The Young Professional Committee is proud to present a number of outstanding presentations, tailored specifically for graduating chemical engineers, at the upcoming Annual Student Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, beginning on Friday, October 26.
On Sunday, October 28th, as part of the 2012 Annual Meeting, AIChE will be sponsoring an educational outreach event for local high school students from the Pittsburgh area. Learn how to volunteer!
This edition of the YP Newsletter includes important information for Students and YPs traveling to the Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh at the end of October – Please read for details!
Comprised of a dynamic duo, the Publication Subcommittee is responsible for the official internal and external communications of the YPC. Working with AIChE staff, it seeks to raise general awareness among the Young Professionals.
As a faculty advisor for a local AIChE student chapter for over twenty-three years, I have enjoyed seeing the energy and enthusiasm built around attending student conferences. But why should I let YOU attend the national AIChE student conference?
YPC is currently working on finalizing a number of great YP and Student sessions and activities for this year’s Annual Student and Professional Conferences in Pittsburgh, PA this October - but that's not all!
The first basis for asserting a new Golden Age of Chemical Engineering is manufacturing’s shift to emphasize processes and properties – that is, it’s shifting toward aspects of manufacturing where ChEs are leaders.
On Sunday, October 28, from 8 pm to 11 pm, the Young Professionals Committee (YPC) and the Societal Impact Operating Council (SIOC) will be sponsoring a social event for both YPC and SIOC groups.
Each year, the AIChE Annual Meeting focuses on academia topics and this year the Young Professional Committee will explore several advanced degrees options. Whether you are interested in technical research or a business track, there will be a session available for you.
...calling for your papers, that is. The 35th Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC) is soliciting technical papers for its conference to be held May 21–24, 2013, in New Orleans, LA.
How does a small Australian algae startup end up partnering with global giant Lufthansa to build a state-of-the-art bio jetfuel plant?
Have trouble settling for "pleather" but can't stand the idea of slaughtering animals? Thanks to biological engineering, you may have a new option soon: leather produced in vitro.
This post is the first in a series of 12 posts about who ChEs are, what we’re doing, and where we’re going. 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland looks at trends, considers the wide range of chemical engineers' abilities and achievements, and writes about some of the core and new directions emerging.
Fermentation once provided a valuable method of preserving perishable items, providing nutritious food throughout the year. Read more about these wonderful biochemistry experiments (zymology) that eventually turned into delicacies around the world, thanks to sugar and strains of local bacteria and yeast.
This year's AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh should prove to be the greenest yet! Read more about what we're doing and how you can be a part of making the meeting more sustainable.
An oil field in the Netherlands, idle since 1996, was reopened using new enhanced oil recovery technology that allows 120 million more barrels to be extracted. Check out this video to hear more about how this technology is bringing life to a previously exhausted oil field.
AIChE is working towards sustainability on multiple fronts. It has formed the International Society for Water Solutions (ISWS) and the Association's Institute for Sustainability (IfS) has created the AIChE Sustainability Index, which companies can use to benchmark their sustainability performance. You'll also notice changes this year at the Annual Meeting, with the aim of a more sustainable gathering in Pittsburgh.
