Second Circular
Response before April 1, 2000

Third Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference(CUChE-3)

September 25 ~ 28, 2000, Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China

Co-sponsors: Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China
                  American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Collaboration:Deutsche Geselschaft fur Chemisches Apparatewesen, Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.
                    The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
                        Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers

Invitation to CUCHE-3

From the first Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference (CUChE-1), originally instituted in 1982 by Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (CIESC) and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), to CUChE-3 these serial conferences have seen exchange of views and research results in Chemical Engineering between USA and China. After successfully holding CUChE-2 in 1997, CIESC and AIChE decided to hold CUChE-3 on Sep. 25-28, 2000. The theme of CUChE-3 is Chemical Engineering for the 21th Century. Participants from other countries are cordially welcome to participate.

SCOPE

Contributions in the following areas are encouraged:

Format

The conference will include plenary sessions, oral and poster presentations.

General Information

Time and Place

The conference will be held from September 25(Mon.) to 28(Tue.), 2000 at the BEIJING FRIENDSHIP HOTEL. (3 Bai Shi Qiao Road Beijing, China)

The opening ceremony, all scientific sessions and posters will hold at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. The Beijing Friendship Hotel is located in the North west part of Beijing, which 25-minute drive from downtown and about 45 minute drive from the Capital Airport.

Working Language

The working language of the conference will be English.

Manuscripts and Proceedings

The Proceeding of the Conference will be published in September 2000. Please note that the session chair will take care of selection papers. Extended summary (4 pages Camera-ready) for the Proceedings should be sent to the session chairs prior to April 1, 2000. Format of the camera-ready manuscript can be found in Microsoft Word file. The speakers in the US and from other countries do not need to do a camera-ready manuscripts. Instead, they can simply send electronically the manuscripts.Microsoft Word RTF format file is acceptable for publication. The typing format of the manuscripts is attached in this Circular.

Posters

Poster papers can be presented in free format. Each poster will be assigned to one board, which are 0.6 meter wide and 0.9 meter high. Poster should be brought to the Conference and attached to the boards by the authors themselves.

Facilities for Conference

Standard projection facilities for 35-mm slides and overhead projector for transparent sheets as well as computer projector will be available in all meeting rooms.

Pre-registration

Each participant is kindly required to complete a separate REGISTRATION FORM and return it, together with the copy of bank’s receipt of your payment for the Conference, to the Secretariat before July 25, 2000, if you use the bank transfer. The registration from will send to you later.

Accompanying Persons Program

Delegates are invited to bring accompanying persons (family and friends). 3 days and 5 days sightseeing arrangements will be available. The tours include Zhong NanHai(Mao Zedong’s house), YongHe Temple (Tibet temple style), Museums, the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Palace Museum, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace.

Registration Information

All participants are kindly requested to confirm their registration at the Registration Desk at the main entrance hall in the Beijing Friendship Hotel. The Registration Desk will be open at:

September 25 (Mon.) 8:00 am-12:00 pm

September 26 (Tue.) 8:00 am-12:00 am

Registration Fee

Delegate                         Accompanying Person

US $450                             US$300

The registration fee for delegate covers

Participation in all sessions of the conference, A set of proceedings, Invitations to welcome party and banquet, All the meals during the conference

Accompanying person's fee covers

Invitations to welcome party and banquet, All the meals during the conference

Accommodation

Accommodation has been provided for participants in the Beijing Friendship Hotel (four stars). All rooms are with private bath, air condition, color TV and telephone.

