Mar 15, 2019 AIChE Foundation’s Minority Serving Institute Grant Recipients The AIChE Foundation supported the travel of 28 AIChE undergraduate student members from Minority Serving Institutes (MSI) to attend the 2018 AICE Annual Student Conference in P
Mar 11, 2019 Air Products' Donation Advances AIChE’s LGBTQ+ & Allies Endowment In 2018, Air Products became the first corporate donor for the LGBTQ+ & Allies endowment fund. The gift was arranged by Dr.
Mar 08, 2019 The Good Food Institute: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Allison Berke, Liz Specht, and Elliot Swartz of the Good Food Institute, and learn more about the development of plant-based and cell-based meat products.
Feb 22, 2019 Advancing Diversity and Inclusion at the 2019 Spring Meeting Help celebrate and advance inclusiveness by attending societal impact sessions at this year's spring meeting.
Feb 06, 2019 AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Nine Projects The AIChE Foundation is pleased to announce the following initiatives have been awarded grants for the 2019 first cycle of funding.
Feb 06, 2019 Deborah Grubbe and James Porter: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Deborah Grubbe and James Porter, and learn how to use strategies for adding purpose to both your career and retirement goals.
Jan 17, 2019 Rising Stars Shine at AIChE Workshop to Empower Women in Engineering More than fifty exceptional women from companies around the world participated at a Leadership Workshop for Rising Star Women in Engineering.
Jan 11, 2019 LyondellBasell Safety Experts Advance Best Practices LyondellBasell one of world’s the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, teamed up with AIChE and CCPS hosting Chemical Engineering professors from arou
Jan 09, 2019 Christine Seymour – Investing in the Future AIChE Past President and Fellow, Christine Seymour, has made a tremendous personal commitment to the future of the profession by gifting one year of AIChE Young Professional mem
Dec 19, 2018 Happy Holidays from the AIChE Foundation Thank you for your support. Your generosity has been the driving force to advancing the chemical engineering profession and positively impacting our global society.
Dec 10, 2018 Daniel Crowl, Andre Da Costa, and Teressa Szelest: Doing a World of Good In this episode, you'll meet Daniel Crowl, Andre Da Costa, and Teressa Szelest, three individuals committed to the improvement of process safety.
Dec 10, 2018 Shaping the Future: Innovating Solutions to Address Industry and Society’s ... On October 28th, 2018, in conjunction with AIChE’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, the AIChE Foundation hosted its fifth Corporate Council and Industry Leaders For
Dec 05, 2018 Congratulations to the Inaugural John C. Chen Endowment Recipients Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, Dean of Engineering at the University of California, Davis had the opportunity during the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh to speak with Donna B
Dec 05, 2018 Building Respectful and Inclusive Cultures On Monday, October 29th 2018, at the 2018 AIChE Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, The AIChE Foundation in partnership with Chevron co-hosted a session titled “Conscious Inclusion
Nov 15, 2018 Celebrating Women in Chemical Engineering AIChE's Women’s Initiatives Committee (WIC) commemorated it’s 20th anniversary with a day-long special symposium at the Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh.
Nov 12, 2018 AIChE LGBTQ+ Student Ice Cream Social On Saturday, October 27th at the 2018 AIChE Annual Student Conference in Pittsburgh the AIChE Foundation hosted the inaugural AIChE LGBTQ+ Ice Cream Social for students.
Nov 09, 2018 A Hurricane Can’t Stop Students From Learning On September 22-23, 2018 thirty students from North Carolina State University came together after a week of canceled classes due to Hurricane Florence and a stack of extra assignments to learn about process safety.
Oct 17, 2018 Sujata Bhatia, Jonathan Galarraga, and Nick Martin: Doing a World of Good In this episode, you'll meet Sujata Bhatia, Jonathan Galarraga, and Nick Martin, three individuals focused on expanding educational outcomes for the profession of chemical engineering.
Oct 04, 2018 Chemours Young Engineers Highlight What They Wished They Had Learned As An ... This past August, Chemours welcomed 17 faculty members from around the globe at their manufacturing site in Fayetteville, NC for a three-day process safety workshop.
