Istvan Halasz
PQ Corporation, R&D Center, USA
Biography
As a Principal Chemist at the Research & Development Center of PQ Corporation, Dr. Halasz has studied the properties of silica derivatives for 17 years. His Ph. D is from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Earlier he has conducted catalytic, solid state, and materials research in the Hungarian Hydrocarbon Institute, at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and at the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering departments of Wayne State University in Detroit and University of Iowa in Iowa City. He edited a book, authored circa 125 book chapters, patents, and peer reviewed scientific papers and held 80+ international conference presentations.