ChE Safety Seminar: Dr. Han Xia
| Event Date: | September 25, 2025 |
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| Speaker: | Dr. Han Xia |
| Speaker Affiliation: | Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis |
| Time: | 3:00-4:15 p.m. |
| Location: | FRNY G140 |
| Contact Name: | Joshua Gonzalez |
| Contact Phone: | 765-494-4365 |
| Contact Email: | jgonzal@purdue.edu |
| Open To: | Attendance required for ChE PhD students |
| Priority: | No |
| School or Program: | Chemical Engineering |
| College Calendar: | Show |
“Engineering Safer Labs: Predictive Tools for Chemical Hazard Prevention”
Dr. Han Xia
Technical Lead
Chemical Hazard Laboratory,
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis
Host: Dr. Gabriela Nagy
Bio:
Dr. Han Xia earned his B.S. in Chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa in 2011, after that he earned his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2017. Following graduation, he joined the Chemical Hazard Laboratory at Eli Lilly and Company, where he became the technical lead in 2020. Under his leadership, the lab advances process safety by thoroughly characterizing and modeling the kinetic and thermodynamic behavior of chemical reactions, unit operations, and materials involved in the development of Lilly medicines. Dr. Xia collaborates across R&D, internal and external manufacturing, global compliance, and HSE teams to ensure robust process safety assessments for Lilly’s laboratories, production facilities, and global supply chain assets.