Attracting and Retaining the Best and the Brightest
Doing a World of Good by Attracting the Best and the Brightest
Growing up in Afghanistan, I always dreamed of understanding the world around me using the knowledge to help my people. I learned that chemical engineering would help me achieve this goal. — Sohail Ayazi, New Mexico Tech student
Attracting people who bring different backgrounds, experiences and points of view to chemical engineering, will broaden its appeal, opening the doors of opportunity all.
To achieve our goal of parity in the profession by 2050, AIChE offers programs addressing gender, racial and other imbalances by cultivating inclusion from the classroom to the boardroom.
Since the campaign launched, the AIChE Foundation invested your gifts in the following ways:
- 295 students attending 38 HBCUs were selected as FOSSI Scholars earning $10K annually for four years.
- K-12 DOW STEM Ambassador program expanded to five more universities with the launch of the Bee a ChemE national awareness campaign.
Learn more about the Doing a World of Good Campaign.
Together, we can do a world of good.
AIChE recognizes its corporate donors and individual donors for their tremendous support.
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FOSSI Hits HBCU Campus
On January 18th, the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) hosted its first on-campus visit with 42 FOSSI scholars and 15 corporate sponsors at Howard University campus for lunch and a networking session. This was the first opportunity for in-person interaction between scholars and sponsors, who are eager to attend more of these gatherings in the future.
What Inspired You to Be a ChE? Students Share their Stories at the 2022 Annual ...
At the 2022 AIChE Annual Student Conference, students shared what inspired them to become chemical engineers, revealing how the field provides a source of fulfillment, security, and opportunity.