About Adsorption Research Inc. - Personnel

The ARI team melds expertise and insight gained from years of wide-ranging research and experimentation with knowledge and know-how derived from frontline corporate experience. The result is a highly skilled team of professionals uniquely qualified to tackle your most challenging separation and purification projects.  Key members of the ARI team are:

Kent Knaebel, PE, Ph.D. - Dr. Knaebel is the founder and president of ARI and has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the firm. Considered one of the world's foremost adsorption experts, he teaches short courses on adsorption technology in the U.S. and Europe. In addition, he is editor-in-chief of the journal, Adsorption and is the founder and a former president of the International Adsorption Society. He has co-authored the textbook, Pressure Swing Adsorption as well as the mass transfer chapter in the 7th and 8th editions of Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook.

Dr. Knaebel holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky, and masters and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware.  He taught at the Ohio State University for twelve years in the chemical engineering department. Prior to his teaching career he worked for three years for Eastman Chemical Co.  He is a Professional Engineer, registered in Ohio.  Dr. Knaebel has been awarded 11 patents.

Heungsoo Shin, Ph.D. - Dr. Shin is Senior Research Engineer for ARI and holds bachelors, masters and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering.  His doctoral thesis was on pressure swing adsorption, from Ohio State University.  Dr. Shin's areas of expertise are in process development and computer modeling of adsorption processes. Prior to joining ARI, Dr. Shin taught chemical engineering in Korea for 10 years.

Linda Kerscher, PE - Ms. Kerscher is a Senior Chemical Engineer at ARI.  She earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Ohio State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer. She has been with ARI since 1993, and her specialties are process development, adsorbent evaluation, data acquisition and process control.

Seth Knaebel, MS - Mr. Knaebel is a Chemical Engineer at ARI.  He earned bachelors and masters degrees in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.  His master’s thesis focused on simulation and optimization of pressure swing adsorption systems.  He joined ARI in 2004 and his specialties are numerical simulations, CO2 capture from flue gas, and adsorbent evaluation under extreme conditions.

C.D. Creech - Mr. Creech is the General Manager of ARI.  He attended Old Dominion University and has broad experience in management, customer relations, and in the fabrication of processing and mechanical equipment.  His background includes stints with the US Army, Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Lockwood Green Engineers, Conaway Technologies, Novatech Corporation, and Universal Fabricating & Construction Services.