Course Tutors

Dr Stephen Rowe graduated from Portsmouth University with a BSc First Class Honours Degree in Applied Chemistry in 1991 having spent a year within the ICI Hazards and Process Studies Group in Manchester which triggered a lifelong career in process safety. He joined Chilworth Technology in 1991 and successfully completed his PhD in 1997 under the guidance of Prof. Philip Nolan at South Bank University (University of London). The project investigated the application of reaction inhibition techniques in the control of exothermic runaway reactions. Having spent 16 years as Managing Director at DEKRA UK he has recently stepped into a Technical Director role with responsibility for Reaction Safety. His technical expertise is primarily in the areas of Chemical Reaction Hazards and Flammability (dusts, vapours and gases).