:: Invited Lectures:
Long Term Achievement Lecture
Meeting the Challenge
T. Reg. Bott
Chemical Engineering Department, University of Birmingham, UK
The first Chempor Conference held in Lisbon in1975 under
the auspices of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, heralded
a regular wide ranging review of research and development in
Portugal and the U.K. Progressively in later years the
Conferences have attracted contributions from other European
countries and indeed, further afield. During this period
there has been an increasing awareness of the problems for
the environment, notably global warming, brought about by
human activities. Recent predictions about the future are
dire and represent a substantial challenge to the scientific
and technical fraternity. The papers presented at the
Chempor Conferences have made a contribution to knowledge
and will continue to do so, that to a lesser or greater
extent, will be helping to meet that challenge.
The paper will emphasise the importance of effective
energy management in processing operations, particularly in
the effectiveness of heat recovery and the associated
reduction in greenhouse gas emission from combustion
processes. It will be illustrated with a simple summary of
data based opportunities in design and operation of heat
exchange equipment to improve the utilisation of energy.
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Reg. Bott, M.B.E. B.Sc. Ph.D. D.Sc. D.Eng. C.Eng. F.I.Chem.E.
After graduating Reg Bott carried out research and process
development in industry for seven years before being
invited to join the staff of the Chemical Engineering
Department at the University of Birmingham. Apart from
teaching based on his industrial experience he carried out
research in heat transfer and separation by thermal
diffusion. During a spell as the Institution of Chemical
Engineers Research Fellow in process heat transfer, he
discovered that little was known about the fouling of heat
exchangers. It was clear that research in this area would be
of tremendous value to the process industries. As a result
he began an extensive programme of work in this field, which
has continued till the present. Much of the funding has been
provided by industry. As result he has been author or co
author of around 300 papers, on the results of the research
work and the author or editor of several books on the
subject.
His first research student was the late Professor J.J.B
Romero and their work together was the beginning of Dr.
Bott’s life long association with chemical engineering and
research in Portugal. As a consequence of his contribution
to education in Portugal he was made a Grand Commander of
the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. In recognition of
his dedication to energy management he was honoured with the
title, Member of the British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II. The Institution of Chemical Engineers
awarded him the Arnold Greene Medal for services to chemical
engineering and the Brennan Medal for his Fouling Notebook.
Dr. Bott has also received the Donald Q. Kern Award from the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, for his
contribution to the understanding of heat exchanger fouling.
In addition Dr. Bott is an ordained priest in the Anglican
Church serving at the Church of St Faith and St Laurence in
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