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Membership and Leadership Roles in Professional Organizations

• Chair/co-Chair, Sustainable Water Use and Management, Sustainability Forum, AIChE National meeting (2011); International Association of Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, 2010, Valencia, Spain; Reaction Engineering for Combustion and Pyrolysis, Liquid Phase Reaction Engineering, Catalysis & Reaction Engineering Division, AIChE National meeting (2012-Date). 
• Director, Abnormal Situation Management Lab; Flare/Carbon Capture Modeling Lab.(2010-date); Photocatalysis & Solar Processing Lab, 2000-2016.. 
• Panelist, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, May 2015 & April, 2016. 
• Software training certificates for Aspen Hysys Dynamics, Aspen Plus, DMC Plus, DMC3, Aspen IQ, SimSci-Esscor PROII, ADMC and UPID (2000-2019). 
• Project Engineer, Chemical Engineering Consultants, Inc., Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1981 – 1982; Shift Supervisor, Hualon-Teijin Polyester Plant, Tofen, Taiwan, 1971 - 1973. 
• Registered Professional Engineer (Texas 60100) 
• Society of Financial Services Professionals (SFSP) 

• >3.5 million of total completed and on-going grants from DOD, DOE, EPA, USDA, NSF, TCEQ, AQRP, HARC, ATP, & private sectors.
• Daniel Chen (PI) & Gevorg Sargsyan, “Evaluating Various LNG Plant Electrification Options,” Center for Midstream Management & Science, $34,000, 09/01/22 -08/31/23.
• Sujing Wang (PI), Daniel Chen, “Modeling and Optimization for a Generic Gas Processing Plant and Natural Gas Liquids Fractionation Train,” Center for Midstream Management & Science, Project 366, $25,000, 09/01/21 -02/28/22.
• Daniel Chen (PI), Qiang Xu, & Gevorg Sargsyan, “Integrated Allam Cycle-LNG Complex for Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Efficient Energy Supply,” Center for Midstream Management & Science, Project 364, $50,000, 09/01/21 -08/31/22.
• Chen, D.H. & X. LI, "Development of Reduced Combustion Reaction Mechanisms of the Ammonia/Natural Gas/Air System for Predicting NOx, Soot & unburnt NH3 Emissions," 110Â鶹ÊÓƵB0179A, 04/01/2020-06/30/2021, TARC Grant, $19,350.
• "Flare, Abnormal Situation Management, & Big Data," D. Chen (PI), $185,000, Distinguished Research Fellow Award and Visionary Initiatives, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 09/01/16-8/31/2019.
• Tracy Benson (PI) and Daniel Chen, "Offshore Gulf of Mexico Partnership for Carbon Storage--Resources and Technology Development GoMCarb," $153,123, 4/1/2018-3/31/2022, # DE-FE0031558, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Subaward UTA18-000644, UT-Department of Energy Offshore Gulf of Mexico.
• Daniel Chen (PI), Tracy Benson, and David Cocke, "CO2 Source Sink matching, Outreach, and Risks," $99,999, 2/1/2017-7/31/2018, Subaward from the Gulf Coast Carbon Center, University of Texas-Austin, as part of CarbonSAFE Phase I project, DE-FE0029487, US Department of Energy.
• “MRI: Acquisition of an LC/MS/MS System for Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Projects," Daniel H. Chen (PI), David L. Cocke, Che-Jen Lin, Paul Bernazzani, Andrew Jewel Gomes, NSF CBET-1338088, $456,549, 09/01/2013-08/31/2018.
• “Computational Fluid Dynamics and Neural Network Modeling of Industrial Flares," 10 grants 05/01/07-07/15/17, $886,765, TCEQ, AQRP, HARC, and TARC, PI/Co-PI, with K. Li, H. Lou, X. Li, C. Martin, and P. Richmond. “Flare Performance Optimization: DRE/CE vs. Soot,” Daniel Chen (PI), Helen Lou, Xianchang Li, Peyton Richmond, Matthew Johnson (Carleton U., Canada), TCEQ, 01/01/14-8/31/2014,
• “ALEP Fuel Cell Catalyst & Hydrogen,” David Cocke (PI), Jack R. Hopper, Daniel H. Chen, Sidney Lin, US Army Missile Defense Command, $7,250,000, 2005-2012.
• “Improving Engineering Curricula by Integrating PBL Pedagogy with Modern Manufacturing Case Studies,” National Science Foundation, Co-PI, CCLI 0737089 $149,897, 03/15/08-02/28/10.
• “Controller Performance Diagnostics, Process/Controller Parameter Identification, and Predictive Maintenance,” Nexus Engineering, PI, $76,160, 2001-2005; Ten (10) consecutive Exxon-Mobil grants to support process modeling, simulation, and control education to undergraduate/ graduate students and area engineers, PI (1998-2007).

Membership and leadership roles in committees, councils, etc.:

• Chair, ChE Dept Chair 3-yr Evaluation Committee (2019); Department Promotion Committee (2009); Department Pre-tenure Review Committee (2008-2013); College Promotion Committee (2003, 2008); Search Committee for ChE Department Chair (2006-2007); Faculty Search Committee (2006-2007); Evaluation Committee ChE Department Chair (2003) 
• member, University Personnel Committee (2012-2017); University Budget Development Committee (2011- Date); University Tenure Committee (2009-2011); University Tenure Appeal Committee (2009-Date); University Admission Committee (2009-Date); University Grade Review Committee (2011); College of Engineering Promotion & Tenure Committee (2018-date); College of Engineering Promotion Committee (2009); College of Engineering University Professor/merit Award Committee (1990-2005); College of Engineering Tenure Committee (2008) 
• Department Safety Training Coordinator (2003-2006); Department Graduate Advisor (1990-1995) 

• Referee of 25 international/national journals and 2 book publishers. 
• Proposal Reviewer (NSF, Discovery Grant, Canada; Petroleum Research Fund; University of Houston GEAR, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute, Hong Kong) 
• Instructor & Developer, ”An introduction to PRO-II Simulation software,” a three-day short course for Exxon Mobil Engineers (August 2006). 

• Volunteer Worker, Texas Rice Festival, Winnie, TX, October, 2009-2014. 
• Invited Speaker, Leisure Learning Club, Golden Nest Investment Club, CKUAAH annual Page 6 of 6 banquet & meeting, AIChE Financial Night, and Chinese Association of Southeast Texas. 
• Secretary, the Chinese Association of Southeast Texas (2001-2002). 
• Transportation Chair, International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association, 2014 
• Joint Chinese College Alumni Association (Houston) Scholarship Judge, 2015-date. 

• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) Student Chapter Faculty Advisor (1982-2014) 
• Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society, Faculty Advisor (1998-2007)