Courtyard by Marriott Billerica (Directions) 270 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 Phone: 978-670-7500
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Green Gasoline - Breaking the Barriers to Lignocellulosic Biofuels
Concerns about global warming and national security, combined with the diminishing supply and increased cost of fossil fuels are causing our society to search for new sources of transportation fuels.
Currently cellulosic biomass is significantly cheaper than petroleum (at $15 per barrel of oil energy equivalent) and abundant. However, the chief impediment to the utilization of our biomass resources is the lack of economical conversion processes.
UMass Professor George Huber believes that pyrolysis based technologies have a tremendous potential for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into renewable fuels and chemicals, including "Green Gasoline" or "Grassoline." A combination of chemistry, chemical catalysis and chemical engineering are critical 21st century needs to help make renewable energy a practical reality.
On Thursday, May 6th, Professor Huber will discuss various pyrolysis-based approaches for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals. The resulting bio-oil can be converted into various fuels and chemicals by aqueous-phase catalytic processes.
Speaker
George W. Huber
Chemical Engineering Professor at UMass - Amherst. George's research focus is on Breaking the Chemical and Engineering Barriers to Lignocellulosic Biofuels. He is the co-founder of Anellotech a biofuel company focused on commercializing catalytic fast pyrolysis a new technology developed by his research group to convert biomass into gasoline range aromatics.
Dr. Huber received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison where he helped develop aqueous-phase catalytic processes for biofuels production. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. from Brigham Young University, where he studied Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.
Tufts University Science & Technology Center Room 134 (Directions) 4 Colby Street Medford, MA 02155 Phone: 617-627-3991
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We're having a Barn raising - and we need your help!
Think of this as a Chem E community center "barn raising." All you have to bring is your problem solving skills and we'll supply a variety of problems to solve as well as free beer!
If you are like most people, you would like to get involved with some form of community service, social entreprenerial ship or charity work, but just don't have the time.
This is your chance to make a valuable contribution to Chemcial Engineering students and your fellow professionals while improving your business connections.
Win - Win Meeting If you are willing to spend some time helping AIChE-Boston with key programs - we can help you improve both the depth of your network connections.
Here are some of the things we will be working on building:
Monthly programming - generate ideas for next season's presentations Career Services - Be on the ground floor designing our new Career search program (it could help you find a job!) Student Involvement - Help improve outreach to AIChE student chapters K- 12 Energy and Environmental Activities - create activities and programs designed for K-12 children Volunteer recruitment - Develop a system to increase participation from members
and - if you play Golf - let's plan a best ball Golf tournement
if you play Tennis - or ski or garden - let's form some social "clubs" for Chem Es to get together and have some fun.
Cost: $10 - you're going to have to pay for this great opportunity - but you get pizza and free beer!
How lithium-based batteries differ from other kinds of batteries
New and emerging applications for lithium-ion batteries
Boston-Power's advances in cycle life, energy density, and charging time
How Chemical Engineers fit in to the battery industry, now and going forward
Battery Power
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Time:5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:00 PM Focused networking at tables
7:00 - 8:00 PM Presentation and Q&A
8:00 PM –Meetingis over – room stays open until 9:30 PM for networking
Menu: Cheese and Cracker display
Vegetable Crudités display
Chicken Fingers with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara
Italian Meatballs
Assorted Mini Quiche
Registration: Please register by 12 noon, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. There will be a $10 fee for late registrations.
Please note - If you pay by Paypal -please click on the "Paypal" logo after selecting "pay by paypal" to complete the transaction.
Speaker
Eric Carlson
Director of Technical Sales at Boston-Power. Eric has a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from U. Rochester and UC Berkeley, respectively. His Master's degree focused on electrochemical engineering.
Eric has extensive experience in the battery industry, having worked on battery products and technologies at Eveready's Cleveland R&D Center, GE's Schenetady R&D Center, and a GE battery venture project. He also worked in the corrosion area at Mead Paper and Chomerics.
Eric was at Arthur D. Little, Inc. and TIAX LLC for 17 years, where he worked extensively on battery, fuel cell, and manufacturing projects, among others. He joined Boston-Power in 2007, where he not only does technical sales but also manages programs such as an EV program with the Swedish government, Saab, and Volvo.
Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center (Directions) 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance Waltham MA Phone: 781-895-5900
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Clean Coal - March 11, 2010
Is it really clean?
What are the latest advances in Coal Gasification and /or fluidized bed coal combustion?
Can the processes be scaled for full commercialization?
What opportunities are there for investors and entrepreneurs?
Where are Chemical Engineers needed in this expanding industry? A well-known expert in this field, Dr. Jay Agarwal, will discuss new advances and emerging trends in Clean Coal Technology.
Meeting Schedule:
5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:00 PM Focused networking at tables
7:00 - 8:00 PM Presentation and Q&A
8:00 PM –Meeting is over – room stays open until 9:30 PM for networking
Registration: Please register by 12 noon, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. There will be a $10 fee for late registrations.
Pre-registration is required
Speaker
Dr. Jay Agarwal
Dr. Jay Agarwal has been selected by the Department of Energy to serve on a panel of experts to help DOE evaluate Clean Coal technology projects.
Dr. Agarwal is Vice President / co-founder of CRA International and Managing Director, New England Equity Group, LLC. Jay has more than 40 years of experience as a senior technical executive with CRA. He has saved Fortune 500 companies millions of dollars by identifying potential problems and determining ways to avoid them when commercializing new technologies.
He has also held positions as Director of Development at Kennecott Copper / Peabody Coal, Vice President at Amax Corporation, and Division Chief of Process Analysis at US Steel.
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
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"Greener" Engineering - February 11, 2010 - Note: This meeting is brought to you by AIChE-Boston and TiE Clean Tech sig.
Commercialization of "Clean & Green" technologies involves more than just developing a new technology. Inherent in the commercialization of technologies such as Clean energy / Biofuels, water purification / desalination, and pollution prevention are several hurtles that must be overcome to be successful. These include:
1.The Capital costs such as plant construction are often very high, running often in the 100’s of millions of dollars.
2.“Scaling-up” the production process can be a daunting challenge, with many start-ups failing before the bugs are worked out of the commercial scale-up process.
3.Government approval or “Permitting” can drag on for years – delaying or even preventing the commercialization of a new technology.
"Greener" Engineering – or “Process Intensification” as Chemical Engineers call it – is a method of designing processes to solve these three start-up problems and many more using a highly efficient approach.
On February 11th, Dr. Jachuck will be discussing the latest advances in "Intensified" production methods for Clean energy / Biofuels, water purification / desalination, and pollution prevention. Learn how to increase the efficiency (and profitability) of processes with this cutting-edge design approach.
Menu: Cheese and Cracker display
Vegetable Crudités display
Chicken Fingers with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara
Italian Meatballs
Assorted Mini Quiche
Registration: Please register by 12 noon, Tuesday, February 9, 2010. There will be a $10 fee for late registrations.
Pre-registration is required.
Speaker
Dr. Roshan Jachuck
Roshan heads a newly established Process Intensification and Clean Technology (PICT) group within Clarkson's Department of Chemical Engineeringand CAMP. He has over 10 years of research experience in this field and was responsible for setting up the first international Centre on Process Intensification at Newcastle University (UK). A faculty development grant of $375,000 from New York State's Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR)has brought Professor Jachuck and his team to the Department of Chemical Engineering and CAMP
BSc. (Hons) Physics, Rawvenshaw College, Cuttack, India
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India,
PhD Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K.,
If you work with powders or other bulk solids and are interested in learning about how to design bulk solid handling systems - This Workshop is for You!
Systems for handling powders and other bulk solids are often improperly designed, leading to:
Erratic flow, no flow, or limited throughputs
Poor product quality and excessive downtime
Customer complaints
Safety issues including dust generation and equipment failure
This workshop will cover:
Typical flow problems
Solids flow patterns
Flow properties of bulk solids
Hopper design fundamentals
Why you should attend:
Since the fundamentals of bulk solids handling is seldom a part of formal engineering training, many lack an understanding of why solids handling problems occur and what practical steps can be taken to diagnose, alleviate, or prevent them.
In this workshop, you will learn how and why typical flow problems occur and what simple, practical steps can be taken to solve them.
Who should attend:
Design, project, and research engineers
Product formulators
Project managers
What you will gain from attending:
This workshop will provide you the knowledge and insight you will need to conquer your company’s solids flow difficulties.
Please note: Jenike & Johanson are offering this workshop at no cost to AIChE. The $20 workshop cost will go to help Chem E students.
6:00 - 6:30 PM Registration and networking
6:30 - 8:30 PM Workshop
Speaker
Greg Mehos, Ph.D., P.E.
Greg is a project engineer at Jenike & Johanson, Inc., an engineering firm that specializes in the storage and handling of bulk granular solids. Please visit www.jenike.com to learn more about Jenike & Johanson.
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
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Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. Some of the most serious medical conditions, such as cancer and birth defects, are due to problems that occur somewhere in this process.
What is the potential for new medical treatments using stem cells?
What research is needed to make such treatments a reality?
How will these breakthroughs be implemented?
What role will scientists and engineers play in the development of the technology?
