Majari Picks: Web-of-the-Month is American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Today, if you’re thinking about a Chemical Engineering professional organization, the word AIChE should pop up on your mind. As far as I know, AIChe is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals. The only institution run by chemical engineers for chemical engineers. Founded in 1908 with more than 40,000 members from 93 countries until now.

As a member, we can access information on recognized and promising chemical engineering processes and methods through knowledge gained from AIChE’s eLibrary. Connecting with a global network of intelligent, resourceful colleagues and their shared wisdom. Find learning opportunities from recognized authorities. We can also views their latest chemical engineering news on CEP publication.

Unfortunately, some of AIChe benefits like scholarships, awards and competitions, conference and events, are only eligible for US citizen. But tools, career resources, eLibrary and more are online worldwide available.

And favorite options from AIChe is their FREE member registration for both, students and professionals.

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Salam Majari Kanayakan.

PSER dibawah Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat (LPPM) ITS telah memetakan potensi-potensi yang ada di ITS khususnya dalam hal energi tebarukan. “Road map-nya telah ada, semua peneliti yang ada di ITS diundang dan berpartisipasi bersama dalam pengembangan energi terbarukan ini,” ungkap Prof.Dr.Ir. I Gede Wibawa, M.Eng, ketua Pusat Studi Energi dan Rekayasa LPPM-ITS.

Sesuai dengan visinya “Menjadi Pusat Ekselensi dan Konservasi Energi dan Pengembangan Energi Terbarukan”, PSER memfokuskan diri pada penelitian dan pengembangan energi . PSER juga sedang melakukan pengembangan konservasi energi untuk industri dan perusahaan yang meggunakan sumber energi fosil. Selain itu, juga melakukan studi berkaitan dengan energi yang mempunyai dampak positif pada masyarakat secara luas. “Itu semua merupakan misi dari PSER, namun fokus tetap pada energi yang terbarukan,” tambah dosen Teknik Kimia ITS dan guru besar bidang Termodinamika Kimia.Konservasi energi, menurut Gede, dimaksudkan sebagai upaya untuk mengoptimalkan pemenfaatan energi yang bersumber dari fosil.

Atasi Krisi Dengan Teknologi Tahap Hilir

Dalam upaya mengatasi krisis energi, ITS mengambil kebijakan yang lebih menyentuh pada permasalahan nyata dengan memberikan perhatian lebih besar kepada pengembangan teknologi tahap hilir. Tahap hilir tersebut dimaksudkan pada teknologi penggunaan energi yang langsung dirasakan oleh masyarakat. Sedangkan teknologi hulu untuk mengantisipasi permasalahan energi beberapa tahun ke depan difokuskan oleh ITS dikemudian hari.

Teknologi renewable energy yang saat ini menjadi fokus ITS diantaranya adalah Biomass Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wind Energy, Hydro Energy, Solar Energy, dan Ocean Energy. Dijelaskan bahwa terdapat tiga sektor yang menjadi sumber Biomass Energy, yaitu forestry, agriculture dan estates. Ketiganya diperhitungkan dapat menghasilkan energi sebesar 50.000 MW. Gerthermal Energy diperkirakan memiliki potensi sebesar 27.000 MW dari 40 persen sumber panas bumi dunia. Hydro Energy diperkirakan mencapai potensi sebesar 75.000 MW. Untuk Solar Energy, terdapat dua teknologi yang telah diaplikasikan, yaitu solar thermal energy dan photovoltaics.

Menurut Gede, ITS juga berencana mencanangkan semacam DME (Desa Mandiri Energi), “Jadi ketergantungan terhadap sumber energi yang biasanya dan yang semakin menipis (minyak dan gas, red) akan berkurang, selain itu juga untuk membuktikan bahwa kita bisa mandiri energi, ” tutur pria kelahiran Buleleng, 22 Januari 1963 ini. Dengan program-program penelitian tersebut, ITS berharap mampu membantu pemerintah dalam mencapai sasaran kebjakan energi pada tahun 2010.

