Activities
Impacts of Population Growth Discussion Forum
As a nation, Australia must overcome a number of challenges if we are to be prosperous in terms of having a sustainable social, economic and physical environment, equitably shared by all Australians.
These challenges are complex at a global and local level, and range from climate change, economic issues, health, and population growth and the consequent equitable and sustainable access to resources.
Population growth has come to the fore as an issue of public debate in Australia.
Engineers Australia invites Members to discuss this and other issues that will arise in the future with regard to our infrastructure needs. It is our view that careful planning around Australia's future population is essential to ensure the health, wealth and well being of all Australians.
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Past speakers
Professor John Chen
Pofessor John Chen, immediate past President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), toured the east coast of Australia from the 27 March to 3 April 2007.
Dr. Chen recently retired as the Carl R. Anderson Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
At Lehigh, he chaired the Department of Chemical Engineering and founded and directed the University's Institute of Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Science. He has served as Dean of the PC Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science and has been a consultant to dozens of companies and national laboratories.
Dr. Chen has been the pioneer and the unquestioned world leader on boiling heat transfer and other areas involving two-phase flow and heat transfer. The "Chen Method" has become the universal standard for designing vapor-liquid boiling systems used in various industries.
Dr. Chen has been the winner of the Max Jakob Memorial Award, the top international prize for achievements in heat transfer, and two top honors from Germany - the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Award and the Max Planck Research Prize. From AIChE, he has received the D.Q. Kern Award for research with practical impact, the Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion Division Award, and the Particle Technology Forum's Thomas Baron Award. From ASME, he has received the Melville Medal for archival literature.
Presentation topics
Chemical Engineering: Today and Tomorrow – In a world of changing technologies, maturing and new industries, rapid globalization, and serious concerns with energy supply and environmental sustainability, what is the state of the chemical engineering profession, and what are the portents for its future? This talk presents some observations about the profession of today and some thoughts about the profession of tomorrow.
Engineered Surfaces for Enhanced Condensation – Condensing phase change and heat transfer is a necessary step in many processes, found in such operations as distillation, evaporation, refrigeration, and power generation. Enhancement of the condensing heat transfer coefficient enables reduction of equipment size, and/or reduction of the required temperature driving force – both desirable engineering objectives. This talk reviews the phenomenological physics of the condensing process and illustrates the benefit of dropwise condensation. A new approach, using surfaces with tailored interfacial energies, is shown to provide greatly enhanced performance.
