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The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. A wide range of subjects relevant to latest research and newest technologies in emerging growth areas will be covered.
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If you would like to present your work or research at the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth, please submit your abstract to our Call for Papers. Deadline is May 2.
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The Young Professionals Advisory Board offers three Travel Awards for Undergraduate Students to cover expenses in traveling to the National Student Conference. This year’s winners for the Conference in Minneapolis were: Stefannie Corea of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras; Breanne Muratori of the University of Connecticut; and Ishan Joshipura […]
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For anyone interested in getting involved with his or her local section (LS), or for those currently leading or interested in leading a LS, the AIChE Local Sections Committee (LSC) is for you! The LSC provides resources and support to sections across AIChE borders and serves as a clearinghouse for information and contacts.
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Maximilian Eggersdorfer from ETH in Zurich presented his poster, “Multi-particle Sintering Dynamics: From Fractal-like Aggregates to Compact Structures,” at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Check out the video interview in the panel at right.
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Forward osmosis offsets some of the high costs of reverse osmosis, but large-scale systems necessarily introduce one or more additional unit ops to recover the extracted water from the draw solution utilized. Young Kim of the Korea Institue of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) discussed her work on a forward osmosis pilot plant.
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An elaborate district energy system owned and operated by NRG Therman in Minneapolis serves 130 blocks downtown and was originally established in 1926 for ten buildings.
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Dr. Subhas Sikdar, director of the Sustainable Technology Division at the National Risk Management Research Lab, shared insights and advice on quantifying sustainability metrics.
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The volume and complexity of produced water (PW) generated in the oil and gas extraction industry provides a significant separations and treatment challenge. Because of its source, PW is contaminated with hydrocarbons and inorganic leachates from the rock strata where the well is drilled. Bruce Bishop of Veolia Water presented the results of ceramic membrane systems trials in different process environments.
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Since 2009, a handful of Environmental Division members have been chairing a session on green building as part of the Division’s Sustainability Programming Area. The first year, the session featured sustainable building materials, water conservation, and energy efficiency. One of the session speakers included Myer Harrell, an architect from Seattle, […]
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The Featured YP for May is Lane Daley. Learn more about her background, her advice to other young professionals, and what she’d be doing if she hadn’t chosen to study chemical engineering. More