Standard US $ 80/ room/ night

Sightseeing Tours 1 in Beijing
 
Date  Scenes Package Fee (over ten persons)
9/26 The Great Wall & Ming Toms US $ 45(single)
9/27 Palace Museum & Temple of Heaven US $ 40(single)
9/28 Summer Palace  US $ 40(single)

Sightseeing Tours 2 in Beijing
 
Date  Scenes Package Fee 

(over ten persons)

9/26 Temple of Heaven, Museum US $ 40(single)
9/27 ZhongNanHai (Mao ZeDong’s House) YongHe Temple (Tibet temple Style) US $ 35(single)
9/28 The Great Wall & Ming Tombs US $ 45(single)
9/29 Palace Museum & Temple of Heaven US $ 40(single)
9/30 Summer Palace  US $ 40(single)

Package rate includes transportation, tickets and lunch

Post Conference Tours

The CHINA CYTS TOURS CO., LTD. will arrange the post conference tour. Three optional routes and fares are as the following:
 
  Date and Routes Package Rate
PT1 Beijing - Hangzhou - Suzhou - Shanghai US $ 475 (single)
PT2  Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Shanghai US $ 915 (single)
PT3 Beijing - Chongqing - Sanxia(Three Gorgas)–
Wuhan – Guangzhou (leave for Hong Kong)
US $1385(single)

Notes:

1) Package Rate includes China domestic flight ticket and airport tax; Hotel accommodation (4 Star Standard); cruise ship ticket(5 Star Standard); entrance Fee of the scenic spots; English speaking tour guide; air conditional tour coach; meals; entrance fee for watching proposed singing and dancing show and tourist insurance.

2) Corresponding carriers may adjust the above listed flight timetables in the coming year. Hence, accurate flights time for year 2000 will be based on the most updated flight timetable by then. The travel service reserves the right to reasonably adjust the package rate if related government policy changes.

3) All tourists are required to pay a deposit of US $ 100 by personal check before July 25, 2000. Otherwise. You will not be considered as having registered for Post Conference Tours.

Method of Payment

The following methods of payment are acceptable:

        To: BANK DEPARTMENT, HEAD OFFICE, BANK OF CHINA
        NAME OF ACCOUNT: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY        A/C 00047108094001         Registration Fee can be paid by the credit card. It must not be used in advance. You can pay it when you will arrive at the Beijing Friendship Hotel.

Note:

1)     You must write down CUChE-3 in your message, when you transfer to BANK DEPARTMENT, HEAD OFFICE, BANK OF CHINA.

2)     A copy of remittance invoice or receipt must be sent together with your REGISTRATION FORM before July 25, 2000.

Tentative Schedule of the Conference
 
Date Morning Afternoon Evening
Sept. 25 (Mon.) 8:00am  Registration 11:00pm Registration 19:30 Welcome reception& Opening Ceremony
Sept. 26 (Tue.) 9:00-12:00 Plenary Lectures 13:30-17:00 sessions  
Sept. 27 (Wed.) 9:00-12:00 Sessions& Posters 13:30-17:00 Sessions& Posters 19:00    Banquet 
Sept. 28 (Thur.) 9:00-12:00 Sessions& Posters 13:30-17:00  Sessions& Posters  

Final Program

The Final Program will be distributed by September 1, 2000 to all participants.

For the authors from USA Canada and Mexico

Dr Norman N. Li
N. L. Chemical Technology Inc.
479 Business Center Drive, Suite 100
Mt. Prospect, Illinois, 60056 U. S. A.
Fax: 847-824-2898
E-mail:NLChem@aol.com

For general meeting information

Dr. Joseph J. Cramer
Director- Technical Programming
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5901 U. S. A.
Fax: 212-591-8897
E-Mail: josec@aiche.org

For the authors from other countries, submit to:

Dr. WEI Fei
CUChE-3 Secretariat, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084, China
Fax:+86-10-62772051
Email:wf-dce@tsinghua.edu.cn

Web Page

For additional information and updates visit the web page at:
www.chemeng.tsinghua.edu.cn/China-USA/CUChE-3
www.che.eng.ohio-state.edu/~weif/CUChE-3.htm.

Authors can also send the reply card or submit manuscript by visiting the web site.