Solusi Teknologi yang Telah Diimplementasikan ITS

• Energi Terbarukan dari Bahan Buangan Industri

  Program ini dilaksanakan oleh Prof.Nonot Soewarno dan Elly Agustiani, M.Eng. Dari program ini didapatkan hasil bawah kolom distilasi untuk duatu industri ethanol 100 kiloliter per hari, sehingga dapat menghemat energi sekitar Rp.125 juta per hari. Selain itu, juga sedang diadakan penelitian untuk pemanfaatan fly dan bottom ash batubara.

• Implementasi Biogas dari Sapi Perah dengan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat

  Penanggungjawab pelaksananya adalah Dr.Eddy Setyadi S. Telah dibangun biodigester dengan volume 60 meter kubik. Biogas tersebut berbahan baku setidaknya dari kotoran 20 ekor sapi. Biogas tersebut mampu menghidupi kompor gas rumah rumah yang terdapat disekitar biodigester.

• Pembuatan Bio-Diesel dan Pemanfaatan Produk Sampingnya

  Penanggungjawab pelaksananya adalah Dr.Bambang Sudarmanto, Prof.Djoko Sungkono dan Prof.Rachimoellah. Dalam hal ini, LPPM ITS bekerja sama dengan Pemkab Madiun dan telah membuat mini plant pabrik biodiesel berkapasitas 100 lt per batch. Hasil akhir mini plant tersebut berupa minyak jarak murni (biokerosin) atau dapat diolah lebih lanjut menjadi biodiesel. Spesifikasi biokerosin: FFA < 5 persen, kadar air < 2 persen, dan kadar fosfor < 40 ppm, sedangkan spesifikasi biodiesel telah sesuai dengan Standar Nasional Indonesia (SNI)

• Picohydro dan Microhydro Untuk Daerah Terpencil

  Pelaksana program ini adalah Dr.Prabowo. Program ini berupa pemasangan microhydro dengan kapasitas 10-50 kW.

• Pengembangan Sel Surya

  Pelaksana program ini adalah Prof.Eddy Yahya. Diperlukan setidaknya 5M untuk membuat pabrik sel surya, yakni Market, Material, Machinery Technology, Man, and Money. Untuk Machinery, Man, and Money telah tersedia di Indonesia. Dalam hal Material, Indonesia adalah negara kedua yang memiliki material terbanyak.

• Audit Energy Untuk Mencapai Konservasi Energi.

  Penanggung jawab pelaksananya adalah Ali Musyafa, M.Sc . Melalui sebuah audit energi, dapat dicapai penghematan konsumsi energi di berbagai gedung dan industri. Beberapa audit yang telah dilakukan di antaranya adalah di Graha Pangera, RS Mata dan berbagai jenis industri lainnya. Audit energi ini dapat menghemat konsumsi energi (dalam KWH/m2 per tahun) hingga 50% dari standar SNI yang diterapkan di industri atau lokasi tersebut.

(Inra/ITS Point)

Air sebagai sumber energi PLT Mikrohidro

Desa Mandiri Energi adalah desa yang dapat menyediakan energi bagi desa itu sendiri sehingga bisa membuka lapangan kerja, mengurangi kemiskinan dan menciptakan kegiatan-kegiatan produktif. Desa Mandiri Energi terdiri dari dua jenis yaitu Desa Mandiri Energi yang dikembangkan dari non-bahan bakar nabati seperti yang menggunakan mikrohidro, tenaga surya, atau biogas serta Desa Mandiri Energi yang menggunakan bahan bakar nabati seperti biofuel.

“Dari 2.000 desa itu, masing-masing 1.000 desa untuk setiap jenisnya,” ujar Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Purnomo Yusgiantoro. Saat ini di Indonesia terdapat 100 Desa Mandiri Energi dengan bahan bakar non-nabati di 81 kabupaten dan 40 Desa Mandiri Energi yang menggunakan bahan bakar nabati yang merupakan binaan tujuh departemen yaitu departemen ESDM, Pertanian, Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi, Kementerian Negara Daerah Tertinggal, Kementerian BUMN, dan Departemen Kelautan.

