CERM 2023
Sustainability, the Great Lakes, and Chemistry for the Future

Gulay Serhatkulu, Senior Vice President, is responsible for the Petrochemicals business for BASF Corporation in North America. This business is the growth engine for BASF, supplying highly competitive solutions for basice petrochemical requirements for our customers as well as setting the benchmark in safety, sustainability, operational excellence, and cost competitiveness.

DOW Chemical

Dr. Timothy Dittrich is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and co-director of the Rare-earths from U.S. Extractions (REUSE) Center. His research interests are in the areas of applied surface chemistry, contaminant geochemistry, resource recovery from waste products, nuclear
waste disposal risk assessment, and hazardous waste treatment technology.