Overview

The event is the kick-off for the relaunch of the Southampton and Portsmouth local member group. It will be focused on local initiatives regarding sustainability and decarbonisation, including developments around the Solent Cluster, but it will also present the aims and objectives of the renewed local member group and the recent establishment of a chemical engineering course at the University of Southampton.

The event will be hosted at the Highfield campus at University of Southampton and includes a networking reception for chemical engineering professionals and students.

Agenda

• 17:30: Arrival and networking
• 18:00: Welcome and introduction to the local IChemE Member Group
• 18:20: Keynote - Professor Lindsay-Marie Armstrong
• 19:00: Tour of the Chemical Engineering Labs
• 19:20: Networking and nibbles
• 20:00: Thank you and close

About Tour of the University of Southampton Chemical Engineering Labs

Chemical engineering at the University of Southampton was developed as a joint effort between chemistry and engineering, allowing chemical engineers to benefit from both schools, while providing the skills and knowledge unique to chemical engineers that will help graduates solve global challenges.

Southampton has invested £5.3m in developing a new chemical engineering programme, including building and refurbishing its facilities. These include a new chemical engineering laboratory featuring state-of-the-art equipment, a virtual control room, and other office, computing, and design spaces.

Speaker

Lindsay-Marie Armstrong, Professor, University of Southampton

Prof Lindsay-Marie is a Professor of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton. She has a BSc (Hons) Mathematics degree and MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and in 2012 she completed her PhD which developed reactive multiphase models for thermochemical conversion processes within coal and biomass fluidised beds. She established and chaired the Clean Carbon USRG which is a network of over 150+ academic and industrial partners and is the Academic Lead for the Solent Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster. She is also a deputy director for the University of Southampton's Sustainability and Resilience Institute.

She develops computational tools for accelerating scale-up of reactive technologies and has extensive knowledge of reactive multiphase modelling, particularly for carbon capture and utilisation technologies. She publishes in leading journals, including Chemical Engineering Journal, International journal of heat and mass transfer, International Journal of Multiphase Flow; Frontiers in Chemistry GCB Bioenergy; in addition to leading international conferences.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Portsmouth and Southampton Member Group in full. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.