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March 2018

January 2018 EdDiv Announcments

Contents: 1. From the Chair: Meet the Board 2. EdDiv Committees Membership 3. Open Position: Environmental Engineering Lecturer at Washington University 4. Instructions for submitting EdDiv announcements ========================================================== 1. FROM THE CHAIR: MEET THE BOARD I...

ESD Gold Award Reception & Recognition

Wednesday, March 21, 2018,
6:00pm to 8:30pm
EDT
The ESD is holding their annual Gold Award Banquet. Tickets are on sale at ESD website until March 9 (see flyer). The AICHE Detroit Section Board Members will be honoring Dr. Cristina Piluso, Detroit AIChE Co-Chair, 2015 - present, the 2018 AICHE Detroit Section Distinguished Service Award. Dr...Read more

Axalta Coating Systems

Wednesday, March 28, 2018,
5:00pm to 6:45pm
EDT
Dinner and Learn! Please join us for dinner, a Paint 101 lecture and a plant tour at Axalta! Event promptly starts at 5 pm. RSVP detroitaiche@gmail.com and provide name/company of all attendees that are included in your RSVPRead more

RAPID Proposal Request Form

The RAPID institute is leading a national effort to address scientific knowledge and technology gaps in process intensification and modular manufacturing. On August 18, 2018, the RAPID manufacturing institute released a call for research and development project proposals in the areas of process intensification and modular chemical processing.

Building the First "Steamship" in History - March 14th

Wednesday, March 14, 2018,
6:00pm to 8:30pm
CDT
AIChE NOLA, please join us for our next event on March 14th at 6:00 PM. This will be a join event with the American Chemical Society. We will have what sounds like quite an interesting presentation on Building the First Steamship in History. A bit more information on the event is below. Also, we've...Read more

Vaccine Boosts Immune System Response to Cancer

March
2018
Cancer can be difficult to treat because its highly proliferative cells spread throughout the body, effectively evading the immune system’s surveillance. One opportunity that scientists are pursuing for cancer treatment involves “reactivating” the patient’s immune system.

Super-Porous Solid Demonstrates Remarkable Stability

March
2018
A new metal-organic framework (MOF) can adsorb nearly twice its own weight in moisture. And, the MOF can adsorb and release liquid hundreds of times without collapsing, making it a potential candidate for dehumidifying indoor environments, says Mohamed Eddaoudi, a chemical scientist at King Abdullah Univ. of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.

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