PERD is looking for companies to download data for equipment of their choosing into an Excel spreadsheet or Access database for submittal to PERD. PERD will take the data and calculate reliability parameters for things like mean time to failure for specific failure modes where such data is sufficient.
German researchers unveiled to the public the world's lightest material, which they call Aerographite. The material weights just 0.2 mg per cubic centimeter, making it 75 times lighter than Styrofoam.
At last, smaller chemical processing operations have truly easy access to process safety and risk management programs tailored to meet their needs. Written as a "how to" book with checklists, it offers sufficient information for managers of facilities with small chemical operations to implement a...
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Center for Chemical Process Safety-China Section (AIChE-CCPS) and the Environment and Safety Technology Center of China University of Petroleum (Huadong)（CUP-ESTC) present the 8th CCPS-China Section Process Safety Training from July 23 - 27, 2012 at the...
Bobbie Swinson recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Appropriate Technology and minor in Community and Regional Planning from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and will be entering graduate school for both of the same programs in Fall 2012. A hair stylist of more than ten years now, she has been the catalyst behind research that involves the design of an indoor “living system” of various plant species that work to remove contaminants from water while adding aesthetic value to the space and simultaneously educating the general public about sustainable water...Read more
As the US Navy successfully winds up the first "Great Green Fleet" maneuvers off Hawaii, a subsidiary of Honeywell is building the nation's first dedicated biorefinery on a former pineapple field outside of Honolulu.
Whether your area of interest is ammonia, urea, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, or methanol, this conference will provide you with the information you need to make your plant as safe as possible. 2012 Conference Q&A
The Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) and the AIChE Foundation are working together to support the Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship Fund. This fund promotes activities that encourage the education and training of minorities in engineering and related disciplines through student scholarships and mentoring programs.
