Hayim Abrevaya is the Senior Manager for Exploratory Research at UOP. UOP is a leading supplier of catalyst, process and equipment technology to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry and is based in Des Plaines, Illinois. Dr. Abrevaya has a broad experience in the field of catalysis, particularly with zeolites and with supported metal catalysts. He has led several UOP projects, from exploratory catalyst research to process commercialization. His specific research expertise covers various areas, including alkane cracking, aromatic isomerization, alkene skeletal isomerization, alkene oligomerization, alkane dehydrogenation, selective hydrogenation, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, zeolite synthesis and zeolite electronic applications. Hayim has a B.S. in chemical engineering from Bogazici University in Istanbul, M.S. and Ph.D in chemical engineering from Yale University. Hayim holds 36 US patents, has 12 scientific publications, several conference presentations and 1 book chapter.
