Bustani

Dr. Bustani is currently the President at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, ITESM (Monterrey Tech) in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Before he was Dean of Engineering from 1998 to 2001. He started the Center for Environmental Quality at Monterrey Tec in 1992 where he stayed as the Director of the Center from 1992 to 1998. Before starting this center he was Chairman of of the Chemical Engineering Department from 1987 to 1992. Prior to coming to ITESM, Dr. Bustani was development manager in the area of direct reduction of iron ores at HYL a Steel Company based in Monterrey.

He earned his PhD (1987) at University of Sheffield in England in the area of fuel technology. His bachelor's degree is from ITESM in chemical engineering.

Dr. Bustani's research area is related to environmental and energy policy; technology; and business and trade, particularly in the environmental field. In these areas he has organized and carried out several studies, has published several papers and has been awarded one patent.

Dr. Bustani is coauthor of the Mexico's Status Report on Pollution Prevention for the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation. He is also author of the paper "Consciousness of Social Responsibility under the NAFTA" ; presented at the Aspen Institute in October 1999.

In 1991 he was awarded by ITESM for his academic and research work. In 1992 he was awarded the Romulo Garza Prize on research and development.

PUBLICATIONS (Most relevant)

Bustani, Alberto; "Consciousness of Social Responsibility under the NAFTA" ; Panel on the Private Sector and Mobilizing Private Capital; An Aspen Institute Dialogue; 17-20 October 1999; Aspen Colorado.

Bustani, A.; Mackay P.; Cobas-Flores E. (ITESM); Yester S.; (Chrysler); Sullivan, J. (FORD); Williams R. (General Motros); "An Approach to Modelling the Vehicle End-of-Life Process; SAE Paper 980099; 1998 SAE International Congress and Exposition; Detroit, MI, February 23-26, 1998.

Bustani, A.; Mackay Patrick; "NAFTA: Reflections on Environmental Issues During the First Year"; Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, pp.543-602, Volume 12 (2), October, 1995.

Bustani A., E. Cobas, "Impact of natural gas imports on air pollutant emissions in Mexico"; The Energy Journal, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 1-15, September 1993.

Bustani A., E. Cobas, "The impact of fuel substitution policies on air pollutant emissions in México" presented at International Air Pollution Symposium, Monterrey N. L., February 1993. Elsevier Science Publishers, Great Britain, 1993.

A. B. Hedley, A. Bustani; "The Fundamentals of Gasification and its Technology", Chapter No. 1: "Gasification: its Role in the Future Technological and Economic Development of the United Kingdom", Watt Committee on Energy Report Number 20, Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, London and New York 1989.

E. Martinez-Vera, A. Bustani; Patent of a direct reduction of iron ores process; Mexico, Patent No. 156,697; September 27, 1988; United States Patent 4,556,417, December 3, 1985; Egypt, Patent No. 16,464; May 14, 1983; Germany , Patent No. 3,317,062; June 30, 1988; Japan, Patent Application No. 58-83435 ; July 28, 1983; Brasil, Patent Application No. PI8302466 ; May 11, 1983; Venezuela, Patent Application No. 765-83 ; May 18, 1983.