December 16, 2021 Webinar and Local Section Meeting | AIChE

December 16, 2021 Webinar and Local Section Meeting

Thursday, December 16, 2021, 4:00pm EST
Virtual / Online

The Ohio Valley Section will be meeting via Zoom on December 16, 2021 beginning at 4:00 pm.  The meeting will include a presentation by Dr. Stephen Thiel, P.E. on Ethics and Values in Design (details below) that will provide 1 PDH focused on Ethics; the meeting also have a short business session and some social time.

Agenda

4:00 pm        AIChE OVS Update and Reboot

4:15 pm        Webinar, “Ethics and Values in Design”

5:15 pm        Follow-up Discussion

5:30 pm        Social Time

6:00 pm        Adjourn

Ethics and Values in Design

This webinar will explore recent research in the area of Ethics and Values in Design (E+VID), borrowing liberally from a recent review published by Donia and Shaw in Science and Engineering Ethics.  Donia and Shaw identified 18 (yes, 18) frameworks for understanding E+VID, but identified two themes, “designer agency” and “normative strength,” that can be used to understand the various E+VID frameworks.  The focus of the webinar will be on how the E+VID approaches and organizing themes apply to Chemical Engineering practice and the relationship between these approaches and the AIChE Code of Ethics.

Dr. Stephen Thiel is a Professor-Educator in the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Cincinnati (UC).  He earned his BS in CHE from Virginia Tech and his graduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin; he is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio.  He has worked over 20 years in academia and 13 years in industry with Henkel/Cognis Corporation.  He currently teaches senior CHE design at UC.

PDH/CEU Information

The webinar will provide 1 hour of ethics content.  Ohio PEs require two hours of ethics courses under OAC 4733.151(C).  You must be present for the entire webinar to earn the PDH.

Zoom Link

A Zoom link for the presentation will be provided closer to the meeting date.  Watch this space for updates.