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November 2017
Speaker Series: John Dorgan
Advanced Composite Materials in Lightweighting Turbines John Dorgan The David L. and Denise M. Lamp Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering Michigan State University John R. Dorgan is an expert in polymeric materials and a nationally recognized leader in developing composite materials for manufacturing. He led the technical effort in developing composite materials for wind turbines as part of the federal Institute for Advanced…
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Speaker Series: Harry Knopke
Very Clean Water for Those Who Live on $2 a Day Harry J. Knopke, Ph.D., President, Aqua Clara International; President Emeritus, Aquinas College; CEO, Safe Water Institute Aqua Clara International provides technology-based solutions to contaminated water worldwide. Knopke joined Aqua Clara in 2010, bringing his years of management and administrative experience, along with his work in medical education, the sciences and the Safe Water…
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Speaker Series: Patents 101
Free
Jeffrey A. Michael, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, LLC Elizabeth A. Peters, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, LLC This presentation will explore some of the basic concepts of modern patent practice from an inventor’s perspective. The presenters will begin with a discussion of the most common question posed to patent practitioners: is my invention patentable? From there, the presenters will consider the legal standards…
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CANCELED: Speaker Series: Karen Frost Draths
'Green Chemistry' Progress, Challenges in the Real World Karen Frost Draths Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University PHOTO: John Frost, left, and his wife, Karen Draths, in their company lab. Credit Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times
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Speaker Series: Danny Ducat
Engineering Solar-Powered Bacterial Communities for Flexible Production of Fuels and Bioplastics Danny Ducat Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, and MSU-DOE Plant Laboratory. Ducat received his doctoral degree from John Hopkins University and did his postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School. The emerging "Green Economy" holds the promise of harnessing photosynthetic organisms for sustainable production of commodity goods…
Find out more »May 2018
Lab Bench to Pilot Plant Workshop
Join us at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Mich., for a week-long, hands-on, chemical process scale-up workshop May 14-18, 2018 You will have the opportunity to learn from the institute's chemical industry veterans... The workshop will familiarize you with the transitional issues encountered in moving a chemical process from the laboratory bench to a chemical plant. It includes: chemical plant equipment,…
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PFAS Remediation at MSU-Fraunhofer: Electrochemical Destruction in Wastewater Using Boron-doped Diamond Electrodes
Cory Rusinek Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent chemicals contaminating waters at the global level. In Michigan, exposure awareness is at an all-time high with many reports of PFAS-impacted waters throughout the state. Working at the public infrastructure level, Michigan State University-Fraunhofer USA, Inc. Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies (MSU-Fraunhofer) is developing a scalable treatment option for PFAS-contaminated wastewater. The…
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A Collaborative Research Approach to Preserving Michigan’s Freshwater Resources
Free
Join us as two water experts discuss current challenges related to the quality of Michigan's fresh water, and provide an overview of research projects aimed at addressing those issues. If you missed the event, you can watch a video recap on our MSU Research Channel. Michigan State University and the Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) of Grand Valley State University, recently…
Find out more »May 2019
Lab Bench to Pilot Plant Workshop
May 13-17, 2019 You will have the opportunity to learn from the institute's chemical industry veterans. The workshop will familiarize you with the transitional issues encountered in moving a chemical process from the laboratory bench to a chemical plant. It includes: chemical plant equipment, process safety management (“PSM”; see 29 CFR 1910.119), environmental regulations and waste management, chemical process batch record preparation,…
Find out more »Industrial Process Research at MSU St. Andrews and Some Experiments in STEM
William J. Kruper, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, MSU St. Andrews Adina Dumitrascu, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, MSU St. Andrews Presentation Overview MSU St Andrews originated as the Michigan Molecular Research Institute in the 1960s in Midland, Michigan. Today, MSU St. Andrews is funded by Midland area Foundation grants as well as independent research grants from various…
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