Oct 01, 2018 Check out a Diversity and Inclusivity Session at the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting Research shows that workplace diversity can increase creativity, innovation, enhance decision making, and boost productivity.
Sep 26, 2018 WIC 20th Anniversary Symposium: Celebrating Women in Chemical Engineering AIChE and the AIChE Foundation are delighted to announce the
Sep 25, 2018 AIChE Foundation Newsletter We are pleased to announce the AIChE Foundation newsletter which celebrate
Sep 20, 2018 Tony Butterfield, Stephanie Farrell, and Gayle Gibson: Doing a World of Good In this episode, you'll meet Tony Butterfield, Stephanie Farrell, and Gayle Gibson, three of our members focused on raising awareness, offering support, and creating dialog for issues relevant to LGBTQ+ individuals within our profession.
Sep 11, 2018 Lady De La Via, Doing a World of Good The AIChE Foundation recently met with Lady De La Via, Reliability Engineer at Schlumberger. In 2010, Lady graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S.
Aug 27, 2018 Amita Gupta and Sujata Bhatia: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Amita Gupta and Sujata Bhatia, two fascinating women using their considerable talents to help radically transform the medical and public health sectors.
Aug 15, 2018 BASF Hosts First Faculty Workshop on Process Safety As a Founders’ Circle member of our Doing a World of Good campaign, BASF recently hosted their first process safety workshop to better educate faculty and provide an in-depth lo
Aug 10, 2018 AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Five Diverse Projects The AIChE Foundation is pleased to announce the following five initiatives have been awarded grants for the 2018 second cycle of funding.
Jul 24, 2018 Nance Dicciani, Ruby Chandy, Kim Ann Mink, and Suzanne Rowland: Doing a World of ... In this episode of the Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Nance Dicciani, Ruby Chandy, Kim Ann Mink, and Suzanne Rowland, women who have contributed to the advancement of both chemical engineering and the business world. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Jul 10, 2018 Gift from Eric Reiner Helps Launch LGBTQ+ & Allies Initiative Eric S. Reiner, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a retired managing director at UBS AG (the Swiss bank), has kicked off the fundraising for AIChE’s new LGBTQ+ & Allies Initiative with a $50,000 donation.
Jun 29, 2018 Diversity and Inclusion Session, Breaking the Unconscious Bias Habit Thanks to the generous donors of the Doing a World of Good campaign, the AIChE Foundation funded the Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace sessions at the 2018 Spring
Jun 07, 2018 Gilda Barabino, Christine Grant, and Paula Hammond: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Gilda Barabino, Christine Grant, and Paula Hammond, all of whom are active in AIChE’s Minority Affairs Committee. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes. This podcast is supported by a generous donation from Raj & Kamla Gupta.
May 16, 2018 S. Shariq Yosufzai Speaks with Mark Vergnano about the Values Behind Chemours’ ... Mark Vergnano, president and CEO of Chemours, sat down with S. Shariq Yosufzai to discuss some of themes from his AGILE keynote.
May 11, 2018 Kelly Barb and John Cirucci: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Kelly Barb and John Cirucci, co-chairs of AIChE's Global Social Initiatives Committee, a working group dedicated to promoting volunteerism and social action within the organization. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes. This podcast is supported by a generous donation from Raj & Kamla Gupta.
May 01, 2018 International Student Chapter Leadership Development Travel Grants Annually, through the Doing a World of Good campaign, the AIChE Foundation provides travel grants to dynamic students from around the globe.
Apr 24, 2018 AIChE Chemical Engineering For Good (ACE4G) Challenge "How chemical engineering can be applied to solve world problems on a micro scale"
Apr 03, 2018 Championing the Foundation and Doing a World of Good Last year, Syamal and Susmita Poddar announced a matching gift challenge — offering to match dollar for dollar up to $20,000 all donations made to the Institute’s Annual Fund during year-end.
Mar 15, 2018 AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Seven Dynamic Projects The AIChE Foundation is pleased to announce that seven AIChE initiatives have been awarded grants in the amount of $90,000 for the 2018 first cycle of funding.
