Instructor-Led Virtual Classes

As an integral part of the AIChE Academy community, we understand that the ongoing COVID-19 situation has impacted plans for most everyone around the world. As we continue to monitor the situation, we want to continue to help advance the community by offering our on-site instructor-led classes virtually.

Turn your home into a classroom and take Academy Public Courses remotely! Classes are designed so you can stay engaged, productive and successful in our new virtual classroom. Learning remotely doesn't mean learning alone. In this highly interactive course, you're a click away from your peers and instructors.

Why take a virtual course?

• Log on from anywhere in the world
• Save on traveling expenses
• Take the course from most devices including tablets (see a full list of compatible devices)
• Real-time instruction from field experts
• Breakout rooms for group discussion and interaction with your peers and instructors
• Interactive exercises, quizzes and comprehensions checks
• Collaborate with your class via whiteboard
• Ask questions anytime during the class
• Engage with your peers and instructors through chat and video

This is a list of Academy Public Courses currently being offered as an instructor-led virtual class. Please check back periodically for more being added in the future. 

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Process Safety Boot Camp (CH900)

This highly interactive, fast-paced course is taught by two process safety experts, each with 25+ years’ experience.  Lecture, videos, case studies, discussion, and breakout sessions are featured. An incident (or example) is included with most elements to emphasize the importance of that element and the potential consequences of lacking or inadequate definition or implementation. For selected elements,  exercises, or discussion follows for participants to analyze the concepts presented and participate in group discussions to facilitate information sharing, understanding, and application of the materials.  

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Basic Emergency Relief System Design(CH172)

Preparing to use DIERS technology in your emergency relief system design - but not sure where to start? Attend this instructor-led virtual, 5-day course for an introduction to pressure relief safety design with Design Institute Relief Systems (DIERS) technology.

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Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers (CH710)

In today’s workplace, non-chemical engineers are increasingly expected to work with chemical engineers on projects, scale-ups and process evaluations. But to do so, you need a solid understanding of basic concepts of chemical engineering analysis, design and calculations. Join chemical engineering experts in this four-day virtual training overview of the fundamentals of chemical engineering that you need to understand, communicate and work with chemical engineers.

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Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders (CH032)

In this course, you’ll review the fundamentals of bulk material flow and examine common flow problems, types of flow patterns in equipment and how flow properties of bulk solids are measured. You’ll consider feeder design, learn proven troubleshooting techniques and gain insight into flow problems that occur when handling fine powders. The instructor also covers common mechanisms of segregation and solutions to these costly problems and gives practical advice for using flow aid devices.

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Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids (CH033)

In this course, learn how to apply practical design and troubleshooting principles to improve the efficiency, safety and reliability of pneumatic conveying systems transporting powders and bulk solids.

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Flow of Solids/Pneumatic Conveying Combo Course (CH757)

This is a combination of CH032 and CH033. Receive a discounted rate on both when registering for the combo. 

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Spreadsheet Problem-Solving for Chemical Engineers (CH764)

This four-session course provides a comprehensive, hands-on experience in solving numerical problems often encountered by chemical engineers using Microsoft Excel. Scenarios include material and energy balances, fluid flow, heat transfer, separations, chemical reactions, and process flowsheets. Methods included are equation-solving, data analysis, optimization, and process economics. Typical chemical engineering examples are used throughout.

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Excel VBA Programming for Chemical Engineers (CH766)

The course is organized in two, half-day sessions with hourly breaks during the sessions. Participants alternate watching the instructor’s screen while he demonstrates Excel VBA techniques and working with VBA on their own computer. There is ample opportunity for questions and interaction between the participants and the instructor. Participants are provided with a comprehensive notebook and a set of computer files.

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Spreadsheet Problem-Solving and VBA Programming Combo Course (CH768)

This is a combination of CH764 and CH766. Receive a discounted rate on both when registering for the combo. 

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HAZOP Studies and Other PHA Techniques for Process Safety and Risk Management (CH157)

In five days, you’ll get up-to-date on your obligations under the OSHA PSM Rule and EPA RMP regulations. You’ll learn how to determine the adequacy of your safeguards and report findings and recommendations. You’ll examine various hazard evaluation methods, including the HAZOP Study, and how to select the method appropriate for your facility. The course concludes with a look at hazard evaluation of procedure-based operations and PLC-controlled processes, conducting the final meeting and quality check, and reporting techniques.

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Advanced Concepts for Process Hazard Analysis (CH754)

In four days, you’ll work with a team to learn and practice the PHA techniques successfully being applied in the process safety industry today. Using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet provided during the course, you’ll document and analyze HAZOP Studies. You’ll then modify your spreadsheet to include findings and recommendations as pseudo safeguards. You’ll also examine the concept of importance measures applied to PHAs and how to use a PHA to identify safety instrumented systems (SIS) and safety integrity levels (SIL). You’ll conclude the course by reporting your HAZOP Study results in a team presentation before other course participants.

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HAZOP Studies, Other Hazard Evaluation Procedures and Advanced Concepts for Process Hazard Analysis Combo Course (CH759)

This course is a combination of two popular AIChE Academy courses: CH157 and CH754

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Project Management for Chemical Engineers (CH138)

In today's global and fast-paced world, the ability to manage complex projects is vital to keep up with the chemical industry's demands and needs. Yet many chemical engineers have had no formal training in project management and lack the skills required to bring projects in on time and within budget. Join project management experts Gwenn Carr and Gary Englehardt to increase skills and practice using time-tested templates that will get you up and running, keep you on track and ensure your project work is successful.

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