Phillip R. Westmoreland Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNorth Carolina State UniversityPhillip R. Westmoreland was 2013 President of AIChE. He is Past Chair of the AIChE Public Affairs and Information Committee, a trustee of the AIChE Foundation, and a trustee and past president of the educational nonprofit CACHE Corporation (www.cache.org). He is presently Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU). His chemical engineering degrees are from NCSU (BS, 1973), Louisiana State University (MS, 1974), and MIT (PhD, 1986). He has previously worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Union Carbide (1974–1979), as a ChE faculty member at the Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst (1986–2009), as a program director at the National Science Foundation (2006-2009), as CNRS Professeur invité at the University of Lorraine (2015), and Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor at Imperial College London (2015-2016). He is an Honorary Professor at Nanjing University of Technology. Phil began AIChE service as public relations chair and secretary in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Section. He was Chair of the Central New England Section, founding Chair of the Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (CoMSEF), and Chair of the National Program Committee, and he has served on the Boards of Directors of AIChE, the forums CoMSEF and NSEF, the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division, the Combustion Institute, and the Council for Chemical Research. He is a Fellow of AIChE and of the Combustion Institute. He has been honored by AIChE with the 1977 Local Section Public Relations Award, 2007 George Lappin Award, 2008 Gary Leach Award, and the 2017 Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology. Connect on AIChE Engage ChEnected contributions 1/4 in the series Revisiting the Future of Chemical Engineering [Interviews] Peter T. Cummings, Vanderbilt University: The Future of Chemical Engineering Aug 8, 2018 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland This series looks at the future of chemical engineering, revisiting past predictions for the profession and pairing them with current predictions for the next 25 years. 1/2 in the series Chemical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing for Chemical Engineers Jul 25, 2018 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Manufacturing is being transformed, and chemical engineers are well-positioned to help lead the way. The Importance of International Exchanges to Chemical Engineering Feb 1, 2017 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland AIChE's official response to the recent U.S. Executive Order limiting travel and immigration. Materials Genome Initiative Soft Materials Summit Webinars Dec 5, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Four upcoming webinars provide the opportunity to learn more about—and influence—the direction of soft-matter research programs funded by the U.S. Materials Genome Initiative. 3/3 in the series The Second Phase of ChE Education Second Phase of Education: Lane Daley at Eastman Chemical in Kingsport Dec 4, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Hear from Lane Daley, a process improvement engineer at Eastman Chemical, and her mentor, Eastman Chemical staff engineer Josh Keller, to learn about the second phase of chemical engineering education. 2/3 in the series The Second Phase of ChE Education Second Phase of Education: Mariam Al-Meer at Shell in Qatar Nov 21, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Learn about one young chemical engineer's career at the Pearl GTL plant and about what she's had to learn on the job. 1/3 in the series The Second Phase of ChE Education The Second Phase of ChE Education Oct 23, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland What you learn in a ChE degree program is powerful—but once we start work, every chemical engineer finds out they need to learn even more. 12/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Seizing the Future of ChE Dec 20, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s final post in the series about a new Golden Age of ChE, Phil Westmoreland writes about our profession’s opportunities and challenges. 11/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Embracing the Breadth and the Unity of ChE Dec 14, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s final post in the series about a new Golden Age of ChE, Phil Westmoreland writes about the breadth of chemical engineering and how the many different areas of our profession are linked by a common background and problem-solving approaches. 10/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age From Big Data to Smart Manufacturing Dec 5, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s post about the new Golden Age of ChE and the role of computing, Phil Westmoreland writes about “From Big Data to Smart Manufacturing.” 9/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Massively Parallel Computing and Massive Impacts for ChE Nov 29, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s post about the new Golden Age of ChE, Phil Westmoreland writes about “Massively parallel computing and massive impacts for ChE.” 8/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age ChE Computing Becomes Cyberinfrastructure Nov 14, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Computing and communication networks have become a ubiquitous “cyberinfrastructure” for our personal and professional ChE lives. 7/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Biology and ChE: Applying a Molecular Science (Part II) Nov 7, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Bioscience has become an important part of chemical engineering. This post reflects on how bioscience and ChE have changed each other and what changes are in store. 6/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Biology and ChE: Applying a Molecular Science (Part I) Oct 24, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Biology has become a molecular science and an important part of chemical engineering. That began by use of non-bio-specific tools, and now it is influencing ChE directly. 5/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age The New Energy Mix: Abundance and Sustainability? Oct 17, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland The US’s surge in production of natural gas is by methods that are spreading around the world. As oil begins to be abundant, too, can we have the benefits and still move toward sustainable energy? Pages12next ›last »
1/4 in the series Revisiting the Future of Chemical Engineering [Interviews] Peter T. Cummings, Vanderbilt University: The Future of Chemical Engineering Aug 8, 2018 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland This series looks at the future of chemical engineering, revisiting past predictions for the profession and pairing them with current predictions for the next 25 years.
