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Marco Caggioni

Marco Caggioni, PhD, earned a PhD in physics from Università degli Studi di Milano and spent two years as a post­doctoral scholar at Harvard Univ. In 2006, he joined the Procter & Gamble Co., where he is now a technical section head in the Corporate Engineering Div. Caggioni’s group supports process and product development and leads engineering research studies into soft material microstructure and rheology. He works closely with academic partners on translational technology projects for numerous formulated product areas. He is a member of the Society of Rheology....Read more

Patrick T. Spicer

Patrick T. Spicer, PhD, is an associate professor of chemical engineering at UNSW Sydney (Email: p.spicer@unsw.edu.au). He received a BS in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Delaware in 1992 and a PhD in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Cincinnati in 1997. Before moving to UNSW in 2012, he spent 15 years at Procter & Gamble Co., leading an engineering research group focused on scaleup and manufacture of complex fluid products for all of P&G’s business areas. Spicer now heads UNSW’s Complex Fluids Group, which studies...Read more

Kristine Smith

Kristine Smith is a PhD candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State Univ. She earned her BS in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Notre Dame (2012) and her MS in chemical engineering from Rutgers Univ. (2018). Following her BS degree, she worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb in product development roles, including pilot plant manufacturing, automation, and process engineering. In 2018, she was awarded the Bristol-Myers Squibb Doctoral Fellowship and is currently studying the rheology and fluid dynamics of colloidal gels under Lilian Hsiao. ...Read more

HMC Polymers Process Safety Leadership Sharing Session

July 2, 2020
July 6, 2020

HMC Polymers, a CCPS corporate member, hosted a virtual process safety session for its leadership team from the company's plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.

Industry, the Economy, and Coronavirus

July
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a staggering impact on the U.S. economy over the past few months.

Developing a Coronavirus Vaccine: A ChE Race

July
2020
Founded in 2010 to accelerate the process of drug discovery, Moderna has since developed 20 mRNA-based drugs, half of which function as vaccines.

Breathable Gear Could Help Guard Against Biological Agents

July
2020
Driven by shortcomings in personal protective equipment (PPE), which is more important in the age of coronavirus than ever, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a smart, breathable fabric that protects the wearer from biological and chemical agents.

A Sea of Artificial Coral Reefs

July
2020
Chemists at the Univ. of Cambridge have developed a 3D-printed artificial coral structure that can host zooxanthella, a photosynthetic algae.

A New Class of Recyclable Rubber

July
2020
At Flinders Univ. in Australia, researchers have developed a recyclable rubber that is also self-repairing.
Developing a Coronavirus Vaccine: A ChE Race; Industry, the Economy, and Coronavirus; Breathable Gear Could Help Guard Against Biological Agents; A New Class of Recyclable Rubber; A Sea of Artificial Coral Reefs
July
2020

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