- Email: [email protected]
AFS education meeting in May 1996
NEWS & VIEWS Filtration
95, in Chicago
in late November
AFS is co-sponsoring - with INDA - the Filtration 95 Conference and Expo. This year the event is taking place November 28 - 29 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, Illinois. The event will attract OEMs, filter media manufacturers, fabricators, converters, distributors, dealers, machinery manufacturers and base material suppliers. The conference and the exposition will both feature air and liquid filter media and filtration systems. Topics being discussed will include air filtration, dust collection, hot gas filtration, industrial wastewater, drinking water, membranes and filter media. The meeting will also see Dr George Chase hand over the AFS Chairmanship to Al Holcomb of the 3M Company, who will steer the Society through 1996. For more details about both the conference program contact Filtration 95, INDA, 1001 Winstead Drive, NC 27513; Tel: 919 677 0060, fax: 919 677 0211.
and the expo, Suite 460, Car-y,
American Filtration & Separations Society Offi~eers 1995 Chairman George
Water
Seminar,
in January
Al Holcomb,
Next AFS technical
conference
in April
1996
The 1996 AFS annual technical meeting will be held April 21- 24 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania at the Valley Forge Hilton, with the theme ‘Technology wins’. Attendees are expected from academia, industry, government and the consulting world, and from all over the world. For further technical information, contact Dr Bernie J Scheiner, Technical Program Chair, PO Box 1530, 13712 Country Club Drive, North-port, AL 35476; tel: 205 333 6111, fax: 205 333 6446. For general conference or expo information, contact the AFS Secretariat.
AFS Education
-Meeting
in May 1996
The Society will hold its 1996 Education Meeting on May 14 - 17 in Akron, Ohio. The meeting is aimed at corporate and industrial sponsors, university professors and others interested in training engineers in the theory and technology of filtration and separation. Short courses will be presented on material assembled for two of the four textbooks which the Society is developing. Draft copies of the text material will be provided on Course 1 (Particulate and Interfacial Science & Engineering) and on Course 3 (Flows Through Porous Media). Participants are requested to bring an example problem or case study that may be suitable for inclusion in the text. The registration fee is $900 for both courses or $500 for one course. The first course is scheduled for May 14 - 15, and the second for May 16 - 17. The fee includes breakfast each day, and dinners on Tuesday and Thursday. The fee is reduced for university professors. Forfirther information, contact: Dr George G Chase, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 3906; Tel: 216 972 7943, fax: 216 972 5856.
1995 Materials
& Equipment
Selection
Guide
The 1995 Buyer’s Guide contains information aimed at specifiers, purchasers and users of filtration and separation products and equipment. It includes source name and location information, as well as catalogs from 38 of the Society’s Corporate Sponsors. Each guide has an introduction with a simplified training course and glossary to educate the novice, and to serve as a reference for more experienced users. It covers Fluid/particle separation equipment; Solid/liquid separation; Cake filtration and dewatering; Testing system characteristics; and Selection techniques for solid/liquid separation. It is available at a nominal charge of $75 for non-members, $60 for members, and $45 for Corporate Sponsors and their employees. Orders can be placed by fax or mail via the AFS Secretariat.
q
Filtration
& Separation
November/December
1995
of Akron,
Ohio
3M
Company,
Minnesota
Second Vice-Chairman Patricia
Gebes,
Veratec,
Minnesota
Past Chairman E. Robert
in Texas
The Texas Chapter is organising its 6th Annual Produced Water Seminar, to be held January 18 - 19 at the South Shore Harbour Conference Center in Clear Lake, Texas. All aspects of treating oilfield produced water to meet both production and regulatory requirements will be covered. Priority will be given to discussing applications, and research into new methods and technology. Seminar Chairman: Colin Tyrie, Clean Hz0 Services, 15906 Heather-dale, Clear Lake, Texas 77059; Tel/fax: 713 480 3087.
