Conferences

Division & Forum Awards and Events

Sunday, Nov. 7

Student Awards Ceremony
11:45am - 1:00pm

Monday, Nov. 8

CAST Division Plenary
8:30am

The lecture is given by the Lawrence K. Cecil Award in Environmental Chemical Engineering recipient: Vasilios Manousiouthakis, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California- Los Angeles
Lecture title: “Energy and the Environment as Engines of Long Term Growth for Chemical Engineering”
Marriott, Grand Ballroom F

In Honor of the Wilhelm Award Recipient I & II (Respectively
8:30am - 11:00am || 12:30pm - 3:00pm

Distinguished invited speakers will present at these sessions in honor of the Wilhelm Award recipient, Raymond J. Gorte, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
Hilton, Grand Ballroom C

Recent advances in engineering education within the field of chemical engineering
254 B Room (Salt Palace Convention Center

Recent advances in engineering education within the field of chemical engineering
254 B Room (Salt Palace Convention Center

Lecture: “Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers on Lithographically-Defined Chemically Nanopatterned Substrates” presented by NSEF Forum Award recipient, Professor Paul F. Nealey, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Lecture: “Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Materials”, presented by NSEF Young Investigator Award recipient, Professor Bartosz A. Grzybowski, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
Hilton, Grand Ballroom C

Women’s Initiatives Committee Mixer
6:15pm - 8:15pm

The Women’s Initiatives Committee will be hosting an informal social and networking event. The main goal of this event is to grow member involvement in WIC and facilitate networking between its members. You are invited to mix, mingle, and network with other engineers in the society while enjoying light refreshments and drinks provided by WIC.
Hilton, Canyon A

Minority Affairs Committee Reception
7:00pm - 8:30pm

2010 AIChE William W. Grimes Award recipient: Dr. James Wei, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical Engineering Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University
Hilton, Canyon C

Young Professionals Mixer
8:00pm - 12:00am

Theme: "Doing Well by Doing Good"
Young Professionals will have the opportunity to meet and network with leaders in the field of water technologies.
Sponsored by: AIChE Young Professionals and Separations Division
Drink and Food Specials Offered
Poplar Street Pub
242 South 200
West Salt Lake City, UT
Phone: 801-532-2715

Tuesday, Nov. 9

In Honor of the Practice Award Winner
8:30am - 11:00am

The Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Practice Award recipient:Thomas F. Degan, Jr., Manager, Breakthrough and Leads Generation, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Lecture: “Catalysis in a Pocket: The MCM-22 Story”
Salt Palace Convention Center, Grand Ballroom E

Chad P. J. Bennington who was awarded the NAMF Mixing Award, passed away suddenly last Spring. An invited paper based on his abstract will be presented in his honor.
Grand Ballroom E (Marriott Downtown)

Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division Award recipient is Antonios G. Mikos, Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Division 15 Award Lecture: “Advancing Biomaterial Strategies for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering"
Salt Palace Convention Center, Grand Ballroom A/C

Wednesday, Nov. 10

CACHE Symposium: Honoring Award Recipients I
8:30am

Computing Systems and Technology Division Honor Award Recipients and present overviews and details of CACHE Activities.
Grand Ballroom H (Salt Palace Convention Center

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division -Invited Speakers
Talks to honor this year’s Stine Award recipient, Nicholas L. Abbott
Nick’s Award Lecture Interfacial Engineering of Liquid Crystalline Materials- 8:30AM
Grand Ballroom F

Computing Systems and Technology Division Session detailing activities of the CACHE Organization.
Grand Ballroom H (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Lectureship in Fluidization Award recipient: Jinghai Li, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Lecture: “Real-Time Simulation of Particle-Fluid Systems--Dream or Reality?”
Thomas Baron Award recipient: Tony Ladd, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
- Lecture: “Multiscale Modeling of Motor-Driven Microtubules”
Salt Palace Convention Center, Grand Ballroom J

Finalists were selected from the abstract submissions to present their work in this award session. A panel of judges will determine 1st-3rd place
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

CoMSEF Plenary Session
3:15pm - 5:45pm

CoMSEF Early Career Award recipient: David Sholl, Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Energy Sustainability in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
Lecture: “Accelerating Development of Membrane Materials Using Computational Modeling”
Salt Palace Convention Center, Room 150G

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Awards and Networking Reception
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Please join us for some post-session snacks and refreshments as we recognize this year's NSEF Award recipients, the NSEF student poster awardees, bionano graduate student finalists, and the plenary session lecturers.
Marriott, Deer Valley 2/3