CHEE Class Notes - Fall 2024
Azman Aziz and his family on an unforgettable trip to Antarctica: Daughter Alisa (left), Azman (back right) and Petra (front right).
Azman A. Aziz
Class of 1987, BS in Chemical Engineering
azmanaz@me.com
I recently retired after a 35-year career with PETRONAS Global, an oil and gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. The company sponsored my degree at the UA. In 1997. I received the British Chevening Award for my MBA at Aston University in England.
At PETRONAS, I attained key roles including country chairman of PETRONAS South Sudan. I traveled to more than 50 countries including Gabon, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia in Africa; Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran in the Caspian region; Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico in South America; and Canada in North America.
I was instrumental in many successful PETRONAS ventures and acquisitions, bringing the company’s work to Mexico, Oman and Brazil.
My wife, Putri Faridatul Akmar Megat Abdulaziz, received her BS in chemical engineering from UA in 1986, and her PhD in chemistry from the University of Birmingham in England. We are enjoying more time with our two adult children and our new daughter in-law, reconnecting with old friends, and exploring the wonders of the world.
We recently had an unforgettable expedition to the seventh continent wilderness – conquering the treacherous Drake Passage and getting up close and personal with penguins, whales and other wildlife.
Scott Bemis
Class of 1992, BS in Chemical Engineering
scottbemis@gmail.com
I have assumed the role of executive vice president of manufacturing for LSB Industries, Inc., a leading producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals in North America. My background includes a broad range of expertise in manufacturing, research and development, and environmental, health and safety regulations.
Sarah Perry
Class of 2002, BS in Chemical Engineering
Class of 2003, BS in Chemistry
Class of 2005, MS in Chemical Engineering
perrys@engin.umass.edu
I was awarded the 2024 American Chemical Society Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award at the 2023 ACS meeting in Denver.
I earned my PhD in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and I'm currently an associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.