The Becht Team
Frank Liu
Chief IR Technologist
Frank Liu has over 40 years experience in the refining, petrochemical and chemical industries based on his long-term career with Shell and subsequent consulting. Frank held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his career including Worldwide Infrared (IR) Technology Leader. Frank has been engaged in extensive Research & Development in the heater industry establishing best practices and know-how through field and lab-based research. Work experience included:
- Founder and President of Furnace Infrared (IR) Technology Business
- Worldwide IR Technology Leader, Shell Global Solutions
- Various positions of R&D, process development within Shell
Education
- D. in Mechanical Engineering & Heat Transfer, University of Minnesota
- S. in Engineering Mechanics & Fluid Mechanics, University of Minnesota
- S. in Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University
- Professional Engineer, State of Texas
- Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
- Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE)
- Member of American Computing Machinery (ACM) Society
- All
- Capital Projects
- Corporate
- Corrosion Materials and Integrity
- Digital Solutions
- Electrical Instrumentation and Controls
- Engineering Standards
- Fired Heater Services
- Leadership
- Learning and Development
- Machinery
- Mechanical Engineering
- Process Engineering
- Strategic Business Planning
- Turnaround Maintenance and Reliability
- Corporate
