Editorial Cite This: J. Chem. Eng. Data 2018, 63, 859−859
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Festschrift Honoring Cor J. Peters
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his special issue is dedicated to the life and work of Prof. Dr. Ir. Cor J. Peters. His upcoming retirement in May 2018 is the perfect opportunity to highlight his numerous past achievements within the field of applied thermodynamics and phase equilibria. Cor received his Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology in 1986. Thereafter, he was first an Associate Professor in Delft and later a Distinguished Professor at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. Besides, he held many visiting professorships (e.g., at NIST in Gaithersburg, Tohoku University in Sendai, University of Nottingham in UK, Institut de Ciencia de Materials in Barcelona, University of Valladolid in Spain, Universiti Teknologi Petronas in Malaysia, PLAPIQUI in Bahia Blanca, Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands, University of Maryland, and Colorado School of Mines in USA). Cor is widely recognized for his research on (high pressure) phase behavior, mainly using experiments and statistical thermodynamics, focusing on double retrograde phenomena, supercritical fluids, gas hydrates, hydrogen storage, carbon capture and sequestration, asphaltenes, ionic liquids, and deep eutectic solvents. According to Scopus, Cor is the author of 331 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, of which ∼10% has been published in JCED. Personally, I have known Cor since 2003. Even though I studied in Delft (where Cor worked at the time as an Associate Professor), we actually met for the first time in Japan, where I was doing my MSc internship while he was a Visiting Professor. I found his research highly interesting and inspiring and decided to do both my MSc and Ph.D. research in Delft under his supervision. We continued collaborating when we both found new positions, and at the moment we are colleagues again at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. Throughout all these years, Cor has been my mentor and my friend. I will miss the stimulating conversations when he retires, although I suspect he will continue to contribute to the field. As Cor was very active in the global thermodynamics community, for example, he is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), and he gave keynote lectures at various international conferences, he knows a lot of people in the field. Over the years, Cor has built an impressive network with a large number of collaborators. Many of his former (and current) collaborators, colleagues, and students have responded to our call for papers for Cor’s festschrift. Together, these contributions give a nice overview of Cor’s research interests. Cor, thank you for your guidance and inspiration.
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Maaike Kroon
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Maaike Kroon: 0000-0002-5985-986X Notes Special Issue: In Honor of Cor Peters
Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS. © 2018 American Chemical Society
Published: April 12, 2018 859
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.8b00149 J. Chem. Eng. Data 2018, 63, 859−859
