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In this section, Dr. Shertok explores a range of topics shaping the field of chemical engineering—from process design and scale-up challenges to critical safety considerations and emerging technologies. He also shares insights on current news and developments influencing industry practices, offering a practical and forward-looking perspective for professionals navigating an evolving landscape.

Dr. Joel Shertok has been an amazing mentor and advisor, his diverse expertise from scaling up chemical engineering processes to building and training an R&D team has been extremely valuable to me and my company, Carbonova Corp. He has been very effective in helping us prioritize activities in scale up and troubleshoot technical issues.

Mina Zarabian

CEO - Carbonova, Inc.

We hired Dr. Shertok to consult on the scale-up and improvement of a complicated organic synthesis and purification process. In the last eight months, he has provided excellent insight and recommendations towards this end. Consistently professional and very easy to work with, Dr. Shertok has become an integral part of our manufacturing team. We are extremely pleased to have him on board.

Mr. Steve Burian

Manufacturing R/D, SantoLubes, LLC

We are fortunate to work with Dr. Joel Shertok as we turn Mars Materials (“Mars”) from an idea into a full fledged business. Dr. Shertok has leveraged his long and rich process engineering career to unblock and advance our technology development efforts at each stage in our lifecycle. As a person, he brings calm, positivity and a joyful demeanor to work that’s sometimes grueling and intense. At Mars, both his professional expertise and personality are always appreciated by me and our team.

Aaron Fitzgerald

CEO & Co-Founder

Dr. Joel Shertok brings many years of industrial experience, mainly focused on process development and process optimization, but also in chemical production and vendor relations. Dr. Shertok currently consults with me and my production team in the manufacture of a polymer anion membrane for green hydrogen production at Versogen, Inc.

Dr. Sharon Perl

Manufacturing Manager, Versogen, Inc.

Joel has been invaluable to our environmental biotech startup. One of our major challenges is similar to that of a lot of startups – how to scale our technology for commercialization. Joel’s expertise in process engineering has been a critical resource in this process, and the extensive network of manufacturers he has shared with us provided many opportunities.

Ray Sambrotto, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO