Heriberto Cabezas

Background

Cabezas, Heriberto was born in La Esperanza, Las Villas, Cuba. Arrived in the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1974. Son of Heriberto and Ana Rosa Cabezas.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering magna cum laude, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, 1980. Mark Scheme, university Florida, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Chemical Physics, University Florida, 1985.

Career

Assistant professor chemical engineering University Arizona, 1985-1993. Leader simulation and design team, sustainable technical division Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, 1994-2000. Chief sustainable environmental branch sustainable technical division Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Mmgt.

Research Laboratory, 2000—2008, acting director sustainable technical division, 2008—2010. Senior science advisor Sustainable Technology Division, since 2010. Consultant National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1986-1993, researcher biotechnology division, 1993-1994.

Adjunct professor department civil and environmental engineering U Cinn., since 2007. With United States Navy, 1971-1975.

Achievements

• Achievements include development of Paris II solvent design software, waste reduction WAR algorithm for chemical process design, Regional Sustainable Systems Management Metrics.

Membership

Chair environmental division American Institute Chemical Engineers, 1996. External advisory board Institute Environmental Science and Policy University Illinois, Chicago, since 2003. Member Parish Pastoral Council, Immaculate Heart Mary Roman Catholic Parish.

Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon.

Connections

Married Isaura Vazquez.

Father:

Heriberto Cabezas

Mother:

Ana Rosa Cabezas

Spouse:

Isaura Vazquez.