Koehler Instrument Company’s Technical Director Dr. Raj Shah honoured with Fellowship at the Institute of Measurement and Control
The Institute of Measurement and Control is recognised by the Royal Charter, UK as the professional body for scientists and engineers working in measurement, automation and control. Dr. Raj Shah, who is based in Long Island NY, for last 25 years, was elevated to the title of Fellow by his peers at InstMC, a rare honour for an American engineer.
Founded in 1944, the InstMC members original priority was to maintain the national infrastructure and support wartime logistics. During the post-war reconstruction years, attention shifted to developing new major infrastructure programs including nuclear power, oil and gas, the transport network and major industrial and chemical facilities. Currently the members of INSTMC are still involved in all the above areas, but the digital age has opened a new sphere of involvement in the area of sensors linked to intelligence. This includes the Internet of Things, cyber security, smart cities and transport networks, driverless cars, and innovation in petroleum and petrochemical engineering.
Dr. Shah is no stranger to distinction. Just a couple of months ago, he was named a Fellow at the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK which boasts such historical members as Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Albert Einstein.
The Royal Society of Chemistry has over 54,000 members and is one of the largest professional bodies for chemical scientists, supporting and representing our members and bringing together chemical scientists from all over the world. The Royal Society of Chemistry was founded in 1841 and incorporated by a Royal charter in 1848, and its main patron is her Majesty the Queen of England.
A not-for-profi t organisation with a heritage that spans 175 years, The Royal Society of Chemistry has an ambitious international vision for the future. Around the world, they invest in educating future generations of scientists and partner with industry and academia, promoting collaboration and innovation. The Royal society of Chemistry also advises governments on policy and promote the talent, information and ideas that lead to great advances in science.
Dr. Shah was inducted as a Fellow into this Society recently and when contacted by us at that time, he was extremely grateful and said he accepted this honor with great humility on behalf of his colleagues and his family.
Dr. Shah was also honored recently by the Energy institute with the title of a Chartered petroleum engineer this summer . The Energy Institute (EI) is the largest professional membership body that brings global energy expertise together. The global energy industry, the people working in it and wider society all benefi t from the EI’s work.
Dr. Raj Shah is widely recognised worldwide for his contributions to the fi eld of fuels, lubricants, and greases. His specialisation is in the development of laboratory analytical instrumentation used primarily in the petroleum laboratory. He has been recognised for his inventions and his efforts in creating standardised test methods for use worldwide by the American standard of testing materials (ASTM International) with three awards of Excellence and an ASTM Eagle award (a sui genres distinction). He is the currently the Director at Koehler Instrument Company, Inc. based in Holtsville, NY and he currently serves, or has served on the Board of Directors/ Advisors of various institutions such as the Department of Chemical Engineering , State university of New York, Stony Brook, NY, The School of Engineering, Design, Technology and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) at Penn State University, PA, the Foundation Board at Developmental Disabilities Institute in Smithtown, NY until 2009, and he served on the board of directors of the National Lubricating Grease institute for almost 2 decades.
Dr. Shah is now an elected Fellow at STLE, NLGI, AIC, RSC, InstMC and EI a singular honour that is indeed unprecedented worldwide. A recipient of multiple awards at ASTM over his career, more recently he was awarded the PM Ku medal ( the youngest recipient of this medal ), and prestigious John A. Bellanti Sr. Memorial Award as well.
Dr. Shah has also been conferred the distinguished alumni award from the Institute of Chemical technology, Mumbai (ICT). In conferring him this honour ICT Mumbai, stated “ Dr. Raj Shah, a professional par excellence due to his high degree of integrity , commitment and professionalism has been responsible for the high esteem in which his alma mater , the Institute of chemical technology is recognized “ . His other alma mater, The Pennsylvania state University, started an alumni spotlight feature with him as its fi rst ever recipient.
More recently National Certifi cation Commission in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Washington, DC honoured Dr. Raj Shah with inducting him as a Certifi ed professional chemist and Certifi ed Chemical engineer.
Dr. Shah is also an elected Chartered Engineer from the Engineering council in the UK, a Chartered Chemist from the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Chartered Scientist from the science council, all of these combined are exceptional honours within the scientifi c community. Dr. Shah is the only person in the chemical industry worldwide who now holds all 6 of these elected certifi cations namely CPC, CCHE, CEng, CSci, CChem, CPEng.
Dr. Shah’s other interests include kayaking, mixology and mobile photography. He lives currently in Long island , NY with his wife of 23 years Dr. Niloufar Faridi and their son Kian. They are active in the special needs and paddling communities and enjoy participating in various philantropic community events. More information online:
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Leading European sensor trade event taking place in 2020 already selling out fast
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“The SENSOR+TEST is just the fair to give you an ideal overview of sensor and measuring technology. Compared to other events, we were able to make a lot of contacts here and establish successful business ties. No technical professional, who is looking for sensors or measuring technology, can get around a visit to the SENSOR+TEST,” says Bernd Jödden, managing director of a.b.jödden gmbh, talking about his positive experience of many years. Like him, many exhibitors have booked their regular spot – or a favourite location in the new Hall 3C – at the leading international fair for
sensor, measuring, and testing technology in Nuremberg next year. These activities were confi rmed by Holger Bödeker, AMA Service’s managing director, saying, “The demand for preferred stand locations has defi nitely increased. The new hall confi guration is a positive contribution to this effect. By integrating the new, state-of-the-art Hall 3C and the circulating passage it provides, has signifi cantly improved options for stand planning. This will further increase the effi ciency of the fair for exhibitors and visitors.”
The next SENSOR+TEST will be held from 23 to 25 June 2020 in Nuremberg, Germany – this time with the special topic “Sensors and Measuring Technology for Condition Monitoring.” Interested parties wishing to participate as exhibitors should hurry. Enterprises that book fi rmly no later than 31 October 2019 not only profi t from a favoured stand location, but also from especially advantageous conditions and an attractive early-bird discount on the basic stand fee.
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Successful JASIS sees Tanaka announce appointment of new general manager of sales and great interest in their
new petroleum analysers
TANAKA Scientifi c Limited enjoyed another successful show at JASIS 2019 held in Makuhari, Japan from September 4 to 6. Tanaka’s wide lineup of petroleum testing equipment was on display including new models mpc-6 (automatic pour/ cloud point tester) and asc-8c (automated small scale fl ash point tester) which attracted many visitors and resulted in fruitful discussions.
Many of Tanaka’s international distributors took the opportunity to join the show. On the second day of the exhibition, the annual distributor meeting was held where new developments were presented and discussed. During the meeting, Tanaka’s president Mr. Katsuhiko Shimodaira announced the appointment of Mr. Hibiki Ikeda to the position of General Manager Sales and Marketing.
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