Young Professionals Community Share Young Professional (YP) members are a vital and active group of AIChE members. AIChE Young Professionals are: Under the age of 35 and have graduated from an undergraduate institution, Those new to the working world, Masters or PhD students, Those looking for a career in chemical engineering post-graduation, and Those who have been working for a few years and starting to advance in their careers. The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) works to increase participation among Young Professionals in AIChE benefits, services and volunteer opportunities. The committee Serves as an intermediary between undergraduate students moving into the next phase of their professional or academic careers, Creates technical and social programming for YP's at AIChE conferences, Provides leadership opportunities for YP members to develop new initiatives within AIChE, Supports sub-sections of local sections that hold events especially geared toward YP's, Supports and vocalizes the needs of YP's within the Institute, and Helps define the future of AIChE and the chemical engineering profession. Interested in getting involved? E-mail ypc@aiche.org for more information. Take advantage of your AIChE member benefits Upcoming Events Young Professionals Social at the 2019 Annual Meeting Sunday, November 10, 2019, 8:00pm-10:00pm EST Posted by Monica Mellinger This event, hosted by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC), is a great opportunity to network with a diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed environment before the Annual Meeting gets started. Tickets can be purchased through your conference registration as a ticketed event, at the...Read more Recent Events Young Professionals' Social at the 2017 Annual Meeting Sunday, October 29, 2017, 8:00pm-10:30pm CDT Posted by Monica Mellinger The Young Professionals' Social will be taking place at Lumber Exchange: 10 S 5th St #300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 This event, hosted by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC), is a great opportunity to network with a diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed environment. For the first...Read more Young Professionals Mixer at the 2017 AIChE Spring Meeting Sunday, March 26, 2017, 8:00pm-10:30pm CDT Posted by Monica Mellinger This event, hosted by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC), is a great opportunity to network with a diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed environment while attending the 2017 AIChE Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety in San Antonio, TX. Enjoy drinks and...Read more See all Events Recent Activity How to Keep Your Resume up to Date While Working Posted by Monica Mellinger on September 12, 2019 - 1:04pm By: Giselle Johnston Undoubtedly, a resume is an important tool throughout your entire career. It is a record of your experience and greatest professional achievements. While working full time, it can be easy to forget about this document. After all, when you love your job, you may not see the...Read more Calling chemical engineers for the nanolight revolution Posted by Monica Mellinger on September 12, 2019 - 1:00pm By: Dan Wang , Ph.D., Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China. Luminescent nanomaterials have found many potential applications in health, energy, information and safety area. In 2016, Nature commented that...Read more 2019 AIChE Beer Brewing Competition - Register to Compete by August 9 Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:56pm Chemical engineering factors into a staggering array of products and industries. One popular, if somewhat overlooked, endeavor is homebrewing of beer — an activity that demonstrates chemical engineering in action through concepts such as fermentation, separations, heat exchange, and more. To...Read more The Importance of Daily Skills in the Workforce Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:40pm By: Bertha Elizabeth Ibarra Lopez The impact of certain skills in life can be underestimated. As a graduate or undergraduate student, it is necessary to understand the meaning and use of the word skills since it is a vital subject in life. Acquiring skills is very important in every stage of life;...Read more The Importance of Daily Skills in the Workforce Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:40pm By: Bertha Elizabeth Ibarra Lopez The impact of certain skills in life can be underestimated. As a graduate or undergraduate student, it is necessary to understand the meaning and use of the word skills since it is a vital subject in life. Acquiring skills is very important in every stage of life;...Read more The Importance of Daily Skills in the Workforce Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:40pm By: Bertha Elizabeth Ibarra Lopez The impact of certain skills in life can be underestimated. As a graduate or undergraduate student, it is necessary to understand the meaning and use of the word skills since it is a vital subject in life. Acquiring skills is very important in every stage of life;...Read more A Glimpse into the Environmental World: Reporting Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:24pm By: Thomas Leusner , Global Environmental Manager, Aerospace SBU, PPG Industries, Inc. Following the end of the first two quarters of the year, some chemical engineers working in the environmental world in facilities across the United States have finished reports for state and federal regulatory...Read more A Glimpse into the Environmental World: Reporting Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:24pm By: Thomas Leusner Following the end of the first two quarters of the year, some chemical engineers working in the environmental world in facilities across the United States have finished reports for state and federal regulatory agencies and are looking forward to the second half of the year as...Read more Steganographic watermarking for documents and files Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:14pm By: Keith McIver During our studies, we all worried about committing plagiarism by failing to give proper credit. Now that we are professionals, the boot is most often on the other leg and we are more likely to have our work stolen. Internal use only documents are protectable with hardware and...Read more