University
IJirst Vice-Chairman
Les
Produced
Chase,
Baumann,
Bolton & Menk Inc, Iowa Treasurer Hilliard Corporation, New York
White,
Administrative Mrs
Charlotte
Manager
Stripling, Northport, Tel: 205 333 6111
Directors
Alabama
1995 - 96
Nicos Andreas, N H Andreas Co, Georgia (1996) Werner Bergman, Lawrence Livermore Lab, California (1995) Shiao-Hung Chiang, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1996) Kyung-Ju Choi, Fleetguard, Tennessee (1996) Ed Gregor, Consultant, New York (1995) Wallace Leung, Bird Machine, Massachusetts (1996) Wilson Martir, Texaco USA, Texas (1995) Ernie Mayer, E I du Pont de Nemours, Delaware (1995) Ken Rubow, Mott Metallurgical Carp, Connecticut (1996) Sandeep Sharma, US Bureau of Mines, Utah (1995) Colin Tyrie, Clean Hz0 Services, Texas (1995) Scott Wells, Portland State University, Oregon (1996)
Chapter directory Canadian Chapter President: M.E. Fayed Ryerson Polytechnic, Toronto Tel: 416 979 5217 Dixie Chapter Chairman: Bernie Scheiner US Bureau of Mines, Tuscaloosa Tel: 205 759 9434
Midwest Chapter President: Abnash Narula Wm W Nugent & Co, Skokie, IL Tel: 708 674 7782 New England Chapter President: Nelly M Abboud University of Connecticut, CT Tel: 203 575 8257
Empire State Chapter Secretary: Richard Williams Consler Corporation, NY Tel: 716 352 9510
North Central Chapter Secretaryc Brad E Kahlbaugh Donaldson Co, Minneapolis, MN Tel: 612 887 3457
Golden State Chapter Secretary: Scott Himes Eden Equipment Co, CA Tel: 714 842 8181
Pittsburgh Chapter Secretary: Martin Hochhauser Wheelabrator APC, Pittsburgh, PA
Great Lakes Chapter President: William Okay Oakland Engineering, MI Tel: 810 858 8512 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Secretary: Joseph Ragosta Graver Chemieal Co, DE Tel: 302 731 1700
Tel: 412
787 9700
Texas Chapter President: Mike Morgenthaler Cutpoint Inc, Houston, TX Tel: 713 466 5592
Mrs Charlotte Stripling, Administrative Manager American F&ration & Separations Society PO Box 1530, Northport, Alabama 3547’6, USA. Tel: 205 333 6111, Fax: 205 333 644 6 963
95, in Chicago
in late November
AFS is co-sponsoring - with INDA - the Filtration 95 Conference and Expo. This year the event is taking place November 28 - 29 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, Illinois. The event will attract OEMs, filter media manufacturers, fabricators, converters, distributors, dealers, machinery manufacturers and base material suppliers. The conference and the exposition will both feature air and liquid filter media and filtration systems. Topics being discussed will include air filtration, dust collection, hot gas filtration, industrial wastewater, drinking water, membranes and filter media. The meeting will also see Dr George Chase hand over the AFS Chairmanship to Al Holcomb of the 3M Company, who will steer the Society through 1996. For more details about both the conference program contact Filtration 95, INDA, 1001 Winstead Drive, NC 27513; Tel: 919 677 0060, fax: 919 677 0211.
and the expo, Suite 460, Car-y,
American Filtration & Separations Society Offi~eers 1995 Chairman George
Water
Seminar,
in January
Al Holcomb,
Next AFS technical
conference
in April
1996
The 1996 AFS annual technical meeting will be held April 21- 24 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania at the Valley Forge Hilton, with the theme ‘Technology wins’. Attendees are expected from academia, industry, government and the consulting world, and from all over the world. For further technical information, contact Dr Bernie J Scheiner, Technical Program Chair, PO Box 1530, 13712 Country Club Drive, North-port, AL 35476; tel: 205 333 6111, fax: 205 333 6446. For general conference or expo information, contact the AFS Secretariat.
AFS Education
-Meeting
in May 1996
The Society will hold its 1996 Education Meeting on May 14 - 17 in Akron, Ohio. The meeting is aimed at corporate and industrial sponsors, university professors and others interested in training engineers in the theory and technology of filtration and separation. Short courses will be presented on material assembled for two of the four textbooks which the Society is developing. Draft copies of the text material will be provided on Course 1 (Particulate and Interfacial Science & Engineering) and on Course 3 (Flows Through Porous Media). Participants are requested to bring an example problem or case study that may be suitable for inclusion in the text. The registration fee is $900 for both courses or $500 for one course. The first course is scheduled for May 14 - 15, and the second for May 16 - 17. The fee includes breakfast each day, and dinners on Tuesday and Thursday. The fee is reduced for university professors. Forfirther information, contact: Dr George G Chase, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 3906; Tel: 216 972 7943, fax: 216 972 5856.
