Prof. Marc-Olivier Coppens presents plenary talk at the 8th World Congress on Particle Technology
24 May 2018
,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»å from the  presented at the 8th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT), held in Orlando, USA from 22-26 April and was in conjunction with the 2018 AIChE Spring Meeting & 14th Global Congress on Process Safety. Â
The conference is held once every 4 years to stimulate discussions at the forefront of research in particle science and technology. Â
At the event, Prof Marc-Olivier Coppens presented a plenary talk on, 'Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering - a Pathway to Innovation in Particle Technology'. The presentation illustrated the thematic, mechanistic approach underpinning nature-inspired chemical engineering (NICE) and applying it to timely problems in particle technology. Â
Prof Coppens also presented an educational workshop with Prof Daniel Lepek from The Cooper Union on Nature Inspired Chemical Engineering (NICE) applications in particle technology. Â
Together they discussed the NICE methodology and the development of a NICE course for senior undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students.Â
During a session titled, 'Fundamentals of Fluidization I', CNIE members Victor Francia and Kaiqiao Wu also give talks on:Â Â Â
- Structured Flow in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds: Particle Clustering and Bubble Self-OrganisationÂ
- Structured Flow of Bubbles in Pulsed Fluidized Beds: Pattern Stabilization and Propagation