Professional of the Year - Oil and Gas/Asphaltene and Waxes
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Kosta J. Leontaritis |
Title: | President and CEO |
Industry: | Oil and Gas |
Type of Organization: | Oil and Gas Service |
Major Product/Service: | Providing the oil and gas industry with laboratory testing, simulation, and consulting services in equipment development, modeling, problem solving, and chemical applications in the area of asphaltenes, waxes, hydrates and flow assurance |
Expertise: | Dr. Leontaritis has over 40 years' experience. He supervises the daily operations of the asphaltene and wax testing laboratory. He also teaches advanced courses in asphaltenes, waxes, hydrates and flow assurance, and is directly involved in the marketing and licensing of AsphWax's highly advanced asphaltene and wax flow assurance multiphase simulators. Dr. Leontaritis serves as an independent advisor to managers and production personnel for general productivity issues. |
Geographic Area of Distribution: | Texas |
Affiliations: | American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Society of Petroleum Engineers; S.O.C.E. |
University/Degree: | Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1987 |
Born: | February 28, 1949, Greece |
Hobbies/Sports: | Music, physical fitness |
Published Works: | Articles |