Robert Chin

Robert (Bob) Chin is a cofounder and past chair of the SPE Separations Technology Section. He is author/editor of the series of Savvy Separator articles published in SPE Oil and Gas Facilities magazine, and creator of the Savvy Separator Training From Home Video Series. Chin is a consultant and cofounder of Padden Engineering. He retired from Shell in 2014. He joined the company in 1981 and conducted advanced research on multiphase flow, leak detection, and separations. In 1999, he left the company to form a separator design and supply company. He returned to Shell in 2006 and led teams in facilities for enhanced oil recovery and subsea processing research and development. He may be reached at r.w.chin@att.net.