American Institute of Chemical Engineers

HGenium Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Technology for Green Hydrogen Production

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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HGenium, Inc., an exciting new technology entrant in the rapidly growing green hydrogen industry, today announced that Dr. Casper Brady, HGenium Senior Scientist, presented insights on the company’s breakthrough thermochemical water splitting process at the 2023 AIChE conference (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) in Orlando, Florida.

Key Points: 
  • HGenium, Inc., an exciting new technology entrant in the rapidly growing green hydrogen industry, today announced that Dr. Casper Brady, HGenium Senior Scientist, presented insights on the company’s breakthrough thermochemical water splitting process at the 2023 AIChE conference (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) in Orlando, Florida.
  • HGenium’s unique technology enables green hydrogen to be produced using readily available materials and processing equipment with a wide variety of heat energy sources.
  • In addition to the technical summary of HGenium’s production process, Dr. Brady also summarized comparisons and benefits of using heat, rather than electricity, as an energy source for water splitting.
  • “HGenium is driven to provide major contributions to the world’s decarbonization goals,” said Dr. Brady.

Generation Bio Announces Breakthrough in its Non-Viral Genetic Medicine Platform with Novel “Immune-Quiet” DNA

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generation Bio Co. (Nasdaq:GBIO), a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for people living with rare and prevalent diseases, today announced the development of a proprietary, novel DNA called immune-quiet DNA (iqDNA). iqDNA is an optimized variant of the company’s closed-ended DNA (ceDNA) that upon systemic administration with Generation Bio’s lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery has shown cytokine levels and tolerability comparable to chemically modified messenger RNA (mRNA) in mice and non-human primates (NHPs).

Key Points: 
  • Generation Bio’s non-viral genetic medicine platform aims to advance durable, redosable, and titratable therapies to reach potentially hundreds of millions of patients worldwide.
  • The company has made deep investments in its three proprietary platform technologies, comprising novel DNA cargos, rapid enzymatic synthesis (RES) manufacturing, and cell-targeted LNP (ctLNP) delivery.
  • The presentation will cover the development and progress of Generation Bio’s ctLNP platform, including its stealth and targeting delivery system.
  • Registration information for the webcast can be found on the Events page of Generation Bio’s investor website.

AIChE Awards Its 2023 Langer Prize Fellowship to Albert J. Keung of North Carolina State University

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will present its 2023 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence to Albert J. Keung, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will present its 2023 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence to Albert J. Keung, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University.
  • The fellowship — which is endowed by the AIChE Foundation — is named for biomedical pioneer Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • The Langer Prize awards an unrestricted grant of up to $100,000 to enable creative researchers and engineering entrepreneurs in their early careers to pursue potentially game-changing innovations with transformative societal impact.
  • To learn about the endowment campaign for the Langer Prize, contact Lisa Lanzkowsky at [email protected].

DuPont™ FilmTec™ Prime RO Wins Energy and Sustainability Award from American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Water Solutions today announced it has received the 2023 Energy and Sustainability Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for developing a family of energy-efficient reverse osmosis (RO) membranes that contributes to the decarbonization of water purification.

Key Points: 
  • Analysis using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tools indicates that Prime RO products have the potential to reduce global CO2 equivalent emissions by approximately 85,000 metric tons each year compared to legacy products.
  • These claims are compliant with ISO 14021 requirements and have been validated by Anthesis, a global sustainability advisory and solutions firm.
  • "This next generation of brackish water RO elements offers enhanced water quality and reduced energy consumption while maintaining the performance and durability customers expect from FilmTec™."
  • The Energy and Sustainability Award will be presented at the Institute's Honors Ceremony during the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on November 5, 2023.

IEEE EMBS Hosts Inaugural Women in Biomedical Engineering Forum in Sydney to Promote Diversity and Inclusion Across the STEM Fields

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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The forum represents the launch of IEEE EMBS’ strategic initiative to promote diversity and inclusion within the biomedical engineering field and to provide women with the opportunity to network and share their perspectives with like-minded professionals, clinicians, and researchers.

Key Points: 
  • The forum represents the launch of IEEE EMBS’ strategic initiative to promote diversity and inclusion within the biomedical engineering field and to provide women with the opportunity to network and share their perspectives with like-minded professionals, clinicians, and researchers.
  • EMBS was among the first societies within IEEE to promise gender-diversified workshops, conferences, and panels at its events in 2021.
  • The 2023 WIBME forum is another step in this commitment and is a headline feature of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS in Sydney.
  • The forum is structured as a full-day session with four keynote speakers – world-renowned women in biomedical engineering – and two panel discussions on key industry topics.

