01/20/11: First Mentor Meeting - Chose Petroleum Coke as feedstock.
01/21/11: Group Meeting - Assigned and worked on PowerPoint #1 sections.
01/24/11: Mentor Meeting - Discussed and ran through PowerPoint #1.
01/25/11: First Presentation Given - Briefly spoke with chem. production group on details and scale up.
01/26/11: Group Meeting - Assigned parts for next presentation. Decided on Shell membrane wall gasifier.
01/27/11: Brief Leader Meeting with Group Golf. Talked about specifics for what each other needs.
01/28/11: Group Meeting - Discussed gasifier more. Went over preliminary mass balance.
02/01/11: Group Meeting - Discussed gasifier and looked at process flow.
Mentor Meeting - Teleconference - Discussed assigning everyone a specific section of the overall process to work on.
02/04/11: Group Meeting - Checked in to see how the research and calculations were going.
02/08/11: Group Meeting - Discussed individual developments.
Mentor Meeting - Discussed scope of the project, where to place focus, determined more action items, ans what is expected for the next presentation.
02/09/11: Group Meeting - Worked on flow sheets, econ, and discussed some of the overall process concerns.
02/11/11: Group Meeting - Individual work for PowerPoint #2
02/14/11: Group Meeting - Worked on cleaning up PowerPoint #2
Mentor Meeting - Went over PowerPoint #2, determined areas in need of repair
02/15/11: Presentation #2
02/17/11: Group Meeting - Discussed what needs to be done for the next presentation
02/18/11: Group Meeting - Worked on individual parts, and Aspen sim
02/21/11: Group Meeting - Worked on correcting the abstract
02/22/11: Group Meeting - Discussed catalysts in the system
Mentor Meeting - Looked over abstract and determined sections in need of improvement
02/23/11: Group Meeting - Individual work
02/25/11: Group Meeting - Process clarification, Aspen modeling
02/28/11: Group Meeting - Individual work
03/01/11: Group Meeting - Worked on PowerPoint and Aspen
03/02/11: Mentor Meeting - Presented work
03/03/11: Group Meeting - Worked on slides
03/04/11: Group Meeting - Aspen work and slides
03/07/11: Mentor Meeting - Went over PowerPoint #3
03/08/11: Presentation #3
03/11/11: Group Meeting - Discussed group merging possibility and land costs
03/15/11: Mentor Meeting - Discussed what needs to be done to finalize the project
03/16/11: Group Meeting - Talked about plant layout and poster
03/17/11: Joint Team Meeting - Merged economy with Team Golf
03/19/11: Group Meeting - Worked on organization of individual parts
03/28/11: Group Meeting - Worked on economics, PFD, control scheme, and report
03/29/11: Group Meeting - Individual work
Meeting with Team Golf - Discussed combined economics
Mentor Meeting - Discussed what needs to be done for the next presentation and the poster
03/31/11: Group Meeting - Worked on catalysts in the process and the report
04/01/11: Group Meeting - Worked on report and locked in numbers
04/04/11: Group Meeting - Worked on power point #4
Joint Team Meeting - Finalized the economics and discussed possible other consolidations
Mentor Meeting - Went over presentation #4 and poster
04/05/11: Presentation #4
04/06/11: Group Meeting: Finished IIT poster
04/11/11: Group Meeting: Prep for IIT competition
04/12/11: IIT Poster Competition - Won 1st prize for undergrad poster
04/15/11: Group Meeting - Discussed sections for the report
Joint Team Meeting - Worked on finishing joint econ
04/18/11: Group Meeting - Worked on expo poster and report
04/19/11: Group Meeting - Finalized expo poster and worked on report
04/20/11: Group Meeting - Worked on finishing the report
04/22/11: Group Meeting - Worked on presentation 5
Joint Team Meeting - Worked on joint presentation
04/25/11: Group Meeting - Went over presentations
Joint Team Meeting - Discussed presentations
04/26/11: Engineering Expo UIC - 2nd place in Chemical Processes
Final presentation given
Timeline of Events
01/14/11: Groups finalized and project start.
