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September 2012

If you saw my last two editorials, you probably noticed the sustainability theme — “On the Path to Sustainability” in July, and “AIChE’s Path to Sustainability” in August. Through our work as chemical engineers, we have the potential to make significant positive impacts on sustainability. There’s also much we can do as individuals.
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Slippery Surface Is Too Slick for Bacterial Films; New Materials Put the Brakes on Infection; ITO Flexes Its Muscles; Control Wrinkles with this Simple Method; and more
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2012
ScaleUp is a program launched in 2007 to strengthen connections between industry and chemical engineering students. Through corporate sponsorships, ScaleUp offers free AIChE membership to over 15,000 chemical engineering students at over 160 U.S...
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The discrete element method (DEM) models the behavior of individual particles to provide insight into the behavior of the bulk material.
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A new class of implantable medical materials — constructed from naturally derived and renewably sourced polymers — is poised to transform clinical medicine.
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2012
Understand the corrosivity hazards of acids and caustics, and follow these guidelines to manage those hazards through inherently safer design, engineering and administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.
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2012
A tube insert modifies flow stream characteristics to enhance heat transfer. Here’s how to choose the optimal insert to meet process requirements.
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Shell Greenlights World’s 1st Oil Sands Carbon Capture & Storage Project

September 6, 2012
September 6, 2012


Women Undergraduates Workshop 

Come listen and hear about the following topics and panels: “Going to Graduate School,” Panel Discussion with current graduate students, “Career Development Skills,” and Panel Discussion: Academic vs. Industrial Careers.

CEP: September 2012

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This month's cover story focuses on bio-based materials for biomedical implants. Other topics include selecting heat exchanger tube inserts; handling acids and caustics safely and discrete element method modeling.

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