EdDiv Announcements - May 2017

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1. EDUCATION DIVISION PROGRAMMING – ABSTRACTS UNDER REVIEW

Our session chairs are working hard this month, reviewing and arranging submissions to create a fantastic program for the Education Division at the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting (10/29 to 11/3 in Minneapolis, MN). About 90 abstracts were submitted to our 15+ oral sessions, 3 poster sessions, and 6 workshops. Start making your travel plans today!

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2.  EDUCATION DIVISION WEBINARS RECORDINGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE & FREE

Previously recorded Education Division webinars are being archived on the AIChE Academy. The links are below or can be found by searching ‘Education Division’ from the AIChE Academy’s home page. Education Division members should select Checkout and ‘click here to purchase the content with money’. After logging in, the price as an Education Division Member is $0. All other AIChE members can purchase the content using their credits, so the content is free and should be accessible to all interested faculty, students, and engineers interested in chemical engineering education.

Education Division Webinar: Concept Warehouse

Education Division Webinar: Zybooks Interactive Textbook for Material and Energy Balances

Education Division Webinar: Chemical Engineering Mobile Apps

The fourth webinar on teaching teamwork using games will be posted in the coming weeks.

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3.  CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: PROCESS SAFETY WORKSHOPS

The AIChE Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative is offering several faculty workshops this summer. These workshops will assist faculty to add essential process safety content to their courses. Participation is designed to help with ABET accreditation and student recruiting. Multiple faculty members from a department are welcome to attend. Planned workshops are:

·         Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX:  June 12 - 15

·         Wacker Chemical, Charleston, TN:  July 17 - 20

·         ADM, Decatur, IL:  July 24 - 27

·         Chevron, Richmond, CA:  August 14 - 17

·         Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India: September 5 – 7

·         LyondellBasell, location/date TBA

The workshops are provided free - attendees only need to pay for travel to/from the workshop. The cost of the hotel and meals during the workshop is covered. More information, including how to register, is available at the AIChE website: https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/conferences/events/faculty-workshops

Please contact Dan Crowl at crowl@mtu.edu with questions. 

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4. CORRECTION: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESOURCE

Note: the url that was provided in the April announcements did not link properly. A corrected link is included here.

Professor John M. Prausnitz of the University of California-Berkely would like to share an online collection of downloadable case studies, The Leonardo Project, openly available for use in classes:

To relate chemistry and chemical engineering to humanities, social science and our prevailing culture, the Leonardo Project provides short reports on a variety of topics where chemical technology intersects with society. To enhance relevance, Professors of Chemistry or Chemical Engineering may wish to use one or more of these reports for inclusion in lectures that they give in their regular courses.

Reports may be downloaded at http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/leonardo-project/   

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5. SUBMITTING ED-DIV ANNOUNCEMENTS

To submit an EdDiv announcement, please prepare a maximum of a 2-3 paragraph description including any relevant URLs and contact information as well as a subject line. Do not include any attachments. Email this information to Katie Cadwell <kdcadwel@syr.edu> with the email heading “For EdDiv Announcements.” Announcements will be sent out near the beginning of each month.  Each announcement will be included once, unless otherwise requested. Announcements will also be recorded on the Division website: http://www.aiche.org/community/sites/divisions-forums/education-division .

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