East Tennessee Local Section

driven by employees of Eastman Chemical Company, which is one of the largest chemical company in the U.S. and has over 500 chemical engineers at its headquarters in Kingsport, Tennessee.  Additioally, many of our members work for other local employers as well including BWXT Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) in Erwin, Tennessee, Domtar Kingsport Packaging Mill, and BAE Systems (Holston Army Ammunition Plant) in Kingsport.

Our section has monthly programs (with the exception of July and December).  Most Monthly Programs are held at Noon and are in a Hybrid(In-Person/Microsoft Teams) or Virtiual Only (Microsoft Teams) Format. Also, there are occasional plant tours and evening socials as well.  The local section offers a review course for the professional engineer’s exam and sponsors continuing education classes as well.

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