In the (Fume) Hood

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ITFH 14: Chemical Reactions (Part 2) Apr 14, 2020

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This week, Matt and Jason discuss the difference between thermodynamics and kinetics, entropy, extent of reaction, water-gas shift reaction, hydrogen, multiple reactions and side products, atomic balances, NOx emissions, and the future of work and travel post-Covid-19.

ITFH 13: Chemical Reactions (Part 1) Apr 07, 2020

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This week, Matt and Jason discuss chemical reactions in balances, yield & selectivity, oxidative coupling of methane, fireplaces, are Jarod and Timmy real people?, extent of reaction, Greek letters, air separation, liquid nitrogen, noble gases, xenon fluoride compounds, periodic table party, BET surface area, Raney nickel, palladium, joules, styrofoam cups and heat transfer, and the proper way to hold wine glasses.

ITFH 12a: Out the Fume Hood Apr 01, 2020

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Hoping to provide some laughs during a tough time... here's the second installment of Out the Fume Hood! Recorded in February, we were saving this fora rainy day. Topics include Star Wars, Kylo Ren, the Darth Jar Jar Theory, Valentine's Day, cooking and cookbooks, eating at restaurants by yourself, Kanye albums, memorable rap lyrics, teaching isn't easy, "Wildside" by Marky Mark, mentions of chemical engineering in music, and the ITFH Christmas album.

ITFH 12: Solutions Manuals Mar 31, 2020

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A bite-sized 18-minute episode! This week, Matt and Jason discuss solutions manuals, online homework, ethics, chromate salts, putting engineering calculations into context, bypass streams, citizen science, and particulate matter.

ITFH 11: Balances on Multiple Unit Processes Mar 24, 2020

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This week, Matt and Jason dive back into the book and get deep into the history of industrial chemistry and its impact on the 20th Century. Topics include: problem solving strategies for multiple unit processes, AIChE Concept Warehouse, hypothetical ITFH merchandise, periodic table belt buckles, recycle loops, the Haber-Bosch Process, ammonia and fertilizer, the Fischer-Tropsch process, oil and the Battle of Stalingrad, Geography Bees, zombies, Harry Potter, air conditioning and refrigeration, and authors' voices in textbooks.

ITFH 10: Managing Covid-19 Teaching Impacts Mar 17, 2020

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This episode focuses on how engineering educators are adjusting to the impacts on coronavirus, especially with respect to online teaching, exams and delivery of course materials. Matt and Jason share their perspectives, experiences, thoughts and suggestions for handling this unexpected change in how we teach. Comments, ideas and feedback are welcome!

ITFH 9: Course Evaluations Mar 10, 2020

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This week, Matt and Jason take a break from the textbook to primarily focus on topics related to teaching. Discussion includes: handling impromptu meetings with students, Rich Felder's "Random Thoughts", evolving the syllabus, being called "Mr." instead of "Dr.", the Cooper surname, speculation on barrel making, gender balance in chemical engineering, and course evaluations.

ITFH 8: Balancing a Process Mar 03, 2020

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An extra large 58+ minute episode that is half "In the Fume Hood" and half "Out the Fume Hood"! Topics include: The Grey Album, misheard lyrics, degree of freedom analysis, flowchart scaling, independent equations, baking, Matt's biscuits, listening to music in the 90's, Netflix, social interactions during and after college, incomplete derivations in textbooks, learncheme.com, "New Math", self-esteem, confidence vs. arrogance, role models, Barkley & Jordan, entourages, real processes don't always balance, Matt's newspaper column, and GI Joe.

ITFH 7: Process Flowcharts Feb 25, 2020

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Matt and Jason discuss the general balance equation, the exchange of tangible goods for digital points, creative answers to extra credit questions, benzene and toluene, decaffeinating coffee, @Midnight on Comedy Central, "activate those beans", Breaking Bad, the correct pronunciation of surnames, flowchart labeling and nomenclature, college course numbers, missing the connotation, using stream tables, and logical process design.

ITFH 6: Fundamentals of Material Balances Feb 18, 2020

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Matt and Jason reflect on the podcast so far, talk about material balances, the periodic table and merchandise, alchemy, lingo/dialects, how ChemEs identify themselves, 30 Rock and "mind grapes", The Simpsons and "nucular" reactions, batch processes, misconceptions about batch distillation, extra credit, and applying mass balances to real processes.

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