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For thin-film mega-company First Solar, the two-year crisis caused by the solar module supply glut may be almost over. The largest manufacturer of solar panels in the United States surprised silicon valley by announcing that it will buy startup TetraSun, which makes high-capacity silicon solar cells.
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Dr. Greg Stephanopoulos from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and chair of the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE), has been awarded the 2013 John Fritz Medal from the American Association of Engineering Societies.
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This month, CEP features a look at improving process safety with near-miss analysis (full article downloadable). You’ll also find tips for selecting energy-saving flowmeters, developing an effective air-pollution-control strategy, and much more.
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The 2013 AIChE Spring Meeting & 9th Global Congress in San Antonio, Texas, began on Sunday, April 28th with a joint opening reception. See pictures from the reception here.
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One of the best 2013 AIChE Student Regional Conferences this year was in Lubbock, TX, hosted by the Texas Tech University, for the Southwest Region. From the Murder Mystery, to the intense ChemE Car competition; nothing could be better than interacting and volunteering with future Young Professional AIChE members.
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Up for a plant tour? Or maybe you’d like a chance to present your work at the poster session, including through the new electronic poster area? Check out everything that’s going on in San Antonio and learn how you can stay connected while there.
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Are you attending Spring Meeting and still wonder what would be applicable to you as a young engineer? Well, look no further!
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This month, CEP features membrane filtration and also looks at a variety of other news and topics, including a look at the latest on graphene, Singapore’s chemicals industry, and much more.
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Reported this week: researchers in Denmark and Switzerland have built solar cells from individual nanowires. Their work showed that the nanowires were able to absorb considerably more light than expected based on their size.
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Professor James Wei will present his work, Great Inventions That Changed the World, to the AIChE Virtual Local Section on March 28th. Join us at 9pm EST for this free webinar.
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Dr. Sunita Satyapal is director of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. She is responsible for the program’s overall strategy and execution covering both hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, including oversight and coordination of approximately $100 million in research, development, demonstration and deployment activities.
CEP editor Emily Frangenberg had a chance to sit down with Dr. Satyapal at AIChE's 2013 Spring Meeting to discuss her work at the US Department of Energy. You can watch the interview in the video panel at right.
Dr. Sunita Satyapal's talk was titled "Progress and Challenges in Emerging Clean Energy Technology: A Case Study in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells from the U.S. Department of Energy." See Abstract.
