Events

Enjoy a networking dinner with your fellow chemical engineers while we learn about communication skills in chemical engineering.Read more

AIChE NorCal invites you to join us the staff of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Advanced Biofuels and Bioprocess Demonstration Unit for a guided pilot plant tour. // What Networking & Refreshments (5:30-6:30 pm) ABPDU Pilot plant tour (6:30-7:30 pm) // Where Lawrence Berkeley National...Read more

// WHAT Join the American Institue of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) NorCal Section members & guests on a guided tour of the Sand City Desalination Plant (near Monterey, CA) with a tour led by Robert James, Plant Supervisor. We'll learn about the processes used in water desalinization and how it...Read more

Join AIChE NorCal for our 56th Annual Symposium focusing on some of the challenges and opportunities in process scale up. We invite you to hear insights from professionals in industry and academia, honor our student and service award winners, and network with fellow NorCal chemical engineers. Time...Read more

// From Environmental Consulting to Construction: Chemical Engineers Can Do It All! *Sponsored by Dome Construction* Curious about what other industries ChemEs are making an impact? What types of technical problems are encountered in one field with lessons learned reapplied in others? Come hear the...Read more

Dear NorCal Members, Start 2018 off with a focused, interactive workshop about supercharging your career as a chemical engineer using entrepreneurial thinking. The interactive workshop will discuss the skills and technology you should sharpen to maintain a competitive edge, and how to balance...Read more

Come Join Us for an alternate "Thirsty Third Thursday" in December! ASME SCVS presents December happy hour on 12/7/2017 to respect your holidays. Co-sponsored this month with the South Bay Sub-section of AIChE. ASME Santa Clara Valley invites you to join us for drinks and appetizers (free...Read more

2017 AIChE NorCal November Meeting This Week! Hi NorCal Chemical Engineers! Join us this week in Silicon Valley for a talk on the engineering of new battery technologies. Independent consultant Prashanth Jampani will be speaking to us about the energy density of lithium sulfur battery systems...Read more

Synopsis of the Presentation: Mango Materials is a Bay Area-based start-up that uses methane gas to produce biodegradable biopolymers that are economically and functionally competitive with conventional, oil-based plastics. Mango Materials produces powder or pellets of poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA),...Read more

Symposium Description: Key challenge facing the world is how to ensure sufficient food, water and energy security. Both industry and academia along with the developed/developing countries will have to work together to tackle this challenge. The solution will have to be synergistic and only then a...Read more

Join us for an educational evening centered around two Bay Area Chemical Engineering faculty members. Drs. Rosenfeld and Cargnello will share their scholarly interests and research advancements with the group - get ready for a night of learning and networking! Liat Rosenfeld, Ph.D. Dr. Rosenfeld is...Read more

Join us for a great opportunity to network with Chemical Engineers in the South Bay and Peninsula. Learn about upcoming outreach events and society meetings and help shape future South Bay Sub-section activities. Non-alcoholic drinks and light appetizers will be provided. Contact: Meredith Sellers...Read more

Description: AIChE's Northern California (NorCal) Local Section will be celebrating its 70th year anniversary at the Annual Meeting. The program will include a session where prominent industry and academic speakers will present past, present, and future of the ever changing face of technology...Read more

Improve the Energy Efficiency of Fired Heaters with Big Data - by Ronald Wright, Ph.D., Mohammad Shahini, P.E. & Saleh Sedighi Enersimp, LLC More than 60% of all fuel consumed in refineries is used in furnaces (fired heaters) and boilers and represents the largest energy consumers in petroleum...Read more

Engineers Without Borders 'SFari' gala fundraiser this Oct 13! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engineers-without-borders-sfari-2016-tickets-26692717637 Have a great time and help AIChE reach out to other engineers interested in giving back...Read more

Don't miss out on the next CalACS Younger Chemist Committee and NorCal AIChE Young Professionals Event: Properties and Applications of Bioinspired Adhesive Polymers Presented by Phillip B. Messersmith, PhD Register Early: Early Bird Pricing ends June 23! *Tickets include 2 drink tickets and...Read more

