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.

Amy Determan

Amy Determan
Advanced Product Development Specialist, 3M

Christian Edmiston

Christian Edmiston
Vice President, Procurement, Land O’Lakes

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison
Zsolt Rumy Innovation Chair and Department Safety Officer, The University of Minnesota Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Anna Frey

Anna Frey
Plant Manager, General Mills

Matt Kipper

Matt Kipper
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Associate Dean, Colorado State University

Edward Maginn

Edward Maginn
Keough-Hesburg Professor, Senior Editor, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame

Mike Pasquariello

Mike Pasquariello
Integrated Business Performance Director, Archer Daniels Midland

Jeff Underwood

Jeff Underwood
Vice President Enterprise Innovation, Kent Corporation

Chris Westgate

Christine Westgate
Production Leader/Site Logistics Leader, Dow Chemical Company

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson
Director, Process Engineering, Chevron Renewable Energy Group