Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division

Session 78 - Invited: In Honor of Neal Amundson's 90th Birthday, I
Neal 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.
Chair:Arvind Varma
CoChair:Dan Luss
 Vision Accomplished: Computer-Enabled Functional Analysis of Coating Flows
L. E. Scriven, J. M. de Santos, M. S. Carvalho
 "Wall Enhanced Dispersion in Cylindrical Packed Beds,"
H. Ted Davis, Daniel M. Kroll, Robert S. Maier, R. S. Bernard, S. E. Howington, John F. Peters
 Block Copolymer Surfactants
Frank S. Bates
 Hydrogen and Chemicals in Millisecond Reactors
Lanny D. Schmidt
 Rational Design of Shape Selective Molecular Sieves
James Wei, Christodoulos A. Floudas, Chrysanthos E. Gounaris
 Stability and Instability in Complex Isothermal Chemistry: the Big Picture
Martin R. Feinberg

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