This is Professor Eric May, Chevron Chair in Gas Process Engineering. He works in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering and considers being an academic as one of the best jobs there is: the research side of the job is a pleasant challenge and the teaching means he is always working with open minds. Eric also finds that the travel is great, particularly when skiing or karaoke opportunities arise. Many of us are largely in the dark about the natural gas resources Western Australia is fortunate to have. Here are Eric’s five things you probably didn’t know about gas processing and LNG in WA: 1. Natural gas is central to achieving two of humanity’s most important goals in a realistic time frame: enabling a good standard of living for the billions of people in the developing world and reducing the environmental impact of that living standard. WA should be proud of the role it is playing in making this happen. 2. Perth is fast becoming a globally-recognised hub of innovation and technology for the energy industry because of the LNG developments. The knowledge industry associated with this hub will be the longest lasting benefit derived from the development of our natural resources. 3. The Fluid Science & Resources Division (FSRD) of UWA’s Centre for Energy has state-of-the-art facilities and partners with both international energy companies and world leading scientists, which it enable it to work on the big questions relating how the world’s energy needs can best be met in the coming decades. More detail about this work and opportunities for researchers is at fsr.ecm.uwa.edu.au/ 4. Members of UWA’s FSRD are developing and delivering educational courses to help prepare students for careers in the global oil and gas industry. These include the Gas Processing elective units that are part of the Masters of Professional Engineering (Chemical) program, where students are trained to use software tools provided by industry partners valued at over $3 million 5. Workshops on Natural Gas Processing and LNG Production for people in, or wanting to be in the industry are being held at UWA during the week of July 14th . Please see mech.uwa.edu.au/courses/gas-processing-lng-workshop for further detail. You might have noticed construction of a new engineering building lately? This new CO2 research facility—which includes state-of-the-art teaching labs—is funded by a broader $48 million grant won by Eric, Professor David Lumley from geophysics, and their UWA colleagues, as well as researchers from CSIRO and Curtin. It’s scheduled to be completed in August, an exciting time for engineering students and university research as a whole.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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