Honorary Committee

From China

Prof. Mooson Kwauk,      Inst. of Chem. Metallurgy
Prof. Wang Jiading,              Tsinghua University
Prof. Yan Sanzhong             President of CIESC
Prof. YU Guocong              Tianjin University
Prof. Yuan Qingtang            Sinopec

From USA
Prof. Bruce A. Finlayson,    President for year 2000, AIChE, University of Washington
Dr. George E. Keller II       Technology Horizon, Co.
Dr. Norman N. Li               NL Chemical Technology, Inc.
Prof. Edwin N. Lightfoot     University of Wisconsin
Prof. Donald R. Paul           University of Texas
Mr. Glenn E. Taylor            Executive Director, AIChE
Dr. Robert M. Wellek         National Science Foundation

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Co- Chairmen:
Prof. Jin Yong           Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Tsinghua University
Dr. Norman N. Li     Member, National Academy of Engineering of USA

Members

From China
Prof. Dai Youyuan,          Tsinghua University
Prof.LI Dadong               Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Petrochemical Research Institute
Prof. Hong Dingyi,           Sinopec
Prof. Hu Ying Member,   Chinese Academy of Science, East China University of Technology
Prof. Qiang Hongyuan,    Information center of CIESC
Prof. Tang Jin,                 Natural Science Foundation of China
Prof. Wang Wenchuan     Beijing University of Chemical Engineering
Prof. Yang Jigang             Petroleum and Gas Corporation of China
Prof. YIN Ruiyu              Chinese Academy of Engineering
Prof. Yuan Qiuan             Member, Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Dalian Physicochemical, Academia Sinica

From USA
Prof. Joseph M. Calo,        Brown University
Dr. Chen-Hwa Chiu          Texaco Co.
Dr. Joseph J. Cramer         AIChE
Prof. Bruce A. Finlayson    University of Washington
Prof. William B. Krantz      University of Colorado
Dr. Norman N. Li              NLChemical Technology, Inc.
Dr. A. L. Shrier                 Specialty Technology Associates Co.
Prof. Ralph T. Yang          University of Michigan

Secretariat-General
Dr. WEI Fei,                  Tsinghua University, China
Ms. YU Hui                   CIESC, China
For authors who want submitting papers, please contact your session chairs.

SESSION CHAIRS

From China

Fuels and Petrochemicals

Prof. LI Dadong Petrochemical Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China
Email:ripp@mimi.cnc.ac.cn

Prof. XU Chunming Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Petroleum, Beijing 100220, China
Email: xcm@www.bjpeu.edu.cn

Chemical Reaction Engineering
Prof. WANG Jinfu
Department of Chemical Engineering. Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084, China
Email: wangjfu@tsinghua.edu.cn

Prof. YUAN Weikang
Department of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Technology
Email: wkyuan@ecust.edu.cn

Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Prof. MAO Zaisha, Institute of Chemical Metallurgy,Beijing 100080, China
Email: z.s.mao@263.net

Prof. ZHOU Ming, Center for Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Email: cerc@postman.tju.edu.cn

Mass Transfer and Separation Technology

Prof. LUO Guangsheng, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Email: gsluo@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Prof. XU Nanping, Institute of Membrane Science, Nanjing University of Chemical Technology
Email: npxu@njuct.edu.cn

Thermodynamics

Prof. LU Xiaohua, Department of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Chemical Technology
Email: xhlu@njuct.edu.cn

Prof. WANG Wenchuan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering
Email:wangwc@buct.edu.cn

Strategic Planning &Quality Management

Prof. QIAN Hongyuan, Information Center of CIESC, Beijing 100029, China
Email: qhy@mail.cncic.gov.cn

Environmental Protection

Prof. SHI Hanchang, Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Email: shc-den@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Prof. YANG Zaipeng, Institute of Environment Protection, Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Engineering
Email: cccpcp@public.bta.net.cn

