Public Affairs & Information Committee (PAIC)

Senate Testimony on Mission & Role of Chemical Safety Board (CSB)

L to R: Chris Jahn, CEO, American Chemistry Council; Shakeel Kadri, CEO & Executive Director, CCPS; Steve Sallman, Assistant Director of USW Health, Safety, & Environment

On Wednesday, January 29, Shakeel H. Kadri, Executive Director & CEO of AIChE's Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)^® testified before the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works on the mission and role of the Chemical Safety Board (CSB).

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AIChE Supports Coalition to Support Open Science

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has joined more than 125 scientific societies and journal publishers to urgently warn the Trump administration not to move forward with a rumored executive order that would make all papers produced by federally funded research immediately free to the public.

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Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) ChE in Context Articles

• "ChE in Context: The Plastics Circular Economy" by Mary Ellen Ternes and Jeffrey Seay
• "The ChE in Context: Managing Your Career and Reputation: The Criticality of Ethics" by Deborah Grubbe
• "The ChE in Context: How Important Are Professional Credentials and Licenses?" by Deborah Grubbe
• "The ChE in Context: AIChE’s Aids to Information Exchange" by Evelyn Fairman and Phil Westmoreland
• "The ChE in Context: AIChE Updates Its Climate Change Policy Statement" by Phil Westmoreland and Mary Ellen Ternes
• "The ChE in Context: PAIC Reorganizes to Pursue AIChE’s Strategic Objectives" by Nada Marie Anid 
• "The ChE in Context: Perspectives on Industrial Water Reuse" by Yoram Cohen
• "The ChE in Context: Member Voices Shaping AIChE’s Climate Change Policy" by Mary Ellen Ternes
• "The ChE in Context: Educating the Future Advanced Manufacturing Workforce" by Nada Marie Anid
• "The ChE in Context: Your Voice and Role in Public Outreach" by Evelyn Fairman and Phil Westmoreland
• "The ChE in Context: The food-Energy-Water Nexus: An Engineering and Public Policy Priority" by Nada Marie Anid and Dale L. Keairns

AIChE Climate Change Policy Statement

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2019 AIChE Wise Interns

This year's WISE interns are from Bucknell University and the University of South Carolina

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PAIC is tasked with:

• broadening AIChE's activities and providing consistent information flow to and from federal government representatives on technical issues where chemical engineering expertise is needed
• providing the various Institute groups (divisions, forums, and industry technology groups) and members with information on issues under consideration by public officials
• guiding members and local sections in their interactions with state and local government and, when asked, providing leadership on local issues that can have a broader impact 
• developing internship and fellowship opportunities for AIChE members in public policy positions
• providing information on issues at the international level, and
• working more closely with sister organizations in the evolving global economy.