Local Section Webinars

Algae - The New Green Crude

South Texas Section Webinar
Mar 1, 2012
Barry Cohen

Algae provides one solution to help the US reduce its dependence on foreign oil and create new green jobs. Barry Cohen and Will Thurmond will discuss both the technology and the commercial framework for the New Green Crude.

AIChE Professional Support – Career Services

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Feb 23, 2012

Whether you are getting ready to graduate with your chemical engineering degree, you are currently unemployed, or you are looking for a new technical challenge, learn about a number of tools AIChE has designed to support you in your job search.

Process Safety for Process Engineers

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Jan 26, 2012
Louisa Nara

Process safety is the most important facet of our jobs as process engineers. Learn how CCPS can support process engineers in their quest to make their processing facilities both more productive and safer.

The Changing Feedstock Landscape and the Hurdles of Alternative Feedstocks

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Nov 17, 2011
Mark Stewart

Understand the underlying issues behind these alternative feedstocks needed for chemical manufacturing. Separation issues that need to be solved before some alternatives can become economically competitive with traditional feedstocks will also be highlighted.

Mechanical Reliability

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Oct 27, 2011
David Rosenthal

Dave is a reliability and maintenance leader with over 30 years of chemical and process industry experience. His keynote address is on Mechanical Reliability.

International Year of Chemistry

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Sep 22, 2011
Neil Gussman

Learn about the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011), a worldwide celebration of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.

Integrated Complexes - A Luxury or Business Necessity?

South Texas Section Webinar
Sep 1, 2011
Shankar Vaidyanathan

The presentation will cover the refining and petrochemical industry trends, the challenges to staying in business and be profitable in the marketplace, industry impacts, the opportunities for synergy and the business case for integration.

Financial Investment & Management

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Aug 25, 2011
Thomas Hobbs

An overview of different investment types and strategies, such as risk management, retirement accounts, mutual funds & stocks, commodities & precious metals, and ways to maximize your investments over the long-term.

Wireless Measurement & Control

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Aug 25, 2011
Greg McMillan

Wireless measurements reduce wiring installation and maintenance costs and eliminate electrical noise and ground loops.

The Extended History of PRICAT(TM) 468 for C4 Acetylene Hydrogenation

South Texas Section Webinar
May 5, 2011
Gary Gildert

Step three of the 'Eight Steps to Specify a Catalyst Bed' is selecting the catalyst. The process of developing and selecting catalysts is often shrouded in mystery. Examining the history of a product development can demystify the process.

The Truth about Anthropogenic Climate Change

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Apr 28, 2011
Arvid Pasto

This presentation will describe the situation as depicted by the UN-IPCC and other AGW supporters. Then the theories, models, and assumptions utilized by AGW adherents will be examined.

Put Your Compensation To Work

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Apr 28, 2011
Michael Pascarella

Michael Pascarella with Ameriprise Financial will outline how to leverage compensation from your employer and build for your goals

Natural Gas Future

South Texas Section Webinar
Apr 7, 2011
Michael J. Economides

Natural gas, at prices significantly below BTU parity with oil for a long time to come, will certainly play a pivotal role in world energy supply and will move towards becoming the premier fuel of the world economy. A significant feature of future gas prices is that they are likely to be technology driven, similar to oil prices, rather than resources driven.

Achieving "Superior Energy Performance"

South Texas Section Webinar
Apr 7, 2011
Michael Gromacki

This Webinar, sponsored by South Texas Section of the AIChE, Texas Industries of the Future and AIChE Center for Energy Initiatives, was presented at the 15th Texas Industrial Energy Management Forum.

Work Would Be So Much Easier Without People

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Mar 24, 2011
Alan Rossiter

Our training as engineers focuses on the physical sciences, and the relationships we learn about are generally mathematical ones.

Energy (South Texas Section March 2011 Meeting)

South Texas Section Webinar
Mar 4, 2011
Mark Holtzapple

Dr. Holtzapple will describe the challenges of providing energy to a growing world. To address energy needs, he will show how the MixAlco process converts waste biomass into bio-gasoline.

Virtual Local Section Inaugural Meeting

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Jan 27, 2011
Maria Burka

2011 AIChE President Dr. Maria Burka spoke about two passions of hers, research and innovation at the inaugural Virtual Local Section meeting.

Applications of Biotechnology: History and Prospects

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Nov 4, 2010
Richard Willson

The vast majority of the early societal benefit and commercial success in biotechnology arose from expressing single genes in bacteria and mammalian cells, to manufacture pharmaceuticals.

Opportunities for Leadership Roles in Graduate School

Leadership Development Webcast
Jun 5, 2010
Donald Visco

Top educators in the chemical engineering field will discuss how leadership development is addressed through the ChE undergraduate and graduate curriculum and experience.

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