During this meeting, these issues and others will be discussed and debated.
Meeting Schedule:
5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:00 PM Focused networking at tables
7:00 - 8:00 PM Presentation and Q&A
8:00 PM –Meetingis over – room stays open until 9:30 PM for networking
Menu:
Cheese and Cracker display
Vegetable Crudités display
Chicken Fingers with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara
Italian Meatballs
Assorted Mini Quiche
Speaker
Jonathan Garlick, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Director , The Center for Integrated Tissue Engineering (CITE)
Dr. Garlick is Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology as well as Director of the Division of Cancer Biology and Tissue Engineering. He also has secondary appointments as Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology at Tufts Medical School and in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University Medford Campus.
Dr. Garlick’s expertise in the bioengineering of human 3D tissues led him to establish the Center for Integrated Tissue Engineering (CITE) at Tufts as a resource for experimentation in 3D human tissues. He originally developed these models to study the pathogenesis of a variety of oral and skin diseases using 3D human tissue models including early cancer development. He has authored over 60 articles and book chapters on these subjects. For complete bio go to: Jonathan Garlick
Courtyard by Marriott Billerica (Directions) 270 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 Phone: 978-670-7500
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Unheard of beyond a handful of researchers a decade ago, CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is emerging an important mitigation option in the fight against global climate change.
The first part of this presentation will provide an overview on where CCS is today, as well as the challenges that must be addressed for CCS to play a significant role in the future.
The second part of the talk will focus on technologies for CO2 capture from power plant flue gases. It will be shown that the development of these “post-combustion” capture technologies will rely heavily on the application of Chemical Engineering fundamentals.
Examples of post-combustion capture processes, both existing and those under development will also be presented.
New meeting format
Reduced cost
Meeting cost is reduced to $20 for members & students - $25 non-members (sign up as a member for $15 and save $5 per meeting)
Go home early Meeting will be over by 8 PM
(You can go home early - or stay and network after meeting until 9:30PM)
Round table Format – meals replaced with hors’deurves
Plenty of food – but more time for networking and conversation.
Handout / Resource tables*** - for attendees to improve their connections
***This is free advertising for consultants, companies and individuals who wish to pass out information in a non-invasive, socially appropriate manner.
There will be a cash bar!
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:00 PM Focused networking at tables
7:00 - 8:00 PM Presentation and Q&A
8:00 PM – Meeting is over – room open until 9:30 PM
Registration: Deadline is 12 noon, Tuesday, December 8th - $10 fee for late registrations.
Pre-registration is required. Online prepay preferred - refunds provided if cancelled by 5 pm Monday, December 7th. Need help? contactemarcil@irwinengineers.com
Speaker
Howard J. Herzog
Principal research engineer in the MIT Energy Initiative. He received his undergraduate and graduate education in chemical engineering at MIT. He has industrial experience with Eastman Kodak (1972-1974), Stone & Webster (1975-1978), Aspen Technology (1981-1986), and Spectra Physics (1986-1988).
Since 1989, he has been on the MIT research staff, where he works on sponsored research involving energy and the environment, with an emphasis on greenhouse gas mitigation technologies.
He was a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (released September, 2005), a co-author on the MIT Future of Coal Study (released March 2007), and a US delegate to the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum's Technical Group (June 2003-September 2007). http://web.mit.edu/energylab/www/hjherzog/
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
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Note: This meeting is a new lower cost / “go home earlier” format – (see below)
Handout table – As a service to attendees,there will be several tables for consultants, companies, job seekers, educators and other attendees with brochures, line cards or business cards etc. to leave handouts / cards for members to pick-up.
Water – Is it really “The New Oil?“ Water is one of our scarcest and most valuable resource. Only about 3% of the earth's surface water is fresh, with most of this locked up in ice caps or glaciers. The availability of drinking water has a major effect on the quality of life, and securing a supply of fresh water is predicted to increasingly become a source of conflict in coming years.
On Thursday, November 19th, Tufts University Professor Shafiqul Islam will provide a cutting edge look at the global water situation from both a technological as well as a political perspective. Some of the key questions he will be addressing are:
Is water really “The New Oil?”
What is the difference between “water information” and “water wisdom” ?
Is there a worldwide water shortage, or is the problem a local one?
How does diplomacy figure in?Can technology alone solve the problems?
How can each of us get more involved helping to solve worldwide water issues?
New meeting format
Reduced cost Meetingcostisreduced to $20 for members & students - $25 non-members (sign up as a member for $15 and save $5 per meeting)
Go home early Meeting will be over by 8 PM (You can go home early - or stay and network after meeting until 9:30PM)
Round table Format – meals replaced with hors’deurves Plenty of food – but more time for networking and conversation.
There will be a cash bar!
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:00 PM Focused networking at tables
7:00 - 8:00 PM Presentation and Q&A
8:00 PM – Meetingis over – room open until 9:30 PM
Registration: 12 noon, Tuesday, November 17 - $10 fee for late registrations.
Pre-registration is required. Online prepay prefered - refunds provided if cancelled by 5 pm Monday, November 16th. Need help? contact emarcil@irwinengineers.com
Speaker
Dr. Shafiqul Islam
Professor Shafiqul Islam,
Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering
Water and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Bernard M. Gordon Senior Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Professor Islam’s teaching and research interests are to understand characterize, measure, and model water issues ranging from climate to cholera to conflicts with a focus on scale issues and remote sensing.
His research group WE REASoN (Water and Environmental Research, Education, and Actionable Solutions Network) emphasizes interdisciplinary collaborative partnership to address water problems by synthesizing scientific information and contextual wisdom and creating actionable knowledge.
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
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Event is Sold out - no walk-ins allowed
Entrepreneurial Panel - Clean Energy & Biotech Technologies
Have you ever thought about starting a new company?
Learn from Successful Chem-E Entrepreneurs
On Friday, October 16th, AIChE-Boston will present a panel of local Chem-E Entrepreneurs that have established successful new ventures. Each has introduced innovative technologies in a highly competitive market.
Why did they take the plunge to start their own business?
What were some unexpected challenges they faced as an entrepreneur and what is their advice for coping with these challenges?
Did they feel entrepreneurs are born with the skills that make them successful or can those skills be learned over time?
Entrepreneurial Panel
Speakers
Larry Evans Lawrence B. Evans has served as CEO and co-founder of Rive Technology since 2005. Rive is an early stage company commercializing advanced catalyst technology for clean energy applications. Previously, he founded Aspen Technology in 1981 and served as Chairman and CEO until 2002. During this time the company grew from a start-up to become the leading provider of software and solutions to the chemical process manufacturing industries.
Larry was professor of chemical engineering at MIT from 1962 to 1990, where he was well known for his work in computer-aided process design and process control. He served as President (National) in 2007 of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). .
In 1997 he was named Entrepreneur of the Year for high technology in the New England region. In 1999 FORTUNE magazine named him one of seven US. Heroes of Manufacturing. In 2001, Evans was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Chemical Engineering magazine chose him for the 2002 Award for Personal Achievement in Chemical Engineering.
Larry holds his BS from the University of Oklahoma and an MS and PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan.
Stephen W. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D President and Founder of Biometics Dr. Fitzpatrick is responsible for management of architectural design and process engineering. Steve provides direction of CGMP projects for process scale-up and design, quality control, process development, economic analysis, R&D consulting, feasibility and cost studies for biopharmaceutical clients. His technical expertise includes experience with mammalian and bacterial fermentation and downstream processing, gene therapy products, and medical devices.
Dr. Fitzpatrick is also inventor and developer of the Biofine Process for conversion of cellulosic biomass into Levulinic Acid. Through his involvement with Biofine, he has become a leader in the development and implementation of economically sustainable industrial biofuels processes.
He has a wide range of experience in the biological, pharmaceutical, chemical and petrochemical process industries in a variety of functions involving R&D, process technology development and plant design and operation.
Steve holds his B.Sc. in chemical engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D., in biochemical engineering from the University of Manchester, England
Albert G. Prescott President and CEO Crescent Innovations, Inc
Mr. Prescott has broad technical and customer service experience in polymer, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device fields. His responsibilities have included facility construction management, product development, project management, budget management and personnel management.
Al has led numerous cross-functional teams in the areas of new drug/device development from projects as simple as generic drug approval, to devices as complicated as bio-artificial pancreases.
He has worked and consulted for some of the preeminent biotech and biomaterials companies including Genzyme, Genetics Institute (now Wyeth), Abbott Bioresearch, and W. R. Grace and Company. He was a senior process development engineer at Anika Therapeutics Inc., a manufacturer of HA-based ophthalmic, orthopedic, and surgical scar reduction products.
Mr. Prescott holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from WPI, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology and a MS from the UMass Lowell
Courtyard by Marriott Billerica (Directions) 270 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 Phone: 978-670-7500
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Registration is closed. Meeting sold out.
Following an overview of the current trends and technologies in the solar field, a representative from Konarka will focus on recent developments at Konarka.
Konarka (www.konarka.com) is recognized throughout the world as a leader in OPV (organic photovoltaic) technology – a 3rd generation solar technology that is rapidly emerging to compete with silicon based 1st and 2nd generation solar technologies. The company holds over 350 patents and filings covering every aspect of our proprietary chemistry and processes. They are exploring exciting new OPV chemistries as well as advances to their existing technology that will produce greater power output at a lower cost.
