We are proud to announce a new member benefit: the launch of The RAPID Review. This recurring report is available only to members and summarizes the progress of RAPID research projects. The report was inspired by our members, many of whom expressed an interest in more visibility into the research...
While many summer plans are in flux due to changes brought on by COVID-19, due to its entirely virtual, RAPID will continue to offer the RAPID Summer Intern Program as-scheduled to help provide additional growth and learning opportunities to any students working onsite in traditional internships or...
Leaders of the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute have identified five new projects that align with RAPID’s research focus areas.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a funding opportunity for high-impact projects that support the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding will be awarded to eligible Manufacturing USA® institutes, a network of 14 public-...
RAPID member Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. (CMS) has recently announced that they are engaged in the establishment of a joint development agreement with Braskem America, Inc., the leading producer of polyolefins in the Americas, for a pilot-scale demonstration of CMS' proprietary Optiperm™ olefin/...
The March 2020 issue of Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) will be featuring a special section on process intensification. This section includes a forward by RAPID CEO Bill Grieco as well as the following articles: The Principles and Domains of Process Intensification by Andrzej Stankiewicz, Deflt...
In 2019, 26 students from a diverse set of RAPID member organizations participated in the RAPID Intern Program. Edmund Sam-Gyandoh completed the program in the fall and, in this first of many more, intern spotlights, introduces himself, discusses his technical project work, and describes how the...