01/18/11: First Group Meeting.
01/20/11: First Mentor Meeting - Chose Petroleum Coke as feedstock.
01/21/11: Group Meeting - Assigned and worked on PowerPoint #1 sections.
01/24/11: Mentor Meeting - Discussed and ran through PowerPoint #1.
01/25/11: First Presentation Given - Briefly spoke with chem. production group on details and scale up.
01/26/11: Group Meeting - Assigned parts for next presentation. Decided on Shell membrane wall gasifier.
01/27/11: Brief Leader Meeting with Group Golf. Talked about specifics for what each other needs.
01/28/11: Group Meeting - Discussed gasifier more. Went over preliminary mass balance.
02/01/11: Group Meeting - Discussed gasifier and looked at process flow.
Mentor Meeting - Teleconference - Discussed assigning everyone a specific section of the overall process to work on.
02/04/11: Group Meeting - Checked in to see how the research and calculations were going.
02/08/11: Group Meeting - Discussed individual developments.
Mentor Meeting - Discussed scope of the project, where to place focus, determined more action items, ans what is expected for the next presentation.
02/09/11: Group Meeting - Worked on flow sheets, econ, and discussed some of the overall process concerns.
02/11/11: Group Meeting - Individual work for PowerPoint #2
02/14/11: Group Meeting - Worked on cleaning up PowerPoint #2
Mentor Meeting - Went over PowerPoint #2, determined areas in need of repair
02/15/11: Presentation #2
02/17/11: Group Meeting - Discussed what needs to be done for the next presentation
02/18/11: Group Meeting - Worked on individual parts, and Aspen sim
02/21/11: Group Meeting - Worked on correcting the abstract
02/22/11: Group Meeting - Discussed catalysts in the system
Mentor Meeting - Looked over abstract and determined sections in need of improvement
02/23/11: Group Meeting - Individual work
02/25/11: Group Meeting - Process clarification, Aspen modeling
02/28/11: Group Meeting - Individual work
03/01/11: Group Meeting - Worked on PowerPoint and Aspen
03/02/11: Mentor Meeting - Presented work
03/03/11: Group Meeting - Worked on slides
03/04/11: Group Meeting - Aspen work and slides
03/07/11: Mentor Meeting - Went over PowerPoint #3
03/08/11: Presentation #3
03/11/11: Group Meeting - Discussed group merging possibility and land costs
03/15/11: Mentor Meeting - Discussed what needs to be done to finalize the project
03/16/11: Group Meeting - Talked about plant layout and poster
03/17/11: Joint Team Meeting - Merged economy with Team Golf
03/19/11: Group Meeting - Worked on organization of individual parts
03/28/11: Group Meeting - Worked on economics, PFD, control scheme, and report
03/29/11: Group Meeting - Individual work
Meeting with Team Golf - Discussed combined economics
Mentor Meeting - Discussed what needs to be done for the next presentation and the poster
03/31/11: Group Meeting - Worked on catalysts in the process and the report
04/01/11: Group Meeting - Worked on report and locked in numbers
04/04/11: Group Meeting - Worked on power point #4
Joint Team Meeting - Finalized the economics and discussed possible other consolidations
Mentor Meeting - Went over presentation #4 and poster
04/05/11: Presentation #4
04/06/11: Group Meeting: Finished IIT poster
04/11/11: Group Meeting: Prep for IIT competition
04/12/11: IIT Poster Competition - Won 1st prize for undergrad poster
04/15/11: Group Meeting - Discussed sections for the report
Joint Team Meeting - Worked on finishing joint econ
04/18/11: Group Meeting - Worked on expo poster and report
04/19/11: Group Meeting - Finalized expo poster and worked on report
04/20/11: Group Meeting - Worked on finishing the report
04/22/11: Group Meeting - Worked on presentation 5
Joint Team Meeting - Worked on joint presentation
04/25/11: Group Meeting - Went over presentations
Joint Team Meeting - Discussed presentations
04/26/11: Engineering Expo UIC - 2nd place in Chemical Processes
Final presentation given