“Tujuan pengembangan Desa Mandiri Energi ada beberapa yang terutama adalah pengurangan kemiskinan dan membuka lapangan kerja, kalau bisa sampai akhir kabinet dapat mengurangi pengangguran hingga 1 juta orang, mengurangi kemiskinan disamping juga untuk mensubstitusi bahan bakar minyak,” katanya seraya menambahkan bahwa di Indonesia terdapat 70 ribu desa dimana 45 persen diantaranya desa tertinggal.

Pemprov Jatim – ITS Bangun Desa Mandiri Energi dengan Mikrohidro

Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Timur menggandeng Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat (LPPM) ITS untuk membangun desa mandiri energi. Hasil kerjasama tersebut berupa rencana pembangunana pembangkit listrik tenaga mikrohidro dengan efisiensi yang besar. Dalam kerjasama tersebut, LPPM-ITS bertugas merekayasa tenaga mikrohidro agar efisiensinya lebih tinggi.

Menurut Dr.Ir.Prabowo, M.E, sekertaris Pusat Studi Energi dan Rekayasa LPPM-ITS, tahap rekayasa yang dilakukan LPPM-ITS adalah mendisain turbin air. Perancangan ini dilakukan agar hilangnya pasokan tenaga lebih kecil sehingga dapat meningkatkan efisiensi energi.

Mikrohidro merupakan pembangkit listrik tenaga air skala kecil dan mempunyai prinsip mirip dengan Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air (PLTA). Energi yang dihasilkan mikrohidro terbilang tidak besar bila dibandingkan degan PLTA skala industri, akan tetapi peralatan dan areal tanah yang diperlukan cukup kecil untuk instalasi dan operasi mikrohidro. “Ini merupakan salah satu keunggulan mikrohidro, yakni tidak menimbulkan kerusakan lingkungan,” jelas Prabowo.

Hasil penelitian LPPM-ITS sejak tahun 2004 ini diklaim cocok untuk diterapkan di pedesaan yang belum terjangkau listrik dari PLN. LPPM-ITS telah melakukan mapping daerah-daerah di Jawa Timur yang berpotensi dibangun instalasi mikrohidro, dan dari hasil dari feasibility study sejak bulan Mei 2008 tersebut, terpilih lima lokasi di Jawa Timur yang akan dibangun instalasi mikrohidro. Daerah-daerah tersebut adalah Probolinggo, Situbondo, Banyuwangi, dan dua lokasi di Jember. “Saat ini proyek mikrohidro ini sudah dalam keadaan siap dibangun, ” tutup Prabowo.

Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, England. Shostal

New Hall College, University of Cambridge menyediakan bantuan dana beasiswa untuk kandidat siswa setiap tahunnya. Jika Anda telah memilih New Hall sebagai kampus pilihan pertama di formulir aplikasi, Anda berhak untuk mengikuti program beasiswa ini yang disediakan oleh The Korner studentship, New Hall Campus dan BP Centenary.

New Hall has generous funding available for graduates, especially in relation to the size of its graduate population. Gifts by BP enable us to offer support to a number of overseas candidates each year. The Körner studentship and the college’s own Overseas Bursaries provide further funding opportunities. For UK and EU students, we can fully support up to 2 PhD students through the University’s Domestic Research Studentship Schemes.

If you have selected New Hall as your College of first choice on your graduate application form and would like to apply for one of our BP Centenary Awards, a Stephan Körner Graduate Scholarship or an Overseas Bursary, please complete our online application form.

Further details of all these scholarship awards are given below.

1. BP Centenary Studentships
   

   Duration	3 years
   Eligibility	Overseas students who select Murray Edwards as their College of first choice and are embarking on a PhD course.
   Subject	Any
   Value	£8000 per year
   Number	2
   Notes	Preference will be given to students from Russia, Ukraine and countries of the former Soviet Union; China; the Middle East, particularly Egypt; Southern Africa and South Asia.

