Process Development Division Area 12B -Pilot Plants Steering Committee Meeting

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Process Development Division Area 12B -Pilot
PlantsSteering Committee Meeting

• AIChE 2005 Fall Meeting
• Cincinnati, OH
• Tuesday Nov 1, 2005
• 1030 AM - 1145 AM
• Meeting Room 210

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AGENDA

• Introductions
• Mission Statement Review
• Area Leadership
• Programming Review (2005, 2006, 2007)
• Future Programming Topics Open Forum
• Current Action Items
• New Business
• Area 12b Leadership Roles

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Mission Statement

• The Pilot Plant Area is a forum for active
  interchange of ideas and for the continual
  improvement of Pilot Plant contributions to
  quality research and effective scale-up.
• AIChE programming, benchmarking, operation
  reviews, and extensive networking form the
  backbone of the Area activities.

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Area 12B Leadership Elections

• Chair Joe Powell, Shell
• Chair-Elect Dan Pintar, UOP
• Activities Chair Jon Worstell, Shell
• Past Chair David Edwards, Zeton

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Programming.

• Spring 2005 (Atlanta, GA)
• Fuel Cell and Gas to Liquid Fuels Pilot Plants
• Chair Ramesh Rameswaran (Area 12b)
• Co-Chair David Edwards (Area 12b)
• Originally Co-Sponsored by FPD (Group 16)
• Part of the Hydrogen Topical Conference

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Programming.

• Fall 2005 (Cincinnati, OH)
• Pilot Plant Economics
• Mitch Loescher, David Edwards
• Safety in Design and Operation - Pilot Plants and
  Unit Operation Labs I and II
• John Corn, Dennis Hendershot, Salma Saddawi
• Co-Sponsored by SHD (11), Education (4)
• PG Pilot Plant Facility Tour
• Ed Baier, David Edwards

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Programming.

• Spring 2006 (Orlando, FL)
• Pilot Plant Success Stories
• Chair David Edwards
• Vice-Chair Raymond Rooks

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Programming.

• Fall 2006 (San Francisco, CA)
• Pilot Plants Mini-Topical Pilot Plant Design
  and Optimization
• Chair Dan Pintar, Vice-Chair Jeanette Beard
• Unit Operations Scale Up and Scale-down in
  Pilot Plants
• Joe Powell, Osman Aboul-Nasr
• Pilot Plants in the Food and Consumer Products
  Industries
• Marc Privitera, David Reeder
• Strategies in Biopharmaceutical Scale-up Pilot
  Plants
• Greg Frank (15b), Jeanette Beard (12b)
• Poster Session Pictures of Pilot Plants and
  University Unit Operation Labs
• John Corn
• Operations Review/Pilot Plant Facility Tour (To
  be confirmed)
• David Edwards

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Programming.

• Spring 2007 (Houston, TX)
• Tools and Best Practices in Pilot Plants
• Chair Joe Powell (Shell)
• Co-Chair David Attride (Eastman)

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Programming.

• Fall 2007 (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Solids Handling in Pilot Plants
• Bruce Hook (Dow)
• Vice Chair (3C cosponsored)
• Careers in Pilot Plants
• Chair Ed Baier (PG)
• Vice-Chair TBA
• Mixing in Pilot Plants
• Chair David Dickey, Co-Chair Aaron Sarafinas
• Co-Sponsored by NAMF (Group 6)

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Programming.

• Spring 2008 (New Orleans, LA)
• Current Challenges in Pilot Plant Operation
• Bob Duggal (Afton)
• Vice Chair

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Programming.

• Fall 2008 (Philadelphia, PA)
• Session topics or topical conference to be chosen
  to coincide with AIChEs centenary celebrations

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Programming.

• Spring 2009 (Location TBA)
• Shortcut Methodology in Pilot Plants
• Chair TBA
• Co-Chair TBA

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Programming.

• Fall 2009 (Location TBA)
• Biotech and Biopharma Pilot Plants
• Misti Ushio (Merck 12b), Vice Chair (15c)
• Pilot Plant Metrics and Productivity
• Chair, Vice Chair

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Potential Session Topics...

