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Conference Presentations - 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting

The Yoga of Process Development

Nov 17, 2008
Dr. Kamlesh Bhatia
Process Development is analogous to Yoga. It is a ‘Yoga' – a disciplined process for integrating the essential components to create a vision of the ‘Whole' and experiencing the ‘Joy' of professional satisfaction. In this talk, I will point to some ways for practicing this ‘Yoga' with ease and...

A Novel Method for Enhanced Heat Removal from Closed Systems

Nov 17, 2008
Ranga Narayanan
Removal of heat from confined cabins and space habitats is of immense importance to NASA in order to ensure proper thermal control. The design of important thermal subsystems for future applications as in boilers, condensers, evaporators, heat exchangers etc will involve complicated fluid flow...

Development of Current and Next-Generation Biomedical Materials

Nov 17, 2008
Sujata K Bhatia
Biomaterials science is a multidisciplinary endeavor incorporating chemical engineering, medicine, biology, chemistry, materials science, bioengineering, and biomechanics. The past few years have witnessed an explosion in the field of biomedical materials, with an expansion of both the compositions...

Design and Process Control Issues In Nanomanufacturing

Nov 17, 2008
Babatunde A Ogunnaike
This presentation will raise awareness of some key process issues involved in answering the following primary question: in manufacturing products designed for specific end-use applications (e.g. polymer nano-composites); or in the production of self-assembled nanomaterials with desirable structural...

Process Development - the Role of Engineering Evaluations

Nov 17, 2008
Bruce M Vrana
Process development is a crucial activity for organizations. The role of Engineering Evaluations, as practiced at DuPont, in guiding process development, will be discussed. There may even be an anecdote from Kamlesh Bhatia's career

Kamlesh Bhatia: A Career In Innovation

Nov 17, 2008
Surita R Bhatia
We give an introduction and overview of the career of Dr. Kamlesh K. Bhatia, highlighting his major accomplishments and his influences on current and future generations of chemical engineers.

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