Cara Touretzky
About Cara Touretzky
Cara Touretzky is a Process Control Engineer at ExxonMobil and serves as the Computing & Systems Technology Area 10B Programming Coordinator for AIChE. She has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and extensive experience in various engineering roles.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Cara Touretzky currently serves as a Process Control Engineer at ExxonMobil as part of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures. Based in Corpus Christi, Texas, she has been with the company since 2020.
Role at AIChE
Since 2018, Cara Touretzky has been actively involved with AIChE, where she holds the position of Computing & Systems Technology Area 10B Programming Coordinator. This role involves coordinating programming efforts in the computing and systems technology area for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Career at ExxonMobil
Prior to her current role, Cara Touretzky worked within ExxonMobil in various capacities. From 2018 to 2020, she was a Process Control Engineer at the High Pressure Polyethylene Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From 2016 to 2018, she worked as an Application Engineer in the Automation Division in Houston, Texas.
Educational Background
Cara Touretzky earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Control Theory from The University of Texas at Austin, completing her studies between 2011 and 2016. She also holds an Honors Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, from the University of Delaware, which she completed from 2007 to 2011.
Early Career Positions
Cara Touretzky's early career includes various positions such as Energy Modeling Co-Op at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. in Cupertino, CA (2014), Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Texas at Austin (2011-2016), Product Development Intern at Compact Membrane Systems Inc in Wilmington, DE (2010), and Formulations Intern at Croda in Edison, NJ (2009).