Alan Rossiter, PhD, P.E.

Executive Director, External Relations & Educational Program Development

UH Energy, University of Houston

Dr. Alan Rossiter is UH Energy’s Executive Director, External Relations & Educational Program Development. In this capacity, he oversees UH Energy’s micro-credential portfolio, including The Hydrogen Economy program.

Prior to joining UH Energy, Dr. Rossiter served in a variety of engineering and management positions with two major chemical companies, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in England, and Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) in Saudi Arabia. He also worked for the industrial energy efficiency and waste minimization consulting firm Linnhoff March in the US, as a senior consultant, operations manager, and interim president. Later he ran his own independent consulting firm.

Dr. Rossiter obtained his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge. He is a licensed professional engineer (Texas).

He is the lead author of Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries (AIChE / Wiley, 2015), and he was the contributing editor for Chemical Processing’s award-winning monthly Energy Saver column from 2019-2022.

Zero Emission Power from Oil and Gas Production Streams using Organic Rankine Cycles