CALPACS cordially invite members of the chemistry community to our fall luncheon and general meeting. Flavio da Cruz, Project Manager for the Low Carbon Resources Group at SoCal Gas Research, Development and Demonstration will inform us of hydrogen’s future in the energy grid. We will recognize our fifty-year members, present our section awards and report the section’s progress to you in our general meeting. Please use the form at the bottom of this post to make your reservation. We look forward to seeing you.
Speaker: Flavio da Cruz
Date:Saturday, October 2, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Place: Firestone-Walker Barrelworks, 620 McMurray Rd, Buellton, CA 93427 (Bing Map)
Cost: $10, includes appetizer, 3-course lunch and a beverage
Please RSVP by midnight Wednesday September 29 through the form below. If you would like to join via Zoom, please use our contact form to request the Zoom invitation.
Hydrogen’s Role in the Future of California’s Energy Grid: Flavio da Cruz is a Project Manager for the Low Carbon Resources group under the Research, Development, and Demonstration department at SoCalGas. Flavio has extensive experience in engineering design, project implementation, and research of natural gas processing and hydrogen production systems. Author of four peer-reviewed papers and more than ten conference papers, Flavio holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UCLA and his research production spans experimental process intensification of reactive separation systems to multiscale modeling of steam methane reforming reactors. Flavio is also an active member of AIChE and ASME. Over the last fifteen years, Flavio has supported the implementation of complex projects in a variety of areas including renewable energy generation and hydrogen production.