Kerry Sublette

Emeritus Professor
The University of Tulsa

Dr. Kerry Sublette is Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering and Sarkeys Professor of Environmental Engineering, retired at The University of Tulsa (TU). He has over 35 years of experience in a wide variety of bioengineering problems including biodegradation of hydrocarbons, biotreatment of various hazardous waste streams, bioreactor design and scale-up, design and operation of pilot and full-scale bioreactors and bioremediation systems, and remediation of brine-impacted sites. Prior to joining the faculty at TU, Dr. Sublette worked for 6 years in a corporate R&D environment for Combustion Engineering. In addition to developing new bioprocessing technologies, he was responsible for reviewing the technology base of various bioprocessing and biological waste treatment companies for possible acquisition by Combustion Engineering. Dr. Sublette also has 13 U.S. patents, 10 of those in bioprocessing inventions, and over 120 publications in bioprocessing, bioremediation, and soil remediation. He is the past Director of the Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC), an EPA Research Center, and chairs the annual International Petroleum Environmental Conference. Dr. Sublette has also provided training in soil remediation for EPA on-scene coordinators and for the EPA Oil Spill Program. Dr. Sublette has also served on the Oklahoma Board of Environmental Quality.