Cor J. Peters

Cor J. Peters holds affiliate Distinguished Professorships in Chemical Engineering at both Colorado School of Mines and the University of Maryland, USA. Prior to his current positions, he was chairman of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, currently Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Simultaneously to this position, he was the Director of the Gas Research Center. In academic education, he has taught a variety of courses, e.g.: Thermodynamics, Advanced Thermodynamics, Applied Thermodynamics, Natural Gas Processing, Statistical Thermodynamics, Phase Equilibria and Physical Chemistry. His research expertise covers fields like complex phase equilibria, with main applications on natural gas and gas-condensates. Furthermore, ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, hydrogen storage, gas hydrates, supercritical fluid technology, desalination and CO₂-sequestration belong to his scientific interest. Dr Peters is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.