ChEnected Posts by Syed Ahmed

Syed Ahmed

Currently working as an Engineer-in-training for the Process Safety Management Group with Agrium Wholesale at Agrium's Fort Saskatchewan Nitrogen Operations facility.

Completed B.Eng in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Process Systems Engineering from McMaster University.

Previous work experience in various industries including Energy Management, Nuclear, and Pharmaceutical.

From Soda Bottle to Solar Light Bulb

September 23, 2011. By Syed Ahmed

Demi (aka Solar Demi), who comes from a very small village in the Philippines, came up with a solution to bring light to his village by turning a soda bottle into a light bulb.

Self-Cleaning Buildings

September 19, 2011. By Syed Ahmed

Toilet to Tap: The Future of Water

June 02, 2011. By Syed Ahmed

Singapore used to depend heavily on Malaysia for treated water, but now it uses state-of-the-art technology to recycle sewage and other wastewater, producing water that is claimed to be as pure as distilled water.

Featured Series

Excelling With Excel

BY ON July 28, 2010

Learn about custom functions using VBO, pivot tables, macros, indirect references and more.

How to Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams

BY ON August 24, 2010

With a bit of smoke, a few mirrors and a degree in hieroglyphics, anyone can learn to read a P&ID. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams is a topic that can benefit process, project and design engineers, business developers, operators, safety, maintenance and even management.

Tools and Tips for Successful Management and Leadership

BY ON August 31, 2010

This Management and Leadership blog series is dedicated to the tools, approaches, and strategies that managers can use to promote the success of individuals and the team, and thus also the organization and themselves.

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