R. Fulthorpe and D.G. Allen, Thermophilic Biofiltration of VOC Contaminated

Air Streams, Environmental Science and Technology Alliance Canada (ESTAC) Technology Day,

Toronto, November 25, 1996.

Allen, D.G., Challenges and Opportunities in the Monitoring of Mixed Microbial

Communities, Keynote Address at the 46th CSChE Conference, Kingston, Ontario, September

30, 1996.

Allen, D.G., The Control of Methanol and Terpene Emissions from the Forest Products

Industry Using Wood-based Biofilters, to be presented at Alberta Environmental Centre,

Vegreville, Alberta, June 14, 1996.

Allen, D.G., Biological Treatment of Pentachlorophenol in PCP Treated Wood by

Arthrobacter and Flavobacterium Species, Biotechnology Research Centre, Waterloo, ON,

November 14, 1995.

Allen, D.G., Biofiltration of Pulp and Paper Air Emissions for the Treatment of VOCs and

Air Toxics, BC Environment Technology Transfer Workshop, Vancouver, BC, October 17, 1995

Allen, D.G., The Biological Treatment of Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Bleached Kraft

Pulp Mill Effluent, McGill University, Eugene Lamoth Colloquium Series, September 19,

1994.

Allen, D.G., Biological Waste Treatment of Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Bleached

Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent, presented at the 1st International Symposium on Bioprocess

Engineering, Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 20-24, 1994.

Allen, D.G., Rheological Measurement of Filamentous Fermentation Broths, presented at

the 1st International Symposium on Bioprocess Engineering, Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 20-24,

1994.

Allen, D.G., Microbial Degradation of Chlorinated Organic Compounds by Organisms

Isolated from a Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Aerated Lagoon, University of British Columbia,

Pulp & Paper Centre, April 5, 1994.

Allen, D.G., Transport Phenomena in Filamentous Fermentation Broths: Its Measurement and

its Application to Bioreactor Design, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, February

21, 1991.

Allen, D.G. and P. Tomar, Seasonal Performance of an Aerated Lagoon for the Removal of

Chlorinated Organic Compounds from Kraft Mill Effluent, presented at BIOFOR/BIOQUAL 90,

Fredricton, N.B., October 31, 1990.

Allen, D.G., Field and Laboratory Studies on the Fate of Chlorinated Organics in

Biological Treatment Systems, presented at the National Council of the Pulp and Paper

Industry for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) 1990 Northeast Regional Meeting, Boston,

MA, October 24, 1990.

Allen, D.G., AOX Removal with Biological Treatment, Presented at the Canadian Pulp and

Paper Associations Environmental Committee Meeting, Toronto, April 26, 1990.

Allen, D.G., Biochemical Engineering Approaches to the Removal of Chlorinated Organic

Compounds, Presented at the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association s Research Committee

Meeting, Toronto, April 27, 1989

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