Amy Paris

Biography

 Amy Paris works in the Kingsport, Tennessee headquarters of Eastman Chemical, where she leads projects to develop new products/processes and improve existing ones. Paris earned her Ph.D. in 2008, with research that focused on an experimental program to predict initial velocities of aerosol jets. After participating in an on-campus interview with a representative from Eastman Chemical, she was offered a position as a pilot plant engineer. Paris recalls that the opportunity gave her experience in building some rather complex pilot-scale units from the ground up, and she fell in love with the work. Later, she was offered the opportunity to transfer to the Kingsport facility, where her job is to take ideas developed by the research department, do additional lab work, and then scale them up for testing in continuous operation conditions. Paris finds her works interesting and challenging. Serving in her current role since 2011, she interacts on a day-to-day basis with a wide variety of people throughout her organization, including researchers, technicians, mechanics, operators, and fellow engineers, as well as business unit, marketing, and executives. In addition to her knowledge of chemical processes, she relies on a broad variety of skills, including problem-solving and written and oral communication.

Research Interest

 experimental program to predict initial velocities of aerosol jets.