The Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (JCEC) Victoria welcomes you to the chemical engineering design project award evening.

The Pratt Prize will be awarded as part of the event and there will be presentations by the three Pratt prize nominees representing their universities. The Pratt Prize is awarded annually to the best Chemical Engineering Design Project submission in Victoria.

The evening will be hosted by Andrea Hosey, FIChemE, of the Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (JCEC) Victoria.

Judges:

Each year the best design projects from University of Melbourne, Monash University and RMIT are judged by three volunteer judges from industry. This year’s judges include:

- John Kenez, Process Engineering Consultant
- Moray Cooke, Senior Associate, Advisian 
- Sanjaya Sulistyo, Engineering Manager/ Lead Process Worley

Current chemical engineering students at all levels are invited to attend, as are recent graduates, academic staff, industry professionals and corporate representatives.

This event is free of charge and open to all to attend.
  • 18:30 Welcome and Introduction to Pratt Prize
  • 18:35 Overview judging criteria and recognition of judges
  • 18:40 Feedback from judges
  • 18:50 Presentations from Monash University – Sulphuric Acid Production from Metallurgical Gas
  • 19:05 Presentations from Melbourne University – Producing Rare Earth Oxides in Western Australia
  • 19:20 Presentations from RMIT - Power to Gas Plant
  • 19:35 Few words from Robert Pratt and announcement of the winner
  • 19:40 Question time
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    Robert Pratt FIChE
    I graduated from Melbourne University at the end if 1966 and, after 10 years working at BP and Dow Chemical, I spent the remainder of my career in project design and commissioning.

    I have covered design of LNG, LPG, Refineries, Gas, offshore, Gold, Copper, and Uranium Processing, and Water Treatment etc.

    My hobby is problem solving, and I am a member of the Safety and Loss Prevention SIG.

    I nominally retired in 2008 after working on the Reliance Offshore Project – a gas field four times the size of Bass Strait.
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    Andrea Hosey
    Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (JCEC) VIC
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    John Kenez
    Process Engineering Consultant
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    Moray Cooke
    Senior Associate, Advisian
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    Sanjaya Sulistyo
    Engineering Manager/ Lead Process, Worley
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    Alvin Poh
    The University of Melbourne
    Producing Rare Earth Oxides in Western Australia
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    Keegan Mason
    Monash University
    Sulphuric Acid Production from Metallurgical Gas
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    Alana Di Salvo
    RMIT
    Power to Gas Plant
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    Fiona O'Connor
    Market Development and Sales Executive - Australasia
    Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)