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Ryan Simpson

Ryan Simpson, P.E. graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2008 with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and math.  He obtained his Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University in 2011.  He joined Eastman Chemical in 2010 and for the last four years has been on staff in the Process Analytics group which oversees all process analyzer installations at the Kingsport, TN production facility and multiple other satellite sites.  He is the site expert in applied process analytical spectroscopy and since 2014 has installed over $4M in process analyzers. ...Read more

Gerhard Kirner

Gerhard Kirner is the Product Manager for Process Analyzers at Metrohm USA. His background is in chemical engineering and he has been with the company in this role since 2016. Gerhard has been with the Metrohm organization for over 15 years, starting in Germany as a sales and service engineer for process analyzers. He took several different positions, including head of sales support, with Metrohm Germany before moving across the pond to Metrohm USA.Read more

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Underwater Device Captures Deep Sea Creatures

September
2018
Engineers at Harvard Univ. have developed a 12-sided self-folding device capable of capturing creatures from the darkest depths of the ocean, an innovation that has the potential to revolutionize our knowledge of marine organisms.

Stretchable Hydrogel Heals Itself

September
2018
A new electrically conductive hydrogel has self-healing properties and a multitude of prospective uses, including the ability to act as electronic skin.

Researchers Develop the Sustainable Concrete of the Future

September
2018
Manufacturing concrete requires a massive amount of energy that contributes up to 5–8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and burning coal produces flyash as waste, which ends up primarily in landfills and contaminates the environment. To address these issues, researchers at Washington State Univ. (WSU) have developed a sustainable alternative to concrete that uses flyash rather than cement as its main ingredient and requires absolutely no heating to produce.

Nanoparticles Make Drugs Easy to Swallow

September
2018
Engineers from the Univ. of Utah have modified nanoparticles to enhance their uptake in the gastrointestinal tract. This development could be harnessed to create novel drug delivery agents that could be swallowed, rather than injected.

Engineers Go with the Flow on Hydroformylation Studies

September
2018
Chemical engineers at North Carolina State Univ. (NCSU) have developed a technique to make hydroformylation reactions safer and faster. Hydroformylation is a widespread industrial process used to make aldehydes, which are in turn used in a range of products, from paints to pharmaceuticals.

A New Laser Material is Born

September
2018
Neodymium ions combined with yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) have long been the workhorses of the laser industry. Now, materials scientists at Univ. of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) have successfully dissolved high concentrations of neodymium ions into alumina crystals, creating a unique ceramic-based laser material that can emit high-power, ultrashort laser pulses.
Underwater Device Captures Deep Sea Creatures; Stretchable Hydrogel Heals Itself; Researchers Develop the Sustainable Concrete of the Future; Engineers Go with the Flow on Hydroformylation Studies; A New Laser Material is Born; Nanoparticles Make Drugs Easy to Swallow
September
2018

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