Gordon Ellis
Gordon Ellis has been on staff at AIChE for more than two decades, with many years’ experience working with volunteer groups, member activities and student programs. He now concentrates on writing and editing for Chemical Engineering Progress magazine.
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Meet Some of AIChE’s New Fellows
Meet some of the most recently named AIChE Fellows and learn about their diverse career backgrounds.
AIChE Members Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Meet the 11 AIChE members newly elected to the NAE and connect with them on Engage.
Gender Still Matters in the Workforce
Despite improvements, many women engineers continue to face greater barriers to success, often causing them to leave the practice.
AIChE’s Support for Women in Chemical Engineering
Learn how AIChE's Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Community is helping women build momentum in the profession.
Women in Chemical Engineering: An AIChE Community
Learn how WIC got its start, how it's working to accomplish its mission, and how you can become part of the effort.
Women Emerge as AIChE Leaders
From near absence to the presidency: learn some of the fascinating details of women's ascent and continuing growth at AIChE.
AIChE Introduces Some of Its Recently Elected Fellows
Meet some of the newest AIChE Fellows and learn about their careers and areas of specialty.
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.
Charles Pierce: A Name Every Chemical Engineer Should Know
In 1901, Charles Pierce became the first to earn a degree in chemical engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, and the country's first Black chemical engineering graduate.
Abidemi Awojuyigbe: An Advocate for Engineers
Learn how this chemical engineering student got interested in STEM, and find out how she's helping others find scholarship opportunities.
An IDEAL Path to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Learn about how the IDEAL Path concept aims to give an equal opportunity to all who wish to join the chemical engineering community.
The Meaning in Mentoring: An Interview with MAC Chair Audie Thompson
Learn about this chemical engineer's professional path and how mentoring continues to influence her career.
Meet Some of AIChE’s Newly Elected Fellows
Learn more about some of the chemical engineers from a wide range of specialty areas who recently became AIChE Fellows.
AIChE’s Minority Affairs Committee: The March of Progress
Learn about some of AIChE's early pioneers for equity and inclusion, and about the history of the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC).
The Man in the Beret and Bowtie
In observance of Black History Month, we remember Henry T. Brown, who worked for decades to bring about greater diversity in chemical engineering.