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Introducing Roland Foster
 One
of the Successful ChE's of the Class of '56
Roland Foster answered the often-asked question: What do Chemical Engineers
do? "We are the boundary spanners, spanning chemistry, mathematics, and physical
science to help solve problems in many industries."
Roland is a good example of that definition. At Dow Chemical he helped design
fluidized bed hydrochlorination reactors processing 1000 tons/day of metal oxide
ore. At Peninsula Chem Research he synthesized hexamethyldisilazane; at Suntex
he produced an anti-inflammatory steroid in 20 steps from a wild Mexican root;
while at Husky Oil he manufactured activated carbon to purify Smirnoff Vodka and
Cutty Sark Scotch. At Albany International he produced "pheromones" used to
attract and destroy budworms of tobacco and boll weevils on cotton.
"Over the many years since graduation," Roland says, "I have survived fires,
explosions, toxic gases, and exposure to plutonium, beryllium, fluorine, oleum,
and hydrogen fluoride. Roland's career has made him a chemical engineer,
chemist, entrepreneur, businessman, and consultant. He says, "I traveled to
Moscow on business, to South Africa on safari, to Honolulu on business, London
to New York on the Concorde, and floated down the Zambezi River amongst the
hippos.
Coming to work has been an adventure every day. And best of all-its fun!"
Read Roland Foster's Complete
Biography!
There will be more to follow on other successful members
of the class of '56 on the Chemical Engineering Alumni website!
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