In this ever more virtual climate, we wanted to take a minute to introduce you (or re-introduce you) to the RAPID Team. William (Bill) Grieco ¸ Chief Executive Officer, joined RAPID in July, 2018. Bill leads the Institute in its work to build a community of members focused on modular chemical...
This year, 16 students joined the RAPID Intern Program to date. Emily Toala, a junior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is currently participating in the Summer 2020 program. Emily's current project title is "Fundamentals of Batch to Continuous Process Conversion in Specialty and API." She...
Background: Specialty chemical manufacturing is dominated by batch processing mainly due to complex chemistries and narrow ranges of application. Batch processing is extremely inefficient because it is time-consuming and wasteful. The time required to fill the vessel, heat (or cool) the reactant...
On June 25, RAPID's CEO Bill Grieco participated in an ASME Virtual Congressional Briefing on the topic "Managing and Rethinking the Supply Chain." The briefing featured speakers from the Manufacturing USA institutes, academia, and industry, including: - Bill Grieco, Chief Executive Officer, RAPID...
Background: In conventional two-phase separation, mass transport between two phases can be intensified via increased surface area, usually in the form of smaller droplets or bubbles. The increase in the interfacial surface area typically results in higher energy cost due to agitation, slower...
We are proud to announce a new member benefit: the launch of The RAPID Review. This recurring report is available only to members and summarizes the progress of RAPID research projects. The report was inspired by our members, many of whom expressed an interest in more visibility into the research...
While many summer plans are in flux due to changes brought on by COVID-19, due to its entirely virtual, RAPID will continue to offer the RAPID Summer Intern Program as-scheduled to help provide additional growth and learning opportunities to any students working onsite in traditional internships or...
