Melanie Mesropian
Melanie Mesropian (melam@aiche.org) is an Assistant Editor for Chemical Engineering Progress. She edits CEP feature articles and is responsible for the New Products and Profile columns. She received her B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
ChEnected contributions
Wearing Innovation
Chemical engineers were likely involved in the creation of the textiles for many of the articles of clothing you're wearing right now.
AIChE’s 35 Under 35: Meet the Award Winners
Learn more about this year’s winners who represent a broad range of specialty areas and work in both academia and industry.
The 2023 AIChE Salary Survey Results Are In!
Did the Great Resignation affect chemical engineers? How has the median income of chemical engineers changed? Find out answers to these question and more.
Benefits of Knowing a Foreign Language as a Chemical Engineer
Learn how other chemical engineers benefit from even modest foreign language knowledge in the workplace and beyond.
Demystifying the Skincare Industry with Sound Science
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.
Looking Back at the Senior Design Project
Group projects are valuable learning experiences for students and young chemical engineers. Learn more about this UCLA graduate's experience.
Does Distance Learning Bring Us Closer to Education?
Some of the changes in academia that COVID made necessary seem to be here to stay — and some of them actually seem like a silver lining.
Can You Explain Years of Research in Three Minutes?
Distilling complex chemical engineering concepts into key points is essential to communicating the work we do, whether in an interview or at a cocktail party. This fall, researchers will test their skills at the first AIChE 3MT competition.
Adding Color to the World of Research
Meet a young chemical engineer who has combined her artistic and chemical engineering skills to help introduce children and others to STEM concepts.