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We still have many spots to register! Please email Hailey Murphy at hailm@aiche.org to register. *Register by January 25, 2019 to receive hotel nights included in registration* Registration includes: 3 Hotel Room Nights *Additional hotel room nights may be purchased during registration* February 17...

The Role of Chemical Engineers in Smart Grid Development

November 13, 2018
By Temilola Famakinwa, Ecolab, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN On October 8, 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report, stating that key changes are necessary to reduce current CO2 levels in the atmosphere by 40% by 2030. 1 Failure to do so poses risks to the livability...Read more

Pay off Your Student Loans

November 13, 2018
By Lance Aligo, CPA, MSA, KRS CPAs It is payday and you see your paycheck hit your bank account just in time to pay your student loans. How depressing. Paying your student loans may seem like it will last forever, but there are ways improve your repayment plan and pay off your student loans faster...Read more

How I Got My First ChemE Job

November 13, 2018
By Ogochukwu Yvonne Enekwizu, Graduate Research Assistant, New Jersey Institute of Technology Besides my love for research, one of my unspoken reasons for pursuing a master’s degree was to delay the worry and stress of getting a job right out of college. Thus, it is somewhat fitting that my first...Read more

Doctorates Aren’t Just for Academics: My Perspective Going from BS in ChE to Industry Scientist

November 13, 2018
by David Belair, PhD The idea that a doctorate is just for academics or over-specializes candidates for a job in industry is false. Research careers are abundant in all sectors of the economy, and R&D positions in industry (~1.5 million in 2013) far outweigh the number of positions in academia...Read more

Taste the Impossible™ Burger at the FOODIE 2018 Reception

Impossible™ Burger (photo provided by Impossible Foods)

Experience the impossible and taste the Impossible Burger during the Poster Reception at FOODIE 2018! Love meat? Eat meat. Impossible™ meat delivers all the flavor, aroma and beefiness of meat from cows. But here’s the kicker: It’s just plants doing the Impossible.

Wine Tasting during the Engineers in Wine Making Panel Discussion

Mike Rinker of Kennewick, Wash., made the best amateur wine in the world at the recent WineMaker’s Magazine wine competition. (Photo by Andy Perdue/Great Northwest Wine)

Sample award-winning wines made by your fellow engineers during the Engineerings in Wine Making Panel! This panel discussion will explore how an engineering background can be applied and benefit wine making.

Silvia Santos

Originally Portuguese, Silvia Santos left sunny Portugal to study Molecular and Cell Biology in the UK. Silvia did her PhD with Philippe Bastieans at the EMBL in Heidelberg where she worked as a Marie Curie E-Star fellow. She moved to Stanford University for her post-doctoral training with Jim Ferrell where she worked initially as an EMBO fellow, and, later as HFSP fellow. Silvia started her independent research at the MRC-LMS in Imperial College London as an MRC career development fellow (MRC-CDA). She is now senior lecturer at Imperial College London. She joined the Francis Crick...Read more

A Hurricane Can’t Stop Students From Learning

November 12, 2018

On September 22-23, 2018 thirty students from North Carolina State University came together after a week of canceled classes due to Hurricane Florence and a stack of extra assignments to learn about process safety.

Cakebread Cellars In Depth Estate Tour And Tasting

Photo provided by Cakebread Cellars

Network with your colleagues from the FOODIE 2018 Conference at Cakebread Cellars. Learn about winemaking, from the vine to wine!

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