Join CEMS at the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting

The 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting will feature a series of engaging presentations by CEMS researchers. Explore the list below to learn about a selection of the presentations and their session details. For the complete 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting schedule, visit the AIChE website.

November 2, 2025

Adsorb, Resist, Persist: Surfactants at the Foam Front
Presenting Author: Meenal Rathi
Authors: Meenal Rathi, Joseph Zasadzinski, Cari Dutcher
Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C

Design Under Uncertainty for Microgrids with Ammonia-Based Energy Storage
Presenting Author: Baiwen Kong
Authors: Baiwen Kong, Qi Zhang, Prodromos Daoutidis
Time: 3:30 PM | Location: 109 (Plaza Level, Hynes Convention Center)

Poly(Isoprene)-Block-Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Block Polymer-Toughened Polylactide
Presenting Author: Christopher Ellison
Authors: Jonathan Coote, Matthew Larson, Frank S. Bates and Christopher Ellison
Time: 4:20 PM | Location: Marriott Boston Copley, Arlington

November 3, 2025

Tunable viscosity modification by hydrophobe-modified, water-soluble cellulose ethers via a facile homogeneous synthesis
Presenting Author: Tyler Weinstein
Authors: Tyler J. Weinstein, Nathan B. Rackstraw, Jaeheon Kim, Jacob W. Reineke, Ben Reiner, Lyndsay Leal, Kelli Ogawa, Paul J. Dauenhauer, and Theresa M. Reineke
Time: 1:20 PM | Location: Marriott Boston Copley, Boylston

Understanding Surfactant Transport of Soluble Commercial Surfactant Mixtures for Fluorine-Free Firefighting
Presenting Author: Meenal Rathi
Authors: Meenal Rathi, Joseph Zasadzinski, Cari Dutcher
Time: 1:30 PM | Location: Marriott Boston Copley, Salon C

November 4, 2025

Exceeding Theoretical Maximum Lipid Yields through External Electron Supply
Presenting Author: Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee
Authors: Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee
Time: 8:18 AM | Location: 301 (Third Level, Hynes Convention Center)

Optimized Scaling of Biomass-based Carbon Dioxide Removal Systems
Presenting Author: Aratrika Ghose
Authors: Aratrika Ghose, Matthew S. Mettler, Xiaozhou (John) Zhang, Timothy A. Barckholtz, Qi Zhang, Prodromos Daoutidis, Paul J. Dauenhauer
Time: 10:06 AM | Location: Hynes Convention Center, 108

Direct Measurement of Line Tension, Diffusivity, and Young’s Modulus in Lung Surfactant Monolayers Using a Customized Microtensiometer–Confocal Platform
Presenting Author: Ziwen He
Authors:  Ziwen He, Soyoon Yoon, Zachary McAllister, Oi Lam Ko, Myles Koppelman, Benjamin Stottrup and Joseph Zasadzinski
Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Exhibit Hall C (Second Level, Hynes Convention Center)

Understanding Surfactant Adsorption for Development of Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foams
Presenting Author: Meenal Rathi
Authors: Meenal Rathi, Joseph Zasadzinski, Cari Dutcher
Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C

Investigation of cellulose etherification kinetics and reaction conditions in ionic liquids
Presenting Author: Tyler Weinstein
Authors: Tyler J. Weinstein, Nathan B. Rackstraw, Jaeheon Kim, Jacob W. Reineke, Ben Reiner, Lyndsay Leal, Kelli Ogawa, Paul J. Dauenhauer, and Theresa M. Reineke
Time: 5:00 PM | Location: Hynes Convention Center, 103

November 5, 2025

Deciphering the Compensation Effect in Ammonia Decomposition using First-Principles Kinetic Modeling
Presenting Author: Rajat Daga
Authors: Rajat Daga, Matthew Neurock
Time: 8:18 AM | Location: 105 (Plaza Level, Hynes Convention Center)

Searching for a Single Gyroid Network Phase in Block Copolymers
Presenting Author: Kevin Dorfman
Authors: Kevin Dorfman, Pengyu Chen, Sojung Park, Mahesh Mahanthappa and Frank Bates
Time: 1:30 PM | Location: Hynes Convention Center, 205

November 6, 2025

Interfacial Morphology Characterization of Lung Surfactants on Curved Surfaces Using Microtensiometer
Presenting Author: Ziwen He
Authors: Ziwen He, Zachary McAllister, Oi Lam Ko, Soyoon Yoon, Anjiya Panjwani and Joseph Zasadzinski
Time: 9:30 AM | Location: Hampton (3, Sheraton Boston)

Impact of Process Flexibility on the Techno-Economics of e-Kerosene Production Via the Methanol and Syngas Routes
Presenting Author: Komal Kankani
Authors: Komal Kankani, Matthew Palys, Prodromos Daoutidis and Qi Zhang
Time: 12:15 PM | Location: Hynes Convention Center, 110