AIChE’s 23 committees function as national liaisons between the Board of Directors and the Institute’s membership. Each committee addresses and serves specific fields within the organization and help shape the policy and procedure of the Institute. They serve as forums for the initiation and discussion of ideas, activities, and programs that serve the members and keep the Institute responsive to the members' needs.
Membership in a committee is often made through invitation or appointment. Search or browse committees below.
The Admissions Committee reviews all applications for membership, all applications for upgrades from member grade to Senior Member grade, and all nominations for Fellow grade, using its best judgment in evaluating the training, accomplishments, and experience of each applicant.
The Audit Committee arranges for the annual audit and intreprets the results for the Board of Directors. The committee may also research other financial issues related to the audit.
The Awards Committee (a) formulates general policies regarding awards and honors administered by the Institute, and submit such policies and specific recommendations for approval by the Board of Directors; (b) formulates a general program designed to meet the needs and desires of the Institute in the matter of awards and honors, a may be approved by the Board; and (c) selects, subject to the approval by the Board, the recipients of the existing awards and honors.
The Board Awards Committee is charged with recommending nominations for the Founders and the Van Antwerpen awards.
The Constitution & By-Laws Committee (a) receives by assignment from the Board of Directors, for study and recommendation, the proposed amendments to the Constitution submitted by petition to the Board; (b) drafts, at the request of the Board, proposed amendments for consideration by the Board; and (c) advises the Board on all questions of interpretation of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Institute.
The goal of CEC is to position AIChE as the leader in World Class Training which respond to needs of the marketplace to educate and train employees, keeps companies and employees competitive, and offers motivation with a training environment in a cost-effective way.
AIChE’s Council of Division & Forum Officers is comprised of all division and forum chairs. The current chair of the Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC) is also the chair of the Council of Division & Forum Officers.
The Council provides opportunities to meet and discuss issues of general concern and relevance to all the divisions & forums. The Council meets at AIChE Spring & Annual meetings.
The Education & Accreditation Committee serves (a) as the Institute's authority on the status of chemical engineering education; (b) advises schools on methods and standards of chemical engineering education; and (c) inspects and evaluates chemical engineering programs for ABET. This committee is authorized to cooperate with other inspecting and accrediting agencies under agreements ratified by the Board of Directors.
The Equipment Testing Procedures Committee formulates and promulgates suggested procedures for testing performance of chemical engineering equipment.
The Ethics Committee develops and maintains the Code of Ethics for AIChE, and considers all matters of professional ethics and reports its recommendations to the Board of Directors.
The Executive Committee consist of the Institute President as Chair, the President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and the most recent Past President. It acts for the Board of Directors on items of business delegated to it by the Board.
The Executive Student Committee is made for the students by the students to help presidents improve their student chapters. Our goal is to be a resource for open and honest communication between all Student Chapter Presidents, Advisors, and National Board Members. The AIChE Executive Student Committee is composed of at least 18 Regional Liaisons, with a minimum of 2 from each of the 9.
The Finance Committee reviews the financial affairs of the Institute and reports its recommendations to the Board of Directors.
It consists of Board Members and AIChE's Executive Director.
The AIChE International Committee develops and implements strategic and tactical activities related to the international component of AIChE’s mission. Initially chartered in 2007 as a Board of Directors Blue Ribbon committee by then-President John Chen, the International Committee merged with the International Relations Committee to become a standing committee in 2009.
The Local Sections committee is charged with developing the relationships between AIChE's local sections and AIChE Staff and the Career and Education Operating Council. Through monthly networking calls, meetings, and using other available means of collaboration, the LSC aims to highlight local section best practice and develop practical resource materials that will help AIChE's volunteer section leaders serve their constituents.
The Membership Committee recommends ways to attract potentially qualified applicants to membership in AIChE.
The Minority Affairs Committee promotes activities that encourage the education and training of disadvantaged minorities in engineering and related disciplines; fosters the employment of minorities at all levels of skills within the engineering field; encourages minority entrepreneurship; and directs the expertise of engineers to the solution of special social and economic problems faced by the such minorities.
The Nominating Committee draws up an election ballot containing the names of candidates for Officers and Directors. This is a constitutional committee described in Article V, Section 2 (a) of the Constitution.
The Program Committee is responsible for organizing and conducting all national, annual, and special meetings of the Institute, and for coordinating with other technical societies in respect to joint meetings.
In order to better "...serve society, particularly where chemical engineering can contribute to the public interest..." as stated in AIChE's Constitution, AIChE’s Board of Directors has established a Public Affairs and Information Committee (PAIC), which reports directly to the Board.
The Publication Committee advances the publication, dissemination, and exchange of chemical engineering knowledge.
This AIChE Research and New Technology Committee (RANTC) identifies and prioritizes opportunities for research in chemical engineering and the emerging fields of technology that may employ chemical engineering skills.
The Student Chapters Committee (a) provides assistance to the Student Chapters and coordinates their activities for the Institute; (b) oversees programming and fundraising for the Annual Student Conference; (c) considers applications for Student Chapter Charters and recommends the granting of new charters to the CEOC; and (d) exercises general supervision of the Student Chapters, subject to approval by the Board.
The Technician's Affairs Committee (a) develops methods and programs that foster the growth and development of technicians as team members and stimulate the contributions that they can make to the profession and the chemical process industry; (b) encourages a viable, fruitful relationship between the professional chemical engineer and all technicians, characterized by mutual respect; (c) advises schools on curricula, methods, and standards of chemical engineering technician and chemical process operator education; (d) cooperates with accreditation agencies in the inspection and evaluation o
The Young Professionals Committee works to increase participation among young professionals in Institute activities. It serves as an intermediary between students and local sections and creates national technical and social programming for AIChE conferences.