Great networking opportunity! Cutting edge information!
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 Registration
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 Presentation and Q&A
Speaker
Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Ph.D. Dr. Balasubramanian is R&D Lab Manager and co-founder of Konarka Technologies, Inc., where he is responsible for the research, process development and quality assurance of organic photovoltaics for portable power applications. He brings extensive experience in the synthesis and processing of polymeric materials for optoelectronic and related applications. Prior to co-founding Konarka, he spent four years at Molecular Technologies, Inc. (MTI) in Westford, Mass., where he worked on the synthesis and processing of polymeric materials. Recipient of numerous awards for his work in polymer science and plastics engineering, Dr. Balasubramanian has presented his research across the country.
Dr. Balasubramanian earned his Ph.D. in Polymer Science/Plastics Engineering from UMass Lowell in 1997, his M.S. in Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1993, M.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1991, M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT in 1989 and his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Madras in Madras, India in 1987.
Gordon’s Liquors (Directions) 894 Main Street Waltham, Ma, 02451 Phone: 781-893-1900
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You are cordially invited to attend the AIChE-Boston Networking & Wine Tasting meeting on Thursday, June 4th. There will be an educational wine tasting class, food and plenty of time to network with your peers in the industry. As this is the final Boston AICHE meeting before our summer break this is sure to be a popular & fun meeting. Please note - this would be a great meeting to bring a spouse, date or business associate with you!
Wine - It’s just “fermented grape juice”, so why can selecting the right wine be so intimidating?
A bit of wine knowledge will go a long way in any professional or social setting. The presentation will cover wine basics, systematic approach to tasting, current wine trends, and how to find the best wines at the best values at stores and restaurants.
All the wines featured/tasted will be “value wines” from select regions around the globe, ie: those that are $20 and under and taste GREAT. These wines will surprise you in their expression of place, complexity, and compatibility with food.
Schedule
6:00 - 6:30 Registration and networking (Sparkling wine welcome)
6:30 - 7:00 Wine 101/intro
7:00 - 7:45 Networking, wine tasting, and hors d'oeuvres
7:45 - 8:00 Review of the wines tasted / Q & A with Lindsay Cohen
Speaker
Lindsay S. Cohen Lindsay has been the Marketing & Events Director at Gordon’s Liquor for almost 2 years. Her job consists of doing the marketing for the 3-store chain and culinary center, the organization and execution of all events, as well as conducting the education for some of them. Events range from winemaker seminars, hands-on cooking classes, Scotch tastings, beer dinners, among many others. Lindsay has overseen over 400 events since she started at Gordon’s in August 2007. Lindsay also currently spearheads, writes and speaks the ads for the Gordon’s radio campaign on Oldies 103.3.
Before Gordon’s, Lindsay managed the two Best Cellars stores in Boston. During her stint there she earned her intermediate, then advanced WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) certifications, which are awarded by the internationally recognized WSET guild, after completing intense study, classes, and exams. Lindsay originally moved to Boston in 2005 to work for Hilton Hotels after graduating from the #1 ranked Hotel School at Cornell University. After 6 months, she changed career paths from hotels to wine and is very happy she did.
Tufts University Science & Technology Center Room 134 (Directions) 4 Colby Street Medford, MA 02155 Phone: 617-627-3991
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REGISTRATION CLOSED In a more cost-conscious world, and with increasingly stringent product quality requirements, improved innovation and R&D technologies are needed.
This workshop will cover the following topics:
Process understanding, knowledge space, design space
Advantages of DoE over One-Variable-At-a-Time (OVAT) methods
Factorial screening designs
Response Surface Models
Risk analysis
Quality by Design: QbD = DoE + PAT
Case studies
Who Will Benefit
Process research and development directors and managers
Kilo-lab, pilot plant, and manufacturing plant managers, and supervisors
Chemical engineers working on process and product R&D
Product formulators
Project managers
What you will gain from attending
This workshop will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to DoE techniques, which will also allow you to overcome the initial obstacles in adopting this new technology.
In the “reasons for attending” box – please provide the industry in which you work – ie. Biotech, pharma, specialty chemicals etc.
Please note – Dr. Zlota has generously offered his time and expertise pro bono so t
Speaker
Andrei A. Zlota, Ph.D. President and Chief Chemical Engineer of The Zlota Company, LLC, a firm specializing in the design and scale-up of robust processes, and in data mining.
Dr. Zlota has over 15 years experience in the pharmaceutical and personal care industries, at Biopharm, Monsanto, Gillette and Sepracor, both in cGMP manufacturing, as well as process research, development, and scale-up. Andrei has led the design, successful and rapid scale-up of several chemical and formulation processes.
His areas of expertise include automated laboratory reactors, mixing and scale-up, statistical design of experiments, medium-, and high throughput technologies, and process analytical technologies. Andrei championed the technology transfer of several API crystallization processes to plants in the U.S., Canada, India, and Romania. He uses statistical design of experiments and risk analysis for process investigations, critical process parameter evaluation, and robust process design.
Andrei has led efforts with active pharmaceutical ingredient solid-state characterization, polymorph, and salt screening.
Dr. Zlota enjoys teaching, and he is an adjunct professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and at the Boston University Medical School.
Andrei holds a Ph.D. in chemistry, and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering.
Dr. Zlota is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and of the American Chemical Society. www.thezlotacompany.com
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
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“How do we transition from Petroleum to alternative energy in the time frame required?”
The world will be facing sweeping energy transitions in the coming decades. The enormity of petroleum production sets a high bar for alternatives to meet; half of humanity needs to transition to modern energy systems even while global petroleum shortages loom.
Petroleum produces an immense amount of energy and has been supporting exponential growth in demand for nearly 150 years. In comparison, the total amount of energy from non-combustion energy alternatives is quite small.
Developing a realistic national Energy Policy is a key to successfully achieving these energy transitions. On May 7th, Ben Ebenhack, from the University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering department and a panel of industry experts will answer the following questions:
What energy systems can be pursued to meet the shortage in the time frame required?
What role does the US play in the global transition?
How to create the best National energy policy?
How does this compare to national policy today?
What are the opportunities for Chem Es, entrepreneurs and investors that will be created by energy policy?
5:30 - 6:30 Registration & Networking
6:45 - 7:30 Dinner and presentation
7:30 – 9:00 Panel and Q&A
Use Internet Explorer (not firefox) to register.
If you don’t have Internet Explorer, you should register via David_Campanella@member.AICHE.org
Speakers
Ben W. Ebenhack Ben is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Rochester Chemical Engineering Department.
He is the founder and Chairman of the Board of AHEAD Energy Corporation, and the Principal Investigator of the AHEAD Energy Project (a research project at the University of Rochester). Ben's research focuses on energy transitions, especially in developing countries. Ben is an expert in oil and gas well log analysis, having evaluated domestic and international drilling projects for Unocal Corporation during his 12-year tenure with this company.
He has taught at the University of Wyoming and Cal Poly - Pomona. He served on the Editorial Board for the UN's Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: A Guide to Sustainable Developmental, authored a textbook on energy, and participates often in energy conferences, talks, debates, and radio talk shows.www.che.rochester.edu/ebenhack.htm www.che.rochester.edu/Projects/ebenhack/ Panel
Nick d’Arbeloff Nick is a veteran entrepreneur, having founded and managed a number of technology companies over the past 20 years.
He currently serves as President of the New England Clean Energy Council, a trade group formed in early 2007. The Council’s mission is to accelerate New England’s clean energy economy to global leadership by building an active community of stakeholders and a world-class cluster of clean energy companies.
Before joining the Council, he was the CEO and founder of Conjoin, a developer of sales productivity software for corporate sales teams. The company was acquired by Intranets.com (subsequently acquired by WebEx).
Previously, Nick co-founded and served as VP Marketing for Wildfire Communications, which brought to market a voice recognition-based electronic assistant for managing all of an individual’s telephone activities. Wildfire was acquired by Orange PLC, now a subsidiary of France Telecom.
Nick also served as Vice President of Marketing for C-bridge Internet Solutions, Director of Marketing for PRI Automation, and Product Manager for Apollo Computer.
Nick is a representative of The Climate Project, trained by former Vice President Al Gore to educate audiences about the science underlying global climate change. He serves on the Board of the Carlisle Conservation Foundation and the Mass Audubon Council. He is also the author of Excessive Entanglement, a novel, published in 2008.
Nick holds a BA from Georgetown University.
Berl Hartman Berl is a senior marketing executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in marketing, business strategy and public relations. Ms. Hartman spent eight years as Sr. Vice President of Blanc & Otus, a subsidiary of Hill & Knowlton Public Relations. There she founded and led the company’s Cleantech/Clean Energy marketing and public relations practice.
Before joining Blanc & Otus, she served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Sybase, a database software company, and Vice President of Engineering at Computer Corporation of America. She has also held positions at Boston University, University of California and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Since 2003, she has served as a co-founder and leader of the New England chapter of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). Ms. Hartman was also a founding member of the New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) and now serves on its Board of Directors and as Co-Chair of the Council’s Policy Committee. In 2008, she received the Council’s first Clean Energy Leadership Award. Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe and Mass High Tech magazine.
