16th AIChE Midwest Regional Conference | AIChE

Organized by the Chicago Local Section, the MRC provides an opportunity for engineers and scientists in the region and beyond to learn about new technologies and network with others in the field. A particular objective of the conference is to build technical relationships between industrial practitioners and researchers in the governmental and academic spheres.

The conference is proud to feature a High School Outreach Program, where Chicago-area high school students will become acquainted with the various facets of the chemical engineering profession.

On behalf of the conference planning committee, we welcome you to the 16th Annual AIChE Midwest Regional Conference and hope you will take advantage of all the opportunities it has to offer!

Abstracts Now Open!

Submit your abstract today to present at the 26th MRC by January 12th!

Abstracts may be submitted for the following conference topics:

  • Advances in Refining & Biorefining Technology
  • Bioengineering & Nanotechnologies
  • Catalysis & Reaction Engineering
  • Energy Storage
  • Environmental Compliance & Remediation
  • Fluid Properties, Fluid Dynamics, & Transport Phenomena
  • Green Engineering & Climate Solutions
  • Machine Learning & Optimization
  • Polymer Science
  • Process Safety and Occupational Health
  • Other Emerging Topics in ChE

Organizing Committee

  • Belma Demirel (Conference Chair)
    bp
  • Hadjira Iddir (Conference Chair)
    Honeywell UOP
  • Jason Wu (Technical Program Chair)
    Honeywell UOP
  • Hakim Iddir (Technical Program Chair)
    Argonne National Laboratory

Important Dates

  • Abstract Submission Deadline: January 26th, 2024
  • Acceptance Status: February 2nd, 2024
  • Early Bird Deadline: February 9th, 2024
  • Poster Submission Deadline: February 16th, 2024

Get your submission in as soon as possible for review by the organizing committee.

AIChE Member Events Discount

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