Mar 13, 2018 Advancing Inclusiveness at 2018 Spring Meeting Help celebrate and advance inclusiveness by attending societal impact sessions at this year's spring meeting.
Feb 21, 2018 Jakari Jackson: Minority Serving Institutions’ Student Travel Grant Winner In this interview, Jakari shares his drive and enthusiasm for “giving back knowledge” to young kids by helping them learn and explore the great opportunities in STEM.
Jan 16, 2018 LyondellBasell’s Industry-Led Workshop to Learn Process Safety Best Practices LyondellBasell, one of world’s the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, along with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), teamed up to teach colleg
Jan 15, 2018 2017 Industry Leaders Forum, Advancing Diversity & Inclusion On Thursday, November 30th the AIChE Foundation held its Corporate Council and Industry Leaders Forum to address the most pressing challenges facing the chemical engi
Jan 12, 2018 Gerry Lessells Makes a Major Gift to Support the Henry T. Brown Endowment for ... The AIChE Foundation had the honor of talking with Gerry Lessells, a pioneering driver and advocate for diversity, to learn more about what inspired his generous $50,000 matching gift to support the education of under-represented minority chemical engineers.
Dec 27, 2017 Individuals from around the globe joined #AllforGood For the first time since the AIChE Foundation Doing a World of Good campaign’s launch, every meeting attendee had the opportunity to join the cause and have some fun at the Foundation’s #AllforGood wall.
Dec 20, 2017 Happy Holidays from the AIChE Foundation Thank you for your support. Your generosity has been the driving force to advancing the chemical engineering profession and positively impacting our global society.&nb
Dec 05, 2017 AIChE® 35 Under 35 Award At the 2017 Annual AIChE Meeting in Minneapolis, AIChE and the Young Professionals Committee (YPC) recognized and celebrated 35 outstanding young professional AIC
Nov 14, 2017 Henry Brown on the Future of Chemical Engineering Education Henry Brown is one of the original advocates for under-represented minority chemical engineers in AIChE. AIChE's Gordon Ellis sat down with him to discuss the endowment in his name and the future of chemical engineering education.
Oct 23, 2017 Kelly Barb: Making an Impact in Humanitarian Development Kelly Barb shares an inspirational story of how volunteering can make a difference across the world.
Oct 18, 2017 Check Out A Foundation Supported Session at Annual Thanks to the generous support of our loyal donors to the Annual Fund, the AIChE Foundation sponsored the following sessions at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.
Oct 13, 2017 The Fogler Endowment Student Donation Challenge We are asking Scott’s students to come together toward a “donation challenge” in support of the H. Scott Fogler AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition® First Place Prize Endowment.
Oct 04, 2017 ADM Host Process Safety Faculty Workshop Demonstrating their commitment to safety and ethical practice, Archer Daniels Midland Company hosted their 2nd annual - three-day workshop to train university faculty in pro
Sep 21, 2017 Fuel the Future of STEM What would today’s world look like without the contributions of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)? It’s almost unfathomable.
Sep 14, 2017 Greg Yeo: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Greg Yeo who talks about how "grit" has impacted his role as Chief Engineer at ExxonMobil Chemical Company.
Aug 15, 2017 Cato Laurencin: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Cato Laurencin who talks about his work in regenerative engineering. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Aug 11, 2017 Glenn Taylor inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers Past AIChE Executive Director and Past Board of Trustees Chair, Glenn was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers by the McKetta Department of Chemica
Aug 08, 2017 S. Shariq Yosufzai Recieves 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Shariq was honored at the 16th Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Gala in New York City on June 20.
Jul 14, 2017 Dow is Doing Good & Exceeding Expectations For the second year in a row, Dow hosted a highly successful Faculty Workshop in Freeport, TX.
Jul 13, 2017 Together, we are changing the world. In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Frances Arnold who talks about her work in directed evolution. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Jun 30, 2017 AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Twelve Distinct Projects We are pleased to announce that the AIChE Foundation has awarded 12 project grants for the second funding cycle of 2017. Bi-annually, the AIChE Foundation invites Operating
May 17, 2017 Scott D. Love: Being the Best Process Engineer You Can Be Earlier this fall and at the Spring meeting, the AIChE Foundation had a chance to sit down with Scott Love and learn more about how his passion for process engineering and how A
May 16, 2017 Purdue Professor Invests in Young Professionals' Future A chemical engineering professor at Purdue University is taking an extracurricular step to send his school’s new ChE graduates on a prosperous career path.