IBAT's modular Direct Lithium Extraction technology nets 95% lithium yield to lithium chloride according to independent certification

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Greg Mehos & Associates verifies that IBAT's technology performs in accordance with the company's claims; IBAT prepares for commercialization.

Key Points: 
  • Greg Mehos & Associates verifies that IBAT's technology performs in accordance with the company's claims; IBAT prepares for commercialization.
  • VANCOUVER, BC and HOUSTON, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - International Battery Metals Ltd. (CSE: IBAT) (OTC: IBATF) (FSE: 8RE) has received certification from Greg Mehos & Associates ("GM&A"), an independent testing agency, that shows that its modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology performed in accordance with company claims, delivering a 97% extraction rate of lithium from feed brine (to lithium chloride).
  • According to GM&A, IBAT's existing commercial plant produces a total recovery rate of 95% using its internal transition recycle loop technology.
  • GM&A tested IBAT's lithium extraction process when it was demonstrated at Impact Technology Development in Devens, Massachusetts on June 20.

Empowering Possibility: AIChE’s 2023 Gala will Celebrate Chemical Engineering Organizations and Their Leaders

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Organized around the theme “Empowering Possibilities,” the gala will spotlight the contributions of AdvanSix Inc., a U.S.-based diversified chemistry company that produces Nylon 6 and a portfolio of plant nutrients and chemical intermediates used by industry.

Key Points: 
  • Organized around the theme “Empowering Possibilities,” the gala will spotlight the contributions of AdvanSix Inc., a U.S.-based diversified chemistry company that produces Nylon 6 and a portfolio of plant nutrients and chemical intermediates used by industry.
  • AdvanSix will be represented at the gala by Erin Kane, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, is slated to accept the honor at the gala.
  • For the latest information about the AIChE Gala and to reserve your seat, visit www.aiche.org/gala .

New Online Alliance Aims to Inspire More Accessible Technology for People with Hearing Loss

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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ROCKVILLE, Md., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- One in seven Americans now has hearing loss, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally the numbers are expected to double by 2050. This growing problem is driving the need for new technologies to help people successfully communicate, live and work. These products and services are often developed without the input of consumers with hearing loss who use them. A new online program called the Industry-Consumer Alliance for Accessible Technology (ICAAT) hopes to change that.

Key Points: 
  • These products and services are often developed without the input of consumers with hearing loss who use them.
  • A new online program called the Industry-Consumer Alliance for Accessible Technology (ICAAT) hopes to change that.
  • ICAAT provides an easy, structured way for industry and consumers to work together and inspire better technology.
  • "You're at a competitive disadvantage if your products aren't accessible to people with hearing loss," says Dr. Christian Vogler, director of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Technology Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (DHH Technology RERC) at Gallaudet University.

aeSolutions to Present and Exhibit at AIChE 2023 Spring Meeting and 19th Global Congress on Process Safety

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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aeSolutions , a consulting, engineering and systems integration company that provides industrial process safety and automation products and services, today announced that the company will be presenting and exhibiting at the AIChE 2023 Spring Meeting and 19th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) .

Key Points: 
  • aeSolutions , a consulting, engineering and systems integration company that provides industrial process safety and automation products and services, today announced that the company will be presenting and exhibiting at the AIChE 2023 Spring Meeting and 19th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) .
  • The conference will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center at the Hilton of the Americas in Houston, Texas from March 12th to 15th, 2023.
  • The annual AIChE Spring Meeting and GCPS is the key technical conference for practicing chemical and process safety engineers, and covers the industry's critical needs more broadly and in-depth than any other industry conference.
  • Additionally, the company announced that Don Connolley, CSP, Process Safety Group Manager at aeSolutions, is Vice-Chair of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) International Conference for the 2023 GCPS.

AlChE Signs ExxonMobil as Title Sponsor for ChemE Cube Competition

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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New York, NY, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute — an entity of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — has signed ExxonMobil as the exclusive Title Sponsor of RAPID’s ChemE Cube Competition.

Key Points: 
  • New York, NY, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute — an entity of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — has signed ExxonMobil as the exclusive Title Sponsor of RAPID’s ChemE Cube Competition.
  • The RAPID Manufacturing Institute launched the ChemE Cube Competition in 2021 as a means of introducing students to concepts and techniques associated with these more-efficient and sustainable approaches to engineering.
  • As Title Sponsor, ExxonMobil employees will participate onsite at the annual competition — judging competition entries and mentoring participating student engineers.
  • In keeping with the company’s new and prominent role as Title Sponsor, the event is being rebranded as the ChemE Cube Competition, Powered by RAPID® | ExxonMobil.