Rana, D.

Diwakar Rana is a Principal Process Engineer at Fluor Corp. He has more than 20 yr of experience within the energy industry. As Fluor's Process Lead for Sustainability, he assists clients in developing the decarbonization roadmap strategy for net-zero and advancing the circular economy. Before joining Fluor, Dr. Rana served as a Consulting Manager at Accenture, and a Technology Development Manager at DuPont. He holds three U.S. patents in process and reactor design and catalysis, which help oil refiners reduce both CAPEX and OPEX while minimizing their environmental footprint. He has authored several books and industrial papers within the energy industry covering topics such as sustainable fuels and energy security. He earned a BE degree (Honors) in chemical engineering from Deenbandhu Chottu Ram University of Science and Technology in India, an MS degree in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S., and a PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University, U.S. Dr. Rana has been a Licensed Professional Engineer for the State of Texas since 2008.