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Engineering Convocation

This what Prof. Michael Loewenberg said at the 2005 Commencement Engineering Convocation:

All of our graduating seniors participated in the chemical engineering senior design project:
Direct Atmospheric extraction of carbon dioxide.

The project was assigned from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is regarded as the gold standard in chemical engineering design projects.

This year, the project dealt with a timely problem--global warming by greenhouse gases. Managing CO2 emissions is now a global priority, as predictions of future energy consumption show a continuing rise in CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere.

There are several abatement alternatives for carbon emissions including more efficient use of energy, use of carbon-free energy sources (nuclear, fusion, wind, solar, and hydropower), and capture of CO₂ at point sources or from the atmosphere.

Presumably, the US Department of Energy is particularly interested in direct atmospheric extraction, because this is best suited for dealing with carbon emissions from the transportation sector, meaning that you may continue to drive around in your Hummer.

In their project, the students were to design a plant for direct extraction of CO₂ from the atmosphere.  Unfortunately, our students showed that this approach is not economically feasible. So, as for your Hummer...  ok, it will have to be H₂-powered.

Our graduates:

KIM CAMPBELL
ABET
-President of Yale Chapter National Society of Black Engineers,
-Summer internships:
   2002 (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica),
   2004 (Waterbury, CT), 
   work in the Bauxite industry in Jamaica.Future: -Future: Graduate School

CLAIRE CONLY
-Recipient of the Harry A. Curtis Prize,
-President of Yale Student Chapter of the AIChE,
-Volunteer for Yale's Community Health Educators giving education workshops in local high schools,
-Coordinator of the Engineering Tour program at Yale, four tours weekly,
-Photography editor for Yale Herald,
-Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma,
Outside interests: Music, psychology, and Spanish
Summer: Mechanics of ice floes on Oceans, Dalian University of Technology, China

Fall internship: Management consulting for Bain & Co.Summer: Italy and Spain
Future: Graduate School

JIHAN MERCIER
-Served as Science Fair judge in area high schools
-Interested in environmental engineering
Future:
   -2006: In Peru working for an NGO as a financial analyst
   -2007: Position in Switzerland with Firmenich Perfume and Flavor

JAYSON MORGAN
ABET
-Recipient of the Charles A. Walker Prize
-Junior Prize
-Admitted to all medical schools!
Future: Stanford Medical School

ED PRITCHETT
The Yale Bulletin & Calendar described Mr. Pritchett as "a mainstay of Ezra Stile's [Yale residential college] spirit and campus life" and "a gentleman in the real sense of the word,"
-Stiles’ representative to the Yale College Council,
-Head of the Residential College Master's aides
-Volunteer for emergency medical services
-Intramural sports
-Head of Student Activities Committee Future: Engineering consulting company, competitor of father's company

ROBERT SCHOTTER
ABET
-Yale swim team, breast stroke
Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

AJAY SHALWALA
ABET
-Recipient of the Morse Prize
-Recipient of the Becton Prize
-Research on granular materials with Prof. Corey O'Hern in Mechanical Engineering
-Publication in Physical Review E
Future: Washington University Medical Dchool in St. Louis

BRIAN VALENCIA
ABET
-Double major: Drama and Chemical Engineering
-Yale Dramatic Association
   -Dickon in Secret Garden, 2005
   -A mysterious young man who can charm all living things
   -Barbar in Man of La Mancha, 2004
   -Musical director in A New Brain, 2004
Yale Gilbert and Sullivan Society
   -Musical director for The Mikado, 2003
Senior Project: A Winter's Tale
Will pursue acting career
Future: School teacher

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