Events

The AIChE STS Young Professionals group invites you to a night out at the Houston Astros game on Friday, July 14th ! Come out and see the hottest team in baseball when our home down Astros take on the Minnesota Twins, 7:10 PM at Minute Maid Park. The cost of attending is only $25 per person, which...Read more

This month, we're moving the First Friday Networking Lunch to the second Friday of the month to avoid the holiday shuffle. Join us on July 14th when Mickey Reeves, Program Director at CH2M, will lead us on a discussion about Why Networking is Still Relevant. July's networking lunch will be held on...Read more

2017 ANNUAL STS-AIChE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TRIP 6:00 PM, SATURDAY, JUNE 24 REGISTRATION IS FULL. The Trip has been moved from June 3rd to June 24th. If you will not be able to come on the trip on June 24, please contact Yurika Diaz, the STS-AIChE Treasurer, for a refund to your credit card. Her...Read more

Are you discouraged, frustrated and demoralized in your job search? This is likely to be your experience if you’ve been relying on online job postings and outdated resume formats to get results, as many do. Did you know that a large percentage of all available jobs are not posted anywhere? Or that...Read more

May 04, 2017 Dinner Presentation: Good Engineering Practice for Emergency Relief System Design Schedule 5:30PM - 6:30PM Workshops 6:00PM - 7:00PM Social/Networking Time 7:00PM - 8:00PM Dinner 8:00PM - 9:30PM Dinner Presentation/Speaker Abstract Pressure Relief Systems are designed to protect...Read more

The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON A Short Course APPLICATIONS OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS May 1-5, 2017 We are pleased to announce the next presentation of our short course "Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis" for May 1 – 5, 2017. The course is organized...Read more

The First Friday Networking Lunch series is springing into April with Mr. Mark Lockhart, P.E. from Burns & McDonnell speaking about how to conduct a job search. Mr. Lockhart has experienced being “surplus” and “laid-off’ twice in his career. Both times have led him to develop best practices...Read more

March 02, 2017 Dinner Presentation: Port of Houston: State of the Port, Global Trade and Environmental Stewardship Schedule 5:30PM - 6:30PM Workshops 6:00PM - 7:00PM Social/Networking Time 7:00PM - 8:00PM Dinner 8:00PM - 9:30PM Dinner Presentation/Speaker Abstract The Port of Houston is a 25-mile-...Read more

Workshop #1 Title: Creating a Winning Resume Speaker : Mark Friedman, Ph.D Abstract: The resume is one of the most important documents in a job search. Yet many people fail to get enough mileage from it. First and foremost, a resume is your ticket to an interview. In that sense, a resume is like a...Read more

Science Fair special award judging will be conducted on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Athletics/Alumni Center at the University of Houston. Two parking lots, 20A and 20C, have been set aside for free parking. We ask our participating judges to arrive at 12:30 for...Read more

February 02, 2017 Dinner Presentation: Biological Wastewater Treatment in the Chemical Industry Schedule 5:30PM - 6:30PM Workshops 6:00PM - 7:00PM Social/Networking Time 7:00PM - 8:00PM Dinner 8:00PM - 9:30PM Dinner Presentation/Speaker Abstract Over the last half century the treatment of...Read more

STS is seeking volunteers for Career Day at First Colony Middle School (in Sugar Land) on Thursday, January 26, 2017 . This event serves 8 th graders, providing information on career opportunities and the high school and college courses needed to pursue those careers. The event runs from 8:30 a.m...Read more

Date Topic Instructor Jan 20 Introduction; Mass/Energy Balances & Thermo I Dale Embry Jan 27 Mass/Energy Balances & Thermodynamics II (3) Dale Embry/Gary Gildert Feb 3 Thermodynamics III (1); Fluid Mechanics I (2) Dale Embry Todd Willman; Carol Schmidt Feb 10 Fluid Mechanics II (3) Todd...Read more

January 12, 2017 Dinner Presentation: Improving Operational Resilience Using Dynamic Simulation Bronze Sponsor Schedule 6:00PM - 7:00PM Social/Networking Time 7:00PM - 8:00PM Dinner 8:00PM - 9:30PM Dinner Presentation/Speaker Abstract Resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to...Read more

