Chemical Engineering Professional Seminars
Every second Wednesday during the fall and winter semester from 17:05-17:55, the department of chemical engineering is holding professional seminars in room 1020 of the Wong building.
The invited speakers are engineering graduates who will present their experience of the professional practice of chemical engineering. The presentations will be followed by a question and answer session. The seminars are focused on providing insight on various career options to the students of the department.
First Seminar:
Wednesday February 27th 17:05-17:55, Wong 1020 :
Norman Peters, ing., Ph.D.
Senior Process Engineer, Cansolv-Shell.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University.
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Norman Peters obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from McGill University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham (UK). He has over 30 years of experience in studies, detail design and simulation of industrial chemical processes, for the Pulp and Paper Industry, air pollution control and miscellaneous Chemical Processes (absorption systems, evaporators, salt production, detergents, etc.). He has worked for many companies, such as Domtar, SNC-Lavalin and Cansolv-Shell and in many countries. Norman Peters is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at McGill University since 1981. He has lead (as a “Client”) numerous teams of students in design projects for the complete study, design and cost estimation of chemical processes such as the manufacture of alcohol, sodium chloride (NaCl), sugar, chlorine dioxide, ethoxylated and sulphonated detergents, tall oil saponification, pulp manufacturing, water treatment, SO2 absorption, etc. He has developed and taught at McGill the most recent course on Chemical Process Design, since the year 2000.His favourite hobby is teaching.
Second Seminar:
Wednesday March 13th 17:05-17:55, Wong 1020 :
Raymond Simoneau, ing, P.Eng, MBA.
Vice-President, Engineering Development.
Seneca
www.seneca.ca
Raymond Simoneau, is an associate founder of Seneca, an engineering consulting firm specialized in industrial transformation processes. He holds a B. Ing in Chemical Engineering (Sherbrooke, 1984) and is a graduate of the HEC/McGill EMBA program (2011). As a process engineering expert, he acts as a consultant for companies developing new processes or products. As vice-president for the development of engineering he actively participates in determining the firm’s strategic orientation.
He has 28 years of experience in the transformation industry, more specifically in the following sectors: extractive metallurgy, chemistry, explosives, petrochemistry and high purity materials. During his career, he was often requested to act as an expert consultant to resolve major problems when the security, quality or performance of unit operations was at stake. His experience in strategic planning and concept presentation is often required for the conception and implementation of new processes.
Third Seminar:
Wednesday March 27th 17:05-17:55, Wong 1020 :
Pierre Carabin, Eng., M.Eng.
Chief Engineer, Pyrogenesis Canada Inc.
www.pyrogenesis.com
Pierre Carabin has 20 years experience in chemical process engineering and development. He holds four patents and pending patents relating to plasma waste treatment. After graduating with honours from McGill University, with a Master?s degree in Chemical Engineering, he worked for several years in the pulp and paper industry prior to joining PyroGenesis in 1998. Since 2006, as PyroGenesis? Chief Engineer, Pierre?s role focuses on plasma technology development and design. To date, he has contributed to more than 40 technical communications. He is a member of the OIQ. Pierre also acts as President of the AWMA Quebec Chapter.
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EUL McGill-Carreau Ecole Polytechnique Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering
Monday November 5 at 14:00 in Wong 1030 and will be delivered by
Jamal Chaouki, Eng. Ph.D., M.C.A.G.
Professor
Principal Chair Holder NSREC-Total Group
Director of Biorefinery Center
Chemical Eng. Dept.
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
www.biorefinery.ws
Monday March 18 at 14:00 in Wong 1030 and will be delivered by
Marie-Claude Heuzey, Eng. Ph.D.
Professor
Chemical Eng. Dept.
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
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