Process Development Symposium –
Planned Sessions and Session Chairs
| Introduction to Product Design | Product Design Methodologies |
| Case Studies – I | Essential Business Topics |
| Case Studies – II | Future Directions |
Introduction to Product Design
Chair: Michael Hill, M. Hill & Associates
Chemical Product Engineering and Chemical Product Design are rapidly becoming buzzwords, but what do these terms really mean? Do they differ from Product Development? Do they really represent anything new, either for chemical engineers or for the chemical industries? Setting the stage for the rest of the Symposium, this session will review what Chemical Product Engineering is all about and what makes it chemical engineering’s “third paradigm.” It will also provide an introduction to how chemical products are designed, including the role of product structuring technologies.
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Product Design Methodologies
Chair: Kevin Joback, Molecular Knowledge Systems, Inc., USA
How should we design chemical products? How should we foster innovation, utilize past experience, communicate requirements, model product behavior and ensure customer satisfaction? Will using brainstorming sessions, six sigma, computer models or high throughput screening help? In this session speakers from industry and academia will discuss methodologies for designing chemical products. The session will conclude with a panel discussion allowing attendees to contribute their own experiences with different design methodologies.
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Case Studies – I
Chair: Rafiqul Gani, Technical University of Denmark, DK
The objective of this session is to help form a clearer perspective of chemical product engineering through case studies, while also highlighting the role and application of product design methodologies. Each case study will be presented with a description of the chemical product design/development problem together with the methods, techniques, and tools used to generate product alternatives, to evaluate product candidates, to select the optimal candidate for further development and/or to verify the performance of the designed/developed product. Emphasis should be given on how the product design was obtained and developed and what was learned from the case study.
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Essential Business Topics
Chair: Laurence Weatherley, The University of Kansas, USA
The development and exploitation of new chemical products often involve a complex sequence of tasks. The process is truly multi-disciplinary, and can involve research scientists and engineers, lawyers, patent agents, development engineers, marketing experts, plant designers, and financial experts. This session will highlight the various key inputs and interactions necessary for the successful commercialization of newly designed products, including research and development, patenting, licensing, marketing, environmental and regulatory affairs, project management, and commercialization.
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Case Studies – II
Chair: Karl Krause, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, USA
Case studies show how the methodologies and concepts stand up to the challenges of a competitive marketplace. This session features real world examples where business issues played a key role in the product engineering. Both successes and failures that highlight important learnings and show what works, what doesn't, and how business challenges impact product design and commercialization are welcome.
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Future Directions
Chair: Karl Krause, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, USA
An open discussion on future directions for Chemical Product Engineering. Though containing no formal presentations, this session should be a highlight of the Symposium.
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