Welcome to the First Friday Networking Lunch in 2017! January's networking lunch will be held on Friday, January 6th from 11:30AM - 1PM at the Café on the Lake in the Omni Hotel at Westside (13210 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77079). The Café lunch menu ranges from $8 to $15, and the South Texas...Read more

STS invites you to a night on the water for our end-of-year social on Thursday, December 1st ! Sponsored by the YPs but open to all members, the event will include a buffet-style dinner, drink ticket, and a leisurely cruise around Clear Lake, Kemah, and Galveston Bay. The cost is subsidized to $35...Read more

The AIChE STS Season Pass was a success during 2016 as over 25 of our AICHE STS members took advantage of its benefits. These benefits include: - One price to attend all eight monthly dinner meetings for the price of seven - No need to register in advance for each dinner meeting - Your own...Read more

The South Texas Section is happy to announce the beginning of the "First Friday " networking lunch series. This is a networking event to bring together engineers who are seeking to improve their employment situation , with experienced industry management and professionals. The first lunch will be...Read more

PSM Workshop PSM/RMP Auditing – Compliance, Best Practices, and the Future Abstract Do you want to know more about (1) why good PSM/RMP auditing is important, (2) what you can be cited for by OSHA/EPA, (3) how to perform good audits, and/or (4) possible future requirements? Then this presentation...Read more

Sept 8, 2016 Dinner Presentation: Increasing Refinery Flexibility through Technology and Innovation Thanks to our Gold Sponsor Schedule 5:30PM - 6:30PM Workshops 6:00PM - 7:00PM Social/Networking Time 7:00PM - 8:00PM Dinner 8:00PM - 9:30PM Dinner Presentation/Speaker Abstract When people hear the...Read more

UEFA Workshop Visualizing Oil Flow Processes Using Microfluidic Devices Abstract Asphaltene deposition is a common cause of significant flow assurance problems in wellbores and production equipment as well as near-wellbore regions in oil reservoirs. My lab has generated micromodels, which are...Read more

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT The AIChE STS Young Professionals group invites you to a night out at the Houston Astros game on Friday, July 22nd ! The game against the LA Angels starts at 7:10 PM at Minute Maid Park. The cost of attending is only $25 per person, which covers your bullpen seat. You are more...Read more

PSM Workshop Title Conduct of Operations Workshop – “Walk the Line” Speaker Donald W. (Don) Abrahamson, Abrahamson Consulting LLC, Owner Abstract Conduct of Operations (ConOps) is one of the 20 Risk Based Process Safety elements from the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS). ConOps is about...Read more

Join STS for their April monthly meeting and come early to take part in the Texas Industrial Energy Management Forum.Read more

Update on Seasons Pass for Remaining part of 2016 We thank all those individuals who were seasons pass holders for 2016. We thank you for your support. As our 2016 season comes to a close we want to remind all those considering to be a seasons pass member that immediately the STS-AIChE Seasons Pass...Read more

We are pleased to host a networking event at our Houston office as part of our Chemical/Engineering Opportunities (C/EO) program. The C/EO program is designed to help professionals by providing workshops, networking events, and resources to guide them in their careers. This networking event will...Read more

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September 10, 2015 Dinner Presentation: Seven Steps to Troubleshoot a Reactor Location Pelazzio Banquet Hall Speakers Gary Gildert, BASc., PEng., MBA, Johnson Matthey, William Mixon, Tracerco AT THE DOOR PRICES WILL REMAIN UNTIL DINNER THURSDAY NIGHT Schedule 5:30PM - 6:30PM Workshops 6:00PM - 7:...Read more

Speaker: George Hartmann, Texas Board of Professional Engineers Title: Ethics- Joint Meeting with IEEE Location: Pelazzio 12121 Westheimer Road Houston, Texas 77077Read more

Management Workshop Brief Overview of Project Management Principles Speaker: Teresa Jurgens-Kowal, PhD, PE Abstract: Whether you are a supervisor or team leader new to project management, or an experienced manager, you will want to refresh your understanding of the important tools and techniques...Read more