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2023 VLS Student Internship and Co-op Competition

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 25, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
Join us for our annual student internship/co-op competition where chemical engineering students share their experience, practice presentation skills, and win great awards! During this presentation,...

Language is the Future of Chemistry

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 27, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
Large language models (LLMs) are beginning a new era of chemistry, where LLMs can connect and reason about experiments, tools, and databases to accomplish open-ended tasks in chemistry. This is...

How to Commercialize Innovative Ideas

How to Commercialize Innovative Ideas
Archived Webinar
Wednesday, August 23, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
Learn how to commercialize your innovative ideas from Christina Lomansney, a physicist with a deep background in materials science and electrochemistry.

Creating a Sustainable Lifecycle for Chemical Manufacturing Plants

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, July 26, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
As the process industries reassess their operations, most process units, trains, and sites that have been or will be idled can still be assets rather than liabilities. They are an opportunity to take...

LA100 Roadmap: LA’s Path to 100% Carbon Free Energy by 2035

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, June 28, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
In 2021, the LA City Council passed a motion instructing LADWP to develop a plan for achieving 100% carbon free energy by 2035. In order to provide reliable, carbon free electricity for a city with...

Engineering Ethics: Challenges for Innovation and Society

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, April 26, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
Engineering Ethics: Challenges for Innovation and Society Presented by Sujata K. Bhatia How do engineering innovations change the nature of humanity and life on Earth? How can engineers prepare...

Alternatives to Toxic Substances

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, March 22, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EDT
Toxics Use Reduction Planning Helps Companies Stay Ahead Presented by Pam Eliason Large quantity users of toxic chemicals in Massachusetts are required not only to report on associated annual...

Introduction to an Atmospheric Radiation Model presented by Charles A. Brown

Introduction to an Atmospheric Radiation Model
Archived Webinar
Wednesday, February 22, 2023,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EST
An online atmospheric radiation model is introduced and used to explain the technical details of the mechanism for global warming. Fundamental principles of the global energy balance, radiant energy...

Applied Thermodynamics for CO2 Capture, presented by Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 9:00pm EST
Description: Numerous chemical absorbents and solid adsorbents are being developed for improved performance and reduced costs to capture CO 2 from power plant flue gases or industrial plant effluents...

Modeling and Digital Twins for Process Development, presented by Charles Siletti

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 9:00pm EST
While the general idea of digital twins has been in use for nearly ten years, the chemical process industry has employed similar computational technologies for decades. Originally developed for the...

Decarbonization of Chemical Manufacturing by CO2 Electrolysis: Presented by Magda Barecka

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 9:00pm EDT
This talk will focus on how to introduce CO 2 electrolysis into established industries and allow for their full-scale decarbonization. Following a brief introduction of state-of-the-art CO 2...

Anaerobic Digestion: Sustainability through Organic Waste Management presented by Dana M. Kirk, Ph.D., P.E.

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 9:00pm EDT
Abstract: Anaerobic digestion is a tool for addressing sustainability goals through organic waste management. Organic waste is generated from a number of sources ranging from livestock farms,...

Boost Green and Sustainable Chemical Development with AI Presented by Craig Rowlands

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 9:00pm EDT
Abstract: Public concerns about the health and environmental safety of chemicals are driving the development of more sustainable, ‘‘greener’’ chemicals and products. Intrinsic chemical hazards are a...

The TurboPy Approach to Learning Python presented by Paul Adamson

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 9:00pm EDT
According to the TIOBE ( https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index ) and PYPL ( https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html ) indices, Python is the top computer programming language in the world. This popularity is...

Automation Cybersecurity: Connectivity’s Double-Edged Sword Presented by Marc Ayala

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 9:30pm EDT
Automation Cybersecurity: Connectivity’s Double-Edged Sword Today’s automation systems are much more highly connected than they were at the start of this millennium. Advances in technology, the cost...

Evaluating our Assumptions: The Need for Diverse Perspectives Presented by Elif Miskioglu

Archived Webinar
Friday, May 27, 2022, 9:00pm EDT
Defining and justifying the validity of our assumptions is a cornerstone of engineering problem solving. While much of our education focuses on technical assumptions (does this gas behave ideally?),...

Lessons on Incident Investigations, Presented by Steven Cutchen

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 9:30pm EDT
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent, non-regulatory federal agency that investigates the root causes of major chemical incidents in order to protect people...

Converting CO2 into Products

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 9:00pm EDT
Converting CO2 into useful products?? What's up with that?? Many start-up companies are getting funded to convert carbon dioxide into useful products such as chemicals and food using renewable...

2022 Student Co-op and Internship Presentation Competition Hosted by Noah Meeks

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 5:00pm EST
Top undergraduate student co-ops and interns will present on their exciting work at this special Virtual Local Section event. Four finalists will be chosen from among the pool of student competition...

Reimagining Energy and the Case for Greening Companies

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 9:00pm EST
Energy markets are fundamentally changing and shifting towards low carbon – driven by societal expectations, technology, and changes in consumer preferences. bp has been an international oil company...

Don’t Wake Sleeping Dragons: Managing Often-Overlooked Ignition Hazards presented by Sarah Eck and Jena Dorrin

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
Engineers are often aware of the inherent flammable and combustible properties of the materials they use, ranging from flammable liquids to combustible dust to ignitable gas. However, they often miss...

Beyond unconscious bias training: What works? Presented by WuQing Hipsh

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
By now we’ve all heard that unconscious bias is part of being human. Although we may believe we’re being objective, we all have unconscious biases. At this meeting, we'll be breaking down the...

How Can Nuclear Energy Help Fight Climate Change?

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
Nuclear energy has looked about the same for the last 60 years. Now, startups and the innovation arms of larger companies are looking to deploy new kinds of reactors in the 2030 timeframe. What's...

Automation of Process Simulation and Data Analytics with MATLAB

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
When undertaking the upfront design or studying routes to optimization of a production plant, the workflow typically requires manual transfer of data between different process simulators (Eg. Aspen...

Chemical Fuels in a Carbon Neutral Energy System

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
Mitigating climate change necessitates stopping net carbon dioxide emissions within the coming decades. Part of this transition requires moving from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to...

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