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2014 North Central Student Regional Conference

April 11-12, 2014
Michigan State University
The North Central Regional Conference will be held on April 11-12 at the University of Michigan, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Northeast Student Regional Conference

April 4-5, 2014
University of Connecticut
The Northeast Regional Conference will be held on April 4-5 at the University of Connecticut, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Mid-Atlantic Student Regional Conference

March 28-29, 2014
University of Virginia

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference will be held on March 28-29 at the University of Virginia, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Southern Student Regional Conference

March 21-23, 2014
University of Puerto Rico

The Southern Regional Conference will be held on March 21-23 at the University of Puerto Rico, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Southwest Student Regional Conference

March 21-23, 2014
Texas A & M University

The Southwest Regional Conference will be held on March 21-23 at Texas A&M University, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

Solutions for a Sustainable Tomorrow

Jan 30, 2013
This presentation focuses on the critical components of a truly sustainable operation . . . safety, environment, energy, capital management, and...

Algae - The New Green Crude

South Texas Section Webinar
Mar 1, 2012
Algae provides one solution to help the US reduce its dependence on foreign oil and create new green jobs. Barry Cohen and Will Thurmond will discuss...

AIChE Professional Support – Career Services

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Feb 23, 2012
Whether you are getting ready to graduate with your chemical engineering degree, you are currently unemployed, or you are looking for a new technical...

CEP: Career Corner - Don’t Stop Learning

December
2013
Career Corner
Loraine Kasprzak
When was the last time you learned something new for your job? A generation ago, chemical engineers could expect to settle into a well-defined position at one company and remain there for an entire career. Today, things could not be more different. Many engineers change jobs at least once, or take on additional responsibilities that require new knowledge and skills.

CEP: What's New

December
2013
What's New
Read about new products and services in the areas of instrumentation, operations and maintenance, fluids and solids handling, and environmental, health and safety.

Protect Your Process with the Proper Flame Arresters

December
2013
Safety
Michael Davies, Thomas Heidermann
A flame arrester may be installed to keep an external flame out of a tank or vessel or to ensure that a flame burning within a pipeline does not propagate to other equipment. Use the information presented here to determine what type of device is appropriate for your application.

CEP: Calendars

December
2013
Calendars
AIChE Meetings Calendar, Webinars, and AIChE Education Calendar.

CEP: Process Automation Corner - Real-Time Analytics for Pharmaceutical Quality Control

December
2013
Process Automation Corner
Terry McMahon
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the leadership of Ajaz Hussain, then the Associate Director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), launched the Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Initiative a decade ago, it set in motion a multifaceted search for a more scientifically based approach to pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality assurance. Hussain’s call for more PAT in the industry’s manufacturing operations was really more of a challenge to current practices than a proscriptive program. The pharmaceutical industry has responded with a renewed emphasis on understanding the scientific basis of its processes, and toward that end has made significant investments in personnel and tools.

CEP: News Update

December
2013
News Update
Made-to-Order Materials Move Forward; 3D Photonic Crystal Stands Up to the Heat; Battery Electrode Acquires Self-Healing Power; GHG Emissions Decline as Power Plants Switch to Natural Gas; and more.

CEP: Editorial - Lightbulbs in the Shower

December
2013
Editorial
Cynthia Mascone
Metaphoric lightbulbs, that is — ideas. Many of my best ideas have come to me in the shower. So, I did some reading about creativity that shed a bit of “light” on why this is the case

Special Section: Energy (Full 32-Page Supplement)

October
2013
Special Section
Andrew N. Jansen, Avani Patel, Gerry M. Clarke, Michelle Bryner, Robert Spotnitz
Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Basics; Raw Material Considerations; Component Materials; Endless Uses

CEP: AIChE Journal Highlight - Survival of the Fittest: an Economic Perspective on novel Biofuels

December
2013
Journal Highlight
Drop-in biofuels — so named because they can be blended with current fuels in any proportion without modifying existing infrastructure — for the transportation sector have attracted increasing attention. In general, these liquid fuels offer several advantages over first-generation biofuels (i.e., ethanol from corn), including high energy density, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and compatibility with the status quo (e.g., piping infrastructure, internal combustion engines, and supply logistics). Despite these advantages, though, biofuels compete with fossil fuels almost exclusively on economic grounds, say Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer and Harvey W. Blanch of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the December AIChE Journal Perspective article, “Survival of the Fittest: An Economic Perspective on the Production of Novel Biofuels.”

CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Hazards of Strong Oxidizers

December
2013
Process Safety Beacon
A worker was asked to move two open-top 5-gal pails containing aqueous sodium permanganate solution from one location to another. When he picked up the pails, the contents of one of them erupted, spraying him with the solution. Sodium permanganate is a strong oxidizer, and the splashed material set the worker’s clothing on fire. His injuries required hospital treatment.

Follow this Process Development Path

December
2013
Reactions and Separations
Paul Szabo
Bench-scale engineering (BSE) and the interdisciplinary no-transfer team (INTT) are valuable complements to the scale-down-before-scale-up method of process development.

Special Section: Energy - Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Basics

October
2013
Special Section
Robert Spotnitz
Batteries come in a variety of chemistries and designs. Using fundamental principles, the theoretical performance of these electrochemical cells can be determined, enabling you to engineer the optimal device.

Switzerland: The Success of Its Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Industries

December
2013
Global Outlook
Konrad Hungerbühler, Marcel Sennhauser, Stavros Papadokonstantakis
The strong international presence of Switzerland’s chemicals industries — characterized by a major export market and substantial investment in its companies abroad — has helped to make the Swiss chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries among the world’s most successful.

CEP: Institute News

December
2013
Institute News
Annual Meeting Wrap-Up, President’s Corner: To Shape the Future We Want, AIChE Foundation Honors Stuart Churchill, AIChE Foundation Heralds ChE’s “Promise” in New Film, and more.

Frontiers in Particle Science and Technology

April 29 - May 1, 2014
Hamburger University at McDonald's Campus, Oak Brook, IL
The 2013 Process Development Symposium is expected to gather more than one hundred chemical engineers in Oak Brook, IL for a content driven symposium to exchange ideas, develop their professional knowledge, and network.

2014 Pacific Northwest Student Regional Conference

April 25-27, 2014
Washington State University

The Pacific Northwest Regional Conference will be held on April 25-27 at Washington State University, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Western Student Regional Conference

April 18-19, 2014
University of California, Davis

The Western Regional Conference will be held on April 18-19 at the University of California, Davis, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Mid-America Student Regional Conference

April 11-12, 2014
University of Iowa

The Mid America Regional Conference will be held on April 11-12 at the University of Iowa, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

2014 Rocky Mountain Student Regional Conference

March 28-30, 2014
University of Utah

The Rocky Mountain Regional Conference will be held on March 28-30 at the University of Utah, and will feature the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition, Research Paper competition and Chem-E Jeopardy competition.

Introduction to Pressure Relief Systems

Sponsored Webinar
Live Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
Pressure relieving systems are an integral part of any process facility, from offshore production platforms to petrochemical complexes, and usually...

Mixing for Success in Batch Systems

AIChE Webinar
Live Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
In this webinar, batch processes that require mixing are discussed and the mixing challenges and opportunities for achieving process success are...

The Chemistry of Chocolate

AIChE Webinar
Nov 6, 2013
Steeped in tradition, chocolate evokes images of artisans making hand crafted delicacies in their kitchen, while little thought is given to the...

Problem Solving with IdeaConnection

AIChE Webinar
Sep 24, 2013
This webinar covers IdeaConnection's R&D problem solving challenges, and how they work. invites AIChE membership to sign up as new problem...

