Chemeca 2014 - early bird registrations now open

28th May 2014

Take advantage of your IChemE membership discount and early bird registration rate to register for Chemeca 2014 before Wednesday 16 July.  

Chemeca is the annual three day conference for the Australian and New Zealand community of chemical and process engineers and industrial chemists who come together to recognise achievement, share industry advancements and lessons learned and is set to take place on 28 September – 1 October at the Perth, Convention & Exhibition Centre, Western Australia.

This year's core theme ‘Processing Excellence; Powering Our Future’, has already attracted over 30 confirmed international and local speakers, including new IChemE president Professor Geoff Maitland. 

Other speakers include, Shell professor of chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge, Lynn Faith Gladden, manager of Chevrons’s Global Technology Centre in Perth, Richard Hinkley, professor of chemical and biological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines and co-director of the Centre for Hydrate Research, Carolyn A Koh and DAE-Homi-Bhabha distinguished chair professor and JC Bose Fellow at the Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai, JB Joshi.

The following sub–themes will also be covered at the conference:-

  • Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
  • Particle technology and Mineral Processing
  • Fuels and Energy
  • Oil and Gas Processing
  • Environmental Science and Technology
  • Food, Pharmaceuticals and Bioengineering
  • Material Science and Engineering
  • Process Safety
  • Modelling, Simulations and Control
  • Nanotechnology
  • Rheology
  • Separation Technologies
  • Water Science and Engineering
  • Zeolite and Ordered Porous Materials
  • Molecular Modelling in Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering Education
  • Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer


Chemeca 2014 is hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers (ANZFChE) comprising the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), IChemE in Australia, SCENZ-IChemE in New Zealand, Engineers Australia (EA) and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).

To register, or to view the full speaker biographies and program details, go to event website.