The 19th Annual Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Symposium took place on August 18th & 19th, 2010. The symposium started in 1992, and since then has proven to be an important venue for graduate students to interact with professionals from a wide variety of industries. The Symposium gave senior Ph.D. students a chance to present their research to industrial representatives and receive feedback from active members of the chemical engineering community. Additionally, the afternoon poster session showcased the full breadth of the exciting areas of research pursued in the School of Chemical Engineering.

This year, the keynote speaker was Dr. Shekar Shetty, Vice President of Research and Development for Air Liquide.

Dr. Shetty is passionate about using technology to address environmental issues related to water, waste and air and leading and developing talent to address some of the key challenges we face. He has worked in the private sector for over two decades addressing these issues. He discussed some of the challenges facing new chemical engineers in industry related to technology and career development in a global environment. Drawing on his personal experience he, also highlighted some of the practices used within Air Liquide to help engineers manage their careers successfully.

A copy of the slides presented can be accessed at the link below.