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RCH2H: Responsible Care Hydrogen Hackathon

Hosted by: Responsible Care and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering

The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering offers the CSChE Design Hackathon for students enrolled in undergraduate chemical engineering programs at Canadian universities. In small groups you will solve a real-world problem involving a case study on hydrogen. You will have the opportunity to develop your idea, pitch your solution, network with others, and compete for a prize!

The Ethic and Principles of Responsible Care and Sustainability are an integral part of the growing hydrogen technology.  The workshop called Ethic = Responsible Care Hydrogen Hackathon (E=RCH2H) examines the real-world challenges of working in the chemical industry.  Today’s engineers need to understand impacts beyond the fence line from operations (internal), stewardship (value chain) to accountability (communities where they are located).  The challenge will be a hydrogen case study that will require critical thinking to identify and address topics from worst case scenario, inherent safety and inclusion of successful practices that go beyond minimal compliance into an ethical framework. Also, communicating effectively with the various stakeholders. The primary focus is risk reduction and risk mitigation from feedstock, process, transportation and dispensing. The technical parameters of a hydrogen case study will be provided. Engineering calculations for PTV will not be required.

No preparation is required. Space is limited.

Schedule (subject to change):

Introduction: View the date, time, and location on our schedule

Problem Solving: View the date, time, and location on our schedule

Pitch and Judging PM1: View the date, time, and location on our schedule

Pitch and Judging PM2: View the date, time, and location on our schedule

Award

1st prize: $500 and a certificate

2nd prize: $250 and a certificate

3rd Prize: Certificate

Cost: $17.70 CAN

Winners

1st Place Team

Saba Habchi, Polytechnique Montreal

Maxime Poisson, Polytechnique Montreal

Mathieu Levasseur, Polytechnique Montreal

Gloria Gnom, Polytechnique Montreal

Mackenzie Cubid, University of Ottawa

Ruth Carla Dore, Polytechnique Montreal

Ony Rabenja, Polytechnique Montreal

2nd Place Team

Frederic Gosselin, Polytechnique Montreal

Sabine Ziadeh, Polytechnique Montreal

Jeanne Bureau, Polytechnique Montreal

Manuel Blais, Polytechnique Montreal

Alexandre Warin, Polytechnique Montreal

Laeticia Matar, Polytechnique Montreal

Organizers:

Bernard West

Bernard West holds BSc and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Manchester – UMIST, where he was a Lecturer for 6 years. He was CEO of CANSOLV Technologies of Montreal, President and COO, Canada Colors and Chemicals Limited and a member of the Sulco Chemicals Ltd, board. He was Delegue Pays of Rhone-Poulenc and prior to that, he had 30 years of increasingly responsible positions in the chemical industry at Imperial Oil [ Esso] and Polymer Corporation Sarnia, Ontario.

Bernard has also been very active in industry associations and industry-government bodies. He was Chair of the Board of the Canada’s Chemical Producers Association [now Chemistry Industry Association of Canada], Chair of The Board of the Chemical Institute of Canada, Chair of the Society of Chemical Industry–Canadian Section, Member of the Board of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (Washington, D.C.)

He Chaired the Board of Ontario BioAuto Council. and was Founding Co-Chair of the Bioindustrial Innovation Canada / Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, Sarnia.

He Chaired the IUPAC Committee on Chemical Industry [COCI] as well as being its Co-Coordinator of the is currently IUPAC Safety Training Programme.

He has been involved with Responsible Care since its beginning in 1986 and has championed its development and use in all the companies that he has lead. At IUPAC he sponsored a book on the subject “Responsible Care – a case study” which includes a positive case study based on Sulco Chemical’s history in the process.

Bernard is President of Westworks Consulting Limited, a member of the Board of Life Sciences Ontario, Toronto and is a member of the Board of the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy [CRIBE], Thunder Bay.

Bernard’s LinkedIn

Kristina Lee

Kristina Lee is a retired science teacher who has verified over 70 petrochemical companies since 1995 for Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) to ensure the industry’s Responsible Care ethic and codes of practice are entrenched internally within the company’s management system and applied externally to the communities where they operate.  She also authors educational resources and conducts workshops to school boards on safe storage, handling and use of hazardous chemicals in schools through Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO).

As an educator, for the last 6 years Ms. Lee has applied her experience as Guest Lecturer and workshop presenter for University of Western 3rd year school of engineering on risk assessment communication and ethical practices of engineers.  This fall she plans to be engaging in post-secondary programs on the ethical social and health impacts of chemical manufacturers in communities through the lens of the Canadian Responsible Care.

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