2. BP Centenary Bursaries (PhD)
   

   Duration	3 years (renewal subject to satisfactory progress)
   Eligibility	Overseas students who select Murray Edwards as their College of first choice and are embarking on a PhD course.
   Subject	Any
   Value	£2000 per year
   Number	6
   Notes	Preference will be given to students from Russia, Ukraine and countries of the former Soviet Union; China; the Middle East, particularly Egypt; Southern Africa and South Asia.

3. BP Centenary Bursaries (MPhil / LLM)
   

   Duration	1 years
   Eligibility	Overseas students who select Murray Edwards as their College of first choice and are embarking on an MPhil or LLM course.
   Subject	Any
   Value	£2000
   Number	4
   Notes	Preference will be given to students from Russia, Ukraine and countries of the former Soviet Union; China; the Middle East, particularly Egypt; Southern Africa and South Asia.

4. The Stephan Körner Graduate Scholarship
   

   Duration	1 or 3 years
   Eligibility	Students who select Murray Edwards as their College of first choice and are embarking on an MPhil or a PhD course.
   Subject	Philosophy, Classics and Law
   Value	£3500 per year
   Number	1
   Notes	The online application form (see above) should be submitted at the same time as the University GRADSAF, and should arrive no later than 1 April.

Each BP Centenary Award is matched by an equal grant from the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust or Cambridge Overseas Trust, thus doubling the sums available. Please fill the online application form.

Any queries about any of the above should be addressed to the Tutorial Administrator: graduates@newhall.cam.ac.uk

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I’m still a year 10 student in Jakarta, and I’ve been quite interested in chemical engineering for a long time. My class uses an international curriculum, and we won’t take the UAN exam in the 12th grade, thus forcing us to go to universities in overseas. My question is, can you help me list some of the world’s best chemical engineering universities? I’ve NUS and NTU in mind, but besides that, I don’t really know others.

Thank you for your help, Majari!

Regards,
Anthony Thio

We are very impressed that you’ve been doing such a great preparation before entering universities overseas. We hope you can do well and be admitted in the university of your choice. By the way, about your question, we’ve done some ‘research’ and here is Majari World’s Best Chemical Engineering Universities. We have listed some great schools from all over the world, categorized by continents, considering that the location of the university is also one major factor for you.

USA and Canada

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   MIT is located in Boston, USA. MIT graduates and faculty are noted for their technical acumen (72 affiliated Nobel Laureates, 47 National Medal of Science recipients, and 29 MacArthur Fellows) and entrepreneurial spirit. The Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT have the largest chemical engineering faculty in the United States covering chemical engineering broadly, and in great depth. You may find further information about Che MIT here. For undergraduates, they have B.Sc degree in Chemical Engineering dan Chemical-Biological Engineering. For graduate school, they have M.S. CEP degree (Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice), Ph.D. CEP, and also Ph.D.
2. University of California – Berkeley
   UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. By the 1930s, Berkeley had established itself as a premier research university, and today counts sixty-one Nobel Laureates among its faculty, researchers and alumni.The College of Chemistry offers undergraduate degrees in chemistry, chemical biology, and chemical engineering, as well as double majors in chemical engineering and materials science and engineering, and in chemical engineering and nuclear engineering. A new option is a concentration in materials chemistry. The college offers doctoral programs in chemistry and chemical engineering, and a master’s program in chemical engineering, including a concentration in product development. You may find further information about chemical engineering at UC Berkeley here.
3. University of Toronto
   The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university is consistently placed among the leading academic institutions of the world. Newsweek magazine places the university first in Canada, and 18th worldwide, 9th among public universities, and among the top 5 universities outside the United States. The University is also affiliated with 9 Nobel laureates (6 alumni), the most of any Canadian university. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto is one of the oldest and largest departments of its kind in North America. It has a rich history dating back to John Dalton of Dalton’s Atomic Theory and a modern reputation based on its state-of-the-art research achievements. You may find more information about chemical engineering at University of Toronto here.

