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February 2018

Michael Lynch

Mike is an Assistant Professor and the Hunt Faculty Scholar in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry at Duke University. Work in the Lynch lab is focused on developing advanced tools for metabolic engineering with a long-term goal to develop readily accessible tools for the predictable rational design of industrial strains. These tools are being developed alongside key applications ranging from the production of biofuels and chemicals to next-generation therapeutics and materials. Mike has recently co-founded DMC Biotechnologies Inc., a start-up commercializing dynamic...Read more

New ESC Bylaws effective May 1, 2018

The ESC has recently approved changes to the ESC's Bylaws. The new Bylaws will go into effect on May 1, 2018. The most notable changes to the ESC Bylaws include the creation of two Director positions: National Director and Global Director. Additionally, the new Bylaws explicitly define the process...

Nominations open for 2018 Management Award

The Management Division recognizes an outstanding individual who has made a substantial contribution to the management of engineers involved in the field of Chemical Engineering or to management techniques and procedures utilized in this field.

Elections for 2018 officers and directors

The Management Division election for 2018 officers and directors was recently completed. Congratulations to the new leadership! You can see the results of the election by visiting the "Leadership" page.

2017 Management Award

Robert L. Zeller III, PhD, PE of Occidental Chemical Corporation was the recipient of the 2017 Management Award for his leadership and innovative approaches to institutionalize his version of Operational Excellence into the culture of OxyChem.

Division creates new Service Award

In 2017 the division Awards Committee established the “Management Division Service Award” to recognize outstanding service to the AIChE Management Division. Joe Porcelli selected as first recipient of this new award.

Hal S. Alper

Dr. Hal Alper is the Kenneth A. Kobe Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and was a postdoctoral research associate at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research from 2006-2008, and at Shire Human Genetic Therapies from 2007-2008. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Cellular and Metabolic Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where his lab focuses on applying and extending the approaches of related fields such as synthetic biology, systems biology, and protein engineering.Read more

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