For both chemists and chemical engineers beyond the bachelors degree, one of the first major career decisions is whether to continue on in academia or to pursue opportunities in industry. This panel will bring together working chemists and chemical engineers who have pursued doctorates in their...Read more

2016 NorCal AIChE Symposium on Environment and Biotechnology Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center (map) Friday, April 8, 2016 Symposium Description: The morning session of the symposium will focus on the topics of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Health and Safety. Presentation topics will...Read more

Synopsis of presentation: In the Bio Pharmaceutical industry, upstream unit operations such as cell culture conducted in large bioreactors and subsequent separation and product recovery steps via filtration, large scale chromatographic separation, ultrafiltration, are clearly the domain of the...Read more

February 2016 NorCal AICHE Meeting “The Brilliance of Beer” Prof. Charlie Bamforth Tuesday, February 23 E. J. Phair Brewing Company 300 Cumberland St. Pittsburg, CA 94565 Join us for a great presentation and guided brewery tour. Synopsis of presentation: With tongue very much in cheek,...Read more

SVEC Open House Reception, Tuesday, November 17, 2015 The SVEC wants to welcome you to our complimentary Annual Open House event! Please pass this invitation along to others you think may be interested. Join us for a complimentary light buffet and an evening of exciting information and engineering...Read more

Synopsis of presentation: Natel Energy, Inc. produces a new hydropower product enabling cost-effective production of low impact, distributed baseload energy from existing low dams, irrigation canals, and other low head hydropower resources. This is accomplished by the use of an innovative, patented...Read more

September 2015 AICHE North Bay Meeting Bioconversion of natural gas to iso-butanol : Engineering considerations for commercialization Bryan Yeh, PE Vice President, Research & Technology Industrial Products Division Intrexon Corporation Tuesday, Sept 22 6:00 to 8:30 PM Two Mile Wines 477 25th St...Read more

AICHE Young Professionals and ACS Younger Chemist Committee present: Engineering Brandy A high level walkthrough of the brandy making process, from receiving grapes to distillation Speaker Konrad Miller, PE Process Engineer E&J Gallo Winery Event Schedule Social time: 6:30 pm Talk: 7:30 pm...Read more

Program information is now available, and registration is open for the 2015 NorCal AIChE Symposium , centered on the topic of Entrepreneurship and Chemical Engineering! Read below for the outline of the day, including technical topics supporting entrepreneurial efforts in Northern California...Read more

Advancing Technology in Petroleum Fuels In response to a request from the U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu, the National Petroleum Council (NPC) recently completed a study titled "Advancing Technology for America's Transportation Future". The Secretary asked the NPC to analyze...Read more

Practical and theoretical topics will be presented allowing you to walk away with information you need to improve your company’s understanding of lubrication fundamentals and the general principles of managing fluids to maintain their performance. This is a multi-instructor education event,...Read more

Best Practices in Process Safety--Lessons Learned and Re-learned the Last 50+ Years and Applicable to Manufacturing, Pilot Plant and Lab Activities In this presentation Mr. Jones will discuss lessons learned and relearned over decades in the chemical process industry on preventing and mitigating...Read more

Please join the Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) at their annual Open House event Friday November 21st to share contacts, ideas and engineering camaraderie. SVEC is partnering for the event with Paypal's TechXploration Meetup group. The event begins with a networking reception and hors...Read more

Dear Norcal AICHE members Please join us for plant tour of Genetech - Event is free and space is limited to the first 30 who register. Founded more than 35 years ago, Genentech is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines to treat patients...Read more

Bob Katin, PE, will be making a presentation at a Joint Meeting of the SoCal AIChE Local Section and the Student Chapter at UCI on Tuesday, October 21st, 2014. Mr. Katin has been active on a state bill to make conducting chemical engineering legal in California. The bill is currently on the...Read more

Who should attend this one day event: Those who work in areas of product and process development are expected to learn new and useful approaches for meeting the challenges of project success. To register for the symposium, click here . The keynote address will be "Role of Pilot Plants in...Read more

Title: "Reach out and touch someone: Understanding the role of mechanics in cellular function" The ability of cells to generate and respond to mechanical cues is an essential aspect of stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and our senses of touch and hearing. However, how exactly cells...Read more