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F = MA of Biology?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
I will describe my participation over the past few years in an effort to find fundamental mathematical laws in biology. I will discuss a theory for...

Evolving Biological Engineering

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2010
In 2010, SBE awarded the James E. Bailey Award, endowed by Cytos Biotechnology, to Dr. Harvey Blanch of the University of California - Berkeley, for...

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

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 9, 2010
The Institute Lecture provides an opportunity to take a long view of chemical engineering – both where we have been and what opportunities lie ahead...

The Energy Challenge: Providing Sustainable Supplies to Meet Growing Demand

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 13, 2011
As economies grow and living standards improve, the world faces a dual energy challenge: meeting the growing demand for energy while mitigating...

Chemical Engineering Outside the Pipe: Industrial Ecology and Sustainability

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 7, 2010
The 2010 Danckwerts lecture is concerned with explaining the emerging field of Industrial Ecology (IE) and why it represents a new and important area...

Water and Energy: Integrated Challenges, Integrated Solutions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 7, 2010
Water, once considered a nearly inexhaustible resource, is becoming increasingly limited, and water requirements for electricity production must...

Energy, Water, Sustainability for a Smarter Planet

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 7, 2010
Over the last few years, our eyes have been opened to global climate change, and to the environmental and geopolitical issues surrounding...

Energy Security and Affordability in the 21st Century

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 21, 2010
Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil Company, and founder of the non-profit association, Citizens for Affordable Energy, tackles two of the most...

Clean Coal Technology and CO2 Capture: A Perspective

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2009
Absolute and per-capita energy consumption is bound to increase globally, leading to a projected increase in energy requirements of 50% by 2020. The...

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