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Celebrating the Minority Affairs Committee’s 30th Anniversary with New Awards

May 13, 2021
May 25, 2021

AIChE is accepting nominations for three new named awards that honor the founding members of its Minority Affairs Committee (MAC).

Bounce Back from a Career Challenge: Pandemic Fallout Edition

May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021

Has the pandemic caused a career setback or undesirable job situation? Regroup and rebuild with these career tips to turn a seeming roadblock into an opportunity.

LGBTQ+ & Allies Young Professionals Panel Discussion

May 12, 2021
June 3, 2021

Celebrate Pride Month by hearing from some of the LGBTQ+ individuals and allies in our profession. Also, learn more about how you can get involved in AIChE’s initiatives for LGBTQ+ members and allies.

What Keeps Chemical Engineers Busy in Their Spare Time?

May 12, 2021
June 29, 2021

Many chemical engineers have passions that occupy their leisure time, and often these pursuits draw on their science training. Learn about a few examples here.

Thar Energy, LLC

May 10, 2021

Southwest Research Institute

May 10, 2021

Flowid Products B.V

May 10, 2021

May 2021 CEP Preview

May 7, 2021
May 11, 2021

This issue: boosting parting box performance, common failures mechanism of fired heaters, plus AI, XR, and microlearning trends in training, and much more.

Racing boats: The science of surfactants

The present module deals with the analysis of surface tension, as it varies with two surfactants; liquid soap and detergent and with the increase of temperature. Therefore, first the experiment will be performed in water at room temperature and then in warm water. The experiment consists of moving a boat (of disposable plate material), by the action of the surfactant's force with the water molecule.

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Module Topics 

Engineering
Physics
Module details
TopicsEngineering, Physics
Best-suited audienceArray
Interactive?Yes
Approx. time requirement20 minutes
AIChE community affiliationEscuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral AIChE Student Chapter
Approx. # of volunteers4
Recommended audience size28

Audience best suited for module 

Third Grade to Fifth Grade (approximately ages 8-11)
Sixth Grade to Eighth Grade (approximately ages 11-14)
Ninth Grade to Twelfth Grade (approximately ages 14-18)

Is the module interactive ? (Can students actively participate) 

Yes

Approximate time that the module requires (minutes) 

20.00

AIChE Community Affiliation 

Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral AIChE Student Chapter

Approximate Budget 

$10

Approximate Number of Volunteers 

4

Recommended Audience Size 

28

Awards Received 

K-12 STEM Outreach Comp - 1st Place Undergrad
K-12 STEM Outreach Comp Top 3-5

James Collins on Using Synthetic Biology to Fight Pathogens

April 28, 2021
May 3, 2021

James Collins is one of the founders of the field of synthetic biology and will be speaking at the upcoming 2021 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) Conference.

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