Karl Amo has worked at MTR as a research engineer since 1993. Since 2005, he has worked as research liaison with MTR’s manufacturing group, incorporating membrane and module innovations into existing module designs and manufacturing processes. Karl received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, in 1991, and is currently working on an M.S. in chemical engineering at the same school. For 2 years before joining MTR, Mr. Amo was a graduate assistant and chemical engineer for NASA Ames Research Center, where he worked in research on air and water purification processes. His early work focused on membrane and module development for natural gas and refining applications. Mr. Amo is named as co-inventor on 10 patents. He is a member of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS). |