Thursday, November 20, 2008: 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Room 109-B (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Topical 6: AIChE Centennial: Chemical Engineering Education: Past and Future (T6)

#626 - A Century of Chemical Engineering Design Education (T6005)
A session featuring invited speakers from industry and academia giving their perspectives on how design education has evolved to keep pace with innovations and changes in industrial practice and how it must continue to change to meet future challenges. The session will include introductory comments followed by a panel discussion on the future needs for ChE education in design.
Chair:David C. Miller
CoChair:Mark Bricka
CoSponsor(s):Education (04)
12:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
12:35 PMSome Thoughts on Chemical Engineering Design Education
Jeffrey J. Siirola
12:47 PMThe Product/Process Design Dichotomy
Warren D. Seider, J. D. Seader, Daniel R. Lewin, Soemantri Widagdo
12:59 PMDifficulties in Teaching Chemical Product Design
Edward L. Cussler
1:11 PMBatch, the Future of Process Design?
Jonathan M. Vinson
1:23 PMSystematic Methods for Process Synthesis and Design
Lorenz T. Biegler
1:35 PMChemical Process Design: An Enduring Philosophy for a Changing Profession
Richard Turton, Joseph A. Shaeiwitz
1:47 PMTeaching Design from An Industrial Perspective: The Practical Problems of Practical Problems
Gavin P. Towler
1:59 PMPanel Discussion on a Century of Chemical Engineering Design Education
Jeffrey J. Siirola, Warren D. Seider, Edward L. Cussler, Jonathan M. Vinson, Lorenz T. Biegler, Richard Turton, Gavin P. Towler

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