Byron McCaughey

Chemical Engineering Group Lead at Eastman

Byron McCaughey has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and companies. Byron is currently working at Eastman as the Chemical Engineering Group Lead, where they supervise a team of engineers and supports specialty chemical manufacturing and process improvement. Prior to this, Byron worked at Huntsman Corporation in various roles such as Senior Capital Project Process Engineer, Process Engineering Team Leader, Senior Process Engineer, and Process Development Engineer. Byron provided leadership and support for process optimization, project management, and troubleshooting activities. Before joining Huntsman, Byron worked as a Process Engineer at Illinois Wesleyan University, where they taught physics classes, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Beckman Institute, where they conducted research on advanced chemical systems.

Byron McCaughey holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering, which they earned from Tulane University in the years 2000 to 2005. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University from 1996 to 2000. Additionally, they have obtained the certification of Professional Engineer (PE) from the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS) in 2011.

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  • Chemical Engineering Group Lead

    December, 2022 - present

  • Principal Process Improvement Engineer

    January, 2022