Rob Day Principal with @Ventures which he joined in 2007, and operates out of the firm’s Boston-area office. He holds an observer seat on the boards of Powerit Solutions and M2E Power .
Prior to joining the @Ventures team, Rob was an investor with Expansion Capital Partners for over two years, where he was an investment principal responsible for various aspects of that firm’s clean technology venture capital activities, including investments in Tiger Optics, SensorTran and Orion Energy Systems.
Rob was formerly a consultant with Bain & Company, where he worked with companies and evaluated private equity transactions in the energy/ utilities, telecom, IT, health care and retail industries. Earlier in his career, Rob was a founding member of the World Resources Institute's Sustainable Enterprise Program, where he developed partnerships with companies across a wide range of industries to foster new business opportunities with economic, environmental and social benefits.
Rob is the co-author of The Next Bottom Line: Making Sustainable Development Tangible, co-leads the Renewable Energy Business Network (www.rebn.org), and authors the website Cleantech Investing (www.cleantechvc.com ). He also serves on the advisory boards of the New England Clean Energy Council and GreenTech Media (www.greentechmedia.com).
Rob received his MBA at Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University), and his BA at Swarthmore College
Radisson Hotel & Suites Chelmsford (Directions) 10 Independence Drive Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-256-0800
Topic Info
EVENT IS SOLD OUT! No Walk-ins allowed
Biofuels have recently seen a vast number of innovations, technologies and business models. Colin South, PhD, formerly the president of Mascoma Coporation, will discuss some of the progress made in the establishment of a sustainable biofuels sector and the challenges that lie ahead for this industry to achieve commercial success.
Energy represents one of the great challenges of the 21st century and is a key area where chemical engineering is uniquely relevant. Colin will outline the status of the industry, some key issues that will influence the development of this market, and suggest a path for growth of the biomass sector.
Speaker
Colin R. South, Ph.D Colin South was the founding President of Mascoma Corporation, an industry-leading company developing and commercialising advanced biotechnology solutions for second generation cellulosic ethanol.
Colin is established as a widely recognised leader in the cellulosic ethanol business. Prior to Mascoma Colin held leadership positions in New Zealand with Fonterra Corporation as GM Health and Nutrition and as CEO of ViaLactia Biociences, a Fonterra company researching and commercializing discoveries in the genetics of forage grasses and bovine milk production.
After graduting with his PhD Colin spent 8 years with BioMetics Inc. in Boston in the field of design and scale up of processes and facilities in the Biotech and chemical process areas. He left his position of VP Process Engineering at BioMetics in 2002 to return to New Zealand to lead Vialactia Biosciences.
Colin is currently an Entrepreneur In Residence with General Catalyst Partners in Massachusetts where he is a member of the General Catalyst team developing and evaluating investments in the fuels, chemicals and cleantech business space.
Colin is originally from New Zealand. He graduated from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Process) and from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire with a PhD in BioProcess Engineering.
Courtyard by Marriott Billerica (Directions) 270 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 Phone: 978-670-7500
Topic Info
Fuel cells continue to stir debate as viable power sources for vehicles and other applications.
Will they ever be durable or cheap enough?
Where will the hydrogen come from?
How will enough hydrogen be stored onboard to enable satisfactory driving range?
Do they really mitigate global warming?
As population and economies grow, finite resources are consumed, and the environment compromised, improved energy sources and systems are needed to preserve the health of the planet and its people.
In this talk we will consider the place of hydrogen in the world’s energy future, looking at both the big picture and select technical details.
Speaker
James C. Cross III James Cross is the Vice President of Technology & Product Development at Nuvera. In this capacity, James directs the development of advanced fuel cells and fuel conversion devices and oversees the engineering of electrochemical power plants and hydrogen production systems intended for commercialization. He has been with the company since its inception in 2000, and has been working in the hydrogen energy arena for 13 years. Prior to this, James held positions at Epyx Corporation, Arthur D. Little, and Battelle. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT, and has Masters degrees from Princeton and Stanford. http://www.nuvera.com/
GE Healthcare (Directions) 14 Walkup Drive Westborough, MA Phone: 508-475-2000
Topic Info
Special Event - Space is limited.
GE Healthcare's broad range of products and services enable healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases, and other conditions earlier. Their vision for the future is to enable a new "early health" model of care focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease prevention.
GE's Westborough plant(14 Walkup Drive, 508-475-2000) manufactures filter-type membranes which are used, among other applications, in separating, clarifying or concentrating materials involved in bio-processing operations. Membrane separation products include hollow fiber cartridges and "Kvick" ultrafiltration cassettes.
On Friday, February 20, Craig Robinson, Technical Director Americas and Europe, has organized a presentation and tour of the membrane facility, as follows:
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Presentation and Tour (Preference given to Students)
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Refreshments at GE Healthcare
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Presentation and Tour(AIChE Members Only)
This is a Free Event, but space is limited (40 persons)
Reservations will be taken on a first come-first serve basis.
Pre-registration is required - interested attendees must register by Tuesday, February 17, 3:00pm. A list of successful attendees will be sent out by Wednesday, February 18.
Upon arrival, check in with Security. Only those on their list will be admitted. Please ignore any e-mail acknowledgments prior to Feb. 18.
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
Topic Info
Meeting is SOLD OUT.
Registration closed - No walk-ins permitted
Zero-Energy houses are definitely green but are they affordable? We’ve all seen the Green technology shows on TV – you know – the ones where multi-millionaire movie stars pay big bucks to install the latest in green technologies. Sounds great until the time comes to pay for it!
“Do I have to be a multi-millionaire to have a green home???”
“NO – not if Carter Scott builds your house!
Carter Scott is president of Transformations, Inc., a sustainable development and building company in Townsend, MA. He started his career as an industrial engineer and then turned his talents – and engineering training - to becoming a leading zero-energy house builder.
On Thursday, February 5 th – Carter Scott will share with us how he uses an engineering approach to build affordable zero-energy houses. Learn how he balances many critical design trade-off functions to minimize heat loss and get the most energy per dollar invested in solar electric and solar hot water systems.
How affordable?
Take a look at a few of Carter’s zero-energy houses - prices range from $350K – $399K for traditional cape or colonial style 3 bedroom houses. Scroll down to see additional houses on right side of page) zero-energy house list
Speaker
R.Carter Scott Carter Scott is President of Transformations, Inc., a sustainable development and building company is Townsend, Massachusetts. He graduated from Northeastern University with an industrial engineering degree and has been a leader in the Massachusetts Low Impact Development and Energy Star home building movement.
He has authored two feature articles for the Solar Today magazine, enjoyed a feature Zero Energy presentation on the Discovery Channel, and received the Energy Star Custom Builder of the Year award in 2005 from the New England Joint Management Committee. He can be reached by email at RCarterScott@msn.com or (978)597-0542 by phone. Please visit the company website at www.Transformations-Inc.us
MIT Walker Lounge (Directions) 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA
Topic Info
Microreactors
Miniature processing plants that prove "Small is better!"
Clean energy
Nanotechnology
Process scale-up
Microfabrication techniques and microsystems have fueled spectacular advances in the electronic and telecommunications industries, and more recently, in microanalysis chips for chemical and biological applications.
These systems promise to transform classical batch wise laboratory procedures into integrated systems capable of providing new understanding of fundamental chemical and biological processes as well as rapid, continuous discovery and development of new products with less use of resources and waste generation.
On December 11th, Dr. Jensen, Head of the MIT Chemical Engineering Department, will present an overview of the latest in microreactor technology. He will then focus on applications in clean energy, such as replacement of batteries for mobile power, nanotechnology, and chemical process scale-up.
Speaker
Klavs F. Jensen Dr. Jensen is the Warren K. Lewis Professor and Head of the MIT Chemical Engineering Department.
He received his chemical engineering education from the Technical University of Denmark (M.Sc.) and University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD). His research interests revolve around microfabrication, testing, and integration of microsystems for chemical and biological discovery, synthesis and processing.
Status of Green Chemistry Initiatives – It just keeps getting Greener!
Green Chemistry
Date/Time
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 5:30pm
Place
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
Topic Info
Green Chemistry has become increasingly important in implementing clean technology and sustainable approaches to today’s energy and environmental challenges.
John Warner, President and Chief Technology Officer of the Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, is well known as a pioneer and visionary in this field. In fact, he literally wrote the book on Green Chemistry. (John is co-author of Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice.)
On October 17, John Warner will review current developments in the Green Chemistry arena, and will also look ahead to future opportunities for chemical engineers and chemists.
Given a choice between traditional options and green solutions, business leaders choose responsibly. Unfortunately, there is a significant shortage of more responsible green alternatives.
Scientists and non-scientists alike can begin to address this technological gap by recognizing the interconnectivity between the construction of materials and environmental protection. There is tremendous untapped opportunity for ingenuity and reward at the chemical design stage; this is the central concern of Green Chemistry.
The Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistrywww.warnerbabcock.com is dedicated to the development of non toxic, environmentally benign and sustainable technological solutions for society. Research areas include Industrial Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics & Photonics, and Cosmetics & Personal Care Products.
Speaker
John Warner John Warner received his BS (1984) in Chemistry from UMASS Boston and his MS (1986) and PhD (1988) in Organic Chemistry from Princeton University.
He worked at the Polaroid Corporation from 1988 – 1997 in exploratory research and media research. In 1997 he accepted a position at the University of Massachusetts (Chemistry, Boston Campus, 1997-2004 and Plastics Engineering, Lowell Campus, 2004-2007).
Warner has published over 100 patents, papers and books and is co-author of Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice with Paul Anastas. His recent patents in the fields of semiconductor design, biodegradable plastics, personal care products and polymeric photoresists are examples of how green chemistry principles can be immediately incorporated into commercially relevant applications.
Warner is editor of Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews and associate editor of the journal Organic Preparations and Procedures International. Warner also serves on the Board of Directors of the Green Chemistry Institute in Washington DC. He received The 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring from President Bush, and was awarded the American Institute of Chemistry's Northeast Division's Distinguished Chemist of the Year for 2002.
Advances in Electron Beam Technology - A new approach to Green Engineering
Electron Beam Technology
Date/Time
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:30pm
Place
Hilton Garden Inn - Burlington 5 Wheeler Road Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: 781-272-8800
Topic Info
Advanced Electron Beams’ CEO Mitch Tyson, and Anne Testoni PhD, Director of Marketing and Applications Development, will discuss trends in electron beam technology, commercial applications for electron beam materials enhancement, and the potential for EB chemistry to deliver on the principles of “Green Chemistry.”
Harnessing the power of electrons Advanced Electron Beams' (AEB) technology delivers one of the world's most efficient, clean and cost-effective processes for industrial energy applications.
Key benefits include:
Energy Savings
Reduced Use of Hazardous Chemicals
Increased Productivity
Creation of new products
Electron beam has applications in nanotechnology, material science, and chemical engineering including:
Polymer Crosslinking
Surface Grafting
Advanced Coating Applications
Materials Compatible with Electron Beam
Sterilization
Green Chemistry
Recycling
Advanced Electron Beams
AEB’s compact electron beam technology platform enables game-changing innovation for in-line EB processing for advanced materials applications. AEB’s electron beam emitters can be flexibly integrated into a wide range of processes. For more info click: http://www.aeb.com/.
Speakers
Mitch Tyson Mitch Tyson is CEO and Director of Advanced Electron Beams (AEB). Prior to joining AEB, Mitch was a corporate consultant and lecturer. He is a co-founder of the New England Clean Energy Council and serves on the executive boards of a number of energy-related concerns.
Mitch has a Bachelors of Science in Physics, a Masters of Science in Nuclear Engineering, and a second Masters of Science in Political Science, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sunset Grill & Tap (Directions) 130 Brighton Ave. (Corner of Harvard Ave.) Allston, MA Phone: 617-254-1331
Topic Info
The introduction to CRC's Applied Sensory Analysis of Foods opens thusly: "Two profile methods of sensory analysis are Flavor Profile and Profile Attribute Analysis. Both were developed by Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., and both make use of trained flavor panelists."
Well, folks, on Saturday, June 21 you will get to learn from one of those reknowned ADL flavor panelists, Roy Desrochers! He will teach us a few essential points about food and beverage sensory analysis, and then lead us through some samplings of a variety of brews.
Roy has consulted for many of the biggest and best breweries, lending both his taste buds and his impressive skill as a trainer. Among the breweries whose flavor professionals he has trained are:
Anheuser-Busch
Heineken Breweries
Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma
Labatts Breweries, Canada
Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana
...And now you!
As for Sunset Grill, what can you say about an establishment that offers 112 taps and 380 microbrews and exotic imports? Steam beer burgers, famous curly fries, buffalo wings, giant nachos, grilled fish, homemade pastas, and sizzling fajitas? Well, we hope you'll say "see you there!"
Speaker
Roy D. Desrochers Roy D. Desrochers has over 24 years of professional experience in sensory technology and extensive experience working with brewers around the world.
Mr. Desrochers works at GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s leading geotechnical, environmental, and water resources engineering firms. He specializes in sensory technology related to odor and tastes, and its practical application to environmental and consumer challenges.
Previously, he spent over 18 years at the international consulting firm Arthur D. Little as a senior leader in the Sensory Technology Unit, and ultimately as manager of the unit.
Roy has been a member of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) for more than 20 years. He is also a member of the taste and odor committee of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and was appointed to its Standard Methods Committee. He is also a member of the Masters Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA), which will be perfect for our Beer Tasting Event!
Mr. Desrochers holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Geology from Tufts University.
Boosting Time Management Skills - Register w/ Internet Explorer
Date/Time
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 5:30pm
Place
Tufts University Science & Technology Center Room 134 (Directions) 4 Colby Street Medford, MA 02155 Phone: 617-627-3991
Topic Info
Despite the use of PDAs and time management systems, most people still don't have enough time.
Now there is a way to dramaticallyimprove your time management
This program will act as a catalyst to immediately increase the effectiveness of your current approach by identifying and explaining principles that influence our ability to effectively manage time.
With this perspective, you will be able to adapt what you already know and greatly boost its effectiveness. You will also be able to add to it without having to learn any new facts or approaches. There will be plenty of time for Q&A so that your specific issues and experiences can be addressed.
Workshop Takeaways
A basic framework for understanding how we think, how it varies and how that impacts productivity and time management
How this frame-work underpins what you already know about time-management
Understanding why we often don't stick to our time management-derived plans and what to do about it (managing distractions)
How to develop or adapt better time-management approaches, including:
> Having insights on how to get things done
> Insights on time-management (how to better use your "mental real-estate")
Examples of how others have improved their time-management skills
Answers to your time-management questions and issues
Speaker
Robin Charbit Robin Charbit is President of Insight Management Partners (IMP). IMP has a proven track record of helping executive teams of Fortune "50" companies resolve complex and "unsolvable" problems through the application of ideas and methods to enhance insight on a no-success-no-fee basis.
Robin's background in the chemicals industry includes 11 years at Exxon culminating as Business Leader of their international plastics business. He then spent 10 years at Arthur D. Little, ultimately leading and managing the North America Chemicals Practice. Robin holds degrees in chemical engineering and management.
Knights of Columbus (Directions) 17 Willow St. Westborough MA
Topic Info
Come Be Blown Away By the Power of Cape Wind
You have probably have heard of Cape Wind, but did you know that this project will be America’s first ever offshore wind farm?
Producing over three-quarters of the electricity for the Cape and surrounding
islands, this green-friendly energy project claims that it will not only lead the nation in energy independence, but will bring cleaner air, lower energy costs, and jobs to
Massachusetts.
732,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions eliminated each year
420 megawatts of clean, renewable energy
258 feet from the base of the water to the center of the blades
130 offshore wind turbines
80 foot deep foundation into the sand
13.8 miles offshore from the town of Nantucket
and…
1 night of facts, education and insight on Cape Wind presented by AICHE
Speaker
Mr. Craig Olmsted Vice President for Project Development, Cape Wind
Mr. Olmsted is a registered Professional Engineer holding advanced degrees in Management and Structural Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Boston University. He has thirty years of experience in all aspects of the power industry and is responsible for project development from conception through commercial operation. Responsibilities range from oversight of site selection, fatal flaw analysis, financial modeling, environmental permitting, liaison with lenders, design and construction contracting through production engineering, procurement, construction and start up.
Developing Realistic Solutions to Today's Energy Problems
Clean Energy Dinner - Use Internet Explorer to register
Date/Time
Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 5:30pm
Place
Holiday Inn Boxboro (Directions) 242 Adams Place (I-495 exit 28) Boxboro, MA Phone: 978-263-8701
Topic Info
EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
Registration is closed - 150 have registered!
Participate in a results-oriented round table dinner discussion focused on developing solutions to current energy problems.
Who should attend:
Chemical Engineers,
Scientists,
Entrepreneurs,
Investors,
Government Energy policy makers
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM Registration and Networking 6:15 PM – 6:30 PM AIChE Announcements 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner / table by table breakout discussions (see topics below) 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Roundtable discussion – all present will develop realistic energy solutions. 9:00 PM – End of Meeting
Dr. Jay Agarwal has been selected by the Department of Energy to serve on a panel of experts to help DOE evaluate Clean Coal technology projects.
Dr. Agarwal is Vice President / co-founder of CRA International and Managing Director, New England Equity Group, LLC. Jay has more than 40 years of experience as a senior technical executive with CRA. He has saved Fortune 500 companies millions of dollars by identifying potential problems and determining ways to avoid them when commercializing new technologies.
He has also held positions as Director of Development at Kennecott Copper / Peabody Coal, Vice President at Amax Corporation, and Division Chief of Process Analysis at US Steel.
Rob Reintjes, Managing Director, New England Equity Group, LLC will serve as meeting facilitator. Mr. Reintjes is well known to AIChE members for his leadership ability. Over the past several years, Rob has played a key role in revitalizing the AIChE Boston Section.
