The AIChE Centennial Celebration in 2008

The microchips in your cell phone. The LCDs in your new flat screen TV. The plastic wrap on last night’s leftovers. The pills in your medicine chest. The fuel in your car. The carpet in your living room. The insulin pump in your chest.

In fact, there isn’t a single facet of modern life that chemical engineers haven’t touched. And AIChE members have been part of almost every major development from plastics and fibers to unleaded gasoline to nuclear and even solar power. If it’s modern, chemical engineers helped make it happen.

Join us as we celebrate the centennial of AIChE’s founding. Throughout this year this space will grow to feature important events and developments, people and schools. And while we’re celebrating the past we’ll also be looking to the future, incorporating contributions from student members and content especially for younger students. 

New! The Future: ChE in 25 Years - Twenty-five of the profession's thought-leaders speculate about what the future holds.

Visit the Chemical Heritage Foundation ChemE History Website 

Centennial Podcast with AIChE President Dale Keairns

Read "The First Century of Chemical Engineering" article, written by AIChE member Nicholas Peppas, in the Chemical Heritage Foundation Newsmagazine.