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AIChE would like to thank its multiple guest authors for the ChEnected blog. Browse posts below that cover a variety of topics.

YCOSST at EPA’s P3 Sustainable Design Expo: People, Prosperity, and Planet

May 07, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
The P3 Program is a design competition sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which promotes college students researching sustainable solutions to current and future issues. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet. Through this EPA program, college students can benefit people, promote prosperity and protect the planet by designing solutions that move us towards a sustainable future.

Spring Meeting YP Service Project

May 03, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
During the Spring Meeting, AIChE YPs turned out to clean up the Harrisburg Sunset Trail. The project was also part of the Keep Houston Beautiful initiative. Check out pictures from the event here.

2012 AIChE Annual Meeting

May 01, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
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.

Spring Meeting YP Mixer

April 30, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
Thank you to all the Young Professionals (YP) who attended this year’s Spring Meeting Mixer. We had a great turnout of sixty YPs that are eager to get “Chenected” with the organization and more involved!

SBE Launches the Daniel I. C. Wang Award

April 17, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
The Society for Biological Engineering is happy to announce the launch of the Daniel I. C. Wang Award for excellence in biochemical engineering. This award is to show great appreciation for Professor Wang's contributions in the classroom and beyond. He has helped to make vast progress in biochemical engineering as well as make technological innovations in bioprocessing.

Eco-Marathon Americas Coincides with AIChE Spring Meeting

April 05, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
Sounds of thundering engines roared around the perimeter of the normally tranquil Discovery Greens at Downtown Houston, Texas. From a far, the scene resembled a Formula 1 race: cars boasted corporate sponsor decals and swung through the turns passing on the inside as they jetted off towards victory. Well, it really wasn’t quite like a Formula 1 race, but for the Chemical Engineers on the scene the Shell Eco-marathon was far more exciting.

Cellular-Based Systems for Producing Alcohol

March 16, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
The current method for producing alcohol biofuels, in particular butanol, is through metabolic cellular processes. Clostridia species are used to produce butanol, but they are not very suitable because they are complex and not well understood. Biological pathways have also been developed for strains of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae; both of these microbes have better genetic tools available.

New Kidney Transplant Method Uses Stem Cells

March 13, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
Applications for stem cells seem endless. These versatile cells can be used to study development and disease, and they also have the ability to replace damaged cells and treat disease, to name a few of their uses. Recently, there is a new front on which stem cells have an important role: organ transplants.

Process Development Symposium

March 06, 2012. By ChEnected Guest
Are you up on the latest in product and process development? Join us to broaden your knowledge and to discuss technical issues such as scale-up problems as well as non-technical issues, including effective communication with managers and other functions.