Agenda

This agenda is a DRAFT and is subject to change.

8:00 am	Coffee
8:05 am	Welcome - Professor Ravindra Datta
8:10 am	Welcome - Provost John F. Carney
8:15 am	Morning Session Chair - Professor William M. Clark
8:20 am	New Frontiers in Chemical Engineering: Impact on Undergraduate Education Keynote Address, Esin Gulari, Division Director, Chemical and Transport Systems, National Science Foundation · 8:55 am Discussion and Questions
9:05 am	Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering 9:05 am - "Chemical Engineering in the Biotech Industry," D. Davidson Easson Jr., Vice President, Manufacturing & Process Development, Baxter Healthcare Corporation 9:35 am Discussion and Questions 9:45 am - "Biomaterials for Medical Devices and Drug Delivery: Advances and Opportunities," Arthur J. Coury, Vice President, Biomaterials Research, Genzyme Corporation 10:15 am Discussion and Questions
10:25 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am	Sustainable Energy 10:40 am - "The Chemical Engineer of the Future in the Oil and Petrochemical Industry," Michael J. Dolan, Deputy President, ExxonMobil Global Refining and Supply Company 11:10 am Discussion and Questions 11:20 am - "Hydrogen Economy and Fuel Cells," Robert A. Sinuc, Vice President, Engineering, Plug Power 11:50 am Discussion and Questions
12:00	Lunch
1:00 pm	Afternoon Session Chair - Professor David DiBiasio
1:05 pm	Process Information Systems and Automation 1:05 pm - "Process Automation," Stephen E. Rubin, Founder, Intellution, Inc. 1:35 pm Discussion and Questions 1:45 pm - "New Vistas for Process Systems Engineering: Integrating Physics, Computation and Communication for Better Business Decision Making," B. Erik Ydstie, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University 2:15 pm Discussion and Questions
2:25 pm	Molecular Perspectives in Chemical Engineering 2:25 pm - "Molecular Modeling in Chemical Industry R&D," Brian K. Peterson, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 2:55 pm Discussion and Questions
3:05 pm	Coffee Break
3:20 pm	ChE Curriculum Reform Thinking at WPI - Anthony G. Dixon, Professor, WPI 3:50 am Discussion and Questions
4:00 pm	Open Discussion of ChE Curriculum Reform - Professors David DiBiasio and William M. Clark - Moderators
5:00 pm	Adjourn

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