Annual Virtual Local Section (VLS) Holiday Social and Year-End Review Join the VLS for our cherished Annual Holiday Social, an event that blends community engagement with a reflection on our...
A rapid transition to low carbon energy has numerous practical challenges due to massive and rapid changes. However, many important challenges are being overlooked or dismissed, which could...
Join us for our annual student internship/co-op competition where chemical engineering students share their experience, practice presentation skills, and win great awards! During this presentation,...
This webinar provides an overview of the chemistry and history of natural and synthetic sources of inorganic and organic blue pigments through the ages highlighting pigments with interesting back-...
This webinar explored how the concepts of industrial decarbonization and circularity are connected in the context of the modern chemical industry. The RAPID Manufacturing Institute, a public/private...
One of the more interesting recent discoveries has been the ability to design nano/microparticles, including molecules, which catalytically harness the chemical energy in their environment to move...
On November 13, 2020, a graphite heat exchanger cracked during maintenance activities, releasing gaseous hydrogen chloride (HCl) at the Wacker Polysilicon North America facility in Charleston,...
This webinar starts from the basics of wind energy and wind turbine design, then looks at the important features of onshore and offshore wind farms and wind energy in grid systems. Abstract: The...
Recently, there are more projections for electric vehicles, wind and solar, a stronger grid, and the mandates at many levels of government to implement these resources. Unfortunately, some of the...
Stephanie Schlea will give an overview of the federal efforts to address PFAS contamination with a focus on EPA’s upcoming national primary drinking water regulation for six PFAS. Insights will be...
Join us for our annual student internship/co-op competition where chemical engineering students share their experience, practice presentation skills, and win great awards! During this presentation,...
Large language models (LLMs) are beginning a new era of chemistry, where LLMs can connect and reason about experiments, tools, and databases to accomplish open-ended tasks in chemistry. This is...
Learn how to commercialize your innovative ideas from Christina Lomansney, a physicist with a deep background in materials science and electrochemistry.
As the process industries reassess their operations, most process units, trains, and sites that have been or will be idled can still be assets rather than liabilities. They are an opportunity to take...
In 2021, the LA City Council passed a motion instructing LADWP to develop a plan for achieving 100% carbon free energy by 2035. In order to provide reliable, carbon free electricity for a city with...
Engineering Ethics: Challenges for Innovation and Society Presented by Sujata K. Bhatia How do engineering innovations change the nature of humanity and life on Earth? How can engineers prepare...
Toxics Use Reduction Planning Helps Companies Stay Ahead Presented by Pam Eliason Large quantity users of toxic chemicals in Massachusetts are required not only to report on associated annual...
An online atmospheric radiation model is introduced and used to explain the technical details of the mechanism for global warming. Fundamental principles of the global energy balance, radiant energy...
Description: Numerous chemical absorbents and solid adsorbents are being developed for improved performance and reduced costs to capture CO 2 from power plant flue gases or industrial plant effluents...
While the general idea of digital twins has been in use for nearly ten years, the chemical process industry has employed similar computational technologies for decades. Originally developed for the...
This talk will focus on how to introduce CO 2 electrolysis into established industries and allow for their full-scale decarbonization. Following a brief introduction of state-of-the-art CO 2...
Abstract: Anaerobic digestion is a tool for addressing sustainability goals through organic waste management. Organic waste is generated from a number of sources ranging from livestock farms,...
Abstract: Public concerns about the health and environmental safety of chemicals are driving the development of more sustainable, ‘‘greener’’ chemicals and products. Intrinsic chemical hazards are a...
According to the TIOBE ( https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index ) and PYPL ( https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html ) indices, Python is the top computer programming language in the world. This popularity is...
Automation Cybersecurity: Connectivity’s Double-Edged Sword Today’s automation systems are much more highly connected than they were at the start of this millennium. Advances in technology, the cost...