Rob and his partner, Dr. Agarwal, have more than 80 years of combined experience in the management and marketing of technological innovation. Their company, New England Equity Group, is an equity investment firm that focuses on companies that utilize chemical engineering technology, including Energy related companies. (For more information about New England Equity go to: http://www.newenglandequity.com Click here for Rob’s complete bio... http://www.newenglandequity.com/principals.php) (Scroll down)
All Participants
Since virtually all of our Chemical Engineering members are well qualified to address Energy technology questions – at this meeting, we will waive the usual format of an after dinner speaker and instead, draw on the powerful resources of our members!
Industry Experts
To stimulate discussion, a number of industry experts will be invited to attend the meeting – not as speakers, but as participants in the group discussion. Their names will be added to the AIChE Boston website as they register. Some of these experts will facilitate the table discussions on various Energy topics.
Kyle Zelley President, Wachusett Biofuels http://wachusettbiomass.com Lise Laurin Founder of EarthShift, http://www.earthshift.com/about04.htm (scroll down for bio) Jay Fiske Partner, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, which invests in renewable energy companies based in or doing significant business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. http://www.massgreenenergy.com/it_fiske.htm Jefferson W. Tester MIT Energy Initiative Education task force Co-chair, , H. P. Meissner Professor of Chemical Engineering,
environmental remediation and control technology, chemical processes in supercritical fluids, renewable and geothermal energy systems, gas hydrates in natural environments http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/tester.html , http://web.mit.edu/tester Scott Fraser Senior VP of Engineering, Ze-gen, a leading developer and integrator of waste gasification technology. Mr. Fraser has been in the power generation and energy fields for 30 years. His background includes biomass gasification and combustion related technologies including fluidized bed combustion. He co-authored the textbook “The Design and Operation of CFB Boilers” . Other areas of expertise include energy infrastructure/economics within India, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets all of which represent future market areas for Ze-Gen. http://www.ze-gen.com/ Wm. Curtis Conner Prof. Chemical Engineering, Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Conner has been conducting research in catalysis related to energy for some 35 years. He is author of over a hundred papers and has lectured in over a dozen countries. His current research focuses on the conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels by novel routes. http://www.ecs.umass.edu/index.pl?id=4550 Marsha Gorden Principal , The Resource Technologies Group, a company that delivers the latest sustainable tools and strategies to optimize their clients’ use of material, energy and water resources. Marsha has more than 35 years of conservation work both internationally with development banks and private companies, and locally with businesses and organizations in Massachusetts. She is presently organizing a state-wide energy efficiency program based on a new CHP (combined heat and power) and GIS (geographic information systems) approach at Suffolk University. http://www.sustainableresources.com/ Lisa Frantzis Managing Director, Renewable and Distributed Energy, Navigant Consulting, Inc. Ms. Frantzis is on the Board of Directors for the American Council on Renewable Energy, was recently a Vice President of the Solar Energy Business Association of New England, and is a member of the American Wind Energy Association. http://www.navigantconsulting.com/industries/energy/ Kannan Vembu, PhD Director, Technology Assessment, ENVIRON. Dr. Vembu's expertise in environmental technologies inludes biomass conversion and waste to energy technologies, water, wastewater, hazardous wastes, and membrane systems.
Richard Parnas Associate Professor and Director, Chemical Engineering , Univ. of Connecticut. Winner, Environmental Leadership Award given by the UConn Environmental Policy Advisory Council. Under Dr. Parnas' leadership, the Biofuels Consortium has begun regular biodiesel production at a campus pilot facility. http://biodiesel.engr.uconn.edu Dammon M. Frecker Vice President, Energy & Industrial Services, ESS Group, Inc., an environmental engineering and consulting firm that has led the comprehensive permitting of over 10,000 MW of energy generating facilities. These projects have included facilities using harvested wood and waste derived biomass materials, and a variety of technologies including fluidized bed combustion and gasification. http://www.essgroup.com Stephen W. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D President and Founder of Biometics Dr. Fitzpatrick is responsible for management of architectural design and process engineering. Steve provides direction of CGMP projects for process scale-up and design, quality control, process development, economic analysis, R&D consulting, feasibility and cost studies for biopharmaceutical clients. His technical expertise includes experience with mammalian and bacterial fermentation and downstream processing, gene therapy products, and medical devices.
Dr. Fitzpatrick is also inventor and developer of the Biofine Process for conversion of cellulosic biomass into Levulinic Acid. Through his involvement with Biofine, he has become a leader in the development and implementation of economically sustainable industrial biofuels processes.
He has a wide range of experience in the biological, pharmaceutical, chemical and petrochemical process industries in a variety of functions involving R&D, process technology development and plant design and operation.
Steve holds his B.Sc. in chemical engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D., in biochemical engineering from the University of Manchester, England
Hemant P. Pendse Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of Maine, Managing Director, Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative (FBRI) http://www.umche.maine.edu/chb/http://www.forestbioproducts.umaine.edu/ J. Andrew Irwin, PE President and Founder of IRWIN Engineers, Inc. a chemical and environmental engineering consulting frim working with industry on environmental compliance and sustainable business practices for manufacturing and
risk management with handling of hazardous materials.http://www.irwinengineers.com/
G. Peter van Walsum, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor, Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative, Depart. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Univ. Maine
Peter's expertise includes renewable energy, fuels and chemicals, bioprocessing and process engineering
http://www.umche.maine.edu/chb/faculty/pvanwalsum.htm/forest bioproducts/ Marian A. Mailloux Chair, AIChE-Boston Energy & Environment K-12 program. Marian studied Human Development and Education at Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, with a focus on Early Childhood Education and Gerontology. She has extensive experience in the field of education. She was owner and Director of a child care program serving 100 children, infant through grade 6. More recently, she worked as a facilitator involved with corporate re-engineering. Currently, Marian is developing a company which will help corporations achieve better environmental responsibility and sustainability. Paul Nace Managing Director of Maine BioProducts, LLC, a company pursuing the development of a forest biomass biorefinery in Maine. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Econox Technologies, LLC, a Georgia based company specializing in combustion efficiency technology. Prior to his involvement in the energy sector over the last 5 plus years, Paul was a commercial real estate developer specializing in medical and biotech related development throughout New England. http://www.mainebioproducts.com Ian H. Hutchinson Professor and Department Head, MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering. His primary research interest is the
magnetic confinement of plasmas: seeking to enable fusion reactions to be used for practical energy production. He and his MIT team designed, built and operate the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, an experiment whose magnetically confined plasmas, with temperatures reaching beyond 50 million degrees Celsius, are prototypical of a future fusion reactor. http://www.psfc.mit.edu/people/hutch/http://web.mit.edu/nse/ Charles Forsberg Executive Director MIT Nuclear Fuel Cycle Study,Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Previously with Oak Ridge National Labs) He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, and recipient of the 2005 Robert E. Wilson Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for outstanding chemical engineering contributions to nuclear energy, including his work in hydrogen production and nuclear-renewable energy futures. He has degrees in both nuclear and chemical engineering . News release http://web.mit.edu/nse/pdfs/07_ansannualmtg/ANS_07%20(Forsberg).pdf Andrew C. Kadak Professor of the Practice, MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering.His teaching interests are Reactor Physics, Reactor Engineering, Safety Analysis, Economics, Waste Disposal, and Non-Proliferation. Currently, research is being conducted on a modular high temperature gas cooled pebble bed reactor. This research includes core neutronics design, thermal hydraulics, fuel performance, economics, non-proliferation, and waste disposal.
http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/kadak.html http://web.mit.edu/pebble-bed/ Dr. Charles W. Krueger VP, Product Development for Hy9 Corporation, a leading manufacturer of metal membrane hydrogen purifiers and Hydrogen Reformers/Generators. He has been active in the hydrogen energy field since 1994. At Hy9, he has worked on addressing the technical and economic challenges in commercializing hydrogen membrane technology in hydrogen production and fuel cell power systems. Dr. Krueger has a BS in ChE from U Penn, and M.S., (CEP) and Ph.D. (ChE) from M.I.T.
http://hy9.com Susan Leschine Professor of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Leschine is a Founder and Chief Scientist at SunEthanol, a biofuels technology company headquartered in Amherst. She also serves as Co-director of The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research (TIMBR) at UMass Amherst, established by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to develop cost-effective technologies for producing biofuels and other value-added materials from plant biomass. Dr. Leschine's research has formed the basis for SunEthanol's Consolidated Bio-Processing innovation. http://sunethanol.com/site/
Olde Irish Alehouse (Directions) 2 Bridge Street Dedham, MA Phone: 781-329-6034
Topic Info
The Reality of Nanomaterial Risks
Nanotechnology is revolutionizing the manufacture of many products, including clothing, paints and coatings, medicines and diagnostic systems, cosmetics, electronics.... and even food. In 2007 the United Nations estimated that nanotechnology could grow to 14% of the global manufacturing economy - representing $2.6 trillion - by 2014.
All this growth could translate into as many as 2,000,000 workers being employed by nanotech industries, and three times as many supporting the industry. Happily for us, New England is a center of nanotechnology development.
