- Home
- Tom Browne
Biography
Tom Browne
Program Manager, Mechanical Pulping and Sustainability, Paprican, Canada
Tom Browne obtained his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, then completed a Master's degree and Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, also at McGill University. His post-graduate studies focused on the deformation behaviour of paper sheets in a rolling nip.
In 1994 he joined FPInnovations, Paprican Division, working in the area of energy use in pulp and paper mills in general and mechanical pulping plants in particular. He was technical editor of monographs on energy and water use in pulp and paper mills. Recently he has worked with Alberta Research Council and Industry Canada to develop a roadmap for development of bio-energy and bio-materials processes in the pulp and paper industry.
Dr. Browne has published articles in refereed journals on the topic of paper properties in calendering, mechanical pulping processes and energy use. He has participated in a number of industry committees, in particular serving as chairman of the Energy Committee of the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada. At Paprican he has been Program Manager, Mechanical Pulping at Paprican since June 2001, and managed the Environment and Sustainability program from June 2004 to June 2006. Since early 2006 he has been developing a research network in the area of the forest biorefinery.