Process Development Division Structure
Group 12 Mission
- Promote programming and presentations of process development topics at the AIChE Annual and National Meetings.
- Promote the interchange of ideas, concepts and history of process development in various aspects, from theory to hardware.
- Provide a continuous forum for communication, sharing ideas, learning new concepts and benchmarking.
- Promote networking and communication among those involved in process development.
- Promote the teaching of process development, thereby improving interactions between industry and academia.
Group 12 Mission Implementation
- routine scheduling of sessions and presentations of interest to members as part of AIChE's regular meetings/conferences.
- holding open committee meetings, short presentations and discussions in areas of interest.
- organization of special events, such as networking and benchmarking.
- facilitation of specialized information sharing, including expertize areas of members, and copies of presentations.
Process Development Division History
The Process Development Division formed in the mid 1990's out of the Pilot
Plants committee of the Engineering Group.
The group decided on the above structure in 1997, with Area 12a and 12b activated immediately. Areas 12c and 12d were activated in 1998. Areas 12e and 12f were activated in 2006.
The group petitioned the AIChE National Programming Committee in the fall of 2000 to become a formal division of the AIChE.
Current Activities
Detailed history of Group 12 from 1996 - 1999
Pilot Plant area (now 12b, formerly 12a) history 1989 - 1997
