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May 17/2010
Run for Reg - Update
 Ian
Mann ran the 21.1 km of the Vancouver Half Marathon on May 2, 2010
in 1hr 37 mins and 29s, in memory of his father and our long time
mixing colleague Reg Mann. Ian writes, "It was raining but a fun day
- and I am very happy with how it went and especially with my time!"
The donation web pages will stay open until the end of June, so
there is still time for people to donate in memory of Reg, and in
support of stroke research.
At present the UK site has collected over 1,000 pounds (plus gift
aid tax of over 200 additional pounds); the Canadian site $1,375.00
CAD, and the US site $310 US.
April 29/2010
Ian Mann (Reg Mann’s son) is running
the Vancouver half marathon for stroke research
Ian Mann (Reg's eldest son) will be
running the Vancouver Half Marathon on May 2, 2010 in Reg's memory
and raising funds for stroke research. If you would like to sponsor
Ian's run, you can do so online using the following link:
http://www.fitforheart.ca (click on sponsor a
friend, search for Ian Mann).
Ian has also created a US site in
support of the
American Heart Association
and
a UK site in aid of the
UK stroke association.
April 27, 2010
Prof. Alvin Nienow receives
"Doctor Honoris Causa" degree
Prof. Alvin Nienow, University of
Birmingham, has been awarded the honorary degree “Doctor Honoris
Causa” by the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin,
Poland. The degree is the most prestigious academic distinction
conferred by Polish universities to distinguished academics with
significant contributions for the development of a specific
scientific field and who have fostered international collaboration
between members of the Polish university and their home institution.
Alvin’s international standing, based on significant contribution
for developing a better understanding of fluidization and fluid
mixing processes in stirred reactors and bioreactors, has been
acknowledged with this award. His extensive collaboration with
scientists from many different countries such as USA, Japan, Canada,
Czech Republic and Poland (just to mention a few) led to a
significant cross-fertilization of ideas and contributed
significantly to the development of those fields and to the research
of those involved in the work and that is also acknowledged in the
process.
The award ceremony will take place in
Szczecin, Poland on 20 May 2010. It is a very important event for
the West Pomerania University, because such degrees are awarded on
average once every two or three years. Alvin is the first Doctor
Honoris Causa for the West Pomeranian University, and that makes
this year's celebration particularly important. The University is
the leading academic technology institution in the region,
established last year through the merger of the Technical University
of Szczecin with the Academy of Agriculture in Szczecin.
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Mixing XXII Conference
Grand Pacific Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia
June 20-25, 2010
Registration for NAMF Mixing XXII is now open.
Early Bird rates apply until April 15, 2010. Please see the conference
website
for full details.
February 14, 2010
We mark the sudden passing of Prof. Chad Bennington with deep
regret. He passed away suddenly on February 14th, 2010 at the age of 53.
Chad was a very active member of the mixing community and was well
known by many of you.
We will miss his technical and personal
contributions to NAMF, his ever present smile, and his ready
laughter.
He was selected to serve as Chair of Mixing XXII
(June 20-25,
2010) and will continue to noted as the co-chair of this conference
(posthumous). Suzanne Kresta
and Clara Gomez will serve as co-chairs for the final conference
preparations. Abstracts and registration information continue as
planned. There will be a
special issue of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
dedicated to the conference.
Chad obtained his BSc in Chemistry from the University of
British Columbia in 1979. Following graduation, he worked for two
years as a process engineer/chemist at MacMillan Bloedel's Powell
River Mill. In 1981 he returned to UBC to pursue post-graduate
studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering, completing his
MASc in 1983 and his PhD in 1988. In 1988 he joined Paprican at
the UBC Pulp and Paper Centre where he worked as a Senior Research
Engineer (with Paprican, now FPInnovations) and as an Adjunct
Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
In March 2002 he was awarded an NSERC/Paprican Chair in Chemical
Pulping Technology and in 2006 was appointed
Professor in the
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
His research group was thriving, with 14 graduate students and 3
postdoctoral fellows at the time of his death.
Chad was passionate about the out of doors, particularly the west
coast of BC, and had kayaked around a substantial portion of
Vancouver Island. His account of these trips is given at
http://faculty.chml.ubc.ca/chadb/kayaking.html along with many of his photographs.
Chad is survived by his wife, Maureen, and his two daughters, Monica
and Catherine.
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