Europe

1. University of Cambridge
   The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. Academically, Cambridge is consistently ranked in the world’s top 5 universities. It has produced 83 Nobel Laureates to date, more than any other university in the world according to some counts. University of Cambridge offers BA/MEng in Chemical Engineering, MPhil in Advanced Chemical Engineering, and PhD in Chemical Engineering. More information about chemical engineering at Cambridge here.
2. ETH Zürich
   The ETH Zürich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), often called Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, is a science and technology university in the City of Zürich, Switzerland. ETH Zürich is a science and technology university with an outstanding research record. Twenty-one Nobel Laureates are connected with ETH Zürich. ETH Zürich is consistently ranked as one of Europe’s leading universities. Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich offers the undergraduate course in chemistry, chemical and bio-engineering, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sciences. You may find more about ETH Zürich here. All of the undergraduate lectures are conducted in German.
3. Technische Universität München
   Technische Universität München (TUM) (English: Technical University of Munich) is a German university, part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany’s leading research universities in Munich. TUM is among the highest acclaimed universities in Germany, producing several Nobel Laureates including Gerhard Ertl who in 2007 received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Department of Chemistry TUM offers undergraduates courses in chemistry, food chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and advanced material science. You may find more information about TUM here. All of the undergraduate lectures are conducted in German.

Asia

1. Tokyo University
   The University of Tokyo (Tokyo daigaku), abbreviated as Todai, is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. Five alumni of University of Tokyo have received the Nobel Prize, and in the 2007 University Ranking published by The Times Higher Education Supplement, University of Tokyo was ranked 17th in the world and 1st in Asia. For undergraduate students, they offer Materials Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Chemical System Engineering, and Chemistry and Biotechnology program. More information about University of Tokyo may be found here. Most of the undergraduate lectures at the University of Tokyo, including those for international students, are conducted in Japanese.
2. National University of Singapore
   The National University of Singapore is Singapore’s oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. NUS is consistently listed in Top 100 World Universities and Top 5 in Asian. NTU Chemical Engineering is one of the largest chemical engineering departments in the world. Their strength in the classical core areas, such as process systems engineering, process control & optimization, catalysis, reaction engineering, membrane science & technology, transport phenomena and separation processes, is complemented by our equally strong activities in emerging areas such as functionalised & smart materials, nanostructured materials and interfacial engineering. They offer a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering programme. You may find more information about chemical engineering at NUS here.
3. Tsing Hua University China
   Tsinghua University (THU, Qinghuá Dàxué), is a university in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. It is regarded as one of the best and most selective universities in China. In many years following, the school was often referred to as the “MIT of China”. Most Chinese university rankings place Tsinghua first in China. It attracts the most talented students of the nation and enjoys the best engineering and applied sciences programs in China, occupying a position similar to Berkeley, MIT, and Stanford in the US. They offer four-year undergraduate courses for B. Sc., two-year postgraduate course leading to M.Sc. and there-year postgraduate programs for Ph.D. degree in two disciplines: chemical engineering and biological engineering, polymer science and engineering. More information about chemical engineering in Tsing Hua may be found here.

Australia

1. University of Melbourne
   The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. The second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria, its main campus is in Parkville, an inner suburb just north of the Melbourne CBD. Melbourne University is ranked amongst the top universities both in Australia and the world. University of Melbourne offers a Bachelor of Engineering degree, with specializations offered in a wide range of areas including: chemical engineering and also chemical and biomolecular engineering. You may found more information about chemical engineering at University of Melbourne here.
2. Monash University
   Monash University is a public university with campuses located in Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. It is Australia’s largest university with about 55,000 students. Monash consistently ranks amongst the top universities in Australia and the world. In engineering, Monash was ranked number 1 in Australia and approximately number 16 in the world, according to the Times Higher Education Supplement 2004/2005. Information about chemical engineering at Monash university may be found here. Specializations available in chemical engineering at Monash are biotechnology, sustainable processing, and nanotechnology and materials.

We hope the list above may help you choosing the best university for you future. Bottomline, universities may help you reaching your target, broaden your perspective, and enrich your knowledge; but remember, the secret of success is always in your heart.

Salam Majari Kanayakan.

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