12 Annual Aiche Midwest Regional Conference March 11-12, 2020 Illinois Institute of Technology (Hermann Hall)
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th 12 Annual AIChE Midwest Regional Conference March 11-12, 2020 Illinois Institute of Technology (Hermann Hall) Organized by the AIChE Chicago Local Section and hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology AIChE Midwest Regional Conference Internet Access and Abstracts How do I connect to the Internet? TBD How do I find the Presentation Abstracts? 1) Go to the conference website - https://tinyurl.com/TBD 2) Open the link “Book of Abstracts” 1 2 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference Table of Contents Internet Access and Abstracts 1 Table of Contents 3 Conference Overview 4 Program at a Glance 5 Keynote Speakers 7 Keynote and Plenary Speakers 8 Session Presentations 10 Conference Organizers 16 High School Outreach Program 17 Young Professionals Networking Social 19 3 Conference Overview The AIChE Midwest Regional Conference (MRC) continues into its 12th year. Organized by the AIChE Chicago Local Section with support from AIChE Technical Programming and hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology, the MRC provides an opportunity for engineers and scientists in the region to learn about new technologies and network with others in the field. A particular objective of the conference is to build technical relationships between industrial practitioners and researchers in the governmental and academic spheres. The technical program includes: 5 Keynote Lectures: Jeff Garascia, Chief Innovation Officer, Marmon Holdings Matthew Tirrell, Dean, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Michael J. Graff, CEO, American Air Liquide Keith A. Couch, Senior Director, Honeywell UOP Kurt Thiede, Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 5 The conference contains 17 technical sessions featuring over 80 oral presentations as well as 3 career development sessions. The Thursday evening program is combined with the AIChE Chicago Local Section Monthly Meeting. The conference also features a Student Outreach Program, where Chicago-area high school students will become acquainted with the various facets of the chemical engineering profession. The outreach program features Lester McCarroll (GP Ventures) as keynote speaker and includes a special luncheon where students can interact with practicing chemical engineers. On behalf of the conference planning committee, we welcome you to the 10th Annual AIChE Midwest Regional Conference and hope you will take advantage of all the opportunities it has to offer. Jeffrey Zalc Conference Chair BP Refining Technology & Engineering 4 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference Program at a Glance Wednesday, March 11, 2020 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Ballroom) 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Morning Keynote (Ballroom) - Jeff Garascia, Chief Innovation Officer, Marmon Holdings 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Networking Break 9:45 AM – 11:30 AM Technical Sessions - Catalysis and Reaction Engineering I (Alumni Lounge) - Industrial Crystallization I (Hermann Lounge) - Transport Phenomena (Ballroom) 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with High School Outreach Participants (Illinois A and Illinois B) 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Afternoon Keynote (Ballroom) - Matthew Tirrell, Dean, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Networking Break 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Technical Sessions - Catalysis and Reaction Engineering II (Alumni Lounge) - Industrial Crystallization II (Hermann Lounge) - Workshop Session: How to Engineer Your Success (Ballroom) 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Networking Break 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM Technical Sessions - Process Engineering and Optimization (Alumni Lounge) - Biomedical Engineering (Hermann Lounge) - Product and Process Characterization (Ballroom) - Job Search Skills (Expo Room) 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Networking Break 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Poster Session (Gallery Lounge) 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM YP Social (Off Site - Fat Fish Bar & Grill) 5 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference Program at a Glance Thursday, March 12, 2020 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Ballroom) 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Morning Keynote (Ballroom) - Michael J. Graff, CEO, American Air Liquide 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Networking Break 9:45 AM – 11:30 AM Technical Sessions - Bio-films (Alumni Lounge) - Energy and Sustainability (Hermann Lounge) - Multiphase Modeling and Simulation (Ballroom) 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with High School Outreach Participants (Illinois A and Illinois B) 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Afternoon Keynote (Ballroom) - Keith A. Couch, Senior Director, Honeywell UOP 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Networking