Chemical Engineering Conference

Last week, the three IRE chemical engineering students traveled down to New Orleans for a chemical engineering conference. They were accompanied by Maggie Skelton, who is a chemical engineer at Minnesota Power. Maggie is also their project manager. The conference was held over three days. It covered a wide spectrum of topic areas related to chemical engineering with a heavy focus on safety precautions of operation and design within each area. The conference was populated with people from many different industries which provided the students with an opportunity to look at real chemical engineering case studies. It also introduced them to the real heart of chemical engineering. This was a very valuable experience that will improve chemical engineering curriculum at IRE for future students. The students and program would like to thank Maggie for her guidance and support during the conference and project.

Proofread by: Ron Ulseth, PE