Frank L. Kemeny is president of Nupro Corp. and vice president of Nuflux LLC. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1977 with a B.A.Sc. in engineering science and is a licensed professional engineer. He also received an M.A.Sc. in metallurgy from the University of Toronto. After holding engineering positions at Firestone Canada and Crucible Steel, he returned to the University of Toronto and received a Ph.D. from the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science in 1987. After completing research and consulting assignments with Tibur-Howden and Hatch Associates, Kemeny co-founded Nupro Corp. in 1989. He has authored numerous publications and patents in his areas of interest, which include steel refining and casting technology development, process optimization, slag practice development, plasma processing, and PC-based instrumentation. In 1999, he co-founded Nuflux LLC, a metallurgical flux manufacturing company offering slag treatment products and PC-based intelligent application technologies. His companies have served more than 100 steel mills, foundries, and suppliers on six continents.