A Chemical Engineering Pioneer and Some of Her Descendants
AIChE looks back at the chemical engineering career of Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau and at some of the women who have followed in her footsteps.
AIChE looks back at the chemical engineering career of Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau and at some of the women who have followed in her footsteps.
Learn about upcoming events for women in chemical engineering, and read about some of the women pioneers in the field.
Take pride in the important work that engineers do, and celebrate World Engineer Day by supporting the chemical engineering profession both today and tomorrow.
Meet these FOSSI scholars who will be attending Howard University, North Carolina A&T, and Spelman College this fall, thanks to FOSSI’s STEM scholarships.
Open up the world of engineering for a girl in your life through one of these opportunities.
Along with their everyday benefits, plastics present serious environmental problems. Read about the opportunities chemical engineers have to solve these issues.
Engineers Week 2024 (February 18–24) is a time to celebrate the important work of engineers and to inspire the next generation of innovators.
Take a moment to consider women’s role in science throughout history, and learn how you can get involved to help promote women’s success in STEM careers.
Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a look at the history of AIChE’s Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) and interviews featuring its prominent leaders and advocates.
Meet these FOSSI scholars who are pursuing their STEM career dreams at Howard University, Jackson State University, and North Carolina A&T State.
If you know a student planning to attend an HBCU next year, this STEM scholarship could change their life.
Meet these FOSSI scholars who are attending Hampton University, North Carolina A&T State University, Southern University, and Tuskegee University.
Learn about the complex science behind making ice cream in this video, and check out the accompanying lesson plan that was created for high school and college classrooms.
Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are pursuing STEM degrees at Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Tuskegee University.
On November 5th around 100 attendees, including K–12 students, their parents, and educators gathered at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting to participate in the K–12 STEM Showcase.
Learn how you can take part in celebrating National STEM Day, including with AIChE.
Check out the many upcoming events taking place to build and support the many communities that exist within AIChE and the chemical engineering profession.
Meet these FOSSI scholars who are using their scholarships to pursue STEM degrees at Alabama State, Prairie View A&M, Spelman, and Virginia State.
Hear how this year’s IDEAL Featured Session can benefit the greater chemical engineering community and find out why it’s important for you to join us at the session in Orlando.
Learn about Mariah’s experiences as a disabled person in the workplace and find out more about her chemical engineering background and her advocacy work.
Meet these scholars who plan to improve the world with the STEM degrees they will earn at Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College, and North Carolina A&T State University.
Gabriel Rodriguez, chair of the LatinX in ChE Community and a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Colorado, talks about the group's aims and how it has already begun to make a difference.
LatinX in Chemical Engineering is finalizing programming for the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting and warmly welcomes its varied members to join in and meet the rest of the family in Orlando this fall.
Meet these members of the 2023 class who are beginning their college education for STEM careers at Claflin University, Howard University, and North Carolina A&T State University.
The NumberUp Innovation program introduces K–12 students to advanced manufacturing engineering education and careers in multidisciplinary design and manufacturing environments.
The FOSSI program celebrates its new class of 132 FOSSI scholars, who are from 26 states and will be attending 26 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this fall. See video.
Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are using their STEM scholarships to attend Hampton University, Morehouse College, and Norfolk State University.
The 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference in Orlando will include enhanced security and inclusion measures. See updates in this letter from CEO & Executive Director Darlene Schuster.
Learn about the origins of Disability Pride Month and find out how you can get involved.
Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are attending North Carolina A&T State University, Southern University and A&M College, Spelman College, and Texas Southern University.
Learn about Becky’s career as Global Commercial Leader for Engineered to Order Systems for Air Products’ Membrane Solutions and about her experiences as an out LGBTQ+ chemical engineer.
Hear about a typical workday, interests, and more from Alyssa Grube, a graduate research and teaching assistant at the PSE Bavarian Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Celebrate Pride Month, connect with others in the community, and learn what initiatives are available at AIChE for LGBTQ+ members and allies.
Meet these 2022 FOSSI Scholars who are attending North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Tennessee State University.
Arriving in the US at the age of 19 with little English, this young Latina relied on determination and hard work to earn a PhD in chemical engineering at Yale.
Challenge yourself with one or more of these fun and interesting activities to help promote better intercultural communications and understanding.
Meet these FOSSI graduates and learn about their plans for STEM degrees at HBCUs, and the career plans beyond.
Looking for ways you can help protect the planet as a chemical engineer for Earth Day 2023? Here are five ways that will have lasting effect.
Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are pursuing STEM degrees at Tuskegee University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Morehouse College.
Meet the wide variety of women process engineers we've spoken to in our ongoing series on process engineering careers.
Meet some of the women who are just getting started in their careers but are already reimagining and redefining aspects of the chemical engineering profession.
