UOP’s Bipin Vora Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Chemical Process Technology
Career spanning 38 years garners
chemical engineer 200 patents, 120 publications and numerous awards,
recognitions
The Catalysis Society of India, the Indian Institute of Chemical
Engineers, and the Department of Chemistry at MS University of Baroda
have collectively awarded Bipin V. Vora The Outstanding Contribution to
Chemical Process Technology citation. The award was presented at the
Advances in Catalysis Science & Technology National Symposium which took
place on December 9 and 10 in Baroda, India.
Mr. Vora’s earliest education was in India, first graduating from K.C.
College of Science & Technology in Mumbai. He then earned bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the University of New
Mexico, after which Vora joined UOP in 1967.
Over his notable career at UOP, Mr. Vora has held increasingly
advanced positions working in experimental development, technical
services, and process design and development. He has broad experience in
plant start-ups, project coordination and technical management. Over
these years, he has made note-worthy contributions to the development
and commercialization of new UOP processes related to bio-degradable
detergents (linear alkylbenzene, or LAB) technology: Pacol
process, Define process, Detal process; Oleflex
process and UOP/Hydro MTO process.
In addition to his process contributions, Mr. Vora has to his credit
more than 200 U.S. and international patents, 120 publications and
several awards and recognitions including the Distinguished Alumni Award
from the College of Engineering at the University of New Mexico (1999);
the Distinguished Chemical Engineers of the Chicago area at the Diamond
Jubilee Celebration of the Chicago Chapter of AIChE (2000); the American
Chemical Society National Award in Industrial Chemistry (2002); and the
AIChE National Award of Chemical Engineering Practice (2003).
Mr. Vora serves on advisory boards to the Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University of New Mexico and the Illinois Institute
of Technology in Chicago. He is a member of the American Chemical
Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a Fellow of
the AIChE.
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