November 2017

Student Co-op and Internship Presentation Competition

Archived Webinar

Thursday, September 28, 2017,

9:00pm to 10:00pm

EDT

September`s webinar features Student Co-op and Internship Presentation Competition. Three selected finalists speak on a variety of experiences on projects covering: Finding optimal parameters for...

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Energy Reduction Opportunities for Desalination Systems

Archived Webinar

Thursday, July 27, 2017,

9:00pm to 10:00pm

EDT

Seawater desalination technologies are less common in the United States for providing municipal potable water than in other places around the world for a number of reasons, including: high capital...

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Dr. Prakash Rao

Dr. Prakash Rao is a Principal Scientific Engineering Associate within the Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. Dr. Rao conducts research and analysis into the potential for reducing the energy consumption and water use impacts of the US manufacturing sector while maintaining its productivity. To this end, he also assists in the development of related technical assistance and deployment activities. Dr. Rao received his doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University and his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering...Read more

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Education & Workforce Development Roadmap

November 20, 2017

John Vasko

The RAPID Institute is focused on addressing barriers to MCPI deployment and enabling the development of breakthrough technologies to boost energy productivity and energy efficiency through manufacturing processes in industries such as oil and gas, pulp and paper, and chemical manufacturing. RAPID will leverage approaches to MCPI - such as combining multiple process steps including mixing, reaction, and separation into more complex and intensified processes - with the goal of improving productivity and efficiency, cutting operating costs and reducing waste.

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Jack Hopper

November 20, 2017

Ayesha Mahmooda

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Project 278 : Risk Based Process Safety Web Application Tool

This project aims to create an easily accessible web-based tool for each of the 20 Risk Based Process Safety elements. A central “hub” of free Process Safety information, tools, and resources is now available at https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/rbps .