While the huge potential market brings much excitement to the investor and job seeker, many have strong concerns about handling and safety and environmental impact of these new materials. Some have described doomsday scenarios involving "grey goo" (self-replicating machines) and “green goo” (artificial life forms), and public surveys have shown distrust in the ability of government and corporations to manage nanotechnology wisely.
The discussion will focus on the "nanotechnology revolution" and what it means for chemical engineers, including:
Terminology, basic principles, and manufacturing processes
Applications: hype versus hope, and prospects for growth
Myth versus reality: risks to workers and the environment
Regulatory protections
Speaker
Kathleen Sellers, P.E. Ms. Sellers is a senior environmental engineer with AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. During her 20 years of experience, Ms. Sellers has worked on solutions to a variety of environmental problems. She is particularly intrigued in exploring and solving emerging environmental issues, most recently those associated with nanotechnology. An environmental engineer and chemist, Ms Sellers’ work has ranged from analysis and bioassay of environmental samples to comprehensive field characterizations, and extends as well to treatment process development, permitting, and negotiation of regulatory solutions. Ms. Sellers is author of an engineering textbook entitled "Fundamentals of Hazardous Waste Site Remediation" (CRC Press/Lewis Publishers 1999); an editor and co-author of "Technical Brief: Endocrine Disrupting Compounds and Implications for Wastewater Treatment" (Water Environment Research Foundation, 2005); a co-author of "Perchlorate: Environmental Problems and Solutions" (Taylor & Francis /CRC Press 2006); and most recently has edited and co-written a book entitled "Nanotechnology and the Environment" (Taylor & Francis, 2008).
Tufts University, Cabot Auditorium (Directions) 170 Packard Ave. Medford, MA
Topic Info
Opportunities in Biotech Processing.
As cell culture operations improve and manufacturing cost pressures rise, the challenges facing modern vaccines, small protein therapeutics, and monoclonal antibodies will increase. Those challenges will open the door to innovative solutions to help overcome bottlenecks and improve process efficiency. The discussion will focus on high priority areas in biotech processing, including cell harvest and chromatographic and viral clearance unit operations. Examples of novel solutions will be presented.
The Boston area is one of the premier locations in the United States for biotechnology. The biotech processing sector is gaining momentum and will continue to be an important component of the local economy in the future.
Speaker
Mr. Jonathan Royce A Senior Application Scientist at GE Healthcare, Jonathan Royce has nearly 10 years of experience supporting and implementing separation technologies in biotech processes. He has worked closely with such companies as Wyeth, Abbott, Amgen, Genentech, Biogen, and Lonza. Jonathan holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University, and dual degrees in Chemical Engineering and French from the University of New Hampshire.
Biofuels in New England: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
January 2008 Dinner Meeting
Date/Time
Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 6:00pm
Place
Hilton Garden Inn - Burlington 5 Wheeler Road Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: 781-272-8800
Topic Info
Biofuels in New England: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
Fact:A natural resources survey for Connecticut estimates that Connecticut can grow enough biomass to displace 20%-30% of imported petroleum, which equals the imports from the volatile Mideast!
New England is at the end of the energy pipeline. Furthermore, in New England agricultural production of bio-energy crops will not conflict with human and animal food production (as many assume), since such biomass production could occur on marginal and underutilized land.
We will discuss the types of crops that are best suited for biofuel with respect to sustainability, environmental soundness, profitability, and ability to reduce our petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions. If time permits, additional examples of the activities of the UConn Biofuels Consortium will be discussed, especially educational activities designed for the general public.
Opportunities for Chemical Engineers
Newly designed biodiesel reactors and cellulosic alcohol processes present an opportunity for developing new biofuel technologies. New biodiesel reactor technology will be illustrated and briefly discussed to provide an example of the engineering work occurring in the new biofuels industry.
Biodiesel is a direct replacement for both diesel transportation fuel and home heating oil. The home heating oil market in the Northeast makes biodiesel particularly attractive, and a local industry is developing. Industry also has the opportunity to export technology to the international market.
Microbial Fuel Cells-Electricigens and their nano-Wires
Alternative Energy
Date/Time
Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 5:30pm
Place
DoubleTree Westborough 5400 Computer Drive Westborough, MA 01581 Phone: 508-366-5511
Topic Info
New Life for Microbial Fuel Cells:
Self Sustaining Systems Powered by Electricigens and Their Nanowires
Although it has been known for almost a century that electricity can be harvested from microbial cultures, it is only with the recent discovery of microorganisms known as electricigens that it has been recognized that efficient, self sustaining microbial fuel cells capable of harvesting electricity from a variety of wastes are feasible.
Electricigens have the novel capability of completely oxidizing organic compounds to carbon dioxide with quantitative electron transfer to the surface of electrodes. The electricigens conserve energy to support their growth and maintenance from this unique form of respiration. Optimization of electricigen-based microbial fuel cells requires a better understanding or how electrons derived from organic matter oxidation are transferred outside the cell and onto electrodes.
Come see how electricigens and nanowires have the potential to be in your future.
Speaker
Dr. Derek R. Lovley Derek Lovley is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Dr. Lovley received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from Michigan State University and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Anaerobe Laboratory at Virginia Tech prior to joining the U. S. Geological Survey as a Project Chief in their National Basic Research Program in 1984. He moved his laboratory to the Department of Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts in 1995 where he served as department head from 1997-2004 and now serves as Director of Environmental Biotechnology and as an Associate Dean for the College of Natural Resources and the Environment. Dr. Lovley has received many awards including Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New in Environmental Technology’, as well as the Proctor and Gamble Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and was recently featured in Time magazine’s profile of top innovators in environmental science. He has more than 250 publications, with more than 25 in the journals of Nature and Science. His research focuses on genomic approaches to microbe-mineral interactions; novel environmental biotechnologies for environmental restoration; and harvesting electricity from waste organic matter and renewable biomass. This research is supported by the Department of Energy, the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and Toyota.
“Lessons Learned” - Chemical Accidents in New England
December dinner meeting
Date/Time
Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 5:30pm
Place
Crowne Plaza (Directions) 1360 Worcester Street Natick, MA 01760 Phone: 508-653-8800
Topic Info
“Lessons Learned” - Chemical Accidents in New England – December 6th Dinner meeting
Headline news: November 22, 2006: Explosion at Danversport, MA ink and paint factory causes worst community damage of any U.S. chemical accident since 1998. More than 250 buildings were damaged and several people were injured.
• What effect would an event like this have on your career?
• Can you - and your company - survive a catastrophic event?
On Thursday, December 6th, Mr. Robert Golden of the U.S. EPA Region I Team responsible for investigating chemical accidents will present real stories of real accidents.
• Can you prevent catastrophes at your company?
• What are some of the warning signs?
• What importance should be given to "near miss" events?
Many facility managers learn too little too late about the hazards they are working with.
Our speaker will share dramatic photos of the aftermath of several events including Danversport, and will discuss “lessons learned” through the investigation process.
Opportunities for Chemical Engineers
Engineering principles are critical to the safe design, installation, operation and maintenance of chemical process operations. Hazard assessment is the key planning tool to make reasoned decisions for emergency prevention
Speaker
Robert Golden Robert Golden, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - New England EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act) Team. The EPA-NE EPCRA Team works with private and public entities to help plan, prevent and respond to chemical spills and releases. The Team assists industries in reporting chemical storage activity and releases; assists state and local governments in developing and implementing preparedness and emergency response plans; and provides individuals with "“right-to-know" information about toxic chemicals in their communities. The office also brings enforcement actions for violations of chemical safety requirements of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act. For more information go to: http://www.epa.gov/Region1/enforcementandassistance/reports/epcra2006/highlights.html
Crowne Plaza (Directions) 1360 Worcester Street Natick, MA 01760 Phone: 508-653-8800
Topic Info
Engineering at the Cellular Scale - November 15th Dinner meeting
American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Boston Section
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Time: 5:30-9 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza, Natick, MA
From Biofuels to Designer Drugs to Global Vaccination - molecular tools are used to alter, optimize or redirect microbial metabolism to achieve a variety of applied outcomes. These specialized tools are typically used to produce a process or product. Some examples are cellular/bacterial vaccines (used to vaccinate third world countries) and small molecule drugs which may include anything from anticancer agents to antibiotics.
Where traditional Chemical Engineering intersects with Biology
Cellular engineering has many aspects in common with more traditional engineering. On Thursday, November 15th, Dr. Blaine Pfeiffer of Tufts University will explain how a chemical engineering mindset and approach are fundamental to engineering at the cellular scale.
Engineering principles are applied towards a biological system with consideration given to process design at the molecular, cellular, and macroscopic scales. However, the biological system introduces new constraints and freedoms that uniquely shape this brand of engineering design and application.
Opportunities for Chemical Engineers
These nuances and other features of cellular engineering will be explored. Blaine will also highlight the opportunities available to chemical and biological engineers in this emerging field
Speaker
Dr. Blaine Pfeifer Dr. Blaine Pfeifer is an Assistant Professor at the Tufts University Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. His areas of specialization include Molecular, Cellular, and Process Engineering.
Dr. Pfeifer holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Colorado State University and a PhD from Stanford University, also in chemical engineering. His graduate research focused on metabolic engineering for the production of complex therapeutic natural compounds. The experience was augmented by a short internship in a local biotech company interested in licensing patents resulting from his doctoral research.
