Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Pre-dinner speaker Brett Register (from DSM) answers questions about materials used in 3D printing/additive manufacturing.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Pre-dinner speaker Brett Register (from DSM) shows us the modern version of "lost-wax"-type casting, using 3D-printed objects as molds for metal parts.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Pre-dinner speaker Brett Register (from DSM) brought a host of 3D-printed objects, including a human jaw with teeth, a human heart, complete with valves and arteries, a solar car, a bell, and several others!

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. (L->R) Chicago ACS Chair Anthony Toussaint, Chicago AIChE Chair Janet Werner, Main speaker Vince Anewenter, and Chicago AIChE Program Chair Beth Carter.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Chicago ACS Chair Anthony Toussaint introduces the pre-dnner speaker, Brett REgister (DSM), who talked about materials used in 3D printing.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register, of DSM, starts his pre-dinner talk with a photo of him and his son at Biosphere2.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register, of DSM, shows some of the most popular 3D-printed objects: Invisalign dental braces.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register, of DSM, showcases several objects created using additive manufacturing with DSM's materials.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register, of DSM, describes how metal parts (right hand) can be made via traditional casting methods expedited by 3D-printed templates (left-hand).

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register, of DSM, describes the benefits of printing objects like this automotive engine manifold using clear materials - the manufacturers get a much better idea of how liquids and gases flow in these components, and are able to rapidly make design improvements that enhance efficiency. (Does this image remind you of Hamlet?)

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register (L), of DSM, receives the traditional Chicago ACS gift of a periodic table totebag and C-H-I-C-Ag-O T-shirt from Chicago ACS Anthony Toussaint.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Brett Register, of DSM, engages attendees after his talk about materials used for 3D printing.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Chicago ACS Chair Anthony Toussaint introduces main speaker Vince Anewenter, from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Chicago ACS Younger Chemists Committee Chair Joel Schoenberg energizes the audience with his announcement of the next YCC event: a discussion of Luka Turin's book "The Secret of Scent", which will be held Jan 27 at Saks Fifth Avenue in downtown Chicago.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Chicago AIChE Chair janet Werner introduces main speaker Vince Anewenter, from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Chicago AIChE Program Chair Beth Carter introduces main speaker Vince Anewenter, from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Vince Anewenter (Milwaukee School of Engineering) delivers his talk, "Additive Manufacturing - Now and in the Future"

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. Vince Anewenter (Milwaukee School of Engineering) delivers his talk, "Additive Manufacturing - Now and in the Future"

Chicago ACS/AIChE Meeting, Jan 2018, Roosevelt U. - Schaumburg. (L->R) Chicago ACS Chair Anthony Toussaint, Chicago AIChE Chair Janet Werner, Main speaker Vince Anewenter, and Chicago AIChE Program Chair Beth Carter.