Webinar: 2021 SS, Queensland, brewing by Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

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About This Webinar

Queensland University of Technology and the University of Queensland warmly welcome you to join us for this session on brewing.

Opportunities for innovation are present in all chemical engineering roles and it is no exception for this sessions topic.

The brewing industry's focus on recycling by products and materials, achieving efficient and cleaner production and adopting new technologies to 'go green' shows this ancient craft requires the combination of innovation and diverse disciplines.

During our live panel session we will cover off such subjects as the acceleration of the brewing process, turning brewing waste in to energy, and Innovative equipment and processes.

Join us for this hybrid event where we will have a virtual site visit to a processing facility followed by a live panel session with industry leaders within the brewing and distilling sector!

For all that join us in Brisbane CBD stay on for networking with students, academia, and industry at the Milton Common

Agenda

15:00-16:30 AEST Panel session
16:30-18:30 AEST Networking

Presenters

Jacinta Parsons

BHP

Minsik Seo

Brewer, Two Birds Brewing

After earning his Master's degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Germany, Minsik entered the brewing world to explore his passion for brewing and fermentation. He completed his Bachelor's degree at the Department of Biomedical Science, Inje University, South Korea in 2011, and completed his Master's degree at Friedrich Alexander University-Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany in 2016. As a part of his master's program, his research focused on coconut oil extraction by using ultrasound to achieve sonic-assisted separation of coconut oil from coconut meat at CSIRO in 2015. It was during his degree with the German university, that he took a practical brewing course which led him to find his passion of brewing. A passion which soon led him to win several gold medals at the Asian Beer Championship in Singapore, 2017, after just his first year of starting out as a brewer.

As Minsik comes from a theoretical background based under the CSIRO, to now working in hands-on lead roles in the brewing industry, he knows first-hand what is encountered when transitioning from theory to practice.

Bhavisha Kallichurn

Process Integration Lead, TfA Project Group

Bhavisha is an experienced engineer with +16 years of Sugar milling, Brewing, Distilling, FMCG experience. Bhavisha has hed roles in the brewery project management, process engineering and operations space.She has worked on major international greenfield and brownfield projects. She is also an experienced HAZOP facilitator having worked for large-scale manufacturing facilities and consulting engineering firms. In addition, Bhavisha is a full consulting member of the AIDGC, accredited as dangerous goods storage and handling specialist with appropriate knowledge and demonstrated experience in all classes of Dangerous Goods. Bhavisha was seconded as Clients Engineer for a consecutive 6-year period at the largest brewery in the Southern Hemisphere where she was involved in optimisation and upgrade projects.
Bhavisha is currently employed by TFA Project Group as a Chemical Process Engineer.classes of Dangerous Goods. Bhavisha was seconded as Clients Engineer for a consecutive 6-year period at the largest brewery in the Southern Hemisphere. Her integration design experience in the sugar and ethanol industries as well as her operations background brings an international, practical and diverse flair to the industry. Bhavisha is currently employed by TFA Project Group as a Chemical Process Engineer.

Shivam Tandon

Deputy Technical Manager, Monash Brewlab

A recent Chemical Engineering graduate, Shivam was introduced to brewing through a scientific lens during his early days at Monash University. As one of the founding members of Monash Brewlab, Australia’s first student-led brewing team, Shivam has been a contributor and an advocate to promoting brewing science.

After being involved in the brewing industry as a student for over three years, Shivam has recently taken his acquired expertise and joined forces with other PhD scientists to create his own brewing company, The Zythologist. This science-based brewery and analytical testing company is also working with Monash University to incorporate brewing science as part of coursework units, with an aim to diversify the skills of future Chemical Engineering graduates.

Alexander Bell

Managing Director, Milton Rum Distillery

Alexander co-founded Milton Rum Distillery in 2018 with the mission to change the perception of Australian Rum. By applying his chemical engineering knowledge to the art of spirit manufacturing, he has created multiple award-winning spirits and helped Milton Rum Distillery win Australian Rum Distillery of the Year 2020 MISC.

In his time, Alexander has designed, developed and commercialised numerous inventions and process innovations that maximise product consistency and quality whilst reducing operational and overhead expenses.

Fiona O'Connor

Market Development and Sales Executive - Australasia

Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Corinna McCallum

QUT Chemical Process Engineering Club, President

Queensland University of Technology

Sebastian More O’Ferrall

UQ Chemical & Environmental Engineering Student Society (ChESS UQ), President

University of Queensland