Webinars
Many Virtual Local Section (VLS) events are recorded and published on AIChE's Academy platform. These recordings can be viewed at your convenience. Recent recordings of VLS events are listed below.
Internships and Undergraduate Education
Archived Webinar
Sep 23, 2020
For six years, VLS has hosted a student presentation competition around co-op and internship experiences. Due to uncertainty about summer internships in 2020, this year’s September meeting will...
Physical Property Models to Design Better Chemical Products
Archived Webinar
Aug 26, 2020
"Refrigerants, shaving gels, light bulbs, inks, and fuels: these are just some of the chemical products we use each day. Exciting new chemical products such as artificial blood, energy efficient...
Julia - A Fresh Approach to Technical Computing
Archived Webinar
Jul 22, 2020
Join this meeting to learn about Julia Programming Language from Dr. Viral B. Shah, co-founder and CEO of Julia Computing "Julia is a modern open source programming language, originally created in...
The Next Digital Leap to AI (An Interactive Webinar)
Archived Webinar
Jun 24, 2020
Thanks to recent progress, breakthrough results, and demonstrations of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in products and services already in wide use, there’s a lot of speculation that AI may...
Challenges and Benefits of Remote Operator Training using Cloud-Deployed High-Fidelity, First-Principles Based Standard Operator Training Simulators (SOTS)
Archived Webinar
May 28, 2020
Operator Training Simulators (OTS) have long been utilized to improve the skills of an operational workforce, thereby increasing plant performance, improving plant-wide safety, and ultimately...
NASEM Chemical Engineering in the 21st Century Study: Give your input!
Archived Webinar
Apr 22, 2020
What will chemical engineers be working on over the next 30 years? How will chemical engineers be working differently? What sorts of skills will the chemical engineers of tomorrow need to learn and...
Is Your Focus Your Magic!
Archived Webinar
Mar 25, 2020
As a consultant, your consulting business is your baby. You have an emotional bond with it and at times it can be just plan frightening. Whether you are starting your consulting business or expanding...
DIERS Technology Fundamentals
Archived Webinar
Feb 26, 2020
This webinar presents an overview of DIERS and its technology: why was the DIERS technology developed, how has it evolved, and what impact has the research had.
A Brief History of Measurement
Archived Webinar
Jan 22, 2020
The history of measurement science, or metrology, spans thousands of years. The bases for the English units of measurement have been defined and refined (and sworn at) over the past 6,000 years...
Using Thermal Imaging to Guard Industrial Facilities
Archived Webinar
Nov 20, 2019
Early detection prevents disaster. Perimeter breach, terrorism, drone intrusion, hazardous leaks, fire… Whether the danger is inbound or outbound, catastrophic incidents in critical infrastructure...