Dr. James Young reports

MICROCOAL TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR MICROCOAL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Microcoal Technologies Inc. has appointed Steven Lawson as vice-president of research and technology development for Microcoal International Inc., the company's wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. Lawson began his professional career in the aggregate handling and drying industry, and he subsequently has always been involved in heavy industry and process technology development.

Over the past 10 years, he has been the director of engineering for CoalTek, where he was the principal engineer for its industrial microwave coal drying process. Previously, he headed the process automation department for the world's largest pollution control and draft management company, Amerex. While there, he executed projects in the utility, steel and cement industries; these included the control systems for Northwestern Steel and Wire and the National Institute of Standards and Testing. Mr. Lawson holds multiple U.S. and international patents in microwave-based coal drying and briquetting technology. He attended the school of electrical engineering at Middle Georgia State College.

Lawrence Siegel, chief executive officer of MicroCoal, said: "Steve's addition to our team brings us much closer to further optimizing our microwave drying process for commercial applications. We're excited to have his contributions on many levels."

In making the appointment, the company's board chairman, Dr. James Young, commented, "The addition of Steve to the staff will be of enormous benefit, both from his experience and knowledge, and also in our capacity to accelerate many of the programs we have in the works to maximize efficiencies of our core technology."

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