Harry Toups—New Instructor

At the beginning of the fall 2003 semester, the department welcomed Harry Toups as an instructor.

Toups is an alum of the department, having received his B.S. (1970), M.S. (1971), and Ph.D. (1973) in chemical engineering from LSU. Upon receiving his Ph.D., he began working at ExxonMobil Process Research Laboratories in Baton Rouge, where he reamined for 30 years.

Over the course of his career with ExxonMobil, he acquired experience in all of the following areas: Process R&D, Design, Instrumentation, Safety/Health/Environmental, Training, Reengineering, and Continuous Improvement. With this breadth of knowledge, we knew he would be a perfect addition to our faculty and this has proven to be true.

Toups instructs students in the Undergraduate Operations Laboratory and has also assisted in teaching the Safety/Health/Environmental portion of the Plant Design course. He is well liked by the students and has enjoyed his teaching experiences thus far.

In his spare time, he plays both keyboard and horn in a local variety band called Artemis. This fall, they will be playing for fans outside of Tiger Stadium prior to the LSU football games. In addition, his teaching skills are utilized off campus as he enjoys teaching youngsters in the community to play chess. His wife, Margaret, is employed at BRCC. They have two children, Lauri and Matt, and three grandchildren.