Check out these networking, career-building, and learning opportunities taking place next week in Houston as part of AIChE’s efforts towards equity, diversity, and inclusion in chemical engineering.
Learn what you can do as part of AIChE and at the upcoming Spring Meeting and GCPS in Houston to help women advance in chemical engineering.
Learn about these FOSSI scholars who have begun working on STEM degrees at Howard Univ., the Univ. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, and Alabama A&M.
Learn how two chemical engineers who met in the skincare industry decided to go out on their own to form their own skincare company based on hard science.
Check out ways you can get involved and help introduce girls to chemical engineering.
MAC's work to include underrepresented groups in chemical engineering dates to the 1960s. Check out its major milestones and progress, from inception to 2023.
Read this firsthand account of a science classroom adventure, and learn how to join K-12 outreach to share chemical engineering concepts with students.
Is there a young person in your life who is curious about STEM? Or want to get involved in sharing your enthusiasm for STEM with young people? Engineers Week offers lots of opportunities.
Read about the visit to Howard University, hear FOSSI scholars' feedback and requests from the initiative, and see more photos from the visit.
This issue, know-how for heterogeneous catalysts scale-up, tips for using historic field-level data for hazard analyses, ways to create a strong safety culture, and more.
This video is an engaging teaching aid for high school and college students to help directed evolution and how it is being used to develop new tools for plastics recycling and more.
Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are pursuing engineering careers at North Carolina A&T, Howard University, and Hampton University, and learn about their career goals.
MAC moves to a broader vision to include and welcome a wider community of chemical engineers.
WISE internships give chemical engineering students the opportunity to research public policy topics for nine weeks in Washington and understand how chemical engineering and public policy can productively interact.
Do you know a STEM student headed to an HBCU who could benefit from a $40K scholarship? Tell them about FOSSI!
Billy B. Bardin invites you to join AIChE in seizing the opportunities the year presents for individuals, organizations, and the entire chemical engineering professional.
Get to know more about what interests these FOSSI scholars are what their plans and STEM career goals are for the future.
Hear what AIChE president Christine Grant has had on her list of goals, how those goals have become reality over the past year, and where things are headed for AIChE and chemical engineering.
Learn how these chemical engineering students in Brazil created a solution to help small communities improve water management for better quality of life.
AIChE celebrated the contributions of Christophe Beck (Ecolab) and Michael K. Wirth (Chevron), and honored Paula T. Hammond (MIT) with the Doing a World of Good Medal.
Find out how these students discovered that used car batteries could serve beyond their normal lifetime in new ways in the developing world.
Meet these scholars who are pursuing STEM degrees at Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Tennessee State University, and Xavier University of Louisiana.
Hear how these faculty members early in their tenure-track positions benefited from their experience at the ASEE/AIChE Chemical Engineering Summer School (ChESS).
Learn about this chemical engineering team’s ACE4G experience working on a solar dehydrator to help local farmers add value to their product and reduce waste.
In addition to regular programming, this year’s Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference will feature events that showcase AIChE’s efforts towards equity, diversity, and inclusion, and the IDEAL Path.
Find out more about the plans this year’s FOSSI scholars have for a future in STEM careers.
Hear from two prominent process engineers as they discuss their career choices, trajectories, and people and activities that helped them achieve success in their industries.
Hear about this chemical engineer's typical day working in a nanoengineering lab at the University of California San Diego, and learn about his experience as an LGBTQ+ engineer.
Learn where these FOSSI scholars will use their college scholarships, and hear about the plans they have for STEM careers.
ERGs present an important benefit to companies looking to attract the very best talent because they offer a work environment that welcomes all. Learn what practices build and maintain ERGs success over time.
Learn where these FOSSI scholars are headed to college, and hear about the plans they have for STEM careers.
Meet a young chemical engineer who has combined her artistic and chemical engineering skills to help introduce children and others to STEM concepts.
Be part of making sure chemical engineering provides equal opportunities to all who wish to pursue and achieve success in the profession.
This year we welcome 144 new FOSSI scholars. Meet some of them here to learn about their backgrounds and their plans for college and STEM careers.
The FOSSI program celebrates its new class of 144 FOSSI scholars, who are from 25 states and will be attending 34 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this fall. See video.
Last month, 50+ academic leaders from across the U.S. met in Baltimore to help speed progress towards a more equitable and diverse profession.
Learn about the work of this teaching assistant and PhD student, and find out when he first realized it was important for him to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ people around him.
Meet these young Black scholars who have their eye on STEM careers and have already begun working towards STEM degrees at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Learn how this chemical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories serves as an ally to LGBTQ+ coworkers, and about the experiences that helped lead to her involvement as an ally.