1995 Materials
& Equipment
Selection
Guide
The 1995 Buyer’s Guide contains information aimed at specifiers, purchasers and users of filtration and separation products and equipment. It includes source name and location information, as well as catalogs from 38 of the Society’s Corporate Sponsors. Each guide has an introduction with a simplified training course and glossary to educate the novice, and to serve as a reference for more experienced users. It covers Fluid/particle separation equipment; Solid/liquid separation; Cake filtration and dewatering; Testing system characteristics; and Selection techniques for solid/liquid separation. It is available at a nominal charge of $75 for non-members, $60 for members, and $45 for Corporate Sponsors and their employees. Orders can be placed by fax or mail via the AFS Secretariat.
q
Filtration
& Separation
November/December
1995
of Akron,
Ohio
3M
Company,
Minnesota
Second Vice-Chairman Patricia
Gebes,
Veratec,
Minnesota
Past Chairman E. Robert
in Texas
The Texas Chapter is organising its 6th Annual Produced Water Seminar, to be held January 18 - 19 at the South Shore Harbour Conference Center in Clear Lake, Texas. All aspects of treating oilfield produced water to meet both production and regulatory requirements will be covered. Priority will be given to discussing applications, and research into new methods and technology. Seminar Chairman: Colin Tyrie, Clean Hz0 Services, 15906 Heather-dale, Clear Lake, Texas 77059; Tel/fax: 713 480 3087.
University
IJirst Vice-Chairman
Les
Produced
Chase,
Baumann,
Bolton & Menk Inc, Iowa Treasurer Hilliard Corporation, New York
White,
Administrative Mrs
Charlotte
Manager
Stripling, Northport, Tel: 205 333 6111
Directors
Alabama
1995 - 96
Nicos Andreas, N H Andreas Co, Georgia (1996) Werner Bergman, Lawrence Livermore Lab, California (1995) Shiao-Hung Chiang, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1996) Kyung-Ju Choi, Fleetguard, Tennessee (1996) Ed Gregor, Consultant, New York (1995) Wallace Leung, Bird Machine, Massachusetts (1996) Wilson Martir, Texaco USA, Texas (1995) Ernie Mayer, E I du Pont de Nemours, Delaware (1995) Ken Rubow, Mott Metallurgical Carp, Connecticut (1996) Sandeep Sharma, US Bureau of Mines, Utah (1995) Colin Tyrie, Clean Hz0 Services, Texas (1995) Scott Wells, Portland State University, Oregon (1996)
Chapter directory Canadian Chapter President: M.E. Fayed Ryerson Polytechnic, Toronto Tel: 416 979 5217 Dixie Chapter Chairman: Bernie Scheiner US Bureau of Mines, Tuscaloosa Tel: 205 759 9434
Midwest Chapter President: Abnash Narula Wm W Nugent & Co, Skokie, IL Tel: 708 674 7782 New England Chapter President: Nelly M Abboud University of Connecticut, CT Tel: 203 575 8257
Empire State Chapter Secretary: Richard Williams Consler Corporation, NY Tel: 716 352 9510
North Central Chapter Secretaryc Brad E Kahlbaugh Donaldson Co, Minneapolis, MN Tel: 612 887 3457
Golden State Chapter Secretary: Scott Himes Eden Equipment Co, CA Tel: 714 842 8181
Pittsburgh Chapter Secretary: Martin Hochhauser Wheelabrator APC, Pittsburgh, PA
Great Lakes Chapter President: William Okay Oakland Engineering, MI Tel: 810 858 8512 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Secretary: Joseph Ragosta Graver Chemieal Co, DE Tel: 302 731 1700
Tel: 412
787 9700
Texas Chapter President: Mike Morgenthaler Cutpoint Inc, Houston, TX Tel: 713 466 5592
Mrs Charlotte Stripling, Administrative Manager American F&ration & Separations Society PO Box 1530, Northport, Alabama 3547’6, USA. Tel: 205 333 6111, Fax: 205 333 644 6 963