Programme (Morning)
European Early Career Activities (Plenary Presentation)
9:00 - 12:00 CET
Chair: Carla Esch
Moderator: Hilke Lorenz
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Introduction to EFCE Hermann Feise, EFCE President |
| 9:10 - 9:20 | PhD Student Workshop of the EFCE Working Party Polymer Reaction Engineering Kristina Zentel |
| 9:20 - 9:30 | EURECHA: Student Competition and Educational Activities Seyed Soheil Mansouri |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Jornadas de Engenharia Química - science is not for professors, only Magda Dias |
| 9:40 - 9:55 | discussion |
| 9:55 - 10:10 | ChemCar and chemPLANT student competitions and kjVI Youth Programme Silvie Müller, kjVI |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | VDI-GVC Young Professional Congress Florian Mueller |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Networking for early-career scientist in #ChemEng: opportunities and challenges Gregor Wehinger |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | discussion |
| 10:45 - 10:55 | YEuCat: a pan-European network for young researchers in catalysis Emanuele Moioli |
| 10:55-11:05 | Young AIDIC - Activities Marco Formisano |
| 11:05-11:20 | discussion |
| 11:20 - 11:50 | Chemical Engineering: A curriculum update Deema Khunda, Sameen Barabhuiya |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Conclusion - invitation to Workshops Carla Esch, Gabriele Verrecchia |
Workshop Programmes (Afternoon)
Early Career Round Table Discussion (14:00 - 15:30 CET)
Chemical Engineers have a diverse skill set ranging from mathematical aptitude, problem solving and data modeling. This leads to a variety of possible career paths within R&D, engineering design and Operations across multiple industries helping to shape the future of the European industrial landscape. The main goal of this workshop is to gather examples of Early Career ChemEngs in order to support the Early Career Community to stay connected, raise awareness of development opportunities and share best practices in areas of expertise.
| 14:00 - 14:05 | Introduction Gabriele Verrecchia |
| 14:05 - 14:15 | PoliMi SuPER Team Andrea Galeazzi |
| 14:15 - 14:25 | R&D in the Yara Global Plants and OE Laura Pirro |
| 14:25 - 14:35 | Panel discussion |
| 14:35 - 14:45 | An Overview of Engineering Design Projects Andres Mansilla |
| 14:45 - 14:55 | Production Team Leading at Lonza Specialties Ingredients André Rossbach |
| 14:55 - 15:05 | Global Technology at BASF Petrochemicals Michael Imle |
| 15:05 - 15:30 | Panel discussion and closing Joseph Agnew |
Global Perspectives on Sustainability (15:45 - 17:30 CET)
The Sustainability Workshop will feature early career engineers and leaders of sustainable engineering from across the world to give their perspectives on how engineers can create a sustainable future.
The workshop will be led by Soheil Mansouri (Professor at DTU - Technical
University of Denmark) and Thomas Kavanagh (PhD Student Imperial College London, Founder of Global Engineering Futures).
Schedule
| 15:45 - 15:55 | Impulse I from IChemE ECC, Global Engineering Futures, & Global Engineering Futures Thomas Kavanagh |
| 15:55 - 16:05 | Impulse II from EFCE Sustainability Section Soheil Mansouri |
| 16:05 - 16:15 | Impulse III from Industry (BASF) Marvin Kramp |
| 16:15 - 17:05 | Panel Discussion Panel speakers (see below) |
| 17:05 - 17:15 | Questions & Answers from Audience |
Panel Discussion
The event will be focused on the answering the following topics which are subject to slight change:
- How can chemical engineers develop sustainable solutions? Including examples from panelists own research and work;
- How can chemical engineers work together across the world to achieve a sustainable future? What challenges and solutions will this pose?
- How can chemical engineers work to develop future generations of engineers so that sustainability becomes a key value?
- What initiatives exist to ensure sustainability? Examples from panelists that will inspire the audience.
Panel Speakers:
- Aida Rafat (Founder of Dye Recycle; Africa Ambassador, Global Engineering Network, Global Engineering Futures)
- Mark Nicholas Jones (CEO, Molecular Quantum Solutions Aps)
- Heather Williams (Senior Process Engineer, WSP)
- Hajara Kabeer (Founder Girl in STEM; Africa Ambassador, Global Engineering Network, Global Engineering Futures)
- Thaddeus Anim-Somuah (Engineering Projects Manager, Croda; Advisory Board Member, Global Engineering Futures)
- Michelle Watiki (Trustee, Engineering Development Trust)
- Paola Saenz (PhD Researcher, Imperial College London; Mexico Ambassador, Global Engineering Network, Global Engineering Futures)
- Titi Oliyide (Safety Engineer, Siemens; Diversity & Inclusion Department, Global Engineering Futures)
- Chingakham Chinglenthoiba (John) (Microplastics Researcher; India Ambassador, Global Engineering Network, Global Engineering Futures)