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Hurricane Response and Loss of Containment

Natural disasters present chemical plants with unique challenges. Here is how to reduce environmental harm and avoid regulatory penalties.

To reduce the risks of injury, environmental harm or regulatory penalties, a successful disaster response requires extensive expertise and knowledge...

Pressure Relief Valve Sizing

While working on a project for a tolling manufacturer that uses a single piece of process equipment for numerous chemicals, we realized the need to determine the worst-case chemical for each relief scenario. Since each relief device can see dozens of chemicals, we needed a method to...

AIChE Cleveland Section January 2020 Meeting

January 6, 2020
At the center of the debate about climate change is how to produce electricity without releasing CO2 to the atmosphere. The most contentious and largest form of carbon free electrical production is nuclear power. This Presentation will go over the history of nuclear power plants from early designs, to the modern large electrical generation stations and look at potential future plant designs. Discussion will be provided on how newer designs will be more accident tolerant, will produce less long-term radioactive waste and will be more cost efficient.

Meet Process Engineer Janet Baumann

January 6, 2020
January 13, 2020

Janet Baumann of Eastman Chemical Company talks about her career as a process engineer.

RAPID Intern Spotlight: Edmund Sam-Gyandoh, University of Pittsburgh

January 6, 2020
January 8, 2020

Meet one of the chemical engineering interns who recently participated in the RAPID Intern Program.

Metabolic Engineering Conference - 2020 - DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences

Chad King

In this inaugural role, Chad launched the Center for Sustainability in 2012, where he works across campus units to connect institutional and regional practices to the curriculum. Prior to this, Chad was faculty in Environmental Science at Ohio Dominican University. He earned a master's and PhD in Sustainable Agriculture from the University of Arizona. Chad currently serves on the board of Transportation Solutions, and is a member of the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee.Read more

Tom Wienke

Tom Wienke is a Director at Emerson where he leads a team that supports customers with all needs relating to Emerson’s Level products.  He holds a BSME from the University of Minnesota and has various work experiences that have included manufacturing, customer support, strategic planning and product management....Read more

Tom McGowan

Thomas F. McGowan, PE is president and founder of TMTS Associates Inc. (399 Pavillion Street, Atlanta, GA 30315; Phone: 404-627-4722; Email, tmtsassociates1000@mindspring.com; Website: www.tmtsassociates.com), a firm that for more than 20 years, has specialized in thermal systems and air pollution control. Prior to starting the firm, he was employed by RMT/Four Nines, Envirite, the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and Particulate Solid Research, Inc.

McGowan has 45 years of experience...Read more

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