Blaine obtained his PhD in 2002 and headed east for a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Professor Robert Langer at MIT. While there, his research focused on targeted delivery of small molecules and genes to various mammalian cells for therapeutic applications that ranged from fighting infectious diseases to cancer. See http://ase.tufts.edu/chemical/facPfeifer.htm for additional information about Dr. Pfeifer.
Holiday Inn Select (Directions) 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road Woburn, MA Phone: 781-935-8760
Topic Info
The issues of energy availability, energy security, and environmental impacts are at the center of many local, national and international concerns. The topic for this October meeting will be The Energy Horizon.
We will have a panel of experts from several different energy sectors to talk about what is happening in the energy field today, as well as opportunities for Chemical Engineers in their sectors. Discussions will include an overview of the near future of energy production, as well as innovative technologies such as stationary fuel cells and advanced energy materials. The session will include a moderated panel discussion followed by an extended Q&A period.
This topic was the highest-rated choice on this year's survey. It even scored higher than the very popular wine tasting and beer events!
We will also take time out to honor our outstanding student sections from local universities. We expect a big turnout and hope to see you there!!
Speakers
Dr. John Ross Director of Engineering, Design & Analysis
Cabot Corporation.
Dr. Ross is a chemical engineer with 33 years of industrial experience. He has spent his entire career with one company, Cabot Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty powders and materials.
John has worked in R&D, engineering, new business development, manufacturing and technology transfer. His interest in energy derives in part from that last experience, but also from his current role in Cabot, that of Director of Process Development. Cabot has a number of new materials that may be important to improved energy use, and Dr. Ross is responsible that each of them can be produced by a viable chemical process.
Mr. Joel D. Doyon Vice President, Gov't Programs Administration
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Mr. Doyon has been involved in high temperature Fuel Cell development for stationary power applications for over 30 years at FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE), formerly Energy Research Corporation. His experience includes core technology cell and stack component research, manufacturing technology development, engineering management and government R&D. Mr. Doyon spent 10 years as Vice President of Engineering where he was responsible for the engineering and design of FCE’s current commercial fuel cell products. In his current position as Vice President of Government Programs, Mr. Doyon is responsible for overseeing FCE’s Coal-Based Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program, a 10-year, DOE sponsored program to engineer, design, construct and operate a multi-MW fuel cell power plant operating off coal syngas with near zero emissions. Mr. Kevin F. Fitzgerald, PE CMRP EVENT MODERATOR.
Senior Program Director in the New Ventures group of Invensys Process Systems. Mr.Fitzgerald has had numerous technical management, engineering development and service delivery positions at Invensys, and has considerable experience in the chemical, oil and gas, as well as pharmaceutical and food industry, segments. Currently Mr Fitzgerald is a senior member of a corporate strategic initiative focusing on asset performance and collaborative production management solutions for industrial process operations. He has also served on the executive board of the MIMOSA standards organization and is heavily involved in the OpenO&MTM initiative. He holds a BA degree in Physics from Holy Cross College and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer (Chemical) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional.
Hilton Garden Inn - Burlington 5 Wheeler Road Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: 781-272-8800
Topic Info
First Successful Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Air Capture Technology Achieved !”- The Earth Institute at Columbia University
A recent report on global warming states that the world will need to reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by a whopping 11 billion tons by 2025 to maintain a concentration of the gas in the atmosphere at twice pre-industrial levels. Technologies now under development promise to make a start on this Herculean task.
Global Research Technology’s demonstration plant could have far-reaching consequences in the battle to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. For the first time, carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles on the streets of Bangkok can be removed from the atmosphere by capture devices located anywhere in the world.
GRT’s technique, called “air extraction”, removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere regardless of where it was generated. Extraction devices can be deployed in a distributed fashion and do not need to be retrofitted into existing facilities, eliminating the current need to match sources with sinks.
• How does it work?
• What could it accomplish? • How will such a system be implemented on a larger scale?
On September 6th our evening’s presenter Allen Wright, President of GRT, will provide the answers to some of these key questions.
There will be an introduction and general discussion on carbon capture and sequestration led by Dr. Steve Fitzpatrick.
Directions: I-95 Exit 32B left at exit Left on Wheeler Road
Speakers
Allen Wright President of Global Research Technology. For more on GRT, go to http://www.grestech.com/who.php
The 2007 LDC will be held June 8-10 at the Courtyard Tremont hotel in downtown Boston.
PLEASE REGISTER AT: http://www.aiche.org/leadershipconference.aspx
Speaker
LDC Program Speakers from AIChE National Board of Directors
Workshop Facilitators
Visioning Session Facilitators
Select Volunteer Leaders from Sections/Divs/Forums
Pharmaceutical Production and Evaluation - Integration of Microfabrication and Cell Culture
BioProcessing-on-a-Chip
Date/Time
Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 5:30pm
Place
Crowne Plaza (Directions) 1360 Worcester Street Natick, MA 01760 Phone: 508-653-8800
Topic Info
Pharmaceutical Production and Evaluation - Integration of Microfabrication and Cell Culture
American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Boston Section
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Time: 5:30-9 PM
Location: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Natick, MA
Of the roughly $800 million average cost of developing a new drug, the consequences of improved predictive accuracy may be on the order of $100 million for each drug that ultimately wins FDA marketing approval.
The integration of microfabrication, microfluidics, and cell culture provides a large array of applications relevant to pharmaceutical discovery, evaluation, and production. Dr. Michael Shuler will discuss his work, which encompasses systems such as “Body-on-a-Chip”, “Animal-on-a-Chip” and “Bioprocess-on-a-Chip”.
The “Body-on-a-Chip” and “Animal-on-a-Chip” systems can be used to evaluate preclinical pharmaceuticals or mixtures of pharmaceuticals for potential safety and efficacy. The “Bioprocess-on-a-Chip” technology should facilitate the early optimization of biomanufacturing parameters for production of therapeutic proteins from animal cell cultures in suspension.
The “Body-on-the-Chip” system is being developed commercially by HµRel, Inc. for use by pharmaceutical and cosmetic firms.
Directions:
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Natick
From Boston Tnpk (I-90) West take Exit 13. Follow Shoppers World signs, left at light, left at next light to Rte. 9 East. From I-90 Eastbound, Exit 12 to Rte. 9 Eastbound.
Speaker
Dr. Michael L. Shuler
Professor Michael L. Shuler was the first scientist to envision the possibility, and pioneer the practice, of quantitatively simulating molecular and cellular biological systems with in vitro devices such as bioreactors and dynamic cell culture analog systems. The patented HµREL® technology, co-invented by Dr. Shuler embodies his research at the micro-device scale. Dr. Shuler is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the McCormick Chair of Biomedical engineering at Cornell University. Michael has been the director of both the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering programs at Cornell. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He holds a BS in Chemical engineering from Notre Dame University and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Michael is also the co-author of the book BioProcess Engineering: Basic Concepts – (Prentice Hall) as well as more than 25 published articles.
Genzyme - Chemical Engineers in BioPharma Development
Date/Time
Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 5:30pm
Place
DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel 550 Winter Street Waltham, MA 02451 Phone: 781-890-6767
Topic Info
Genzyme is one of the world's leading biotechnology companies, with annual revenues exceeding $2 billion and nearly 7,000 employees. W. Blair Okita, Senior VP Therapeutics Manufacturing and Development, will discuss the Role of Chemical Engineering in Biopharmaceutical Development.
Genzyme is dedicated to making a major positive impact on the lives of people with serious disease. The translation of ideas into products requires the integration of the talents and experience of individuals with diverse backgrounds. Chemical engineers play a vital part in the development, design, analysis and manufacture of these products. Following a brief description of Genzyme, he will explore the areas in which chemical engineers make a difference in the lives of patients served.
Speaker
Dr. Blair Okita Dr. Blair Okita is Senior Vice President, Therapeutics Manufacturing and Development, at Genzyme Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for the development, scale-up and manufacturing of biologicals, polymers and small molecules, at sites in the U.S.A. and Europe.
Prior to joining Genzyme, Mr. Okita spent five years at Merck & Co., Inc. where his last position was Director of Vaccine Technology. In this role, he led a group that provided technical support to Biological Manufacturing. Before Merck, Mr. Okita was Assistant Director in the Department of Biological Process Sciences at SmithKline Beecham, plc where he led a Bioreactor Scale-up group responsible for the development and scale-up of microbial as well as cell culture based processes.
Dr. Okita received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Biology from the Johns Hopkins University.
Sheraton Lexington Hotel (Directions) Lexington, MA
Topic Info
What will tomorrow bring for New England's Chemical Engineering Careers?
Across New England, major changes are taking place that will dramatically impact your career. Chemical Engineers from a variety of job categories, such as R&D, Process Engineers, Plant Engineers, Managers, Consultants, and Academia will be affected.
Speaker
Dr. Albert J. Sacco Dr. Albert J. Sacco is the Director of the Center for Microgravity Materials Processing (CAMMP), a NASA Space Partnership Development Center at Northeastern University, Boston, MA and George A. Snell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Department Chair at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at Northeastern and his Ph.D at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
