Bench To Pilot Plant
A Local Success Goes National!
Mehdi Nafissi and Les McQuire organized the first "Bench To Pilot
Plant" Symposium in 1997.  It was a huge success and it has now
become a regular feature of the Chemistry Program in North Jersey.

Mehdi and Les went on to organize a similar session at a National
ACS meeting and Les organized another National "Bench To Pilot
Plant" at the National Meeting in San Diego (2005).
Les with Mehdi Nafissi
(Co-founder of "Bench"), the
Section Chair (Anita Brandolini)
and the speakers at the first
Bench to Pilot Plant (1997)
Bench To Pilot Plant at National.
A capacity crowd on a Thursday
afternoon!
The Organizing Committee
with some of the speakers at
an Organic Topical Group event
A buffet dinner allowed attendees to continue to interact and view the displays
As registration proceeds the Hotel Ballroom fills up
During the coffee break participants also inspect the vendor displays