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Dr. Senior is currently the manager of Engineering R&D at Reaction Engineering International (REI) where she is responsible for research and development programs in the operation of air pollution control devices and the emissions of mercury from coal-fired power plants. Dr. Senior has twenty years of experience in the behavior of ash, glasses, and ceramics in combustion systems as well as considerable expertise in the formation of pollutants (fine particles, air toxics) in practical combustion systems. Dr. Senior has been working on research and model development in the area of mercury behavior in combustion systems for over ten years. Education Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology, 1984 M.S., Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology, 1979 B.S.Ch.E., Rice University, 1978 Experience Manager, Engineering R & D, Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, Utah (2001 - Present) Program management, business development and engineering analysis for clients in government and industry, related to combustion-generated pollutants. Manager, Chemical Process Development, Physical Sciences Inc ., Andover, MA (1999 - 2001) Manager of business area in R & D firm specializing in chemistry, instrumentation and process development for the aerospace, medical and environmental fields. Specializing in coal combustion, toxic metal emissions and air pollution control. Principal Research Scientist, Physical Sciences Inc ., Andover, MA (1988 - 1999) Carried out testing and design of emission control technologies for the removal of NOx, SO2, and particulate matter from novel combustion systems, design of advanced coal-fired power generation systems, and air toxic emissions from utility power plants. Manager, Preform Process Technology, SpecTran Corporation, Sturbridge, MA (1985-1988) Responsible for manufacturing process improvements and process yields in the process to manufacture optical fibers for telecommunications. Research Scientist, Corning Glassworks, Corning, NY (1983-1985) Process research in optical fiber manufacturing, including new materials and process modifications to improve product quality. Research Assistant, Environmental Engineering Science Department, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (1979-1983) Theoretical and experimental studies of silica vaporization and aerosol formation during char combustion. For the first time, a synthetic char was developed for use as a specific model system for char combustion and aerosol formation. Professional Associations Air and Waste Management Association American Chemical Society American Institute of Chemical Engineers Awards Distinguished Paper Award in Colloquium Stationary Combustion Systems at the Thirty-first International Symposium on Combustion, 2006. Coal Geology Division, Best Paper, Geological Society of America, 2005 Annual Meeting. | 