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Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa

Ana Barbosa-Póvoa is a Full Professor in Operations and Logistics, at the Engineering and Management Department of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon. She holds a PhD from the Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine and her research focus is on developing a comprehensive understanding of complex problems in supply chains and operations management, supported by novel and sound engineering systems models and techniques. Sustainability, resilience, uncertainty and risk in the design and...Read more

Joseph Fiksel

Joseph Fiksel is an author, consultant, researcher, and educator who retired from The Ohio State University in 2018. His publications and real-world projects have advanced the science and practice of sustainability and resilience, earning him an international reputation as an expert in environmental risk analysis, design for sustainability, supply chain resilience, circular economy, and complex systems modeling.

A native of Montreal, Joseph began his career at DuPont of Canada. He immigrated to the U.S. and founded the Decision and Risk Management group at Arthur D. Little, Inc. in...Read more

RAPID Project Spotlight: “Intensified Commercial Scale Production of Dispersants”

July 15, 2020
Background: Specialty chemical manufacturing is dominated by batch processing mainly due to complex chemistries and narrow ranges of application. Batch processing is extremely inefficient because it is time-consuming and wasteful. The time required to fill the vessel, heat (or cool) the reactant...
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Ying Sun

Dr. Ying Sun is the Program Director of the Thermal Transport Processes Program in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation. The program supports fundamental and transformative research in thermodynamics, and heat and mass transfer. Dr. Sun is also a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University. Her research interests include multiphase flows and heat/mass transfer, complex fluids, and multiscale modeling with applications in energy systems and advanced manufacturing. She was a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, AFOSR...Read more

Ying Sun

Virtual Poster Session FAQs

Virtual Poster Session Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is required for a Virtual Poster Presentation? Answer: All virtual poster presenters will need to prepare the following items prior to the session: A 2-minute pre-recorded poster overview, highlighting the key points and takeaways for your...

Akanksha Krishnakumar Menon

Akanksha Menon is an ITRI-Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellow in the Prasher group. Her research interests are in the water-energy nexus, specifically on energy-efficient water desalination techniques. At Berkeley Lab, Akanksha is focused on treating high salinity waters by using solar energy and novel membrane processes, with the goal of achieving zero liquid discharge and closing the water loop. Akanksha obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2018, where she focused on developing polymer...Read more

Jane Davidson

2020 AIChE Executive Committee Nominations

AIChE-STS is looking for nominees for the 2020 Executive Committee. If you or someone you know is interested in any of the below positions, please contact the Nominations Committee: Tom Rehm ( tom@tomrehm.com ), Sundar Viswanathan ( sundara.vis@gmail.com ), Larry Chriswell ( larrychriswell@outlook...

CESMII announces selections totaling up to $1.7 million for 4 Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) announced selections totaling up to $1.7M for 4 projects that will advance innovation in smart manufacturing. See more here!

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