Research Organizations and Laboratories

Research information resources relevant to chemical and process engineering.

• Institute for Applied Surfactant Research
  
• Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre (APCRC)
  The Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre (APCRC) is contributing to the improvement of the Australian upstream petroleum industry and the development of Australia's petroleum resources through: the generation and application of geoscience-based technologies and the appropriate training of people to work in the industry. Describes the mission, includes reports and news letters and links to it partner organizations.
• BCRI OnLine
  BCRI (BC Research Inc.) is a private, for-profit R&D contractor in British Columbia, Canada. Describes their focus in a number of areas: forest biotechnology, environment, advanced transportation systems and ergonomics.
• Bifurcation and Nonlinear Instability Laboratory
  Describes the projects and activities of the Bifurcation and Nonlinear Instability Laboratory. several experiments in Bifurcation and Instability.
• Biochemical Engineering Research Group
  Describes development of innovative technologies through fundamental investigations of biotechnological processes.
• Biomedical Engineering Center, University of Minnesota
  A resource for information about biomedical engineering research and education at the University of Minnesota and medical device development and manufacturing in Minnesota's "Medical Alley." Research focuses on the effort to develop novel biomaterials, tissue analogs, and pharmaceuticals based on advances in cell adhesion, biointerfacial engineering, and biotechnology.
• CAD Centre at Strathclyde University
  Describes their research on design methods and computer support of the design process for engineering applications. Includes links to publications.
• CAPD - Computer-Aided Process Design Consortium
  The consortium in Computer-Aided Process Design is an industrial body within the Engineering Design Research Center that deals with the development of methodologies and computer tools for process industries.
• CFD Resources Online
  This is a collection of links to electronic information related to Computational Fluid Dynamics. The aim is to give an overview of the vast resources available on the net for people working with CFD.
• CSIRO Petroleum
  About CSIRO Petroleum - general information, location and contacts. Includes links to other CSIRO sites and corporate services.
• Center for Electrochemical Engineering, University of South Carolina
  The Center for Electrochemical Engineering is dedicated to the integrated study of electrochemical power sources including batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors.
• Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies
  Describes CPIMA studies of the interfacial science of organic thin films prepared from polymers and low-molecular weight amphiphiles and particpants.
• Centre for Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College, London.
  Maintains an anonymous ftp server of research papers.
• Chemical Process Modeling and Flowsheet Synthesis
  Focuses on applying chemical engineering technology to the synthesis and design of chemical plants. Seminars are available for process modeling, flowsheet synthesis and the application of PC tools to process engineering. Software from the seminars is also distributed from the web site.
• Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory (CREL)
  CREL focuses on advancing the reaction engineering methodology in scale-up, design and trouble shooting of multiphase reactors through basic research of the key phenomena and achievement of environmentally acceptable processes. Research at CREL involves implementing and modifying reaction engineeering methodology for new emerging technologies in order to speed up the commercialization of bench scale data as well as utilizing state-of-the-art control theory, expert systems and their applications in reaction engineering. CREL provides unique educational and contract services in all of the above areas to our industrial sponsors and offers access to sponsors to the unique experimental and simulation facilities available at CREL.
• Colloid and Interface Engineering Research Group
  Describes pursuit of advanced theoretical and experimental research into colloidal and interfacial phenomena of importance in process engineering and the natural environment.
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
  The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an independent statutory authority. Includes links to the many CSIRO sites and services.
• Computer Aided Process Engineering Research Group
  Describes mathematical modelling of industrial processes (process modelling and simulation) and the use of computers in design and flowsheeting. Also, advanced theoretical and experimental research into the application of computational and numerical methods to the solution of problems in process design.
• Design Research
  A list of major academic sites, directories, AI, CASE, CAD with an emphasis on engineering design research.
• ERC Particle Science & Technology (ERC-PS&T)
  The University of Florida Engineering Research Center for Particle Science and Technology (ERC-PS&T) key areas of research include on-line analysis, reliable processing and monitoring, and predictive models, which are all critical to the next generation of particulate (multiphase) technology. The goals of this Center are to understand, monitor and modify particle behavior for efficient utilization of particles in existing and emerging industries.
• Ecosse Group
  A computer aided process engineering research programme. Includes technical reports that encompases the whole range of activities carried out by engineers to improve the final product: in this case, the chemical plant.
• Energy Group - University of Reading
  The group undertakes consultancy work and collaborative projects and the provision of test facilities. Staff are involved in organising conferences. Programmes emphasize renewable energy and the environment.
• Engineering Design Research Center
  A National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Engineering Foundation
  Describes the The Engineering Foundation is dedicated to "the furtherance of research in science and engineering, and for the advancement ... of the arts and sciences of engineering and the good of mankind." Includes the Conferences Program/Calendar and a Grants Program which includes GRANTS FOR EXPLORATORY RESEARCH and GRANTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENGINEERING.
• Geopolymer Institute
  The Geopolymer Institute is involved in research dealing with the geosynthesis of inorganic molecules, geopolymer chemistry yielding high-performance ceramics, fireproof composites, ceramic tooling, special and high performance concrete, waste encapsulation, global warming.
• Imperiali Lab
  Research interests focus on the bioorganic chemistry of amino acids, peptides and proteins. Has adopted a multidisciplinary approach for the investigation of enzyme-catalyzed protein modification reactions and the de novo design of proteins with unique structural and functional properties.
• Institute for Gas Utilization and Processing Technologies
  The Institute for Gas Utilization and Processing Technologies (IGUPT) is an interdisciplinary research unit at the University of Oklahoma whose objectives are to develop technologies that will enhance the value and use of natural gas resources. Describes: Research and Development Activities, Faculty Involved, Current Events and Seminars, National and International Events, International Efforts.
• Laboratory of Process Equipment
  The Laboratory of Process Equipment is a bridge between the faculty of Chemical Technology and the faculty of Mechanical and Marine Engineering. Our main activities are research and education in the field of separation processes: industrial crystallization, supercritical technology, membrane separations and column processes.
• Low Gravity Transport Phenomena Laboratory
  Describes the projects and activities of the Bifurcation and Nonlinear Instability Laboratory.
• Merck Research Laboratories (MRL)
  Research programs include cardiovascular and infectious diseases, bone biology, endocrinologic and gastrointestinal disorders. Research programs provide medicines for the treatment of osteoporosis, hypertension, prostatic disease, glaucoma, to mention a few of their targets.
• NIST Polymer Structure and Mechanics Group
  The Structure and Mechanics Group performs experiment and theory based research into the mechanical response of polymers and the determining underlying microstructural features. The web pages furnish details of research activities, personnel, and available collaborative and postdoctoral research opportunities.
• Particle Technology Center
  Describes activities of the laboratory and the people involved.
• Pollution Research Group
  
