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April 2019

Using Big Data Techniques to Tackle Refining Reliability and Optimization

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
I think we all recognize there is journey to get to Industry 4.0 or Refining 4.0. How do we get to the smart refinery? The smart refinery includes...

Humans Make Mistakes...Which Cause Events

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
When reviewing investigations reports associated with Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) events, it is not uncommon to find human error identified as...

Caribbean Petroleum Explosion Case Study

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Caribbean Petroleum Explosion Case Study Q.A. Baker, J.K. Thomas, D.R. Malik and M.T. Edel Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants 3330 Oakwell Court...

Getting Incident Investigations Right

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
When safety investigations are conducted like criminal investigations, they tend to be backward-looking and focused on learning who to blame, rather...

Novel Energy-Efficient Configurations of LNG Cascade Refrigeration Cycles Based on Structural Modifications

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Complex and energy-intensive cascade refrigeration cycles are employed for the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The cost of the shaft work...

Dave Williamson

Dave, Chief Technology Officer of leading biofabrication company Modern Meadow, began his career at Kraton Polymers before spending over a decade at DuPont where he was most recently the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chief Science and Technology Officer. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University. During his time at Modern Meadow, a company developing biologically advanced materials, Dave has shifted the technical process to a fermentation-based approach that...Read more

Poster Reception

The poster reception will feature a mix of poster presentations from both industry and academia. As attendees mingle between posters, hors d'oeuvres and drinks will also be served.

3rd International Conference on Plant Synthetic Biology, Bioengineering, and Biotechnology

October 4, 2019 to October 6, 2019
Presented by the Society of Biological Engineering, this conference will bring together scientists and engineers from universities, industry and government working in all aspects of Plant Synthetic Biology, Plant Bioengineering and Plant Biotech.

Multi-Variable LNG Optimization Using Parallelized Simulator with Integrated Optimizer

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2019
LNG liquefaction is an energy-intensive process, and thus lends itself to optimization. Our work highlights the propane/mixed refrigerant (C3MR)...

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