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March 2013

Industry Leader Panel

The Industry Leader Panel will be made up of five professionals that will discuss their career path after college.

Joe Walters

Joe Walters brings a diverse background to his role as Manager of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs at West Basin Municipal Water District.  After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Indiana University, he began a career in Sales and Customer Service Management. 


Joe added an additional degree in Golf Management from the College of the Desert in Palm Desert leading to a position of General Manager of a public golf course.


Joe transitioned from the experience of “water user” to “water purveyor” analyzing operations and managing...Read more

Great Inventions That Changed the World - Webinar

March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013

Professor James Wei will present his work, Great Inventions That Changed the World, to the AIChE Virtual Local Section on March 28th. Join us at 9pm EST for this free webinar.

Gena Leathers

Gená Leathers is the Global Technology Leader for Water within the Environmental Operations Technology Center and is located at Dow’s Freeport site.  She leads the technology group comprised of the subject matter experts focusing on water footprint in terms of optimizing value with regard to environmental water technology development and application, solutions innovation and environmental integration supporting Dow operations and manufacturing locations globally.


Gená has a BS in Chemistry and has been with The Dow Chemical Company for 33 years.  Her career spans a...Read more

Management Case Study – Beer, Breweries, and Bottled Water

March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013

Losing ground to competitors, a major brewery takes a look at alternative products. Can bottled water be a viable solution? Check out the case study and submit your thoughts, ideas, and recommendations.

Workshop Program

Industrial Water Use and Reuse Workshop Program Technical Sessions take place in Lonestar A. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:00-6:30 PM Registration Check In- Lonestar Corridor 6:00-7:00 PM Opening Reception in Lonestar B Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:30-8:00 AM Registration Check In 8:00-8:15 AM Welcome...
Apply HSE principles during front-end engineering design to assure safe, operable, and economical facilities.
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Amanda Brock

Amanda Martin-Brock is CEO of WATER STANDARD, a global water treatment company delivering innovative enhanced oil recovery, produced water treatment, and desalination solutions to the Energy and Water Sectors. Named one of the top 10 women in energy by the Houston Chronicle, Amanda has spent her career as a leader and pioneer in energy and water related businesses. In 2007, she helped develop WATER STANDARD, a global water treatment company committed to delivering innovative water and produced water treatment and desalination solutions to the Oil & Gas and Water Industries. In March...Read more

Soochow University Student Chapter

MOU Signed: CCPS & OISD are Knowledge Partners

Shri Hirak Dutta and Ms. Louisa Nara exchanging the signed MOU folders.
March 26, 2013
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of India’s Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) to cooperate in advancing the practice of process safety in the petroleum sector in India and around the world.