ChEnected Guest
AIChE would like to thank its multiple guest authors for the ChEnected blog. Browse posts below that cover a variety of topics.
ChEnected contributions
What Is CTOC?
The Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC) oversees two major efforts on behalf of AIChE and the profession: first, the frontiers of chemical engineering—in other words, knowledge advancement; and second, the dissemination of that knowledge.
YPAB Latest News
After a very successful Spring Meeting, YPAB has shifted its focus to working on details for this year’s Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. There are many updates this year. Please see read on for highlights in YPAB News.
AIChE After Graduation
The transition from student to professional is not always an easy one. If you are like many student members, you may not be aware of how to fit into AIChE as a professional and what the benefit is for maintaining your involvement.
2012 Spring Meeting: YPAB General Meeting Highlights
At the 2012 Spring Meeting in Houston, YPAB held a General Meeting open to all young professionals that covered a variety of topics including YPAB’s 2012-2013 goals and the new YPAB organization structure.
Business Case for Being a Young Professional in AIChE
Today’s careers for chemical engineers are full of decisions regarding how we invest our time. The work-life balance is challenged from the time demanded from our employers. The time we can devote to ourselves for social activities, hobbies, family, and travel is constrained. This lack of balance causes us to ask of activities outside of our careers, “What is the return?”.
Spring Meeting 2012: YP Programming Highlights
Young Professionals had a definite presence in Houston at the AIChE Spring Meeting. Regardless of your interests, technical or professional development, the Young Professional Committee co-sponsored, chaired or participated in a session for you.
YPAB Open Positions: Call for YP Volunteers
There are currently five Young Professionals Advisory Board (YPAB) subcommittees looking for Young Professionals (YP’s) who are interested in getting more involved. A number of these subcommittees still have leadership positions open, but all of them are looking for YP’s who willing to help to achieve the subcommittee’s goals - please look at the full article to see what opportunities are available!
Upcoming Local YP Section Events
Some Local YP Sections have some great events on the horizon - check them out!
2012 LSLW Meeting Highlights
AIChE held the first annual Local Sections Leaders Workshop (LSLW) on the weekend of March 31 - April 1, 2012 at the University of Houston. The LSLW is a reorganization of the Leadership Development Conference that has been held in past years. Local Section Leaders from across the country came to Houston to develop as Local Section (LS) leaders.
Meet Lane Daley—Featured YP for May
The Featured YP for May is Lane Daley. Learn more about her background, her advice to other young professionals, how she spends some of her spare time, and more.
YCOSST at EPA’s P3 Sustainable Design Expo: People, Prosperity, and Planet
The P3 Program is a design competition sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which promotes college students researching sustainable solutions to current and future issues. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet. Through this EPA program, college students can benefit people, promote prosperity and protect the planet by designing solutions that move us towards a sustainable future.
Spring Meeting YP Service Project
During the Spring Meeting, AIChE YPs turned out to clean up the Harrisburg Sunset Trail. The project was also part of the Keep Houston Beautiful initiative. Check out pictures from the event here.
2012 AIChE Annual Meeting
The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. A wide range of subjects relevant to latest research and newest technologies in emerging growth areas will be covered.
Spring Meeting YP Mixer
Thank you to all the Young Professionals (YP) who attended this year’s Spring Meeting Mixer. We had a great turnout of sixty YPs that are eager to get “Chenected” with the organization and more involved!
May 2 Deadline: Submit Your Papers to AIChE’s 2012 Annual Meeting!
If you would like to present your work or research at the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth, please submit your abstract to our Call for Papers. Deadline is May 2.