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Institute News
November
2014
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  • Institute and Board of Directors’ Awards
  • Chemical Engineers and Chemical Weapons Demilitarization
  • Kadri is New CCPS Executive Director
  • Evonik Sponsors Founders Award
  • Belfort is Elected Chair of SBE

 

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Introduction to Fluidization

Fluidized beds offer excellent heat transfer, and have the unique ability to move a wide range of solid particles in a fluid-like fashion. This article explains the basics of fluidization theory and outlines how to design a typical fluidized bed. 

Account for Uncertainty with Robust Control Design - Part 1

The dynamic behavior of your process can never be modeled perfectly. However, process controllers can be designed to handle this so-called uncertainty.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Meet the Authors

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Celebrating a Decade of Progress in Biological Engineering

Engineers in a wide range of bio-related specialties — biofuels, biomaterials, genomics, stem cell engineering, regenerative medicine, biopharmaceuticals, bionanotechnology, metabolic engineering, systems biology, bioprocessing, and more — can find a home in SBE.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Genomics and Systems Biotechnology in Biopharmaceutical Processing

Genome-based analytical tools enable engineers to take a systems approach to bioprocessing.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Block-Copolymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications

Research into self-assembling block-copolymer nanocomposites seeks to tailor this nanomaterial for large-scale physiological applications.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Stem Cell Therapy for Regenerative Medicine

The confusion surrounding stem cells starts at the root, with the most basic but difficult-to-answer question, “What is a stem cell?” Get answers to this and other questions related to stem cell research and therapies.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Biological Engineering and the Emerging Cellulose Ethanol Industry

Advances in developing sustainable sources of biomass, new catalysts, and bioprocessing technologies are moving lignocellulosic biofuels closer to commercial reality.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Algae as a Bio-Feedstock

Research on converting algae to fuel and other bioproducts is focused on the development of large-scale production methods and pushing the industry toward viable commercial operation.

SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress (Full 28-Page Supplement)

Celebrating a Decade of Progress in Biological Engineering; Genomics and Systems Biotechnology in Biopharmaceutical Processing; Block-Copolymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications; Stem Cell Therapy for Regenerative Medicine; Biological Engineering and the Emerging Cellulose Ethanol Industry;...

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AIChE Meetings Calendar; AIChE Education Calendar; Webinars; ...

Catalyzing Commercialization: Radiochemical Breakthrough Improves PET Imaging

Ground Fluor Pharmaceuticals, a spinout from the Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln, has developed new fluorination chemistry that permits a wide range of radiotracers with sufficient activity and purity to meet diverse clinical needs to be made with automated commercial radio-synthesis equipment....

CEP: Editorial - Print It or Forget It

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CEP: Institute News

Institute and Board of Directors’ Awards; Chemical Engineers and Chemical Weapons Demilitarization; Kadri is New CCPS Executive Directro; Evonik Sponsors Founders Award; ...

CEP: AIChE Journal Highlight - ChE Education: How Times Are Changing

The chemical engineering curriculum has changed over the years and will continue to change in the future. In the November AIChE Journal Perspective article, “Evolving Trends in Chemical Engineering Education,” Arvind Varma of Purdue Univ. and Ignacio Grossmann of Carnegie Mellon Univ. examine...

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CEP: News Update

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CEP: Process Safety Beacon - An LPG Tragedy

At about 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, 1984, there was a major fire and a series of explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage and distribution terminal at San Juan Ixhuatepec, Mexico City, Mexico. There were over 500 fatalities, about 7,000 injuries, 200,000 people were evacuated, and the...

CEP: Spotlight on Safety - Personal Growth and Lessons Learned from Two Global Tragedies

The 30-year anniversaries of two events of significance to the chemical engineering profession, particularly the process safety community, occur in November and December — the PEMEX disaster outside of Mexico City, Mexico, and the Union Carbide Corp. tragedy in Bhopal, India. These two incidents,...

CEP: YPOV - K-12 Outreach: It’s Fun and Beneficial to Your Career

I have been involved in K-12 outreach for the past five years and have worked with students of all ages — from first graders to high school seniors. For me, outreach has been both personally and professionally rewarding. Through outreach, I have gained some valuable skills, which I think every...

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