Ram RatnakarRam R. Ratnakar is a Sr. Researcher, subject matter expert (SME), Technical authority (TA) 2, and PT-BMS auditor in Shell with 18+ years of research/work experience, and an Adjunct Faculty in Chemical Engineering department at University of Houston. e received his B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India and Ph.D. from University of Houston, USA, both in Chemical Engineering. He holds 80+ technical articles, 6 patents, 5 books (2 upcoming) and 3 book chapters, and contributed significantly to the areas of multiscale modeling, reactive-transport, PVT and upstream processes, data analytics, and new energy technologies such as hydrogen, dense energy careers, carbon capture and utilization, electrification and Geothermal. He has served as Editor-in-chief of Upstream Oil & Gas Technology Journal and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Fuels. Currently, He is serving as a member of advisory committee of SPE’s Data Science and Engineering Analytics (DSEA), Reservoir Technical Discipline (RAC), Geothermal Energy, and Energy Transition, as well as a member of International Advisory committee of Indian Chemical Engineers (ICE) and Scientific committee of NASCRE. Read More Read Less