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Innovation in Improving Performance

AIChE Webinar
Apr 17, 2013
Randall Jensen

This webinar focuses on ideas for improving the performance of individuals who work in industrial settings.

Critically Thinking About Critical Thinking

AIChE Webinar
Oct 24, 2012
Greg Shaffer, Melissa Collins

Have you ever examined another person's solution to a problem and found yourself frustrated and asking yourself "What were they thinking?" when you realize that the person's actions actually compounded the problem rather than solving it. In this webinar, the presenters will first define the problem and then discuss why critical thinking skills are so important in the workforce.

Working Across Distances: The Challenge of Global Teams

AIChE Webinar
Oct 17, 2012
Henry Kohlbrand

Teamwork can be challenging, especially when a project involves people in multiple locations or time zones, and of various cultural backgrounds. This webinar lays the groundwork for practicing effective global teamwork when working across cultures and/or distances.

Fraser Russell's Influence On Chemical Engineering At Rowan

Oct 16, 2011
Robert P. Hesketh
Fraser Russell has had a substantial influence on the chemical engineering program at Rowan University. This presentation will summarize his contributions through current faculty that completed a PhD under his direction. These faculty members include Zenaida Gephardt, Robert Hesketh and Adjunct...

Building Human Capacity in Chemical Engineering in Kazakhstan

Oct 16, 2011
Stefaan Simons
The collapse of the former Soviet Union and the transition of the new independent states to market economies has highlighted the need for a radical overhaul of the higher education system. This is particularly the case in engineering sciences. Due to national requirements, in regards to human...

Chemical Science Innovation: Future of the US Chemical Enterprise

Oct 16, 2011
Dr. Joseph A. Miller, Dr. William F. Banholzer, John L. Anderson, Sangtae Kim
Enjoy these four keynote addresses from the 2011 Annual Meeting Plenary co-sponsored by CCR: 1. Importance of Human Capital: Why Major in Chemical Engineering? – John Anderson (beginning of video) Innovation is driven by people who are smart, creative and assertive. One strategy for innovation in...

Chemical Engineering In a Complex World: Grand Challenges, Vast Opportunities

Nov 9, 2010
Julio M. Ottino
The Institute Lecture provides an opportunity to take a long view of chemical engineering – both where we have been and what opportunities lie ahead. By the mid-1970 to 1980s ChE had organized itself around an accepted set of principles, largely science-based, with mathematics and analysis...

Restoring Public Trust: Why Ethics and Transparency Are Vital to Business Success

Apr 26, 2009
Alan L. Boeckmann
Special keynote address given by Alan L. Boeckmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fluor Corporation, one of the world's leading and largest engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services companies. This keynote address is sponsored by AIChE's Fuels and Petrochemicals...

How to be an Expert Witness in an Adversarial Proceeding

AIChE Webinar
Feb 3, 2009
Joseph Cramer

Dr. Joseph J. Cramer will give fellow engineers insight into the nature of a trial or administrative law proceeding, and show how this type of adversarial proceeding differs from the collegial environment.

How the Chemical Engineer Will Shape the 21st Century

AIChE Webinar
Dec 2, 2008
Partha Ghosh

The current global economic meltdown, along with imbalances in energy ecology and equity, imply that the fundamental backbone of the global industrial world needs reinventing.

Unlikely Victory: How General Electric Succeeded in the Chemical Industry

September, 2000
Many companies that stray too far from their core business fail. So how is it that General Electric, a major electrical manufacturing company, ended up as one of the top U.S. chemical producers—with 1998 sales of $6.6 billion? In Unlikely Victory, Jerome T. Coe, a retired 40-year career employee...

What's Your Problem Solving Style?

August
2004
Career Catalyst
Jack Hipple
Understand how you and others solve problems, and use that knowledge to cultivate organizational relationships and improve individual and team efforts.

Solve Problems Inventively

April
2005
Career Catalyst
Jack Hipple
The TRIZ methodology encourages you to approach problems from a different angle. Here’s a primer on the basics of the technique and the tools available to implement it.

To Engineer or Not? That is the Question

August
2005
Career Catalyst
Edward Yannul
The more important question is “how much to engineer?” Use this technique to evaluate the level of engineering effort required, and justified, for a project.

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