2024 AIChE Spring Meeting Topical Conferences
- Leadership Development- Professional Skills to Catalyze your Career
- Process Intensification
- Industry 4.0 Topical Conference
- Global Congress on Process Safety
- 36th Ethylene Producers' Conference
- Emerging Technologies in Clean Energy
- 24th Topical Conference on Gas Utilization
- 27th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing
- Distillation Symposium
- Hydrogen Safety Topical Conference
- Waste Plastics Topical Conference
- The Energy Transition
- Heat Exchangers
Leadership Development - Professional Skills to Catalyze your Career
As chemical engineers, we are all very strong technically and usually well trained for our positions. AIChE Conferences and Courses also provide additional technical training to help us keep up to date with the latest technologies and prepare for our next roles. However, we are often missing in the people skills and leadership training that can make a difference in a successful career and life. This annual topical looks to address some of those needs. Covering topics as diverse as our attendees, we provide workshops and presentations on topics such as unconscious biases, utilizing diversity, personal growth, communications, management skills, branding and networking. Both attendees and presenters have found the previous topical conferences valuable and enjoyable, and we expect this one to be the same.
Process Intensification
The business context for the refining, chemical and other process industries is changing. Changes in market forces (feedstock costs and availability, products costs and demand), changes in regulations and consumer preferences, and technological changes all contribute to this context. Process Intensification, the radical improvement of processes through design and operational breakthroughs, provides options to cope with these transformational context changes. This topical focuses on the choices that PI provides and their connection to modular processes. The RAPID Manufacturing Institute organizes the topical sessions, but they are open to the wider MCPI community.
Industry 4.0 Topical Conference
Industry 4.0 represents the fourth industrial revolution using cyber-physical systems to produce breakthrough improvement in manufacturing productivity, safety, and competitiveness. It is driven by emerging technologies including big data analytics, robotics, augmented reality, internet of things, digital twins, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
36th Ethylene Producers' Conference
The 36th Ethylene Producers’ Conference will cover all aspects of ethylene manufacture. Typical sessions on safety, environmental, operations, rotating equipment, technology, feedstock contaminants, and big data are planned. “Tutorial” sessions on commissioning and hydrogenation will also be offered.
Emerging Technologies in Clean Energy
Hear about energy challenges in the area of carbon capture, sequestration, storage and utilization.
24th Topical Conference on Gas Utilization
The Gas Utilization Topical Conference covers topics about gas processing, gas technology, equipment and advances in gas controls and design. Topics range from LNG to carbon capture to syngas and gas safety.
27th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing
The Refinery Processing Topical Conference covers topics related to crude oil refining and processing. Topics range from crude oil handling to blending to processing technology and equipment to control scheme improvements. Presentations cover both new developments and primers for new entrants to the refining world.
Distillation Symposium
The Distillation Symposium is the annual update on new developments and experience in distillation. Topics include new developments and applications in all areas of distillation. Specific areas cover processes, equipment (packing and trays), troubleshooting, control, optimization, and operational excellence.
Hydrogen Safety Topical Conference
Programmed by the Center for Hydrogen Safety, a global oriented non-profit dedicated to promoting hydrogen safety and best practices worldwide, the Hydrogen Safety topical conference will address concerns regarding the safe use of hydrogen in commercial and industrial applications, fuel cells, and as a sustainable energy carrier.
The energy transition topical is intended to capture the state-of-the-art in technology, transport, and feedstock options in the future energy mix of the world. Fuels and Petrochemicals Division, for the first time since its inception, acknowledges the need to have a dedicated section that allows its members to evaluate the intricate complexities of a transition to less carbon intensive energy sources while also emphasizing the need for better design, modeling, and analysis measures.For this, the topical in its initial format is organized in six sessions focused on feedstock, conversion and utilization technologies, transport, design, modeling, and analysis with respect to energy transition. In addition, the 2024 topical also will have a roundtable discussion and a kickoff workshop to shape the future of the energy transition with breakout sessions in the above topics. The F&PD welcomes you to attend the Energy Transition topical, and provide your perspectives by participating in the Roundtable Discussion and Kickoff Workshop.
Heat exchangers remain the workhorse of the process industries, both traditional and emerging, and their proper design and operation are keys to the profitability of any plant. The Topical on Heat Exchangers will provide a forum for heat transfer specialists from manufacturing, engineering, procurement, and operating companies to exchange knowledge and ideas related to heat exchanger design, monitoring and operations.
As in previous years, the Topical is expected to feature engaging discussions on the latest advancements in heat exchanger technology and provide unique opportunities to network with other professionals in the field, learning about innovative solutions to common challenges in heat exchanger design and operation.
