Women's Initiatives Committee (WIC)
WIC takes a leadership role in promoting the entry, development,
and full participation of women in AIChE and the profession.
Strategies
- Develop and/or distribute resources on subjects pertaining to women in the profession.
- Mobilize AIChE to meet the needs of existing and potential female members of AIChE and the profession.
- Provide networking means for women in AIChE to use each other as resources.
- Increase the visibility of women within AIChE and the profession.
Grants/Awards
Travel Grant Program
Mentorship Excellence Award
2012 WIC Officers
Julie C. Liu, Past Chair
Assistant Professor, Purdue University
E-mail: julieliu@purdue.edu
Caroline Reynolds, Treasurer
President, CR Solutions
Email: crsolns@texas.net
Selma Mededovic Thagard, Academic Vice-Chair
Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
E-mail: smededov@clarkson.edu
Intan Hamdan, Industrial Co-Vice-Chair Senior Engineer, The Dow Chemical Company Email: IMHamdan@dow.com
Defne Kayrak Talley, Industrial Co-Vice-Chair Senior Engineer The Dow Chemical Company Email: DKayrakTalay@dow.com
Mike O'Brien, Luncheon Coordinator
Principal Engineer, Kraft Foods
Email: mobrien@kraft.com
Camille Belcoure, Staff Liaison
Tel: 646-495-1321
Email: camib@aiche.org
2012 Annual Meeting,Pittsburgh, PA
October 28th - November 2nd, 2012
Pittsburgh Convention Center
WIC Events will include:
10/28 (Sun)
9am - 5pm Topical Short Courses focusing on:
- Women Undergraduates in Chemical Engineering: Graduate School Panel
- Women Assistant Professors in Chemical Engineering: Developing Your Career
- Women Graduate Students in Chemical Engineering: Developing Your Career in Industry or Academia
* Breakfast will be served at 8am
Please check the Annual Meeting Conference page for course description and fee.
Also Plan to Join Us:
10/29 (Mon)
Mid-day Women's Initiatives (WIC) Networking Luncheon
6:00pm - 8:15pm: Women's Initiative Committee Mixer
Recent WIC Events
- WIC co-sponsored 2012 Capitol Hill Day, "Diversity and Inclusion Fuels Innovation in STEM" with the Society of Women Engineers March 21, 2012.
- AIChE Spring Meeting, Houston, April 2012: WIC hosted a dynamic networking Luncheon, followed by its Industrial Panel of successful women who are professionals in various industries, representing pivotal career stages including senior, middle and emerging industry leaders.