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March Newsletter
AIChE Chicago Sect ion
Chicago Section March 2015 www.aiche.org/Chicago
Chair’s Corner 2
Dinner Meeting Speak-er Bio
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Midwest Regional Con-ference Notice
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Conference Keynote Speakers Abstracts
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Midwest Regional Con-ference Sponsor
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Midwest Regional Con-ference Program
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YP Social Advertise-ment
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Board Nomination In-formation
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AIChE Conference and Webinar Calendar
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Local Meeting Calendar 12
Thiele Award Nomina-tions
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Inside this issue:
For Conference Information and Registration, visit the
conference website!
AIChE Chicago March Dinner Meeting
June Wispelwey, AIChE Global
How My Career Led to AIChE
Thursday, March 12, 2015 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Poster Session: 4:30-6:00 PM Registration: 4:30-6:00 PM Dinner: 6:00-7:00 PM Meeting and Presentation: 7:00-8:30 PM
Event Information and Registration here:
http://www.cvent.com/d/zrq0xg If you are registered for the conference, check your registra-
tion if you already paid for the Dinner Meeting!
Mar 12th—13th, 2015 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
Featuring… Keynote Speakers:
C. J. Warner, Tesoro Corporation
June Wispelwey, AIChE Global
Chris Gosling, UOP/Honeywell
Henrik Rasmussen, Haldor Topsoe
Chair’s Corner Spring is coming to Chicago? Or not? Yes, soon the long Chi-
cago winter will be over and spring will show up at our doorsteps. It has been another Chicago style winter with many cold days here and around the country.
For our section that means upcoming busy months and many events till we close our program year. The first big event is obviously the 7th annual Midwest Regional Conference on March 12 and 13 which will be held at Illinois Institute of Technolo-gy. This conference is a product of many hours of volunteer work including many heated discussions about the overall framework of it down to the very small details of the type of name badge we will use this year and anything in between. The plan-ning started early in 2014 and week by week the many positions were filled. As with all meetings two major groups are working together to make this event a successful one. The programming committee sets up the technical sessions with the help of nine technical programming area committees. The difficult task of finding the most appropriate session’s topics, chairs and co-chairs and eventually the high quality papers and presentations are the main responsibility of this committee. The gen-eral arrangements committee is in charge of the many aspects of the logistics in-cluding finance, food, registration and more. These two groups of volunteers need to work very close together to assure a conference that is best in class. Let’s not forget the tremendous effort that goes into the high school program. From finding the interested schools to lining up the program that is of interest to high school stu-dents is as big as the conference itself. This conference is truly an experience that shows how a team of dedicated volunteers can make things happen. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of them. By the time you receive this newsletter, we are very close to the conference days and I hope you have already signed up to attend. If not please be aware that the online registration will close soon, but if you decide at the last minute we still wel-come you to join us. Note that the monthly meeting is part of the conference but to attend you should have chosen that option when registering. A new invitation will be sent out if you only want to attend the dinner. Please check the website for up to date information. Our April meeting is the traditional student night where we honor students from our local three universities. I encourage all the undergraduate and graduate students to present a poster at this event. On top of the cash prize for the winners, consider it a simulated job interview in a relax environment. More on this will be in the next
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March Dinner Meeting Information
How My Career Led to AIChE
June Wispelwey
Biography:
Before becoming the executive director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), June served as executive direc-tor of the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE), overseeing its successful launch and growth. Prior to working with SBE, she served as vice president of marketing services at Aventis Beh-ring and as director of performance chemicals business develop-ment at Lyondell. June earned a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at Princeton University and a master's degree in chemical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Addition-ally, she completed Aventis' Executive Education Program at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia.
newsletter. Our annual May meeting brings us the election of new officers for the 2015-16 fiscal year. You can find more information about the elections elsewhere in this newsletter. At closing I would also let you know that you can now update your contact infor-mation on the website. Just go to: http://www.aiche.org/community/sites/local-sections/chicago/join-email-list-or-update-contact-information and choose the appropriate option.