1/2 in the series Chemical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing for Chemical Engineers Jul 25, 2018 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Manufacturing is being transformed, and chemical engineers are well-positioned to help lead the way.
The Importance of International Exchanges to Chemical Engineering Feb 1, 2017 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland AIChE's official response to the recent U.S. Executive Order limiting travel and immigration.
Materials Genome Initiative Soft Materials Summit Webinars Dec 5, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Four upcoming webinars provide the opportunity to learn more about—and influence—the direction of soft-matter research programs funded by the U.S. Materials Genome Initiative.
3/3 in the series The Second Phase of ChE Education Second Phase of Education: Lane Daley at Eastman Chemical in Kingsport Dec 4, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Hear from Lane Daley, a process improvement engineer at Eastman Chemical, and her mentor, Eastman Chemical staff engineer Josh Keller, to learn about the second phase of chemical engineering education.
2/3 in the series The Second Phase of ChE Education Second Phase of Education: Mariam Al-Meer at Shell in Qatar Nov 21, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Learn about one young chemical engineer's career at the Pearl GTL plant and about what she's had to learn on the job.
1/3 in the series The Second Phase of ChE Education The Second Phase of ChE Education Oct 23, 2013 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland What you learn in a ChE degree program is powerful—but once we start work, every chemical engineer finds out they need to learn even more.
12/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Seizing the Future of ChE Dec 20, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s final post in the series about a new Golden Age of ChE, Phil Westmoreland writes about our profession’s opportunities and challenges.
11/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Embracing the Breadth and the Unity of ChE Dec 14, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s final post in the series about a new Golden Age of ChE, Phil Westmoreland writes about the breadth of chemical engineering and how the many different areas of our profession are linked by a common background and problem-solving approaches.
10/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age From Big Data to Smart Manufacturing Dec 5, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s post about the new Golden Age of ChE and the role of computing, Phil Westmoreland writes about “From Big Data to Smart Manufacturing.”
9/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Massively Parallel Computing and Massive Impacts for ChE Nov 29, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland In this week’s post about the new Golden Age of ChE, Phil Westmoreland writes about “Massively parallel computing and massive impacts for ChE.”
8/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age ChE Computing Becomes Cyberinfrastructure Nov 14, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Computing and communication networks have become a ubiquitous “cyberinfrastructure” for our personal and professional ChE lives.
7/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Biology and ChE: Applying a Molecular Science (Part II) Nov 7, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Bioscience has become an important part of chemical engineering. This post reflects on how bioscience and ChE have changed each other and what changes are in store.
6/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age Biology and ChE: Applying a Molecular Science (Part I) Oct 24, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland Biology has become a molecular science and an important part of chemical engineering. That began by use of non-bio-specific tools, and now it is influencing ChE directly.
5/12 in the series We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age The New Energy Mix: Abundance and Sustainability? Oct 17, 2012 . by Phillip R. Westmoreland The US’s surge in production of natural gas is by methods that are spreading around the world. As oil begins to be abundant, too, can we have the benefits and still move toward sustainable energy?