Preliminary Program subject to change
20016 Invited: In Honor of Neal Amundson's 90th Birthday, I
OverviewNeal Amundson is widely regarded as the most influential ChE educator living today. Through his pioneering research, effective recruiting of brilliant faculty, outstanding training of numerous former PhD students who became leaders of the chemical engineering profession in their own right, and exemplary leadership as Head of the ChE Department at the University of Minnesota for 25 years which brought that program to the prominence it enjoys today, Neal Amundson holds a special position among all ChE educators. He also chaired the 1988 NRC Frontiers in Chemical Engineering report which charted the course for chemical engineering that is followed to this day. He has received numerous honors for his contributions, including the AIChE's Walker, Wilhelm, Lewis and Founders Awards; memberships in the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and the NAE's Founders Award. With outstanding speakers who are leaders of chemical engineering, while looking towards the future of ChE, these two sessions will celebrate the achievements of this influential ChE educator on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Invited speakers only.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)

Chair

Arvind Varma
R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Head
School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone Number: 765-494-4075
Email: avarma@purdue.edu

CoChair

Dan Luss
Cullen Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204
Phone Number: 713 743 4305
Fax Number: 713 743 4323
Email: dluss@uh.edu
Vision Accomplished: Computer-Enabled Functional Analysis of Coating Flows
L. E. Scriven1, J. M. de Santos2 and M. S. Carvalho2, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Avenue, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Avenue, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
"Wall Enhanced Dispersion in Cylindrical Packed Beds,"
H. Ted Davis1, Daniel M. Kroll2, Robert S. Maier3, R. S. Bernard4, S. E. Howington4 and John F. Peters5, (1)University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Department of Physics, University of North Dakota, South Engineering 216, Fargo, ND 58108, (3)Coastal and Hydraulics Laborator Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, (4)Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, (5)Geotechnical Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199
Block Copolymer Surfactants
Frank S. Bates, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Hydrogen and Chemicals in Millisecond Reactors
Lanny D. Schmidt, Chem Eng and Mat Sci, U of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Rational Design of Shape Selective Molecular Sieves
James Wei1, Christodoulos A. Floudas2 and Chrysanthos E. Gounaris2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)CHE, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
Stability and Instability in Complex Isothermal Chemistry: the Big Picture
Martin R. Feinberg, Ohio State University, 140 W. 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division