JOANNA BENSON is a commercial technology and applications engineer at Air Products based in Atlanta, GA (Phone: (404) 353-9418; Email: jamesjn@airproducts.com). She focuses on technical applications and business development of industrial gases in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power, and water markets. She has spent most of her career in the industrial gas industry, with positions in commercial technology, energy research and development, and HyCO Global Operations. She holds a BS in chemical engineering from Washington and Lee Univ., and MChE...Read more
Manuel R. Suarez (Email: manuel.r.suarez@gmail.com) has more than 30 years of experience in process engineering, process documentation, process control and automation, plant operations, logistics of oil storage and transportation, project management, and technical training. His wide experience covers polymers, oil and gas, petrochemicals, food and beverage, and process equipment fabrication for companies in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. He has authored or co-authored numerous papers, articles, presentations, and training courses...Read more
Matthew B. Barfield, P.E., is an explosion-protection test engineer at Fike Corp. (Blue Springs, MO). He regularly performs explosion, fire, and pressure relief tests to aid research and development of explosion-suppression systems, rupture discs, fire-suppression systems, and other process safety products. He previously worked as a junior consulting process engineer for PROTEGO USA (Charleston, SC), a conservation vent and flame arrester manufacturer. Barfield holds a BSE in chemical engineering from the Univ. of South Carolina. He is a licensed professional engineer in South Carolina...Read more
It tells your story, shares the skills you have acquired, and highlights your professional accomplishments. It is vital to helping you to progress in your career. But why is it so hard to put together a résumé? When applying for a job, you have to...
January
2018
AIChE’s Public Affairs and Information Committee (PAIC) sees the public and government issues around the food-energy-water nexus to be a priority topic for chemical engineers. Food, energy, and water are essential resources for sustaining humankind...
January
2018
Steve Jobs is quoted as saying, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” AIChE’s Technical Entities, which cover a wide variety of topics that include food, energy, water, sustainability, and biological engineering, are at the...
January
2018
Natural disasters can significantly impact or threaten process plants. In recent years, many events have been in the news because of their impacts: Images 1 and 2 — Satellite and ground photos of wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, taken...
January
2018
Instrumentation Frequency-to-Analog Converter Allows Programming from Smartphones The FAC-R frequency-to-analog converter changes incoming sensor frequency to both current and analog voltage output. It interfaces with frequency output sensors and...
January
2018
Meet Jim Fitterling of Dow and learn about his philanthropic leadership, his advocacy of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and his commitment to creating positive change in the chemical industry.
January
2018
President’s Corner: A Golden Age for AIChE Welcome, everyone, to 2018. Happy New Year! I am extremely honored and humbled to be the 2018 AIChE President. I have a deep sense of responsibility to the profession and to AIChE, and I’ll do my best to...
