Paul David Paulsen, Ph.D., PE, President

Dr. Paulsen started as the Technical Director of Furness-Newburge, Inc. in August 1999. He performs engineering design and research as well as oversees fabrication of advanced oxidation equipment manufactured by Furness-Newburge, Inc. He also serves as project manager for installations of the equipment.

Dr. Paulsen holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech (1991), an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (1992) where he specialized in combustion, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University (1998) where he concentrated in air pollution control. Dr. Paulsen achieved professional engineer status in 2005.

As a graduate student at Penn State, he conducted research on advanced oxidation systems for the removal of HAPs and VOCs generated by paint spraying and coating operations. The processes included air-phase destruction using ozone, water adsorption with regeneration using hydrogen peroxide and ozone, and activated carbon adsorption with ozone regeneration. As a Post-Doctoral Scholar at Penn State, he taught a water transport and treatment course and researched advanced oxidation systems for benzene and VOC removal at high production iron foundries.

Dr. Paulsen has authored articles for Carbon, Ozone Science and Engineering and Foundry Trade Journal. He has given conference presentations at the ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, the International Carbon Conference, and the International Conference on Advanced Oxidant Technologies for Water and Air Remediation. His professional memberships include the American Foundry Society, the American Chemical Society, the Kentucky Board of Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

In 2025, Dr. Paulsen received the American Foundry Society’s Scientific Merit Award as well as the Molding Methods & Materials Division’s Best Presentation Award.

To contact Dr. Paulsen (Dave), email: pauldavidpaulsen@gmail.com