The 2007/08 CAS project leader is the alumna of the month for October 2017.
2007/2008
Nature-Inspired Chemical Process Design
Nature-Inspired Chemical Process Design
Natural Sciences
Principal investigators
Signe Kjelstrup
Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Year at CAS
Abstract
The aim of this project is to learn from the architecture and function of nature so as to improve man-made processes. The members of the project team have skills in non-equilibrium thermodynamics, statistical physics, biology, chemical engineering and computational chemistry on the macroscopic scale as well as the molecular scale. The interdisciplinary team intends to study the available energy in natural systems, how it is used and what the efficiency of the conversion depends on. We are planning to study biological systems (lungs, kidneys, molecular motors) and chemical process equipments (reactors, heat exchangers, separation equipments).
Fellows
Linus Boman
Ph. D. Candidate
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Year at CAS
Isabella Inzoli
Ph. D. Candidate
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Year at CAS
Alfredo Manuel Jorge Sánchez de Merás
Associate Professor
University of Valencia
Year at CAS
Yuji Sugita
Associate Chief Scientist
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
Year at CAS