D I S T I L L A T E S
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers
Indianapolis
Section
visit us at www.indyaiche.org
June 2010 Newsletter
Editor: Kevin Keating
June Meeting – AIChE at Victory Field baseball game: Indianapolis Indians vs. Durham Bulls
Date: Monday, June 21, 2010.
Schedule: meet by 6:45 PM in front of the Victory Field ticket booth at the corner of Maryland St. and West St. in downtown Indianapolis
Description: For camaraderie, we will be enjoying a baseball game. Have dinner at the ballpark with the Monday Dollar Menu. Get hot dogs, peanuts, Cracker Jack, popcorn, and chips all for $1 each. There is a limit of four hot dogs, but don't worry...it’s only per concession visit. Presented by Lay's Potato Chips & Marsh.
RSVP to your new Indianapolis Section of AIChE Chairman, Dr. Alan Dale Schmidt, at aschmidt at idem.in.gov or 317 233-5190 so we will look for you or call my cell phone for last minute logistics at 317 695-5741
Price: To encourage attendance, the ticket cost for local AIChE section members will be covered by the local section.
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From the Chairman …
Thank you Tom Leas for leading the local AIChE section through some good activities and events this past year that you summarized in our May Distillates. As I move up to Chairman from the Vice-Chairman position, I leave a vacancy that I hope an energetic member will volunteer to fill. We could discuss the possibility at the upcoming baseball game.
Members please help your local AIChE section by volunteering an evening meeting room at your facility for a speaker, offering a tour of your facility, or by recommending a potential speaker or activity for the local section. Please let me know which days of the week and times would be best to plan a meeting or activity.
AIChE has a Speaker’s Corner where experts in various fields have volunteered to speak at a local section meeting. To gauge interest please let me know if you would come to a meeting with one of the following speakers and topics:
Bipin Vora
UOP – retired
After receiving Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering in
1967 from the University of New Mexico, Bipin Vora joined UOP R&D as a
development engineer and at the end of 2006 he retired as UOP Fellow, a highest
technical ladder position at UOP.
Bipin Vora has been one of the key individuals responsible for leading the
development and commercialization of several UOP processes. Bipin is
currently an active consultant and advisor.
He has 86 US patents, over 200 international patents, and over 130 publications.
He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Fuels and
Petrochemicals Division of AIChE, the AIChE Chemical Engineering Practice
Award, the ACS National Award in Industrial Chemistry, and is an AIChE Fellow.
His fields of specialization include catalytic dehydrogenation, detergent
alkylation, methanol to olefins, motor fuel HF alkylation, and a broad
knowledge of refining and petrochemical processes reaction mechanisms, process
and catalysis research, process development, process design and scale-up, and
new technology commercialization.
Presentations
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Sustainability and Chemical Engineering |
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Catalytic Dehydrogenation Processes |
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UOP History of Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Process Developments |
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Options for Natural Gas Utilization-Methane Conversion Options |
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Art of Concept to Commercialization |
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History of Synthetic Detergent Raw Material Production |
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Century of Petroleum Advances |
Heriberto Cabezas
US Environmental Protection Agency
Heriberto Cabezas is currently the Acting Director of the Sustainable
Technology Division in the U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development. He
was formerly Chief of the Sustainable Environments Branch is a
multidisciplinary research group of some seventeen scientists and engineers -
thirteen at the doctoral level - in the same Office at the U.S. EPA. Dr.
Cabezas served as Chair of the Environmental Division of the American Institute
of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for 2006. He was a recipient of the 1998
EPA Science Achievement Award in Engineering, and the 2007 Distinguished Alumni
Achievement Award from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr.
Cabezas received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida in 1985 in the area of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. He
also holds a M.S. from the University of Florida (1981) and a B.S. (magna cum
laude) from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1980), both in chemical
engineering. His publications include over fifty peer-reviewed articles.
He is a Fellow of the AIChE, a member of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, and a Board Certified Member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Dr. Cabezas is a U.S. Navy veteran of the
Vietnam Conflict.
Presentations
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Sustainability Metrics for Regional Environmental Management: The San Luis Basin Project
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The local section needs volunteers to fill the following positions:
· We need a new person to volunteer for the Vice-Chairman position. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to get leadership experience and prepare for the Chairman’s position.
