Meet
Gary Gildert

Gary R. Gildert is the Executive Director, External Relations and Technology Transfer for UH Energy at the University of Houston. He leads the TIEEP and TIEEN programs under a grant from SECO.  

Gary has worked in the hydrocarbon processing industry for over 40 years, the first 19 in plant operations, capital projects, and R&D purchasing and testing catalysts.  For 22 years, he worked for catalyst companies in technical support and sales, product development, and served as Chief Technical Officer. He is a subject matter expert in hydrotreating and catalytic oxidation with an impressive record of patents, publications, and international presentations.

Gary earned a BASc (ChE) from the University of Waterloo, Canada, an MBA from Rice University, a PhD from the University of Houston, is a registered professional engineer in Canada, and a licensed engineer in Texas.  He is the 2013 Chair of the South Texas Section of the AIChE and a member of SWCS and ACS.