The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced today that William (Bill) Grieco has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AIChE’s RAPID (Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment) Manufacturing Institute, replacing the interim CEO, Thomas Walsh. Grieco will...
Process Intensification (PI) is one of the most promising areas for the chemical process industry today as it seeks to create breakthrough technologies and equipment that can produce significant cost and energy savings. To date, five webinars have debuted out of a series of ten covering a range of...
Eighteen years ago, CEP Magazine published an article by Professor Andrzej Stankiewicz of Delft University in the Netherlands, acclaiming the importance of Process Intensification (PI) and its potential impact on chemical engineering and industry. But few would herald the call to implement PI...
As 25 previously selected projects begin and 49 newly submitted projects wind their way through our rigorous review process, the RAPID Manufacturing Institute is seeking a Program Manager who can assist us in implementing our strategic plans and moving our project teams forward. True to our name...
Manufacturing USA is helping to honor the next generation of innovative leaders through partnering with the Creators of the Teen Choice Awards in an all new, first-of-its-kind Science + Innovation Awards. We need your help in nominating those rising stars already positively impacting their...
On May 22 nd , RAPID’s project proposal calls officially came to a close with 41 technical proposals and eight Education and Workforce Development proposals submitted. Now comes the hard, yet fun part — reviewing the proposed technologies and education projects that will not only shape the...
Several members at RAPID’s Technology Speed Dating event made numerous connections and business matches last month. In all, 27 members disseminated information on their process intensification (PI) technologies—from nascent concepts and technologies to more mature ones with possibilities for...
