1. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (PDD)
Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC) Presentation
Cawas Cooper
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
5 April 2008
New Orleans
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2. PDD Growth Story Division Membership Programming Financials
Established in 1999, chartered in 2000, and expanded to four areas (vs. only “Pilot Plants”)
Seven areas now
Membership
Current ~900 (vs. 448 in 2004)
Programming
Sessions, Topicals at Fall and Spring Meetings
Process Development Symposia every second summer
Short courses/tutorial
Financials
Current balance ~$25 K (vs. ~$9 K in 2004)
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3. PDD Areas 12a: Process Research and Innovation
12b: Pilot Plants (before 1999)
12c: Technology Transfer
12d: Manufacturing
12e: Micro Process Engineering
12f: Process Intensification
12g: Product Design
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4. PDD Membership
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5. Our Tactical Approach Proactive Leadership Infrastructure
Monthly Steering Committee Teleconferences
Closely tied with AIChE, MPCs, EPBC, and CTOC
s always answered
Fall and Spring Division/Area meetings
Infrastructure
Webpage maintained by a responsive webmaster
Electronic newsletter
Special events
Spring/Fall dinner
On-site visits/meetings
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6. Drivers Behind PDD Growth
FOCUS ON THE VOLUNTEERS
Past leaders stay involved and guide
New leaders of division groomed from Area Chairs and Symposia chairs
Vital importance of fun and welcoming atmosphere at dinners and planning meetings
Share and try not to overwhelm anyone
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7. Drivers Behind PDD Growth (cont’d)
COLLABORATE and ADD NEW AREAS
More areas and symposia have helped
Co-sponsor as many sessions as we sponsor
RANTC interactions and open to new proposals
New ventures (short course on web did not work but..)
IMRET partnership enviable
Alternative Energy Initiative getting started
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8. Drivers Behind PDD Growth (cont’d)
MONITOR QUALITY OF PROGRAMING
Strategic and tactical plans important
Symposia rallies group outside of regular meetings
Check for duplicates, vendor presentations solely for advertising, and dominance of session by one group
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9. Planning By Area Plan to program in three areas minimum
Add sessions as interest dictates
Look at the grid at planning meetings to determine balance or patterns in programming
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10. Multi-year Plan
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11. Lessons Learned Programming is the key to sustainability and growth
Recruit new session chairs at every meeting
Ongoing effort by all involved
Continue to develop better metrics for measuring quality
Add short courses
Spending money wisely
Lunches at area meetings did not work in Fall
Try new ideas (Subsidize PDD Dinner at Fall 2008?)
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12. Looking Ahead
Growing PD Symposium…improving quality and increasing sponsorships/exhibitors
Strengthening programming at both meetings…more attendees
Monitoring with new metrics…lower no shows
Developing a couple of quality pre-conference short courses…continued offerings
Enhancing prestige of our awards…higher sponsorships requiring formal presentations at the meetings
Collaborating more…energy field, reaction engineering division, venture capitalists, and academics
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13. Back-Up Slides
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14. Alternative Energy Initiative
Vision: Benefiting society by providing strong leadership in developing alternative energy resources through collaboration and public outreach.
The quest for new fuel and energy sources and concerns about climate change are at the forefront of public discussion. In many ways, these two issues are linked. While there has been much public input from the scientific community, chemical engineers, who are in a unique position as the implementers of technology, are largely silent.
Strategy
Collaboration
External Focus
Education
Progress
Support from 6 other divisions
CTOC Meeting – Saturday, November 3rd
Breakfast Divisional Meeting
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15. Process Development Symposium 2008
Chemical Product Engineering:
The Third Paradigm
Jiminy Peak Resort, Hancock, Mass.
(The Berkshires)
June 22-25, 2008
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16. Process Development Symposium 2008
Introduction to Product Design
Chair: Michael Hill, M. Hill & Associates
Product Design Methodologies
Chair: Kevin Joback, Molecular Knowledge Systems
Case Studies – I
Chair: Rafiqul Gani, Technical University of Denmark
Essential Business Topics
Chair: Laurence Weatherley, University of Kansas
Case Studies – II
Chair: Karl Krause, DuPont
Future Directions
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