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Technical Program:

Thursday, January 31, 2013

7:30am - 8:30am

Continental Breakfast

8:30am - 9:30am

Technical Keynote 1

Professor Peter C. Stair, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Director of Center for Catalysis and Surface Science, Northwestern University
Lecture Title:  Atomic Layer Deposition: A Powerful Tool for Catalyst Synthesis

10:00am - 11:30am

• Session Th1A: Advances in Gas Treating
• Session Th1B: Fuel Cell Technologies
• Session Th1C: New, Sustainable Routes to Chemicals and Fuels
• Session Th1D: Teaching the Chemical Engineering Capstone Senior Process Design Course
• Session Th1F: Resume Workshop

11:30am - 1:30pm

Lunch with HS Outreach participants.

1:00pm - 2:30pm

• Session Th2A: Advances in Process Equipment
• Session Th2B: Nanotechnology
• Session Th2C: Refinery Processing of Shale Oils and Tight Oils
• Session Th2D: Business Issues for Engineers
• Session Th2E: New Graduate Engineer Training Practices

3:00pm - 4:30pm

• Session Th3A: Fluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems
• Session Th3B: Agent-Based Systems in Chemical Engineering Applications
• Session Th3C: Biochemical Innovation and Commercialization
• Session Th3E: Career Path Development

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Poster Session

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Buffet Dinner

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Dinner Keynote

Dr. Catherine O’Connor, Director of Engineering, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Lecture Title:  Chicago: A River Runs Through It

Friday, February 1, 2013

7:30am - 8:30am

Continental Breakfast

8:30am - 9:30am

Technical Keynote 2

Dr. Jack Lewnard, Chief Technology Officer, Gas Technology Institute
Lecture Title:  Engineering Challenges to Support the Changing Role of Natural Gas

10:00am - 11:30am

• Session Fr1A: Renewables Research
• Session Fr1B: Air and Water Pollution Controls for Fossil Power Plants
• Session Fr1C: Characterization Methods for Immunoassay Diagnostic Tests
• Session Fr1D: Biological Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Session Fr1F: Interviewing Skills Workshop

11:30am - 1:30pm

Lunch with HS Outreach participants.

1:00pm - 2:30pm

• Session Fr2A: Sustainable Fuel Processing
• Session Fr2B: Smart and Intense Chemical Processes
• Session Fr2C: Process Safety
• Session Fr2D: Engineering Extracellular Matrices
• Session Fr2E: Unwritten Laws of Engineering

3:00pm - 4:30pm

• Session Fr3A: Emerging Technologies in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Session Fr3B: Emerging Technologies in Power Generation
• Session Fr3C: Applications of Chemical Engineering in Food Safety
• Session Fr3D: Advances in Biological Engineering
• Session Fr3E: Career Path Development
• Session Fr3F: MRC 2014 Planning Session