AIChE has a new online home for its Young Professional members. Find everything you need to: ·Take advantage of your benefits of membership ·Stay up to date on Young Professional events, activities and news, including YP Local Section Events. ·Read blog/newsletter articles...Read more
Many AIChE student chapters are developing innovative energy experiments for K-12. The projects aim to connect college students with the K-12 learning environment and develop resources for teachers in support of their educational needs to educate future generations about alternative energy. The projects include: The University of Utah has developed many teaching modules , including " Carbon Capture in Water " and " Carbon Captured Chalk ," which is based on a module developed by Alissa Park (Columbia University) under the Research Coordination Network - Carbon Capture,...
Despite similar views about the overall place of science in America, a recent study shows the general public and scientists often see science-related issues differently.
The Institute for Sustainability (IfS), a technological community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has named David T. Allen, Gertz Regents Professor of chemical engineering and director of the Center for Energy and...
Engineering ethics frequently has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with communication, thought and decision-making patterns, and conflicts around time and money.
Power Plant Efficiency: Saving Fuel Originally delivered: Sept. 25, 2014 Part of the ASME Energy Forum Series, this free webinar discusses technology solutions to power plant efficiency improvement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. For more information on this webinar, click here. Understanding the Basics of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Webinar Originally delivered: Nov. 30, 2011 In this AIChE webinar, engineering professionals find out how to implement and deploy Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects. Specific areas addressed are project development, operations...
Dr. Markus E. Scheller has worked for several companies including BASF, Ciba-Geigy for almost 30 years. After receiving his PhD in organic chemistry at the ETH in Zürich (1985) and a teaching degree for undergraduate institutes (1985) Markus started as research chemist at Syntex in Palo Alto California. In 1987 he moved to Switzerland working for Ciba-Geigy in Process Development learning how to effectively introduce new research products into full-blown production facilities. During this time he had the opportunity to gain leadership experience in high schools as well as for many years as...Read more
David West is a Corporate Fellow at SABIC focused on the development of new process technologies and differentiated products. He joined SABIC in 2012 after 31 years with The Dow Chemical Company. While at Dow, David contributed to the development of a variety of process technologies and new products which became the basis for several new manufacturing plants. He held various technical and leadership positions in Business and Corporate R&D labs. His interests include development of new materials, reaction engineering, fluid dynamics, transport phenomena, and non-linear...Read more