· In order to foster closer communication between Local Sections and the global AIChE organization, a new leadership position has been developed - the CIO (Chief Information Officer). The CIO will be a volunteer you will identify from your Section (a Fellow might be an ideal choice) that will serve as a direct link between your Local Section officers and members and the larger AIChE organization. In short, the CIO will be the focal point for communicating grassroots issues and needs to the rest of the AIChE organization and leadership, and help to create member service and value.
Please give me a call at (317) 233-5190, if you would be interested in filling one of these important roles. Please join fellow members for the Monday baseball game.
The AIChE Leadership Development Conference in Kingsport, Tennessee provided information, contacts, and motivation for the upcoming AIChE local section year. There is a wealth of information at the www.aiche.org website including the content at ChemE on Demand. I hope you will use some of the resources available to you through AIChE and join us for some upcoming local section activities.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Alan Dale Schmidt
Chairman, Indianapolis Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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Meeting Activities for Indianapolis 2010
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June 21, 2010 |
Indianapolis Indians baseball game, Victory Field, Indianapolis 6:45 p.m. |
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Welcome to AIChE
The global professional community for nearly 40,000 chemical engineers in 93
countries. AIChE provides members with technical resources as well as tools to
manage their careers and lives.
Renew your yearly AIChE membership for 2010 @ 2010 Membership Renewal
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Visit the http://www.aiche.org/ web site to find information, visit forums, renew membership, or find
benefits, career listings, and other advice from our national headquarters.
Current items include those shown below; 
Job Hunting?
CareerEngineer is still the only job posting
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Also from AIChE National
· AIChE’s 2010 Process Development Symposium: Energy Challenges for Process Development - June 27-30, 2010 - The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, MO.
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The 5th International Conference on
Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Co-sponsored by Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) - August 1-4, 2010 - Biopolis, Singapore.
· 2010 AIChE Midwest Regional Conference - September 30 - October 1, 2010 - Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
· 2010 AIChE Annual - November 7-12, 2010 - Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. See http://www.aiche.org/Conferences/AnnualMeeting/index.aspx
The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. A wide range of subjects relevant to latest research and newest technologies in emerging growth areas will be covered.
Highlights of the 2010 meeting will include:
-62nd Institute Lecture
-Professional Progress Award Lecture
-SBE’S James E. Bailey Award Lecture
Plus, topical conferences on Environmental Sustainability, Hydrogen, Oil, and Gas Production, Nanotechnology in Medicine, and Green Process Engineering.
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Call for Officers – Indianapolis AIChE
We are looking for members who would like to become officers for the 2010-2011
year including those wishing to start the climb to the role of Section
Chairmanship. There are committee chair openings, if you can help or have
an interest, the officers will help you with a committee.
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Fellow Chemists: The Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society is proud to announce its newly refurbished Indiana Section Website…
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Science and Engineering Presentations:
Scientech meetings are held
nearly every Monday at the Northside Knights of Columbus just west of Keystone
on 71st Street starting at 11:15 am with a buffet luncheon ($10.00 or $2.00 for
beverages only). Announcements and introductions are at noon, followed by the
presentation which continues to 1 pm. Some meetings may be replaced with a tour
of some place of interest. Any exceptions are noted in the calendar listing
below.
Calendar of Events
· June 21 – Teacher at Sea in the Artic - Christine Hedge
· June 28 – Sleep 2010 – What’s New What’s Known - Diane Friedman RN MSN
· July 5 – NO MEETING – 4th of July Holiday
· July 12 – Annual Super Mileage Challenge for High School Students - Jim Thompson
· July 19 – The Vigorous Mind: Cross-Training Your Brain - Ingrid Cummings
For further details, contact Dr. Alan Schmidt at (317) 233-5190 or 695-5741. For later Monday programs check the Scientech calendar at Scientech Presentation Schedule
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Officers and Volunteers for 2010 - 2011
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Chairman |
Dr. Alan Dale Schmidt, IDEM, 317-233-5190 |
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Vice-Chairman |
OPEN |
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Secretary/Treasurer |
John Elliott, IDEM, 317-233-0703 |
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Past Chairman |
Thomas Leas, IDEM, 317-234-4051 |
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Webmaster |
Karl Schnelle, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 317-337-3140 |
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Newsletter Editor |
Kevin Keating, Eli Lilly, 317-651-1698 |
Link to Indianapolis chapter website: http://www.indyaiche.org