About Me

Tracy J. Benson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair


Tracy J. Benson, Ph.D.

Employment

  • 7/22 – present: Chair, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Jack Gill Endowed Chair, Lamar University
  • 9/22 – present: Full Professor, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Lamar University
  • 6/21 – 7/22: Interim Chair, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Lamar University 
  • 9/15 – 8/22: Associate Professor (tenured), Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University
  • 9/19 – 10/20: Associate Director of Research, Center for Midstream Management and Science, Lamar University
  • 3/18 – 8/19: Coordinator, Graduate Programs, College of Engineering, Lamar University
  • 8/09 – 8/15: Assistant Professor, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University
  • 2/08 – 8/09: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University
  • 1/04 – 12/07: Ph.D. Candidate – Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University
  • 8/00 – 12/03: M.S. Student – Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University
  • 1/98 – 8/99: Co-op Engineer (1-year experience), G.E. Plastics, Bay St. Louis, MS

Professional Affiliations

  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Oil Chemists’ Society

Fellowships, Activities and Awards

  • 2016 – Chair, Advances in Catalysis session at the AIChE spring conference in Houston, TX
  • 2015 – Technical Advisor/Safety Consultant for AIChE Middle East Regional Cheme Car Competition in Bahrain
  • 2015 – Chair, AIChE Sustainability Engineering Forum and area plenary session
  • 2015 – Chair, Advances in Catalysis session at the AIChE spring conference in Austin, TX
  • 2015 – Co-Chair, Chemical and Catalytic Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks session at the annual AIChE conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
  • 2014 – Lamar University Strategic Planning Committee
  • 2014 – University Merit Award (Lamar University)
  • 2014 – Co-Chair, AIChE Sustainability Engineering Forum
  • 2014 – Chair, New Uses for Glycerol session at the annual AOCS conference in San Antonio, TX.
  • 2013 – Chair, Integrated Thermo-Chemical and Biochemical Processing for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals session at the annual AIChE conference in San Francisco, CA.
  • 2013 – Co-Chair, Recovery of Value-Added Co-Products from Biorefinery Residuals and Effluents at the annual AIChE conference in San Francisco, CA.
  • 2012 – Chair, Southeast Texas AIChE local section
  • 2012 – Co-Chair, Integrated Thermo-Chemical and Biochemical Processing for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals session at the annual AIChE conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
  • 2011 – Chair, New Uses for Glycerol session at the 102nd American Oil Chemists’ Society conference in Cincinnati, OH.
  • 2010 – Co-Chair, Biorefinery – Biochemical Conversion and Biomass Recalcitrance session at the American Institute for Chemical Engineers annual conference held in Salt Lake City, UT.
  • 2010 – Co-Chair, New Uses for Glycerol session at the 101st American Oil Chemists’ Society conference held in Phoenix, AR.
  • 2009 – Co-chair, Green Chemistry special session at the 100th annual American Oil Chemists’ Society conference held in Orlando, FL
  • 2008 – Industrial Oil Products Division Student Award for the American Oil Chemists’ Society
  • 2007 – First place Dave C Swalm School of Chemical Engineering student paper competition
  • 2007 – Hearin Fellowship Recipient
  • 2007 – Third place poster presentation award at the student poster competition for the Mississippi Academy of Sciences annual conference
  • 2007 – Co-chair, Biorefineries session at the 98th annual American Oil Chemists’ Society conference held in Quebec, Canada
  • 2006 – Delegate at the 27th annual Council for Chemical Research meeting. This delegation arose from an essay writing competition.

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