May 11, 2017 An Interview with Syamal Poddar, 2016 Philanthropist of the Year Director of Development Stephanie Viola talks with Syamal Poddar, Vice Chair of the Fellows Council, Trustee, and recipient of the 2016 Philanthropist of the Year Award, to hear his insights and reflections on giving back.
May 01, 2017 Virginia Tech and the University of Delaware Host Student Process Safety Boot ... Process Safety Boot Camps provide students with an overview of basic concepts in process safety extending beyond the classroom and help prepare students for their careers in industry.
Apr 13, 2017 2017 AGILE Award Recipient John Televantos Delivers Keynote at AIChE Spring ... John Televantos, a partner at Arsenal Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm, received the 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Government and In
Mar 10, 2017 International Student Chapter Leadership Development Travel Grant As part of the Doing a World of Good campaign, the AIChE Foundation funded five students from around the world were recipients of an International Student Chapte
Mar 10, 2017 Engineers without Borders and Travel Grant Winners As part of its Doing a World of Good campaign, the AIChE Foundation funded two global engagement programs for student leaders at the Annual Student Conference in San Francisco l
Mar 09, 2017 Disability Unity Community Convocation In Fall 2016, AIChE’s ChemEs with Disabilities Task Force, an offshoot of the Institute’s Societal Impact Operating Council, extended its outreach across professional discipline
Feb 21, 2017 A Remarkable Year of Empowering Good In 2016, the AIChE Foundation advanced its mission to make the world a better and safer place through chemical engineering. Thanks to our generous supporters we are demonstrating our dedication to doing a world of good.
Feb 14, 2017 AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Seven Transformative Projects The AIChE Foundation is pleased to announce that seven AIChE initiatives have been awarded grants for the 2017 first cycle of funding.
Jan 24, 2017 Disability as a Creative, Ingenious, and Interesting Force The AIChE Foundation helped support and develop the institute's first Disability Unity Convocation to raise awareness within the AIChE community regarding the needs and contributions of members with disabilities.
Jan 20, 2017 WACKER Chemical Corporation Supports AIChE's Global Process Safety ... WACKER has made a multi-year commitment in support of AIChE’s global Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative.
Dec 07, 2016 Chevron's Cynthia Murphy-Ortega on Women in Chemical Engineering Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, portfolio manager with University Partnerships and Association Relations of Chevron Corporation, gave the keynote address at the Women's Initiati
Nov 30, 2016 AIChE and Innovation in Chemical Engineering This film celebrates innovators—bioengineers, chemical engineers, energy and sustainability professionals—creating solutions to make life better.
Nov 16, 2016 Eastman Advances AIChE Process Safety Education Initiative Eastman makes a leadership gift to support the AIChE Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative.
Nov 14, 2016 Dow's Fitterling: Why It's the Best Time to Be a Chemical Engineer Watch Jim Fitterling, COO of The Dow Chemical Company, expand on the main points of his speech at the 2016 Annual Student Conference "The Best Time to Be a Chemical Engineer."
Nov 04, 2016 Shariq Yosufzai: Doing a World of Good In the third episode of the AIChE-Doing a World of Good podcast series you'll meet Shariq Yosufzai, Chevron’s Vice President for Global Diversity, Ombuds, and University Relations. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Oct 13, 2016 David Eckhardt Discusses His Endowment Gift Supporting Northeast Region Fellow and long-time AIChE member and supporter, David Eckhardt sat down with AIChE's senior communications specialist Gordon Ellis to discuss his very generous endowment gift to support AIChE’s Northeast Regional conference.
