Albert Sacco
Dean of Engineering, Texas Tech University
High School Outreach Program
This free event will expose high school students to chemical engineering (ChE). Students will hear about what engineers do, how engineering improves society and how to pursue a career in engineering.
We encourage schools to register for this event and join us for this one-of-a-kind program. We have a limit to the number of students that can attend and attendance is based on a first come first serve basis. Please see the program flyer for further information
Click here to download a flyer for this event
This FREE high school outreach program is presented to expose students to the profession of chemical engineering and engineering in general, and to give students the opportunity to interact with professional engineers. Students will come away from the program with an understanding of what engineers in general and chemical engineers in particular do, how they touch our lives, and how to pursue a career in engineering.
Program Outline:
- Talk by Astronaut Al Sacco, the first ChE professor in outer space
- Intro to engineering
- How ChE changes the world
- Panel discussion with engineers, engineering students and faculty
- How Engineers Touch the World
- Lunch with engineers
- Campus tour (optional)
Program Chairs:
| Richard Isherwood UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company Email: Richard.Isherwood@Honeywell.com Phone: 847.375.7562 |
Virginia Sommer AIChE Outreach Program Co-Chair Email: Virginia.Sommer@fluor.com Phone: (281) 263-3492 |
*Registration is required to attend. Space is limited and available on a first-come first-serve basis.*