In Honor of John Prausnitz's 85th Birthday (Invited Talks) Conference: AIChE Annual MeetingYear: 2013Proceeding: 2013 AIChE Annual MeetingGroup: Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals Type: Oral Room: Union Square 14 Location: Hilton Time: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 12:30pm-5:45pm Chair(s):Wu, J., University of California Riverside Co-chair(s):Striolo, A., University of Oklahoma This special session is in honor of Professor John Prausnitz on the occasion of his 85th birthday. Submission to this session is by invitation only. Papers: 12:30 PMWelcoming Remarks 12:35 PM(336a) John Prausnitz, Humanist and EpistolarianPablo G. Debenedetti 12:55 PM(336b) Berkeley in the Early 60’sCharles A. Eckert 1:15 PM(336c) Fluctuation Solution Theory and Messages Heard From A Master: RepriseJohn P. O'Connell 1:35 PM(336d) Prausnitizian Phase Equilibria in Soft-Contact-Lens Copolymer HydrogelsClayton J. RadkeJ. Prausnitz 1:55 PM(336e) The Chemical Engineers' Role in Energy and Economic SecurityJames Trainham 2:15 PMIntermission 2:30 PM(336f) How to Transform a Field of Study and Define a DisciplineJuan J. de Pablo 2:50 PM(336g) Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering – Pathways to Innovation and SustainabilityMarc-Olivier Coppens 3:10 PM(336h) A Variational Field Theory for Ion/Charge Correlations in Electrolyte SystemsLeo Lue 3:30 PM(336i) Becoming a PrausnitzianJianzhong Wu 3:50 PM(336j) Prausnitz Talks About PrausnitzMark R. Prausnitz 4:00 PMConcluding Remarks Topics: Career Planning Thermodynamics Physical Properties Checkout Paper abstracts are public but to access Extended Abstracts, you must first purchase the conference proceedings. Checkout Do you already own this? Log In for instructions on accessing this content. Pricing Individuals AIChE Members $150.00 AIChE Graduate Student Members Free AIChE Undergraduate Student Members Free Non-Members $225.00