Oct 11, 2016 Ed Cussler: Doing a World of Good In the second episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast features Ed Cussler, Distinguished Institute professor at the University of Minnesota. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Sep 09, 2016 Raj Gupta: Doing a World of Good In the first of the AIChE-Doing a World of Good podcast series Raj Gupta, shares a captivating story of his personal and professional journey to become a leader in the chemical industry. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Sep 08, 2016 Cargill: On a Journey To Do A World of Good Process Safety Management is certainly not new to Cargill. However, according to Cargill’s Vice President for Environment Health & Safety, Al Johnson, “Collaborating w
Aug 17, 2016 AIChE Institute Lecture renamed in honor of thermodynamics pioneer John M. ... The chemical engineering community, as well as several organizations that employ chemical engineers, has come together under the auspices of the AIChE Foundation — the philanthr
Aug 11, 2016 Endowment Donors Find Personal Meaning in Giving AIChE members find meaningful ways to express their dedication to the Institute and chemical engineering profession through their endowment gifts.
Aug 10, 2016 Archer Daniels Midland Doing a World of Good by Educating the Educators On July 26th, 24 chemical engineering faculty members from 20 universities joined process safety leaders from ADM and the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) in
Jul 19, 2016 AIChE Foundation Summer Grants Awarded We are pleased to announce that the AIChE Foundation has awarded 5 project grants for the summer funding cycle.
Jul 19, 2016 Shaping Students into Future Leaders Over the last few years, the Fuels and Petrochemicals Division has hosted annual K-12 OutReach Programs in San Antonio, New Orleans, Austin an
Jun 02, 2016 Educating the next generation of chemical engineers AIChE and the Center for Chemical Process Safety, (CCPS) conducted a two-day Mini-Process Safety Boot Camp with chemical engineering students at the University of California, Be
May 11, 2016 Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative AIChE recognizes that the best way to lead the way to a safer world is through transforming Chemical Engineering Education.
Apr 25, 2016 Announcing Doing a World of Good Campaign Co-Chairs The AIChE Foundation announces Jim Fitterling, president and chief operating officer of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), and John Y.
Apr 18, 2016 2016 AGILE Award Recipient, Andreas C. Kramvis Delivers Keynote at AIChE Spring ... The AIChE Foundation congratulates Andreas C.
Mar 30, 2016 2015: Thank you for doing a world of good! 2015 was a record-breaking year for the AIChE Foundation thanks to the generosity and support of over 3,431 loyal donors.
Mar 04, 2016 Gerald Lessells In 1968, Gerry Lessells initiated AIChE's effort to raise the profile of minority engineers in the Institute and the profession.
Feb 25, 2016 2015 WIC Travel Grant Award Winners Enabling more women to attend an AIChE conference provides a valuable opportunity to advance their professional development via networking, shared resources, and increased visib
Feb 03, 2016 Kate Ziemer on the Importance of Process Safety Education Kate Ziemer, Professor of Northeastern University talks with CCPS's Shakeel Kadri about importance of process safety education and how CCPS's initiatives are shaping safety culture for both students and faculty.
Feb 03, 2016 AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Eleven Innovative Initiatives Thanks to the generous support of Annual Fund donors, the AIChE Foundation has awarded over $75,000 in grants to 11 innovative initiatives.
Jan 22, 2016 Sangtae Kim The AIChE Foundation met with Sangtae “Sang” Kim, AIChE Trustee and Fellow, to discuss his passion for chemical engineering, philanthropy, and the Eureka moment he had last year which solved a 140 year-old problem in fluid mechanics.
Jan 13, 2016 Engineering Diversity and Inclusion Summit Attendees at AIChE’s 2015 Annual Meeting helped plan the next-steps in the Institute’s work to advance inclusiveness in chemical engineering profession, at a summit devoted to better serving the Institute’s multi-faceted membership.
Jan 06, 2016 Peter Schwalbenberg The AIChE Foundation caught up with Peter Schwalbenberg, AIChE young professional to discuss his profession, personal aspirations and involvement in the Institute.
Dec 15, 2015 Recognizing Philanthropic Leadership The 9th Annual Foundation Donor Recognition Dinner took place on Sunday, November 8th, at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City.
Dec 11, 2015 Interviews with Pioneers of Diversity Interviews with some of MAC’s most prominent leaders and advocates: James Wei, Henry Brown, Otis Shelton, Lance Collins, Christine Grant, and Gerry Lessells.