Azita Ahmadzadeh AIChE Chicago Chair person UOP, A Honeywell Company
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AIChE Midwest Regional
Conference
Keynote and Plenary
Speakers
Thursday Morning Keynote: 8:00
AM Thursday, March 12, 2015
C.J. Warner, Executive Vice Presi-dent, Tesoro Corporation
Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session I: 1:00 PM Thursday, March 12,
2015
Heriberto Cabezas, Senior Science Advisor, U.S. EPA
Thursday Afternoon Plenary Session II: 1:00 PM Thursday, March 12,
2015
Michael D. Graham, Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thursday Dinner Keynote: 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 12, 2015
June Wispelwey, Executive Director, AIChE Global
Friday Morning Keynote: 8:00 AM
Friday, March 13, 2015
Chris Gosling, Director of Refining Development, UOP/Honeywell
Friday Afternoon Plenary Session I: 1:00 PM Friday, March 13,
2015
Peter Lodal, Technical Fellow, East-man Chemical Company
Friday Afternoon Plenary Session II: 1:00 PM Friday, March 13,
2015
Lonnie D. Shea, Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Universi-ty of Michigan
Closing Keynote: 4:30 PM Fri-
day, March 13, 2015
Henrik Rasmussen, Vice President of Catalyst and Technology, Haldor Topsoe
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he Chicago ec on o he AIChE is gra e l or he genero s s ppor o o r Con erence ponsors
THANK YOU to 2015 Midwest Regional
Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors
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7th
Annual Midwest Regional Conference Program
Thursday, March 12, 2015
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Continental Breakfast (Gallery Lo nge) 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Morning Keynote (Ballroom) - C.J. Warner, Exec ve Vice Presiden , esoro Corpora on 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Technical Sessions - Refinery Integrity Management (Ballroom) - Advances in Bioremediation of Chemical Contaminants (Armo r Dinning) - Advances in Pharmaceuticals (Al mni Lo nge)
- Renewable Energy Sources and Systems (Herman Lo nge) - Professional Development: YP Engineering 101 (Armo r Con erence Room)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch with High School Outreach Participants (Ballroom and Expo Room)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Afternoon Plenary Sessions - Michael Graham, Dis ng ished Pro essor, Universi y o Wisconsin-Madison
(Ballroom) - Heriberto Cabezas, enior cience Advisor, s ainable echnology Division, U. .
EPA (Armo r Dinning) 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM Technical Sessions
- Fundamentals of Process Modeling and Equipment Design (Ballroom) - Water and Wastewater: Treatment, and Management (Armo r Dinning) - Computational Methods in Biomedical Engineering (Al mni Lo nge) - Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (Herman Lo nge) - Professional Development: Entrepreneurship Panel (Expo Room) - Professional Development: Resume Workshop (Armo r Con erence Room) - MRC 2016 Planning Meeting (Room 006)
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Poster Session (Gallery Lounge)
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM AIChE Chicago March Dinner Meeting (Ballroom)
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner Keynote (Ballroom)
- June Wispelwey, Executive Director, AIChE Global
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7th
Annual Midwest Regional Conference Program
Friday, March 13, 2015
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Continental Breakfast (Gallery Lo nge) 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Morning Keynote (Ballroom) - Chris Gosling, Direc or o Refining Developmen , UOP, A Honeywell Company
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Technical Sessions - Refining Strategies for Maintaining High Production (Ballroom)
- Advances in Catalysis (Armo r Dinning) - Biomaterials (Al mni Lo nge) - Process Safety and Occupational Health (Herman Lo nge) - Advances in Optimization I ( r s ee Room / Room 010) - Professional Development: Mock Interviews (Armo r Con erence Room)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch with High School Outreach Participants (Ballroom and Expo Room)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Afternoon Plenary Sessions - Lonnie D. Shea, Pro essor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Universi y o Michi-
gan (Ballroom) - Peter Lodal, Gro p Leader, Plan Pro ec on echnical ervices, Eas man Chemical
(Armo r Dinning) 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM Technical Sessions
- Refining Technology to Improve Feed Flexibility and Product Value (Ballroom) - Catalysis for Chemicals Synthesis (Armo r Dinning) - Drug Delivery (Al mni Lo nge) - Power and Energy Systems (Herman Lo nge) - Advances in Optimization II ( r s ee Room / Room 010) - Professional Development: Life Skills (Room 007) - MRC 2016 Planning Meeting (Room 006)
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM Closing Reception (Ballroom) 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Closing Keynote (Ballroom)
- Henrik Rasmussen, Vice Presiden o Ca alys and echnology, Haldor opsoe 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Young Professional Networking Social (Off- i e)
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Young Professionals Social
What: YP Social after the 7th Annual Midwest Regional Conference at IIT
When: Friday, March 13th 5:30 – 8:30 PM Where: Rocky’s Chicago
234 W 31st Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Soft drinks and appetizers provided courtesy of our
YP Networking Event Sponsor, Reactor Resources
Hosted by AIChE Chicago Young Professionals Committee (YPC)
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DuPage E-week Outreach Summary
On Saturday, February 28th, at the conclusion of Engineering Week, AIChE Chicago
YPC members took part in IIT's DuPage E-Week Expo. Volunteers spent all day shar-
ing information about chemical engineering with every age from grade school to high
school. Our booth had a PPE demonstration that allowed the kids to dress up like an
engineer and a lesson on polymers via the fun of brightly colored kinetic sand. It was a
great opportunity to share chemical engineering with a younger generation and get
them excited about what we do! See photos on AIChE Chicago’s picasa photo album
or facebook page.