Young Professionals Social at the 2019 Annual Meeting Sunday, November 10, 2019, 8:00pm-10:00pm EST Posted by Monica Mellinger This event, hosted by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC), is a great opportunity to network with a diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed environment before the Annual Meeting gets started. Tickets can be purchased through your conference registration as a ticketed event, at the...Read more
Young Professionals' Social at the 2017 Annual Meeting Sunday, October 29, 2017, 8:00pm-10:30pm CDT Posted by Monica Mellinger The Young Professionals' Social will be taking place at Lumber Exchange: 10 S 5th St #300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 This event, hosted by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC), is a great opportunity to network with a diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed environment. For the first...Read more
Young Professionals Mixer at the 2017 AIChE Spring Meeting Sunday, March 26, 2017, 8:00pm-10:30pm CDT Posted by Monica Mellinger This event, hosted by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC), is a great opportunity to network with a diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed environment while attending the 2017 AIChE Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety in San Antonio, TX. Enjoy drinks and...Read more
How to Keep Your Resume up to Date While Working Posted by Monica Mellinger on September 12, 2019 - 1:04pm By: Giselle Johnston Undoubtedly, a resume is an important tool throughout your entire career. It is a record of your experience and greatest professional achievements. While working full time, it can be easy to forget about this document. After all, when you love your job, you may not see the...Read more
Calling chemical engineers for the nanolight revolution Posted by Monica Mellinger on September 12, 2019 - 1:00pm By: Dan Wang , Ph.D., Professor, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China. Luminescent nanomaterials have found many potential applications in health, energy, information and safety area. In 2016, Nature commented that...Read more
2019 AIChE Beer Brewing Competition - Register to Compete by August 9 Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:56pm Chemical engineering factors into a staggering array of products and industries. One popular, if somewhat overlooked, endeavor is homebrewing of beer — an activity that demonstrates chemical engineering in action through concepts such as fermentation, separations, heat exchange, and more. To...Read more
The Importance of Daily Skills in the Workforce Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:40pm By: Bertha Elizabeth Ibarra Lopez The impact of certain skills in life can be underestimated. As a graduate or undergraduate student, it is necessary to understand the meaning and use of the word skills since it is a vital subject in life. Acquiring skills is very important in every stage of life;...Read more
The Importance of Daily Skills in the Workforce Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:40pm By: Bertha Elizabeth Ibarra Lopez The impact of certain skills in life can be underestimated. As a graduate or undergraduate student, it is necessary to understand the meaning and use of the word skills since it is a vital subject in life. Acquiring skills is very important in every stage of life;...Read more
The Importance of Daily Skills in the Workforce Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:40pm By: Bertha Elizabeth Ibarra Lopez The impact of certain skills in life can be underestimated. As a graduate or undergraduate student, it is necessary to understand the meaning and use of the word skills since it is a vital subject in life. Acquiring skills is very important in every stage of life;...Read more
A Glimpse into the Environmental World: Reporting Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:24pm By: Thomas Leusner , Global Environmental Manager, Aerospace SBU, PPG Industries, Inc. Following the end of the first two quarters of the year, some chemical engineers working in the environmental world in facilities across the United States have finished reports for state and federal regulatory...Read more
A Glimpse into the Environmental World: Reporting Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:24pm By: Thomas Leusner Following the end of the first two quarters of the year, some chemical engineers working in the environmental world in facilities across the United States have finished reports for state and federal regulatory agencies and are looking forward to the second half of the year as...Read more
Steganographic watermarking for documents and files Posted by Monica Mellinger on July 25, 2019 - 12:14pm By: Keith McIver During our studies, we all worried about committing plagiarism by failing to give proper credit. Now that we are professionals, the boot is most often on the other leg and we are more likely to have our work stolen. Internal use only documents are protectable with hardware and...Read more