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How We Used A.I. to Revolutionize Case Studies in Graduate Education
We developed a short-course for graduate students in MIT’s School of Chemical Engineering Practice School to equip them with the critical skills required to successfully complete the program’s four one-month projects. The course covers project management, problem solving, safety, professional behavior, time management, career development, and the basics of capital cost estimating and project valuation.… Continue reading
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The Newcomen Engine
[The Newcomen engine] belongs to that small but select group of inventions that have decisively change the course of history.” – D. S. L. Cardwell [1] The path to Sadi Carnot led through Denis Papin’s pioneering work with the piston (click here) and into Thomas Newcomen’s (1664-1729) invention of the first commercial steam engine in… Continue reading
Block by Block – The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics. “Hanlon has written a masterpiece.” – Mike Pauken, Senior Engineer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and author of Thermodynamics for Dummies
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About Me
Hi! I’m Bob Hanlon. After earning my Sc.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and enjoying a long career in both industry and academia, I’ve returned to school, my own self-guided school, seeking to better understand the world of thermodynamics. Please join me on my journey.
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