NOMINATIONS FOR 2015-2016 AIChE Chicago
SECTION OFFICERS
Members may nominate only one candidate for each office (Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair
Program, Treasurer, Secretary) and one Director-at-Large for 2015-2016 Fiscal
year. Please note that the Director-at-Large position has a three year term (2015-
2018 Fiscal Year).
Individuals nominated must fill out a letter of intent form:
http://form.jotform.us/form/50354560774154
Please submit nominations either on line or download the form and send it to Azita
Ahmadzadeh ([email protected]). The nomination deadline is the close of the
meeting on March 12.
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Upcoming AIChE Conferences and Webinars
March
1-Mar 4th International Conference on Accelerating Biopharmaceutical Development
4-Mar Law Careers for Chemical Engineers
11-Mar Intro to Maintenance and Reliability
12-Mar 7th Annual AIChE Midwest Regional Conference
18-Mar Pressure Relief Systems Effluent Handling
25-Mar The Energy-Water Nexus: Opportunities and Challenges
April
26-Apr 2015 Spring Meeting and 11th Global Congress on Process Safe-ty
June
2-Jun 2015 Process Development Symposium
10-Jun 2015 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED)
28-Jun 12th International Conference on Gas-Liquid & Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS12)
AIChE Chicago is now on Facebook and LinkedIn! Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/AIChEChicagoSection
Join our group on LinkedIn!
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AIChE Virtual Career Fair
Looking for a Job? Register for AIChE’s Online Career Fair
Spring 2015 Virtual Career Fair
April 9, 2015
12:00-4:00 EST
Special Student hour: 3:00-4:00 EST
For more information and registration, visit
AIChE’s Virtual Career Fair Website.
Upcoming Chicago Local Section Meetings
March 12, 2015 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference, IIT—Chicago, IL
Speaker: June C. Wispelwey, AIChE Executive Director
April 14, 2015 Student Poster session, Northwestern University
May 13, 2015 Speaker: Jim Szybit; Spark ignited engine efficiencies
ERNEST W. THIELE AWARD
The Ernest W. Thiele award is sponsored by BP
and recognizes the outstanding contributions to our
profession by a Midwest region chemical engineer.
This award was established by the AIChE Chicago
Section and is presented annually to a Midwest
region AIChE member. This internationally recog-
nized award consists of an engraved plaque and
$1000 honorarium presented at our sectional
meeting.
Nomination forms and additional information
can be obtained from the Thiele Committee
Chair. Completed nominations are due to the
committee chair no later than April 1, 2015
One of the highest honors a distinguished chemical
engineer can receive is our Chicago Section Thiele
award. Please consider nominating a deserving
engineer for this prestigious award.
Jim Simnick
BP Amoco Complex, J-8
150 W. Warrenville Road, Naperville, IL 60566
Ph 630-420-5936, fax 630-420-4832
email: [email protected]
Link to Memorial Trib-utes (National Acade-my of Engineering) about Ernest W. Thiele
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