Chemical Engineering PanAmerican Cooperation

The workshop is one of the planned CEPAC activities for 1999 to strengthen the educational and research interactions between the US and South America and to foster an environment for establishing new joint research projects in Process Systems Engineering and Catalysis. The workshop will involve presentations by invited lecturers from US and Latin American countries on the latest developments in both areas, extensive discussions on the current state of the CEPAC program and on further actions and mechanisms for improving the Pan American collaboration in graduate programs and research projects in PSE and Catalysis. Given the comprehensive state of Process Systems Engineering and Catalysis in the CEPAC webpage (http://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu), new ways of promoting the exchange of research and educational material will also be discussed.

The Process Systems Engineering workshop will focus on the "state-of-the-art" research on Process Design and Operations. Four sessions are planned, two on Process Synthesis and Design on Thursday, September 2, and two on Process Operations on Friday, September 3. The presentations will last 25 minutes and at the end of each session there will be 15 minutes of discussion. In addition, the program includes general discussion sessions in which the group will brainstorm further avenues for collaboration between US and South America in the PSE area, and working lunches during which educational programs at US and South American countries will be analyzed.

The presenters will be asked to supply in advance a minimum 10-page paper of their work (single space, Times font, size 12). The manuscript can be sent as a Word 97/98 file, or as a postcript file. We intend to publish selected papers of this workshop in a special edition of the journal Computers and Chemical Engineering. The abstracts and the final manuscripts for the PSE Workshop should be sent via e-mail to ig0c@andrew.cmu.edu (US participants) or psecepac@fiqus.unl.edu.ar (South American participants).

May 31, 1999 Submission of 300-word abstracts

July 31, 1999 Submission of minimum 10-page final manuscripts

Miguel Bagajewicz, University of Oklahoma

Paul Barton, MIT

Lorenz T. Biegler, Carnegie-Mellon University

Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Auburn University

Ignacio Grossmann, Carnegie-Mellon University

G.V. Reklaitis, Purdue University

Nikolaos Sahinidis, University of Illinois

Venkat Venkatasubramanian, Purdue University

Arthur Westerberg, Carnegie-Mellon University

Alberto Bandoni, PLAPIQUI, UNS-CONICET

Esteban Brignole, PLAPIQUI, UNS-CONICET

Jaime Cerdá, INTEC, UNL-CONICET

Ana M. Eliceche, PLAPIQUI, UNS-CONICET

Gabriela P. Henning, INTEC, UNL-CONICET

Oscar Iribarren, INGAR, CONICET

Nicolás Scenna, INGAR, CONICET

Aldo Vecchietti, INGAR, CONICET

Evaristo Ch. Biscaia Jr., COPPE/UFRJ

Rubens Maciel Filho, UNICAMP

Marcus V. Magalhoe, Petrobras

María T. Moreira Rodríguez, UNICAMP

Claudio A. Oller do Nascimiento, USP

José M. Pinto, USP

Juan Asenjo, Universidad de Chile

María E. Lienqueo, Universidad de Chile

 The Catalysis Workshop will focus on the "state-of-the-art" research on Gaseous Emission Control and Environmentally Benign Technologies. Four sessions are planned, two on Gaseous Emission Control on Thursday, September 2, and two on Environmentally Benign Technologies on Friday, September 3. The presentations will last 25 minutes and at the end of each session there will be 15 minutes of discussion. General discussion sessions on new ways to promote joint educational and research projects on Catalysis, and working lunches for analyzing current educational programs at US and South American countries are also programmed.

The presenters will be asked to supply in advance a 3-page paper of their work (single space, Times font, size 12). The manuscript can be sent as a Word 97/98 file, or as a postcript file. The abstracts and the final manuscripts for the Workshop on Catalysis should be sent via e-mail to resasco@ou.edu (US participants) or catcepac@fiqus.unl.edu.ar (South American participants). Papers will be published in the book of workshop proceedings.

May 31, 1999 Submission of 300-word abstracts

July 31, 1999 Submission of 3-page final manuscripts

Robert Davis, University of Virginia

M.Flitzani-Stephanopolous, Tufts University

Raymond Gorte, University of Pennsylvania

Enrique Iglesia, Univ. of California at Berkeley

Gustavo Larsen, University of Nebraska

Raúl Lobo, University of Delaware

Ted Oyama, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Daniel Resasco, University of Oklahoma

Fabio Ribeiro, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Eduardo Wolf, University of Notre Dame

Robert Farrauto, Engelhard Corporation

Carlos Apesteguía, INCAPE, UNL-CONICET

Miguel Baltanás, INTEC, UNL-CONICET

Carlos Gígola, PLAPIQUI, UNS-CONICET

Eduardo Lombardo, INCAPE, UNL-CONICET

José M. Parera, INCAPE, UNL-CONICET

Juan Petunchi, INCAPE, UNL-CONICET

Carlos Querini, INCAPE, UNL-CONICET

Horacio Thomas, CINDECA, UNLP-CONICET

Martin Schmal, COPPE/UFRJ

Maria do Carmo Rangel, UF de Bahia

Vitor Teixeira da Silva, IME, Rio de Janeiro

Roberto de Souza, UF de Rio Grande do Sul

Patricio Reyes, Universidad de Concepción

Co-Chairs: Jaime Cerdá, INTEC Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie-Mellon University

Members: Alberto Bandoni, PLAPIQUI

Chairmen: Carlos Apesteguía, INCAPE Daniel E. Resasco, University of Oklahoma

Members: Carlos Gígola, PLAPIQUI

The workshop will be held at the Conference Rooms of the Chemical Engineering School (Universidad Nacional del Litoral) at Santa Fe, Argentina. The workshop is one of the scientific activities being organized to commemorate the 80^th Anniversary of the oldest ChE School in Latin American. Santa Fe is the capital of the Santa Fe province, with a population of 365,000. Founded in 1573, it has always played a significant role in Argentina's history. The National Constitution dated back to 1853 and its later amendments were all written and signed in this city. Recognized for its highly qualified human resources and the excellence of its centers of research and development, Santa Fe concentrates most of the state government administration activities. Situated in a very rich agricultural area, at the intersection of Paraná and Salado rivers, Santa Fe is a strategic cross-road point of major MercoSur trade routes.