XXIII Congreso
Interamericano de Ingeniería
Química
XXIII Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering
En el
marco especial del Centenario del
Instituto Americano de Ingenieros
Químicos - AIChE Annual
Meeting Philadelphia
Marriott & Pennsylvania Convention Center
16 al 21 de Noviembre de 2008 Philadelphia, PA. http://www.aiche.org/annual
2008 AIChE Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA
November 16-21, 2008
Loews Philadelphia Hotel,
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown &
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
This year, in celebration of AIChE's centennial, the AIChE Annual
Meeting will feature special sessions that highlight chemical
engineering innovations over the past 100 years, as well as a look into
the future. It will also include 15 Core
Programming Areas and 17Â Topical Conferences focused on the
latest developments in areas ranging from core chemical engineering
fundamentals to emerging technologies in energy, sustainability,
pharmaceuticals, bioengineering and nanotechnology. Over
5,000 attendees are expected to attend over 750 sessions
scheduled for this year’s event.
Featured Events Include:
Presentation of the 60th AIChE
Institute Lecture, “The Rise and Realization of
‘Molecular’ Chemical Engineering†by Mark
Davis, Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical
Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Danckwerts Lecture, "Incremental Identification of
Reaction and Transport Models" Â by Wolfgang Marquardt,
Professor of Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen, Germany
Professional Progress Award Lecture, "Synthetic Biology
in Pursuit of Low-Cost, Effective, Anti-Malarial Drugs"
 by Jay Keasling, Bard Howe Distinguished Professor of
Biochemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
AIChE Centennial Convocation with Keynote Speaker,
Dr. Robert A. Brown, President, Boston University
IACChE's Jim Oldshue Lecture, "Mixing in Chemical
Engineering" by Carlos A. Cabrera, President &
CEO, UOP
AIChE's first Industrial Innovation Award, to be presented to
3M. Lecture by Dr. Frederick
J. Palensky, Executive Vice President and CTO, Research and
Development, 3M.
In celebration of AIChE's first 100 years, a series
of Centennial events have been planned throughout the meeting.
Don't miss this once in a century event.XXX
Meeting Program Co-Chair Carol K. Hall
Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Box 7905, COE1
911 Partners Way
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905, USA
Phone: 919-515-3571; Fax: 919-515-3465
Email: hall@turbo.che.ncsu.edu
Meeting Program Co-Chair D. Bhattacharyya
Alumni Professor
University of Kentucky Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Lexington, KY 40506-0046
Phone Number: 859-257-2794
Email: db@engr.uky.edu