CAS Einstein Professor Edward Cussler, the former President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), delivered a lecture titled “A Sustainable Chemical Industry May Imply dispersed Manufacturing” at Yuquanlu campus of UCAS on 22nd April. WU Yueliang, Vice President of UCAS, hosted the lecture. LI Jinghai, Vice President of CAS, presented the CAS Einstein Professorship Certificate
The Einstein Professorship Program is a key initiative of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Einstein Professorships will be awarded each year to 20 distinguished international scientists actively working at the frontiers of science and technology, for conducting lecture-tours to China.
In his lecture, Professor Edward Cussler discussed a future for ammonia, the key chemical fertilizer, which can be made from air, water, and wind power. A sustainable chemical industry in the future may involve dispersed manufacture, rather than the highly centralized plants characteristic of today’s industry. He described what such a chemical plant could look like, and the advantages and debits of such dispersed manufacture.
Over 100 students and teachers from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of UCAS were present. The speech ended in the warm applause of the audience.
Prof. Cussler has written over 240 articles and five books, including Diffusion, Bioseparations, and Chemical Product Design. He has received the Colburn and Lewis Awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), for whom he served as Director, Vice President, and President. He has received the Separations Science Award from the American Chemical Society, the Merryfield Design Award from the American Society of Engineering Education, and honorary doctorate degrees from the Universities of Lund and Nancy. Cussler is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
