Dr. Simon Waldram

SENIOR PROFESSOR

Office Number: 326D
Office Phone: +974 423-0271
Fax Number: 4230011
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INTEREST AREAS
Simon Waldram has been recognized and honored for his research in a variety of specialty areas, has taught at American and British universities, and has published more than 80 papers in his areas of expertise. As a specialist lecturer for the British Council, he has toured both India and Bangladesh.

• Process safety
• Exothermic reaction hazards
• Applications of isothermal, adiabatic and screening calorimeters and their associated control systems
• Reaction engineering
• Process dynamics

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of London (University College London), UK, 1976
• Master of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), USA,1970
• Bachelor of Technology, Loughborough University of Technology,  UK, 1968
• Awarded the Esso Petroleum prize for the top graduating student

EXPERIENCE

• Visiting Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2007- present
• Honorary Reader, University College London, University of London, 1992 - present
• Director for Business Development, Hazard Evaluation Laboratory (HEL), 2002 - 2007
• Technical Director of Hazard Evaluation Laboratory (HEL), 1992 - 2002
• Research Assisitant/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Admissions Tutor, Chemical Engineering, University College London, University of London, 1971-1992
• Teaching Assistant/Instructor, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), 1968 - 1970
• Student Apprentice, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Agricultural Division (UK), 1964 - 1968.
• Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers and Member, Society for Chemical Industry.
• Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist, European Registered Engineer
• Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and Freeman of the City of London

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Waldram S.P (with Partington S. and Mannan S.), Loss of control and reactor rupture during a runaway reaction whilst producing an azo dye intermediate, 1st Latin American process safety conference, 27th-29th May 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Waldram S.P (with McIntosh R.D.), Reactor pressure relief of fluids containing suspended solids, Research Report 85, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Books, 2003, 91 pages, ISBN 0 7176 2699 7.

HarsBook, Waldram S.P., Ed. and author of 3 chapters, A technical guide for the assessment of highly reactive chemical systems, Safety Engineering in Practice, Volume 6, October 2002, DECHEMA, 145 pages, ISBN 3 89 746037 8.