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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.

Don’t Wake Sleeping Dragons: Managing Often-Overlooked Ignition Hazards presented by Sarah Eck and Jena Dorrin

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
Engineers are often aware of the inherent flammable and combustible properties of the materials they use, ranging from flammable liquids to combustible dust to ignitable gas. However, they often miss...

Beyond unconscious bias training: What works? Presented by WuQing Hipsh

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
By now we’ve all heard that unconscious bias is part of being human. Although we may believe we’re being objective, we all have unconscious biases. At this meeting, we'll be breaking down the...

How Can Nuclear Energy Help Fight Climate Change?

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
Nuclear energy has looked about the same for the last 60 years. Now, startups and the innovation arms of larger companies are looking to deploy new kinds of reactors in the 2030 timeframe. What's...

Automation of Process Simulation and Data Analytics with MATLAB

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
When undertaking the upfront design or studying routes to optimization of a production plant, the workflow typically requires manual transfer of data between different process simulators (Eg. Aspen...

Chemical Fuels in a Carbon Neutral Energy System

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
Mitigating climate change necessitates stopping net carbon dioxide emissions within the coming decades. Part of this transition requires moving from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to...

Biomimicry: Green Chemistry Innovations Inspired by Nature

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 9:00pm EDT
We may assume that the functions required by commercial chemicals and materials are different from the functions required by organisms. Upon closer look, however, the overlap of common functions may...

Impactful Online Meetings

Archived Webinar
Thursday, April 29, 2021, 3:45pm EDT
Join us for tips on making your online meetings impactful, as Emil Kresl from UT Austin shares concepts to ensure rewarding and productive virtual meetings. Working remotely can be logistically and...

Overcoming the Challenge of Applying Chemical Engineering Principles to the Art of Winemaking

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, February 24, 2021,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EST
Producing a red wine involves a heterogeneous, three-phase system with complex fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer, and kinetics (both chemical and biological). Yet, the vast majority of...

AI Deployment in Refinery Operations

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 5:15pm EST
The process industries have begun to realize value from data analytics and machine learning, following on the success experienced in other manufacturing fields. Now the challenge has shifted to...

DIERS Technology Fundamentals II: VLS January 2021 Webinar

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, January 20, 2021,
9:00pm to 10:00pm
EST
Presented by: Georges A. Melhem, Ph.D., FAIChE, Vice Chair of DIERS and President and Chief Executive Officer of ioMosaic How confident are you when it comes to evaluating emergency relief systems...

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