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Introduction to Modular Chemical Process Intensification

eLearning (online) Course
This eLearning course provides students with a first introduction to Modular Chemical Process Intensification (MCPI) We start with definitions and...

John Scott Meschke

Dr. Meschke is an environmental and occupational health microbiologist, specializing in the fate, transport, detection, and control of pathogens in environmental media (Air, Water, Food, and Surfaces). Dr. Meschke’s research interests include: environmental surveillance for viruses, development of methods for detection of viruses and bacteria in water and food, market prevalence of foodborne pathogens, recovery of bacterial and viruses from surfaces, irrigation and produce wash water quality, Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) and policy implications of infectious agents.  ...Read more

Dan Miller*

November 30, 2020

Cayla Cook

Cayla Cook studies the impacts of micro-and nanoplastics across all water matrices. This includes investigating removal technologies, implementing monitoring initiatives, and building a database to advance understanding of contamination. Her experience includes process design, analysis, and operations for both water and wastewater treatment facilities as well as research in polymer science, assessment of biopolymer nanotechnology, analysis of microplastic quantification methods, and evaluation of environmental and human health impacts of plastic and plastic-associated additives. Cayla...Read more

What’s Trending at AIChE: Highlights from September & October 2020

November 30, 2020
December 1, 2020

Catch up on the most popular posts of the last two months, including recent award winners, P&ID tips, chemical engineering career advice, and more.

RAPID Intern Spotlight: Meet the Fall 2020 RAPID Interns, Part 2

November 30, 2020
In the second installment of Meet the Fall 2020 RAPID Interns spotlight series, we are highlighting three students who are participating in the fall 2020 program. Scroll down to learn more about Steven Kevorkian, a Junior at Auburn University , Harris Jilani, a Junior at Rochester Institute of...
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2020 Virtual CAST Awards "Banquet" Recording

November 30, 2020
The virtual CAST "banquet" was held on Nov. 24 & at least 125 people joined for our awards recognition and the Computing in Chemical Engineering Award lecture by Mahmoud El-Halwagi. The link to the recording is available here: https://youtu.be/2A5nmWJfmNwRead more

Tzahi Cath

Dr. Cath is a professor of environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. His main field of research is membrane and biological processes for wastewater treatment, desalination of saline and hypersaline brines, reclamation of impaired water for potable reuse, and energy from water and wastewater. Dr. Cath is a PI on many research projects focusing on the integration of membrane contactor processes in seawater and brackish water desalination, in domestic and industrial wastewater treatment (including oil & gas wastewater), and in life support systems. Additional research...Read more

Charles P. Gerba

Chuck Gerba is a professor in the Departments Environmental Science (College of Life Sciences and Agriculture), and Community and Environmental Health (College of Public Health) at the University of Arizona.  He has been an author on more than 700 articles including several books in environmental microbiology. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, and the International Water Association. He received the McKee Award for groundwater protection research from the Water Environment Federation in 1996 and the AP Black...Read more

Steve Conrad

Dr. Steven Conrad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at Colorado State University. He has conducted research and consulted with the water and energy industry for over 25 years on the coupling of social and engineering sciences to inform decision making, the quantification and modelling of system function, and policies and planning as applied to urban energy and water systems, agriculture, and climate change adaptation. Dr. Conrad has degrees in Engineering, Psychology, Environmental Technology Management and Resource and Environmental Management.

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