Area 12a Process Research and Innovation Minutes

• Welcome, introductions
• 12a - PR&I Mission
• Fall 2003 Topical
• Planned 2004 Programming
• Proposed 2005/6 Programming
• Leadership Positions for 2004 – 2005
• Adjourn

• Chair: Cheryl Teich Rohm & Haas Company
• Chair-Elect: Yinlun Huang Wayne State University  
• Activities Chair: Lionel O'Young ClearWaterBay Technology, Inc.
• Founding Chair: Kamlesh K. Bhatia Dupont Central Research & Development

• Chair: Yinlun Huang
• Vice Chair: Aaron Sarafinas
• Activities Chair: Lionel O’Young
• Founding Chair: Kamlesh Bhatia
• Past Chair: Cheryl Teich

Foster process innovation by applying Chemical Engineering principles to the synthesis of novel operations for new product manufacture and step changes in existing technology. The PR&I area will be a meeting ground for diverse academic and industrial practitioners of Process Innovation. Its programming and activities will explore the components of successful process innovation and disseminate this shared knowledge to the profession.

Chair: C. Teich, Co-Chair: C. Seymour, Proceedings: R. Rooks

Session	Chair	Co-Chair
Innovation in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Development and Manufacturing	Greg Frank	Shih-sie  Pan
Innovation in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Process Development	Osman Aboul-Nasr	Raj Srinivasan
Selling and Implementing Process Innovation in the Traditional CPI	Osman Aboul-Nasr	Ray Rooks
Process Innovation as a Route to Shorter Time to Market	Aaron Sarafinas	Jodi Moe
Innovation in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Process Development - Measuring and Making it Happen	Kiran Gupte (Dave Kolesar)	Raj Srinivasan

One session: Innovation in Fuel Processing (David Lyons - DOE/Andreas Matzakos - Shell). Session will be part of Fuel Cell Topical.

Topical Session: 21st Century Process Development Tools
C. Cooper, Chair, R. Rameswaran, Co-Chair, S. Sullivan, Proceedings

Session	Chair	Co-chair
Innovation in Consumer Products	Gavin Towler	Chris Wibowo
Tools*	Glen Wheeler	Jae Lee
From the University to the Factory: Successful Collaborations in Innovation*	Annette Johnston	Doug Lenz
Industrial Preparative Chromatography*	Kathleen Mihlbachler	Anita Katti
Innovative Design Methodologies*	Yinlun Huang	Frank Van Lier
Innovation in Pharma . . .(Co-sponsor)	Greg Frank	Shie-sie Pan

• Innovation in Fuel Cell Development (talk to 16F about co-sponsoring and including in Topical; Andreas Matzakos to chair)
• Innovation in Process Intensification (cosponsor with RANTC (IMRET))

• Innovative Feedstocks and Energy Utilization for Sustainable Process Development
• Process Optimization (12a/10a - Yinlun Huang/Gavin Towler who is 10a programming chair, and a CAST member/director)
• Process Development for Electronics Products (Check with Karl Krause/DuPont as possible chair)
• Best Practices for Developing Inherently Safe Processes

• Process Development With Solids (Michael Hill, Chris Wibowo)
• Innovation in Process Synthesis and optimization (co-sponsor with CAST in a Fall meeting)
• Innovation in Process Design