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Chemical Engineers Invited to Bhopal
By David Salas

Two Chemical Engineers with Philadelphia connections will visit the site of the Bhopal tragedy on it's 20th anniversary this coming December. Dennis C. Hendershot and Scott A. Berger were invited by the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India to be Presenters for a three-day conference to commemorate the 20^th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy.  The three-day conference includes a visit to Bhopal site, paper presentations, technical sessions and exhibitions.  Dennis and Scott both have spent many years at Rohm and Haas and they currently reside in the Broader Philadelphia area.  Dennis will participate as a member of the Conference Advisory Committee, and will present a paper (title: “Some Reactive Chemistry Incidents and How They Could Have Been Prevented”), and conduct a course on inherent safer design.  Scott will represent the Center for Chemical Process Safety. 

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) was founded in 1985 shortly after the 1984 Bhopal incident to develop technology and management practices that mitigate or eliminate chemical process accidents.  CCPS will celebrate its 20^th anniversary at its 20^th International Conference, April 11 – 13, 2005, in Atlanta, GA.  Please see www.aiche.org/ccps/icw for details.

To learn or register to the Conference to commemorate the 20^th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy in Kanpur, India, visit http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/announce/bhopal/

Dennis C. Hendershot received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lehigh University.  Prior to graduate school, Dennis worked for Rohm and Haas as a research process engineer where he performed different assignments such as process development, scale ups, and economic analyzes.  While working in Rohm and Haas, Dennis retuned to school to earn his M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.  With over 25 years working in Process Hazard Analysis, Dennis is currently a senior technical fellow in the Process Hazard Assessment Department at the Rohm and Haas Engineering Division in Croydon, Pennsylvania.  He has been involved with the development and application of hazard analysis, risk management, and safety engineering tools, with particular emphasis on inherently safer design, process hazard analysis, and quantitative risk analysis. Dennis is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and he has been active in the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS).  Dennis is dedicated to teach future students and professionals about the dangers of failing to manage the hazards of chemical plants. 

Scott A. Berger received his B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He began his career at Rohm and Haas where he held positions in the departments of research and development, engineering, production, and environment, health and safety.  Scott also worked with Owen Corning as the Director of Strategic EHS Management before coming to the Center for Chemical Process Safety.  After a 25-year career working in and with industry to foster and develop "greener" and "inherently safer" technologies, Scott is now the Director of the Center for Chemical Process Safety, an Industrial Technology Alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.  Scott devotes his career to bring together engineers, expert consultants and government representatives to improve chemical process safety for the prevention, mitigation and resource recovery of chemical process accidents. 

Earlier this year, the History Channel interviewed Scott about Chemical Process Safety for their Modern Marvels Show.  The show featuring Scott’s interview will be transmitted on October 19, 2004.