STLE Sustainability Forum

Monday, May 20, 2024
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

STLE introduces its first-ever Sustainability Forum, open to all registered attendees, featuring a panel of top industry experts involved in various aspects of sustainability such as standards, regulations, technologies, and best practices. They will provide an update on progress being made on sustainability in their respective areas, and included will be an update on the work that STLE’s Sustainability Committee has been conducting since its formation in November 2023.



The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session, where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide input to help STLE develop content to meet industry needs on sustainability.




Moderator:
Dr. Neil Canter, CMFS, FSTLE, Chemical Solutions 



Dr. Neil Canter is an STLE Fellow and an STLE Certified Metalworking Fluids Specialist (CMFS)™, with more than 35 years of experience working in the lubricants industry. He received his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1983 and his bachelor’s of science in chemistry from Brown University in 1978. Canter runs his own consulting company, Chemical Solutions, specializing in commercial development, marketing, product development and regulatory support for the lubricants industry. Canter is a member of STLE, the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). He is a contributing editor responsible for writing the monthly Tech Beat column in STLE’s TLT magazine. He is also a member of STLE’s Metalworking Fluid Education & Training Committee, STLE Education Committee, STLE Sustainability Committee and the program chair for the STLE Philadelphia Section. Besides providing technical and commercial support, he is also the host of STLE’s Perfecting Motion™ podcast.





Panelists:
Dr. Peter Lee, FSTLE, Institute Engineer & Chief Tribologist, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)



Dr. Peter Lee is Institute Engineer and Chief Tribologist at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) where he established SwRI’s Tribology Research and Evaluation Laboratory in 2011. Under his leadership, the lab has become a center recognized for its cutting-edge research and testing. He holds eight patents with one pending, has published 27 papers and presented more than 110 technical papers and seminars domestically and abroad. In 2018, he was named a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He serves on STLE’s Board of Directors and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM). He is also an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University, serves on several editorial boards for tribology journals, and is a life member of the Tribology Society of India.
Doug Sackett, CLS, MLT, Senior Field Engineer/blender QA/QC manager, TotalEnergies USA, Inc.

Doug Sackett is senior field engineer/blender QA/QC manager for TotalEnergies USA. He has more than 20 years of experience in the lubrication industry focusing on power generation, production and mining and providing lubrication services, including lubricant selection, oil sampling, oil reclamation, filtration and vacuum dehydration, filter selection to ensure oil quality and purification standards for ensuring a reliability lubrication best-in-class program. He previously was general manager for a lubricant distributorship for 12 years helping develop the most stringent requirements for delivery of bulk and package lubricants to the end-user. He was first runner-up for Maintenance and Technology Magazine’s Innovator of the Year Award in 2012 for the delivery processes and procedures ensuring ISO cleanliness specifications to the end-customer and helping evaluate and redesign the complete lubrication delivery program. He also redesigned a complete lubrication program for phosphate plants. Sackett holds the STLE Certified Lubrication Specialist™ (CLS) certification and is immediate past chair of the STLE CLS Certification Committee. He is currently on the STLE Board of Directors. 
Inga Herrmann, Sales Manager & Sustainability Lead, Ergon International Inc.



Inga Herrmann has been in the lubricant industry for about 25 years and has a unique perspective from professional and strategic selling, key account management and evaluating sustainability concepts for the lubricant industry. She has a bachelor’s in business administration and holds a degree as certified professional for lubricants technology. Inga is currently Sales Manager & Sustainability Lead at Ergon International Inc. Prior to joining Ergon, she was the head of the lubricants department at VSI – German Lubricant Manufacturers Association responsible for establishing a European sustainability standard for the lubricant industry and other lubricant topics like standardization of highest importance for the member companies. She worked as industrial key account manager at Shell Deutschland GmbH for more than two decades. The last years at Shell she was responsible for evaluating and gaining new business with OEMs and key customers in different segments of industrial lubrication, e.g., power generation, general manufacturing, auto components cement and steel, etc. with a focus of the grease business.
Dennis Bachelder, Senior Engineer, Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System, American Petroleum Institute (API)

Dennis Bachelder is a Senior Engineer with extensive experience in engine lubrication and performance. He currently works in the Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System at the American Petroleum Institute (API), managing API 1509 specifications and developing new engine oil standards. Previously, Dennis held roles in lubricant development, testing, and product management at companies including General Electric, Teledyne Continental Motors, and Fairbanks Morse/SEMT Pielstick. He helped develop proprietary engine tests and set lubricant requirements for gasoline and diesel engines. Dennis earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His educational background and hands-on work with leading engine manufacturers give him unique expertise in engine lubricant technology and performance requirements.