Overview

The Research and Innovation Community of Practice Annual Meeting 2023 took place via webinar on 2 November 2023 at 09:00 GMT. This year's gathering was insightful and engaging. The CoP were honoured to host a talk by the esteemed Guggenheim Medal winner, Amparo Galindo, who shared her invaluable insights and experiences on applying statistical mechanics and simulations to understand industrial processes with us. Furthermore, CoP Chair, Cordelia Selomulya, presented an update on the remarkable strides the CoP has taken in the past year and unveiled the committee’s plans for the upcoming year.

Agenda

1. Introduction to the R&I CoP leadership group.
2. Update from the Chair, Cordelia Selomulya, on what the R&I CoP has done in 2023 and the CoP’s strategy for 2024.
3. Working group updates:
   • Chemical Engineering Impact in Australia and New Zealand Workshop
   • Career Journeys in Chemical Engineering Research Brochure
   • Entrepreneurship Network and Support Working Group Activities
4. Vacancies on the R&I CoP Committee
5. Q&A session for the R&I CoP
6. Awarding of the 2023 Guggenheim Medal to Amparo Galindo
7. Prof. Galindo talks about her insights and experiences on applying statistical mechanics and simulations to understand industrial processes
8. Q&A session for Prof. Galindo

Survey

Your voice is essential to us! We introduced a survey during the meeting, giving you the opportunity to provide feedback and guide our direction. This is an invaluable tool to ensure the committee aligns with what our members envision for our collective future. For those who could not attend the annual meeting but would still like to take part in the survey, it can be accessed through this link: R&I CoP Survey 2023. 

Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Research and Innovation Community of Practice. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.