"Fuel Your Mind" -- A Primer on Transportation Fuels, Current and Future
William H. Green, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Jim Simnick, George Huff
| Jan/30 | Thu | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 66-168 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 60 participants
How is crude oil converted into gasoline and other transportation fuels? Is the gasoline available in Boston the same as what is available in Chicago? What are biofuels and what is driving the demand for these fuels of the future? Which fuel properties matter for performance? Please join us in this short course offered by engineers from BP and Prof. Green to answer these questions, and to gain a better understanding of transportation fuels, and fuel processing technology.
Projections and recent history suggest significant shifts in the transportation fuels system over the next few decades, but no one is sure how things will actually develop. This mini-course will give you a more complete perspective on the many issues involved when fuel standards or regulations shift and when new types of fuel feedstocks become available.
Experiences so far with E85 (and CNG) illustrate some of the realities which make it very challenging to introduce alternative fuels which are not compatible with existing engines and infrastructure.
Topics Include:
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering
Contact: Prof. William H. Green, 66-352, 617-253-4580, whgreen@mit.edu
"Horses and Thunder" -- Meeting the Energy Needs and Oil Exploration and Production in the Deepwaters
Ahmed Ghoniem, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ryan Yeley
| Jan/29 | Wed | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 3-333 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 57 participants
How will we meet our growing energy needs in the future, especially for transportation, which is heavily dependent on oil? More and more oil is discovered and produced offshore, in deeper and deeper water. How do we know where and how to drill for oil? What are some of the engineering challenges in working at 5000’ of water? How do we produce it efficiently, bring it to shore safely, and beyond? What are some of the recent developments in science and engineering that will take us further? This short course will discuss: 1. Energy needs and role of offshore oil 2. Exploration - the idea phase 3. Drilling - the discovery and development phase 4. Production - the extraction phase 5. Transportation - getting it to market 6. Recent science and engineering developments We will look at the Thunder Horse field located in the Gulf of Mexico. Starting with 1999, this field has contributed > 5% of the oil produced within the United States. Since then, oil has been discovered further out and effort is underway to produce from these fields.
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up, lunch provided.
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Prof. Ahmed Ghoniem, 3-344, 617) 253-2295, ghoniem@MIT.EDU
A Very Very Quick Course in Photography, Graphics, Photoshop and Illustrator for Scientists and Engineers
Felice Frankel
| Jan/14 | Tue | 11:00AM-03:00PM | 4-159, Bring your laptop! |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 20 participants
A discussion and hands-on SHORT course on the basics of photography, photoshop, illustrator and graphical design. We will take a preliminary look at how to use these tools to visually communicate your research.
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Felice Frankel, 13-2066, 617-324-4043, felfra@mit.edu
The Lean Lab Startup
John Carrier
| Jan/24 | Fri | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E51-315 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Are you starting a new lab or expanding/moving an existing lab?
Are you a PI who would you like increase research productivity and laboratory safety by 20-50% at no additional cost?
Are you a graduate student who wants to get higher quality data faster and graduate sooner?
Are you an EHS person who is tired of chasing the never ending violations?
Then The Lean Lab Startup is a must attend event for you!
In this session, we will look at how the application of a few simple Continuous Improvement tools (5S and Value Stream Mapping) have been successfully applied in several laboratories at MIT. You will learn how these simple techniques will have a direct and immediate impact on the work performed in your lab today. As part of the session, we will explain the rationale behind these techniques by looking at the systems and psychological underpinnings through the work of several notable MIT faculty, including Jay Forrester, John DC Little, Ed Schein, Douglas McGregor, and Kurt Lewin.
Finally, we will present our “90 minute recipe” to assist you in kicking off these efforts in your own lab. Pre-requisites: Curiosity 101 and Sense of humor 202.
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering
Contact: John Carrier, jfcarrie@MIT.EDU
The Lean Laboratory Startup
Dr John F. Carrier, Sloan School of Management
| Jan/24 | Fri | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E51-315 |
Enrollment: see eventbrite link below
Sign-up by 01/24
Limited to 80 participants
The Lean Laboratory Startup
Then The Lean Laboratory Startup is a must attend event for you!
In this session, we will look at how a few simple Continuous Improvement tools (5S and Value Stream Mapping) have been successfully applied in several laboratories at MIT. You'll learn how these simple techniques will have immediate impact on the work in your lab today. We will explain the rationale behind these techniques through the systems and psychological studies of several notable MIT faculty, including Jay Forrester, John DC Little, Ed Schein, Douglas McGregor, and Kurt Lewin.
Finally, we'll present our “90 minute recipe” to assist you in kicking it off in your lab. Come with your current “headaches” in your laboratories with the expectation that we can take control of where we work!
Pre-requisites: Curiosity 101 and Sense of Humor 202.
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lean-laboratory-startup-tickets-10246913795
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering
Contact: John Carrier, (617) 939-4396, JFCARRIE@MIT.EDU
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