Amadeu K. Sum
Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Education
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
- M.S. in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- B.S. in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- B.S. in Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines
Professional
- Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- Associate Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- Visiting Professor, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
- Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
- co-Director, Center for Hydrate Research, Colorado School of Mines
- Research Associate Professor, Global COE Program, Keio University, Japan
- Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Awards and honors
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ASME Best Paper at OTC, Arthur Lubinski Award (2017)
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DuPont Young Professor Award (2008-11)
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Allan P. Colburn Prize, University of Delaware (2002)
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University of Delaware Presidential Fellowship (1997-99)
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) / Flow Assurance Technical Section

Contact
428B Alderson Hall
1600 Illinois Street
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
303-273-3873
asum@mines.edu