Preliminary Technical Program | AIChE

Preliminary Technical Program

**Program is subject to change - Last Updated 9/11/2020

All Times are Eastern Time. 


Monday, September 14  
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker: Miniaturized, Soft Wireless Sensors for the Skin John Rogers, Northwestern University
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
10:35 AM - 12:00 PM Session 1: Process Engineering

Session Chair: Lilian Josephson, Ecolab
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Invited Speaker: How Total Plant Solutions Win Big Ellen Wright, Ecolab
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Invited Speaker: Bioprocess Engineering in the Personal Care Space Nick Bizios, Estee Lauder
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Invited Speaker: Transforming the Process Industries Through Modular Chemical Process Intensification William Grieco, RAPID Manufacturing Institute
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Design of Agitators for Mixing Non-Newtonian, Viscous Fluids Sarah Jean Johnson, PMSL
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Digital Thread for Design, Engineering & Manufacturing for Consumer and Cosmetics Industries Glenn Longwell, Siemens
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
12:05 PM - 1:25 PM Session 2: Product Engineering

Session Chair: PJ Singh, Cargill
12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Invited Speaker: Respecting the Underarm Microbiome - a Modern Alternative to Traditional Deodorant Actives Sabrina Behnke, Symrise
12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Invited Speaker: Human Skin Microbiome: Science Overview and Skincare Opportunities Magali Moreau, L'Oreal
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM Structuring Formulations Via Surfactant-Polymer Association Marina Tsianou, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY)
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM Delivering New Cosmetics Innovation Using a Physics-Based Platform Andrea R. Browning, Schrodinger, Inc.
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM Particle Surface Engineering for Advanced Cosmetic Powders Karen Buechler, Forge Nano
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM Panel Q&A
1:25 PM - 2:00 PM Networking Session and RAPID Discussion
   
   
Tuesday, September 15  
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker: Evolution of Open Innovation James Ebel, Mary Kay Inc.
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM Session 3: Digitalization and Connected Consumer

Session Chair: Rafal Pielak, L'Oreal
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM Invited Speaker: Soft, Skin-Interfaced Systems with Physiological Monitoring and Biochemical Sensing Capabilities Roozbeh Ghaffari, Epicore
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM Invited Speaker: How Device and Digital Technologies Can be Used to Transform How Consumers Take Care of Their Skin at Home Wilma McDaniel, Cutitronics
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Panel Q&A
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Session 4: Sustainability

Session Chair: Amar Pawar, Momentive
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM Invited Speaker: Taking Accountability for Sustainability Lauren DelDotto, Gattefosse
11:55 PM - 12:10 PM Invited Speaker: The Role of Green Engineering and Systems Thinking to Make Sustainable Living Commonplace Thomas Kwan, Unilever
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM Unique Properties of Natural Seed Oils Emerging from Broad Range of Temperature and High Pressure Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska, Institute of High Pressure Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IHPP PAS)
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Panel Q&A
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM Session 5: Regulatory and Safety

Session Chair: Seher Ozkan, Ashland
12:50 PM - 1:05 PM Invited Speaker: Cosmetic Efficacy Claims Support Craig Weiss, CPT Lab
1:05 PM - 1:20 PM Invited Speaker: How to Leverage Regulatory As a Profit Center Robert Falcone, Prestige Consumer Healthcare
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Panel Q&A
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM Rapid Fire Session
   
   
Wednesday, September 16  
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Networking and Poster Session
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Session 6: Open Innovation

Session Chair: Samiul Amin, Manhattan College
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Invited Speaker: Seyma Aslan, L'Oreal
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Invited Speaker: Open Innovation: What is it, What is it Good for, and How Do You Measure? David Joyal, Coty
11:00 AM -11:20 AM Panel Q&A
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Session 7: Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI

Session Chair: Samiul Amin, Manhattan College
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Invited Speaker: AI-Accelerated Materials Innovation: Discovery of Electrochromic Materials for Smart Windows Christoph Kreisbeck, Kebotix
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Invited Speaker: Data-Driven Formulation Design: An AI Approach to Respond to Rapid Product Development Gregory Mulholland, Citrine Informatics
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Invited Speaker: Where AI Meets Chemistry: Bringing R&D Labs to the Next Level Abdou Kane, InFlows
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Panel Q&A
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM Stretch Break and Hallway Chats
12:55 PM - 1:50 PM Session 8: Package Engineering and Industrial Design

Session Chair: Lilian Josephson, Ecolab
12:55 PM - 1:10 PM Invited Speaker: Harmonizing Product Experience Through Nimble Development Process Bill May, Quip
1:10 PM - 1:15 PM Panel Q&A
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM Closing Remarks