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AIChE Cleveland Section December 2021 Newsletter, The Future of Nuclear Power Generation

November 19, 2021
As the world and the country try to go green, many are taking a fresh look at nuclear power because as non-emitting power source. Previous lectures have covered, how is power generated from a nuclear reaction, what is the process for splitting of the atom, why is the nuclear reaction different than conventional power generation. This lecture will go into proposed new designs for nuclear power plants. We will discuss the current state of nuclear development and look forward to what is on the horizon both in the US and abroad.

Hydrogen Equipment and Component Failure Rates Workshop

February 8, 2022
Virtual

The purpose of this workshop is to come to a consensus within the industry around the appropriate failure rates to use when conducting Risk Assessments for Hydrogen sites or projects.

Matt Tomich

Matt Tomich is the president of Energy Vision (EV). Since joining EV in 2012, his focus has been on the advancement of sustainable transportation solutions, especially for difficult to decarbonize heavy-duty trucks and buses. Much of his work at EV has looked at the production and use of ultra-low-carbon waste-based renewable natural gas (also known as RNG or biomethane) as a vehicle fuel. This has included research and writing on major RNG initiatives in the U.S. in the dairy, landfill gas, wastewater, residential and commercial waste sectors – research published on Energy Vision’s...Read more

Michael Boccadoro

Mr. Boccadoro has worked extensively for more than thirty-five years in public affairs and government relations. As President, Mr. Boccadoro is responsible for overseeing the firm's public affairs, regulatory affairs and governmental relations practices. With expertise in agriculture, energy, water, finance, resource planning, and environmental issues, Michael has extensive working relationships with legislators and other public officials involved in these areas. Before launching West Coast Advisors, he served as Managing Director of a trailblazing public affairs and campaign management...Read more

Scott Turn

Scott Turn is a Researcher on the faculty of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii.  Over the past 20 years, his research has focused on biomass resources in Hawaii and their utilization.  This work has been supported by both the public and private sectors. Research interests include biomass resource assessment, biomass feedstock processing and characterization, thermochemical conversion, hot gas cleaning, fuel reforming, and biofuel properties.  In 2009, he headed the team that developed the bioenergy master plan for the State of Hawaii....Read more

Vijaya Juneja

Dr. Vijay Juneja is a Lead Scientist (Microbiologist, GS-15) of a research project on Predictive Microbiology at the Eastern Regional Research Center, ARS, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA, USA.  He received a degree in Veterinary Medicine from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India; M.S. in Animal Science and Ph. D. in Food Technology and Science, both from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN., USA.

Dr. Juneja is among the world’s leading authorities in food safety research.  He has developed a nationally and internationally recognized research program...Read more

David Tonjes

Dr. David Tonjes research interests are Solid Waste Management, Impacts to Ground Water from Local Waste Management Facilities, Long Island Ground Water Dynamics, and Sanitary Waste Management Impacts on Local Estuaries.

He currently serves as a Graduate Program Director and Research Associate Professor at Stony Brook University in the Department of Technology and Society.

He serves as the director of the Waste Data and Analysis Center and is a member of other Stony Brook University research groups such as the Institute of Gas Innovation and Technology, the Long Island...Read more

N. Ross Buckenham

Ross is a CalBio founder and its Chairman and CEO. He is a general management veteran and builder of technology companies in the biogas, wind, solar, software and wireless arenas, both private and public. He was previously a consultant with Bain & Company. Ross is passionate in his pursuit of California Bioenergy®’s mission to become a large California focused clean tech company leveraging agricultural waste streams for the benefit of farmers and the environment. For over a decade now, he has been vigorously involved in virtually all of California’s regulatory initiatives and...Read more

Neil Black

Neil has over twenty-five years of senior management experience and plays a key role in the operations, development and financing of CalBio projects. He has also played an ongoing role in the state programs, incentives and legislation to lead to successful manure-methane capture projects. CalBio works closely with Dairy Cares, AECA, and other agricultural groups. It was also a founding member of the Bioenergy Association of California, and Neil was its first chairman. Working in partnership with the dairy industry, Neil was involved in the development of the BioMAT and is now focused on...Read more

Lauren Ray

Lauren Ray is an engineer within the Dairy Environmental Systems group of PRO-DAIRY. Her past experience has spanned from energy system research and development to energy generation project application and implementation, primarily within New York State. Lauren’s expertise includes energy system economic analysis and New York State climate and energy policy. Lauren has a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

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