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July 2024

IACChE's James Y. Oldshue Lecture

This lecture was jointly established, in 2008, in memory of James Y. Oldshue by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the Interamerican Confederation of Chemical Engineering (CIIQ/IACChE).

Juan Inga

Dr Juan Inga has been practicing Chemical Engineering for 37 years. He obtained his B.Sc. in Lima Peru, his masters in South Africa and his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of several patents. Most of his career has been around synthetic fuels. He has developed technologies that are currently practiced on 3 different continents.  He supports startup companies with his experience in scaleup and commercialization of new technologies. They include syngas generation from different sources all the way to final products including Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Fischer...Read more

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July
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