The good news is that, yes, fracking can be made safe and clean, according to a new analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA). But the down side is that it probably will take tougher regulations to make all producers to apply the latest technologies.
John Carberry retired from DuPont as Director of Environmental Technology. There, he was responsible for analysis of environmental issues and recommendations for technical programs and product development. Since 1989, he led that function to provide excellence in treatment and remediation while in transition to waste prevention and product sustainability. Mr. Carberry presently consults on strategies for dealing with environmental issues, emphasizing energy, renewable energy, persistent materials and nanomaterials. He chaired the AIChE Project on Metrics for Liquid Bio-fuels and has given...Read more
Speaking at AIChE's Mid-Michigan Section's Spring Banquet, Rich Wells of Dow urged engineers to get involved in the political process. He said that engineers, being innovative, analytical, and long-term thinkers, can help positively influence politicians whose decision-making may too often be influenced by perceptions rather than by expert knowledge.
The Dow Solutionists in School program was created to spark innovation in students. Check out what Dow is doing to fuel interest in chemistry and the sciences.
Lorenz T. (Larry) Biegler is the Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He joined the faculty at CMU after receiving his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1981. Prof. Biegler was appointed as the Bayer Professor in 1996. His research is computer aided process engineering (CAPE) including flowsheet optimization, optimization of systems of differential and algebraic equations, reactor network synthesis and algorithms for constrained, nonlinear process control. Prof. Biegler has been a visiting scholar at Northwestern University, a scientist-in-residence...Read more
Startup Boulder Ionics says it has the solution to high-efficiency and cost-effective battery electrolytes that could reduce a car's starter battery to the size of a flashlight battery.