• Analytical techniques/devices for pilot plants
• Pharmaceutical pilot plants - regulations and
  environmental challenges
• Process safety management in pilot plants
• Bio-informatics/Bio-technology
• Generic drugs and related topics
• Bio-processing
• Bio-tech Pilot Plants
• Polymer Processing in Pilot Plants
• Syngas Pilot Plants
• Contract Pilot Plants (contracting either as a
  supplier of pilot plant services or a client)
• Constructability issues for Pilot Plants
• Careers in Pilot Plants
• Microbiological and Cleanliness Challenges in
  Pilot Plants
• Internal Contract Vs. Toll Pilot Plants
• Novel reaction techniques in Pilot Plants (e.g.
  microwave)
• Pilot Plant metrics and productivity

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Potential Session Topics

• Miniaturization of Pilot Plants
• Cost-Driven Pilot Plants (Funding)
• Process Control and Data Acquisition in Pilot
  Plants
• Marketing of Pilot Plants (internal see next
  topic or External for purposes of contracting
  services)
• Time-to-Market
• Successful Pilot Plant Design
• Pilot Plant Productivity (Metrics used to define
  equipment/personnel/reliability)
• Pilot Plants as Part of the Corporate
  Structure/Organization
• Optimum Sizing of Pilot Plants
• Internal or Contract Pilot Plants ?
• Pilot Plant Tools and Techniques
• Pilot Plant Equipment Selection
• Use of Computer Simulation to Support Pilot Plant
  Design and Operation

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Current Action Items

• Oversee Pilot Plants Web Forum and Vendor Area
  (DE)hosted on www.eng-tips.com
• Collaboration with Univ. of Wisconsin on
  continuing education course on pilot plants and
  scale-up, and discuss collaboration with Rich
  Palluzi (JP)ongoing
• Publish Pilot Plant Benchmarking results in CEP
  (BD) ongoing

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New Business

• Elicit sessions for Spring 2006 (DE)
• Work with Session Chairs to generate Call for
  Papers for Fall 2006 (DP)
• Meeting room size (50-60 min) for Fall 2006 (JP)
• Confirm chair and identify vice-chair for Fall
  2007 Careers Session (JP)
• Follow up on Fall 2007 Solids Session (DE)
• Clarify Jons status as Activity Chair (JP)
• Lead discussion on Fall 2008 Sessions (JP)

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Area 12b Leadership Roles
Area 12b Past Chair The Area 12b Past Chair
oversees the handover of action items and
responsibilities to the incoming Area 12b Chair,
and supports and advises the Area 12b Chair
during his/her two year term as necessary.
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Area 12b Leadership Roles

• Area 12b Chair
• The Area 12b Chair leads all Area 12b activities,
  and has overall responsibility for ensuring all
  phases of programming for Area 12b.
• Automatically assumes Area Chair position at the
  beginning of the annual (Fall) meeting in odd
  years after serving as Chair-Elect for two years.
• Is responsible for selection of technical session
  topics in coordination with the Division
  Programming chair, and for finding chairs and
  co-chairs for these sessions.

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Area 12b Leadership Roles

• Area 12b Chair Contd.
• Coordinates and helps session chairs in
  organizing sessions and meeting deadlines.
• Develops the Area in accordance with the Area
  Mission Statement.
• Holds Area meetings at least once a year at the
  Annual or Spring Meeting.
• Holds an Area election at the Steering Committee
  meeting upon leaving office for the incoming
  Activities Chair position before handing over
  responsibilities to the Chair-Elect.
• Provides leadership and management for the Area.

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Area 12b Leadership Roles

• Area 12b Chair-Elect
• The Area 12b Chair-Elect prepares for the office
  of Chair by assisting the Area 12b Chair during
  his/her two year term.
• Deputizes for the Area 12b Chair in the Chair's
  absence or inability to serve.
• Automatically assumes the position of Area 12b
  Chair at the beginning of the annual (Fall)
  meeting in odd years after serving for two years
  as Area 12b Chair-Elect.
• Formulates long-term plans and strategic
  activities for the Area in accordance with the
  Area Mission Statement.

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Area 12b Leadership Roles

• Area 12b Activities Chair
• The Area 12b Activities Chair prepares for the
  office of Chair-Elect during his/her two year
  term. This position requires no prior experience
  in AIChE/PD Division or Area matters.
• Is recruited by the outgoing Area 12b
  Chair-Elect, and is elected to office during Area
  Elections at the annual (Fall) meeting in odd
  years.
• Automatically assumes the position of Area 12b
  Chair-Elect at the annual (Fall) meeting in odd
  years after serving for two years as Area 12b
  Activities Chair.