Break 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Technical Sessions - Refining & Petrochemical Technology (Alumni Lounge) - Electrochemical Engineering I (Hermann Lounge) - Directed Self-assembly of Nanostructures (Ballroom) - Job Search Essentials (Expo Room) 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Networking Break 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM Technical Sessions - Process and Environmental Safety (Alumni Lounge) - Electrochemical Engineering II (Hermann Lounge) - Panel Session: Big Data in Industry and Academia (Ballroom) 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Networking Break 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Local Section Dinner Reception (Ballroom) 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM Local Section Dinner (Ballroom) 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Dinner Keynote (Ballroom) - Kurt Thiede, Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 5 6 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference Keynote Speakers Wednesday Morning Keynote: 8:30 AM March 11, 2020 Jeff Garascia, Chief Innovation Officer, Marmon Holdings Presentation Title: TBD Biographical Sketch: Jeff Garascia has been the Chief Innovation Officer of Marmon Holdings since July 2017. In this position, Jeff advises presidents of Marmon’s ten operating sectors to help stimulate product innovation in their businesses, create new ideas and approaches, and identify innovation talent. Additionally, he is responsible for various “think tank” initiatives, the Marmon Innovation Council, and the Marmon Patent Society. Prior to this Jeff was the Senior Vice President, Growth & Innovation for Marmon Beverage Technologies, leading strategy and innovation teams in areas including engineering, product management, marketing, and consumer research, as well as the research and development center in India. Before joining Beverage Technologies in 2013, Jeff spent seven years with Scotts Miracle-Gro in senior management positions in global strategy, R&D, and business development. He previously was with the Booz, Allen & Hamilton consulting firm for eight years in progressive roles culminating in his appointment as a Principal in the firm. Jeff earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, both from the University of Cincinnati. Wednesday Afternoon Keynote: 12:45 PM March 11, 2020 Matthew Tirrell, Dean, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Presentation Title: TBD Biographical Sketch: Matthew Tirrell’s research has been in the fields of polymer interfaces, dynamics, fluid phase behavior and nanomedicine. He is particularly known for his work on polymer brushes, surface force measurement, peptide amphiphiles and polyelectrolyte complex phase behavior. In 2011, Matthew Tirrell was appointed as the founding Pritzker Director and Dean of the Faculty of the Institute for Molecular Engineering and established the first University of Chicago engineering program, which he continues to oversee (now the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering). Professor Tirrell simultaneously served as Deputy Laboratory Director for Science (September 2015 - April 2018) and Chief Research Officer (January 2017 - March 2018) at Argonne National Laboratory. Immediately prior to joining the University of Chicago, he was the Arnold and Barbara Silverman Professor and Chair of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, with additional appointments in chemical engineering and materials science & engineering, as well as a Faculty Scientist appointment at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Tirrell completed ten years as Dean of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara on June 30, 2009. From 1977 to 1999, he was on the faculty of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, where he served as department head from 1994 to 1999. Tirrell received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1977 in Polymer Science from the University of Massachusetts. He has co-authored about 400 papers and one book, has supervised about 100 Ph.D. students and 50 postdoctoral researchers. Professor Tirrell is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers, the AAAS, and the American Physical Society. 7 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference Keynote and Plenary Speakers Thursday Morning Keynote: 8:30 AM March 12, 2020 Michael J. Graff, CEO, American Air Liquide Presentation Title: TBD Biographical Sketch: Mike Graff joined Air Liquide in 2007 and currently serves as executive vice president and on the executive committee of Air Liquide Group; chairman, chief executive officer and president of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. and chairman of the board of Airgas. Based in Houston, Graff leads business operations for the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions of Air Liquide Group and is the global chairman of the Group’s Electronics business line. Graff is a senior executive with 35 years of global experience in the industrial gas, energy, refining, chemicals and polymers industries. He began his career with Amoco and BP,