Process Safety for Process Engineers

Virtual Local Section Webinar
Jan 26, 2012
Process safety is the most important facet of our jobs as process engineers. Learn how CCPS can support process engineers in their quest to make...

Six-Sigma for Chemical Engineers

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
While Six Sigma is a proven process improvement methodology employed in companies across the globe, you may be wondering how it can best be applied...

SBE Supplement: Biochemical Engineering - Cell-Free Bioprocessing

November
2013
SBE Special Section
James Swartz
The ability to exploit a cell’s contents and capabilities unimpeded by cell walls opens new opportunities for the field of biochemical engineering. Cell-free biology could become the basis for making products from hydrogen to cancer vaccines and more.

CEP: Editorial - Energy Literacy

November
2013
Editorial
Cynthia Mascone
A poll conducted by the Univ. of Texas at Austin ( www.utenergypoll.com/newsroom ) in September found that the average American does not have a good understanding of energy issues. What’s saddening is that many don’t seem to care much about energy...

Excel VBA Programming for Chemical Engineers

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
If you know your way around Microsoft Excel and you’re ready to learn Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Programming this course is for you. Join...

CEP: News Update

November
2013
News Update
Genetically Engineered Yeast Consume Toxic Byproduct; New Device Performs Double Duty; Simulations Shine Light on Future Solar Materials; Closing the Voltage Gap; and more.

CEP: YPOV - A Grad Student’s Right Decision

November
2013
YPOV
Chris Lowe
About two years ago, I was faced with a decision. I was a few weeks away from graduating with my bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering when I received an email from a friend. He was recruiting graduating students to act as liaisons between AIChE...

Fuels Blending Technology and Management

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
In today’s highly competitive marketplace, the economic and efficient management of blending operations and automation can give you that critical...

Distillation in Practice

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
This course covers all essential distillation concepts likely to be faced by process support, operations, and design engineering personnel. It covers...

Heat Exchanger Design and Operations

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
This course is ideal for chemical and mechanical engineers who are engaged in plant operations, technical services, and project design; or with...

Integrated Process Synthesis

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
As a chemical engineer, before you can make proposed process alterations you must consider the potential investment return. Yet, typically this...

Crystallization Operations

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
Join crystallization expert Wayne Genck for a practical overview of the basics of crystallization and precipitation and how to apply the fundamentals...

Optimize Energy Use in Industrial Cooling Systems

November
2013
Heat Transfer
Michael B. Muller, Michael R. Muller, Prakash Rao
Potential energy savings for chilled-water cooling systems are often overlooked. A detailed review of the cooling system along with the appropriate temperature and flowrate measurements will help you identify ways to cash in on these savings.

Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
Gain a better understanding of pneumatic conveying problems and principles, allowing you to evaluate and troubleshoot your in-plant systems to...

CEP: What's New

November
2013
What's New
Read about new products on display at the 2013 Chem Show, December 10-12, New York City.

Consider Single-Use Equipment for Biomanufacturing

November
2013
Fluids and Solids Handling
Roman Rodriguez
Traditional stainless steel equipment is increasingly being replaced with disposable units in new and existing processes alike, enabling more flexibility, higher efficiencies, and lower costs. Follow the guidance offered here to determine the most-effective single-use approach for your facility.

Combustible Dust Hazards: Dust Explosions

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
This course covers the knowledge and tools necessary to examine your workplace for the hazards, assess protection needs, and to respond efficiently...

CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Holiday Operations

November
2013
Process Safety Beacon
Many plants shut down or reduce operations during a holiday period. Equipment may be in a non-standard condition while processes are on hold or shut down. Even though the plant is shut down, it is likely that hazardous materials are still present in storage tanks and process vessels. Equipment that is shut down may be opened for inspection or maintenance. Some plants continue to operate during a holiday but with reduced staff, delaying less-critical activities.

Industrial Fluid Mixing

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
AIChE
Given the vital role industrial fluid mixing plays in the success of so many products, it pays to stay on top of the most recent developments in the...
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