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Peter Martin was until 2001 Manager of the SPS Consultants group of the Hyprotech division of AEA Technology (now part of Aspen Technology Inc.) at Harwell, UK. He left AEA Technology to set up Perspekt Process, and continues to work with customers worldwide, drawing upon his wide experience to provide a range of rigorous practical solutions.
He was for many years also Principal Consultant in solvent extraction for AEA Technology/Hyprotech's Separation Processes Service (SPS). He was responsible for the development, validation and testing of Aspentech's uniquely realistic software for column extractors and mixer-settlers, working with leading academics in the UK and Europe.
From 1988 to 1993 he was Manager of the Sonochemistry Development Club, a DTI-sponsored project in power-ultrasound applications in chemistry and crystallization, working with a multidisciplinary team of chemists, chemical and electrical engineers to develop novel industrial scale equipment. He continues to consult on sonoprocessing engineering.
Companies and organisations for whom he consulted in these roles included: Abbott, Acordis, AECL, BP, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations (BSES, Queensland), Croda, Dalgety, Dow Corning, DSM, Eli Lilley, European Space Agency (ESA), Exxon Mobil, ISCL, GE Nuclear, Glaxo Smithkline, MIRO, Rohm & Haas and SABIC.
From 1995 to 1998 he worked with the Effluent Processing Club, responsible for technology transfer to a consortium of 30+ British companies at a time when legislative pressure was beginning to bite and UK companies were seeking cost-effective means to assess best wastewater treatment technology. As Planning and Operations Manager, he had a cross-technology role, drawing together best practice information on legislation, site and multi-site water and wastewater planning and the selection of treatment options. Consortium members included all the major regional English water companies as well as technology providers.
A chemical engineering graduate of University College London, he took a PhD from Cambridge for work with Pilkington on heat transfer and particulate systems. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.