• Pollution Research Group
  
• Process Improvement Laboratory
  Maintains information on a wide variety of process improvement engineering projects.
• Process System Engineering Laboratory
  The Process System Engineering Laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, looks for improving the engineering environment by providing tools such as an engineering support system, concurrent engineering, better information exchange and operational design.
• Process Systems Engineering Research
  Describes Process Systems Engineering (PSE) being applied withing to group to System Engineering disciplines such as modelling, optimisation and control to chemical and biochemical process systems.
• The Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center (ACERC)
  The ACERC is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The laboratory conducts fundamental experimental and theoretical research of advanced combustion systems with a concentration on combustion issues associated with fossil fuels.
• The Baiker Group
  The research of The Baiker Group of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is concerned with heterogeneous catalysis, surface and solid state chemistry, as well as chemical engineering aspects (mass and heat transfer, reactor design) of heterogeneous reaction systems.
• The Fluids Group at Ohio State
  Research by contributors to the fluids at Ohio State including biographical information, research projects underway, abstracts of recent papers and links to cooperative efforts with other both in the USA and internationally.
• The South European Centre for Advanced Transport Phenomena
  Describes researchers, visualization, research and publications.
• The Thermochemical Calculator (TCC)
  TCC is a WWW tool which carries out calculations for reacting ideal gas mixtures. Capabilities include chemical equilibrium, well-stirred reactor simulations, reaction balancing and thermochemistry, calculation of thermodynamic and transport properties, and execution of various thermodynamic processes. TCC is based on CHEMKIN, and incorporates several state-of-the-are combustion and CVD chemical reaction mechanisms.
• Tsuji Laboratory
  Describes research projects involving particulate flows in fluidized beds as well as other kinds of complex particulate flows.
• Umgeni Water Process Evaluation Facility
  
• Utah Water Research Laboratory
  The research mission of the UWRL is to enhance and expand scientific understanding and engineering technology for environmental and water resources management with a special focus on problems affecting the State of Utah. Describes multidisciplinary work in Environmental Engineering, Ground Water, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Hydrology, Natural Systems Engineering, Water Education, and Water Resources Management.
• Wiltec Research Company, Inc.
  Wiltec specializes in measuring thermodynamic properties and in thermodynamics consulting. Founded 15 years ago by Grant M. Wilson (the author of the Wilson Equation), Wiltec has developed a wide range of expertise in laboratory techniques and in data correlation and modeling. Since it is often the case that data are needed at extreme temperatures and pressures, or that chemical reactions or sampling problems make measurements difficult, Wiltec customizes its experimental apparatuses so that highly accurate data may be obtained. Wiltec's home page shows what kinds of measurements its engineers are equipped to handle.
• von Karman Institute
  The von Karman Institute for fluid dynamics

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