Biotechnology

Prof. CEN Peilin, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310072 China
Email:cenpl@che.zju.edu.cn

Prof. TAN Tianwei, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering
Email: tantw@buct.edu.cn

Computer Applications and Process System Engineering

Prof. HE Xiaorong, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Email: hexr@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Prof. QIAN Yu, Department of Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
Email:ceyuqian@scut.edu.cn

Polymer Engineering and Polymer Processing

Prof. LI Bogeng, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Email:bgli@che.zju.edu.cn

Prof. WANG Xiaogong, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Email: wxg-dce@tsinghua.edu.cn

New Materials

Prof. LI Hangquan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering
Email:lihq@buct.edu.cn

Prof. WANG Qi Research Institute of Polymer, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Email: qiwang@sun450.scu.edu.cn

Particle Technology

Prof. GU Hongchen, Department of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Technology
Email: hcgu@npc.haplink.com.cn

Prof. LI Jinghai, Institute of Chemical Metallurgy, Beijing 100080, China
Email:jhli@home.icm.ac.cn

From USA

Fuels and Petrochemicals

Dr. Chen-Hwa Chiu, Texaco Co.
Email: ChiuCH@Texaco.com

Dr. Stuart S. Shih, Exxon-Mobil, Inc.
Email: stuart_s_shih@email.mobil.com

Chemical Reaction Engineering

Prof. Joseph M. Calo, Brown University.
Eamil: Joseph_calo@Brown.edu

Dr. George J. Antos, UOP Co
Email:GJAntos@UOP.Com

Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Prof. Darsh T. Wasan, Illinois Institute of Technology
Email:Ia_wasan@alpha1.ais.iit. edu

Prof. Robert H. Davis, University of Colorado
Email:Davisr@colorado.edu

Mass Transfer and Separation Technology

Prof. William B. Krantz, University of Colorado (Technical Program Chair)
Email: Krantz@Colorado.edu

Prof. W. S. Winston Ho, University of Kentucky
Email:Wsho@engr.uky.edu

Thermodynamics

Prof. Stanley I. Sandler, University of Delaware
Email:Sandler@che.udel.edu

Prof. Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University
Email:Pdebene@pucc.princeton.edu

Strategic Planning & Quality Management in the Chemical Industry

Dr. A. L. Shrier, Specialty Technology Associates, Inc.
Email:Alshrier00@hotmail.com, Eamil:alshrier@worldnet.att.net

Dr. Jane C. Li, UOP Co
Email: Jcli@uop.com

Dr. Steven C. Weiner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Email: Sc.weiner@pnl.gov

Environmental Protection

Dr. Robert M. Wellek, National Science Foundation
Email:Rwellek@nsf.gov

Dr. Subhas Sikdar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Email:Sikdar.subhas@epamail.epa.gov

Biotechnology

Prof. Edwin N. Lightfoot, University of Wisconsin
Email:Enlight@engr.wisc.edu

Prof. George T. Tsao, Purdue University
Email:Tsaogt2@Yahoo.com
         Tsaogt@ecn.purdue.edu

Computer Applications and Process Systems Engineering

Prof. Bruce A. Finlayson, University of Washington
Email:Finlayson@cheme.washington.edu

Prof. Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University
Email:Yhuang@chem1.eng.wayne.edu

Polymer Engineering and Polymer Processing

Prof. Donald R. Paul, University of Texas
Drp@che.utexas.edu

Prof. John M. Torkelson, Northestern University
Email:j-torkelson@nwu.edu

New Materials

Prof. Ralph T. Yang, University of Michigan
Email:Yang@umich.edu

Prof. Jackie Y. Ying, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Email:Jyying@mit.edu

Particle Technology

Dr. Reg Davies, Du Pont Co.

Prof. L. S. Fan, Ohio State University
Fan@er6s1.eng.ohio-state.edu
 
 

REGISTRATION FORM
Third Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference CUChE-3

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Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084,China
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