Meet The Speaker
About
Steven Hansen
Steve Hansen received his PhD. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Iowa under the guidance of Prof. Donald J. Burton. The subject of his thesis was the development of synthetic routes to polyfluorinated organic compounds, building small, commercially-available fluorocarbons into larger, functionalized structures. He began his career with DuPont as a chemist at the Belle Plant, near Charleston, WV, gaining extensive experience in a wide variety of analytical techniques and quality control procedures, including the use of design of experiments for method development. Currently, he works with FMC Corporation, helping to bring new products to market by developing and transferring methods, conducting GLP studies, and authoring reports used in the registration of those products. The Operations Analytical group works with expert teams in R&D, including organic chemists, chemical engineers, and registration managers. This team also works with technical and laboratory experts at manufacturing sites and test facilities, both within FMC and at contract/alliance partners worldwide.