Lexington, KY (February 24th,2011) — B.K. Parekh, PhD, a renowned veteran mineral processing and coal preparation expert has been appointed as chief scientist at FGX SepTech, LLC.
“We are absolutely thrilled by having Dr. Parekh onboard,” said Michael Schuback, CEO of FGX SepTech, LLC, “Needless to say, Dr. Parekh is one of the most recognized and well respected scientists in the areas of mineral processing and coal prep. His expertise and brainpower will certainly help us elevate our technologies and products to the next level.”
FGX SepTech, LLC is a dry coal processing solutions provider. The FGX dry coal processing is a proprietary dry coal processing technology developed by Tangshan Shenzhou Manufacturing, Co. Ltd (TSM), headquartered in Tangshan, China. FGX SepTech, teamed with TSM, will be fully dedicated toward becoming a worldwide leading dry coal processing solution provider through focusing on customer satisfaction and technical excellence.
Biography of Dr. B.K. Parekh:
Dr. Parekh holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mineral Processing from The Pennsylvania State University. After graduation, Dr. Parekh had worked at Battelle and Exxon before joining the Center for Applied Energy Research of University of Kentucky where he served as senior scientist since 1984. He has a successful record in developing novel processes for mineral and coal processing. Dr. Parekh has guided several M.S. and Ph.D. thesis. As a prolific researcher, he has published over one hundred technical papers in various journals and holds eight patents. Dr. Parekh is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, Associate Editor of International Journal of Mineral Processing, Minerals and Metallurgical Processing and Journal of Fuel Science and Technology. He is a Distinguished Member of SME and has received many prestigious awards such as SME’s Ivan B. Rahn Award, AIME’s Richard Award, Frank F. Aplan Award, etc. Dr. Parekh has been appointed by the Governor of Kentucky on the Kentucky Long Term Research Planning Board.