Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Top 20 Doctoral Program—National Research Council

Location

Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Houston
S222 Engineering Bldg 1,
Houston, TX 77204-4004
phone: 713-743-4300

Faculty

Dr. Micky Fleischer

Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Tel: (713) 743-4300 x713 | Fax: (713) 743-4323

Email: mfleischer [at] uh [dot] edu

Education

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Católica de Chile, (1973)
  • B.S. Industrial Engineering, Universidad Católica de Chile, (1973)
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, The University of Houston, (1975)
  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, The University of Houston, (1978)

Research Interests

Dr Fleisher's current interest is in the area of Economics. He is the Economics Manager of Shell Chemicals, with accountabilities for the investment decision framework in Shell Chemicals from an economics standpoint. Some of the responsibilities include:

  • Promoting standards and tools and ensuring consistency to proposals and decisions for projects and ventures above $ 10 million of capital expenditures
  • Ensuring consistent application of premises and assumptions
  • Promoting learning and developing competencies in Shell Chemicals

Awards and Honors

  • 23 years with Shell in increasingly responsible positions
  • 7 Special Recognition Awards as an individual contributor or in leadership positions in Shell
  • 26 years as a lecturer of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department
  • Shell PhD recruiter at Stanford University, University of California – Berkeley and the University of Houston
  • 1999: Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Houston
  • 1996-1997, 1997-1998 and 2000-2001: Most Outstanding Lecturer Award of the University of Houston College of Engineering
  • 1978: Air Pollution Control Association Best Paper
  • CEO of Fleischer International Trading, a private enterprise that imports and distributes fine wines in the US since 2000

Selected Publications

  1. Fleischer, M.T.,

    "Mathematical Modeling of Chemical Spills on Land," Ecolibrium, 11, 10-13

    , 1982
  2. Fleischer, M.T. and D.M. Prett,

    "Simplified Simulation Speeds Olefins Plant Optimization," Oil & Gas Journal, April 6. 85-89

    , 1981
  3. Fleischer, M.T. and D.M. Prett,

    "Simplified Techniques for Simulating Complex Columns," Chemical Engineering Progress, 2, 72-75

    , 1981
  4. Fleischer, M.T. and D.M. Prett,

    "Simplified Techniques for Simulation of Complex Distillation Columns," 88th National Meeting of the AIChE

    , 1980
  5. Fleischer, M.T. and F.L. Worley, Jr.,

    "Orthogonal Collocation – Application to Diffusion from Point Sources," Atmospheric Environment, 12, 1349-1357

    , 1978