The Shinnar Memorial Lecture Events - November 18th & November 19th 2019

Join us in recognizing Prof. Reuel Shinnar’s many accomplishments and his efforts in building the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Clean Fuel Institute, which was reconstituted to develop sustainable energy technologies as the Energy Institute when Prof. Sanjoy Banerjee joined as the Director in 2008.The event is part of the celebrations for the Centennial Anniversary of The Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York.

The two-day event will start with the 8th Shinnar Memorial Lecture on November 18th given by alumnus Dr. Amos Avidan (ChE PhD ‘80), followed by a reception with Dr. Avidan and the faculty. On the morning of November 19th, the event will continue with a panel discussion, which is followed by a tour of the Chemical Engineering Department facilities.

The Tuesday panel will focus on the history and development of the Department of Chemical Engineering and on the technology areas that Reuel contributed to, and the continuing contributions being made to them by the Department.