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Stephen Matson
Professor of the Practice, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Education:
1971 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
1974 M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
1979 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of
Pennsylvania
Honors:
- National Academy of Engineering (inducted 1995)
- Designated one of "100 Chemical Engineers of the
Modern Era" by AIChE (2008)
- AIChE Professional Progress Award (1993)
- AIChE Outstanding Paper Award (1997)
- AIChE Gary Leach Service Awards (2) -- Planning
Process and Career Services (1998)
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and
Biological Engineering (inducted 1997)
- R&D 100 Awards (1984 and 1988)
Research Interests, Areas, or
Ongoing Projects:
- Membrane bioseparations, biocatalysis, (bio)pharmaceutical
technologies.
- Functional membranes as platforms for advanced
chemical processing – e.g., membrane reactors,
bioaffinity membranes, process intensification, and
high-throughput DNA sequencing.
- "Appropriate" chemical technology.
Short Bio: Dr. Matson
worked in the areas of facilitated transport membranes and
polymer processing at GE’s Research and Development Center
from 1973 to 1982, followed by two years as director of
research for contract R&D firm Bend Research Inc. In 1984,
Matson co-founded Sepracor Inc. to commercialize his Ph.D.
research on enzyme membrane reactors capable of resolving
racemic pharmaceuticals into their pure-component isomers.
Taken public in 1991, the company now boasts product sales
in excess of $1 billion/yr based on a drug portfolio that
includes Lunesta® for insomnia, Xopenex® for asthma, Brovana®
for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and Allegra® and
Clarinex® (out-licensed drugs) for seasonal allergies. After
holding a variety of management and consulting positions at
Sepracor and its technology spin-offs, Matson left in 2002
to pursue interests in the academic and non-profit sectors.
In 2004 he founded not-for-profit
ConTechs Associates Inc.
with the aim of teaming up chemical engineering volunteers
from the U.S. with engineering students and their professors
in developing countries (notably, Bolivia) to tackle societally significant chemical engineering challenges. In
2008, following two years on the faculty of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute as its Manning Professor of Chemical
Engineering, Matson joined Tufts as Professor of the
Practice in its Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering.
Courses Taught:
- ChBE 11 – Thermodynamics and Process Calculations II
Professional Positions:
2008 - present Professor of the Practice; Tufts
Univ.; Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
2004 - present Executive Director and Founder;
ConTechs Associates Inc.; Harvard, MA
2001 - 2003 Professor of Chemical Engineering;
Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Dept. of Chem. Engineering;
Worcester, MA
1998 - 2001 President and CEO; Otter Coast Automation
Inc.; Marlborough, MA
1984 - 2002 Co-Founder, Vice President -- R&D, VP --
Science & Technology, Senior Consultant; Sepracor Inc.;
Marlborough, MA
1982 - 1984 Director of Research; Bend Research Inc.;
Bend, OR
1973 - 1982 Staff Chemical Engineer; General Electric
R&D Center; Schenectady, NY
1971 - 1972 Research Engineer; NYS Dept of
Environmental Conservation; Albany, NY
Service Memberships:
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE) (since 1995)
-- Committee on Membership (2005-8); Peer Committee
(2001-4)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) --
Director (1997-9); Strategic Plan Working Group member
(2007); Chair, Planning Process Team (1997-9); Career
Services Task Force member (1997-9); Sponsor, Women’s
Initiatives Committee (1997-9); Awards Selection
Committees (1992-9)
- North American Membrane Society (NAMS) -- President,
1996-7; Director, 1994-7; Finance Committee Chair
(1994-7)
- American Institute for Medical and Biological
Engineering -- Fellow (since 1997)
- Cornell University Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Advisory Council (1994-2001)
- Journal of Membrane Science Editorial Board
(1984-2007)
- American Chemical Society (ACS) -- Member
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) -- Member
Registrations:
- Registered Professional Engineer, State granted: NY;
Certificate #: 059530-1; Date granted: 09/10/82
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