AICHE Association News
New book offers "how to" on design and analysis of piping
AIChE SmartBrief | May 29, 2012
"Pipe Flow: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide," authored by Donald C. Rennels and Hobart M. Hudson, is the newest offering from AIChE’s and John Wiley and Sons’ joint imprint. With details on pressure drop and other phenomena related to fluid flow, the book provides information needed to design and analyze piping systems in a range of industrial operations, distribution systems and power plants. AIChE members receive a 20% discount. Read more.
WISE students head to Washington, D.C.
AIChE SmartBrief | May 29, 2012
Caitlin Andersen of the University of Iowa and Xiaochen (Denise) Liu of the University of Toledo will represent AIChE in this year's Washington Internships for Students of Engineering program, which gets under way next week in the nation's capital. They will research public policy issues related to chemical engineering. Andersen will focus on chemical plant security and inherently safer design, while Liu explores regulation of biomedical devices. Learn more.
Limited space remains for process development symposium
AIChE SmartBrief | May 22, 2012
AIChE's 2012 Process Development Symposium, "From Concept to Commercialization: Plan For Success from the Beginning," will be held June 5 to 7 at the Hyatt House in King of Prussia, Pa. Space is limited, but registration remains open. The symposium features experts from chemical, pharmaceutical, food, electronics, oil and gas, and specialty chemicals' businesses, who will share ideas and methodologies for identifying and resolving process development issues. Read more.
Cosmetics companies launch packaging roundtable
AIChE SmartBrief | May 22, 2012
AIChE's Institute for Sustainability has announced the creation of the Sustainable Packaging Cosmetics Roundtable. The goal of the roundtable is to enhance the ability of its members to make individual choices as to how to interact with suppliers, retailers and consumers with respect to sustainable packaging. Inaugural members include Avon Products, Chanel, Coty, The L'Oreal Group, Mast Global Beauty & Home, and the Estee Lauder Cos. Learn more.
Upcoming webinars focus on energy storage and electrofuels
AIChE SmartBrief | May 15, 2012
On May 23, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Tim Mueller, Leon Shaw, and Trung Van Nguyen will participate in an AIChE webinar, "Energy Storage: Research Directions, Applications, and Limitations." Anita Luong, one of AIChE's 2011 interns in the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering program, will moderate. Find out more. Six days later, on May 29, also at 2:00 p.m. EDT, AIChE's Society for Biological Engineering will present Scott Banta in "Electrofuel Production Using Ammonia or Iron as Redox Mediators in Reverse Microbial Fuel Cells." Learn more.
ChEnected spotlights Pettit blogging from space station
AIChE SmartBrief | May 15, 2012
If you want to know what's happening on board the International Space Station, astronaut and chemical engineer Don Pettit has been writing a photo-filled blog called "Letters to the Earth" that documents the experiments and repairs that keep astronauts busy. ChEnected, AIChE's site for young professionals, is spotlighting Pettit's third tour on the space station. Read more.
Engineering societies partner for June STEM measures workshop
AIChE SmartBrief | May 08, 2012
Under the auspices of the United Engineering Foundation, AIChE has joined with IEEE and other engineering and scientific societies to sponsor a one-day workshop on the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Enterprise: Measures for Innovation and Competiveness, on June 6 in Washington, D.C. The organizers believe that good data and measures on the STEM enterprise, given its role in economic growth, should inform policies, particularly those related to R&D. Read more.
AIChE to relaunch public courses and in-house training
AIChE SmartBrief | May 08, 2012
AIChE, which last year launched a new series of online learning courses, will, beginning this July, again offer instructor-led public courses at sites around the country. These courses, and other content, will also be available for customized, in-company presentation. The institute's leaders decided to again administer live, face-to-face learning to assure top-quality and consistent content across all delivery channels and platforms. Learn more.
Early bird discount on bio-nano conference ends May 17
AIChE SmartBrief | May 01, 2012
AIChE's Society for Biological Engineering will hold its 6th International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology from June 24 to 27 at the University of California at Berkeley. Co-chaired by Luke Lee of UC-Berkeley and Matthew Tirrell of the University of Chicago, this year's conference will focus on "Bionanoscience and Bioengineering for Translational Medicine." Register by May 17 to get the lowest rates. Read more.
May 9 webinar spotlights changes in patent law
AIChE SmartBrief | May 01, 2012
"Patents and the America Invents Act -- Strategies in View of Patent Law Reform," will be the subject of AIChE's next webinar on Wednesday, May 9, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Patent attorney Heath Briggs will review the recent major overhaul of the U.S. patent system. Topics include the change to a first-to-file system, new types of prior art to invalidate patents, new ways to challenge patents and new defenses against patent infringement. Learn more.
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