Alexander D. McRae,

Manager, Heat Transfer, Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (MA), USA. McRae has more than 40 years of experience in the process industry in the fields of heat exchanger design and process engineering. As principal heat transfer specialist for a multi-national contractor, McRae oversees the design and specification of a broad and diverse array of exchanger types and services, in a wide range of processes. He is a recognized expert in the design of large, high-temperature shell-and-tube heat exchangers used in various licensed processes and has extensive knowledge of the design of thermosiphon, kettle, and falling-film reboilers and interchangers in concert with the development of a variety of heat integration schemes. BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.