If you’ve participated in a Young Professional Advisory Board (YPAB) conference call recently, you are sure to have heard discussion about the status of the Young Professional Committee (YPC) by-laws. What you may not understand, however, is why YPAB is working to become a committee and what it will mean to you as a member or potential member of YPAB/YPC.

Since 2002, the South Texas Section of AIChE Young Professionals (STS-AIChE YP) has provided recent chemical engineering graduates the opportunity to participate in social, educational, and service events.

The DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just released a tsunami of useful data – but one tool can help wade through some of it. NREL's new interactive geospatial app allows anyone to easily and accurately map potential renewable energy resources throughout the United States directly from a Web browser.

Along with advances in materials science – providing the world's strongest rope – and new kinds of wind-propulsion technology (kites), we may be about to see a second golden age of wind-assisted shipping. Watch the video in the upper right window.

Google is inviting students aged 13-18 to put their inquisitive nature to the test and pose their most pressing questions about the world around them and answer them with a scientific approach.

Located in the heart of the revitalized oil-rich Permian Basin, just five miles from west Texas, dusty and dry H

Register today for AIChE’s Online Career Fair and begin to search through job postings and apply for positions now, before the online event takes place on March 20-21, 2012.