The University’s chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was named an outstanding student chapter for 2008 by the nationwide organization. “Every year our student chapters committee awards recognition to a handful of student chapters based on their level of participation,” explained Gordon Ellis, head of student awards at AIChE, an organization that aims to advance the practice and theory of chemical engineering. Recognition is based on “the percentage of chemical engineering students who are members of the chapter.”

Bioenergy - II:
Fuels and Chemicals
from Renewable Resources

March 8-13, 2009
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

For more information visit: http://www.engconfintl.org/calendar.html#environtech

General Announcement and Call for Papers
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 15, 2008
POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING 7
(PRE 7)

May 3-8, 2009
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Organized by: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: Not available.

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Society for Women Engineers 2008 Conference. For more information visit: http://www.biospace.com/calendar_event_details.aspx?CalendarEventEntityI...

Brian McEwen, President and CEO of Buffalo Gold Ltd. is pleased to announce the first NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate at the Furtei gold mine in Sardinia, Italy. The resource estimate includes Measured and Indicated sulphide resources of 425,800 ounces gold, including 5.73 million tonnes at 2.3 g/t gold, 0.24% copper and 3.06 g/t silver at a 1 g/t gold cut-off.

Watch video of Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Florence Sanchez speaking at the Aug. 26 Fall Faculty Assembly at Vanderbilt University.

Hurricane Gustav packed quite a punch on the Gulf of Mexico, but it could have been much worse. Many worried we'd see a repeat of Hurricane Katrina, which slammed into the Gulf three years ago. They have been keeping a close eye on Gustav and new developing storms.

Most faculty hiring is done department by department — a method that many scholars say contributes to the difficulties for those whose teaching and research can’t be neatly placed in one departmental box. Professors have complained for years that to do interdisciplinary work, they need to get hired by one discipline (playing down out-of-field interests), and then post-hire or post-tenure, they can branch out.

A UND professor says the amount of recoverable oil on the U.S. side of the Bakken Formation could more than double as a result of a three-year study by UND researchers looking at how to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from the Bakken’s dense shale. A report released by the U.S. Geological Survey in April estimated that the Bakken Formation holds 3 billion to 4.3 billion barrels of oil that can be recovered in North Dakota and Montana using current technology.

Genetic engineering (GE) is currently the largest human and ecological experiment in history. GE enables scientists to manipulate the genes of all living things in ways that never occur in nature. The new bio-technologies that manipulate the genes of micro-organisms including bacteria and viruses, seeds, fish, animals and humans are dogged by controversy and uncertainties. We do not have clear answers to many questions.

International Power Group (OTCBB: IPWG) ("IPWG") today announced the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement with ForeverGreen Enterprises ("FGE") to build a facility that manufactures fuels and energy alternatives on a 60-acre site in LaFontaine, Indiana that will convert industrial, chemical and medical waste into green hydrogen, methanol and electricity.

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September 10, 2008 - The Schulich School of Engineering has launched a research chair to help settle property disputes around the world Michael Barry knows all about the risks of working in certain developing countries and political hot spots. He needs to be aware of cultural sensitivities and civil unrest. It’s a necessary part of his job.
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Environmental science and engineering consulting firm Anchor Environmental is offering a scholarship for graduate students majoring in fisheries; environmental sciences; planning/land use; landscape architecture; or coastal, geotechnical or environmental engineering.

Applications are due Nov. 10 for the scholarship, which was established eight years ago by Anchor to promote and support the study of environmental sciences and engineering. Anchor has awarded $45,000 in scholarships to 50 students over the past eight years.

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