The Caltech 6: An All-Woman Chemical Engineering Class January 16, 2019In 2005, six women graduated from the California Institute of Technology and became the first and only all-female chemical engineering class to graduate from an American co-ed university.
John J. McKetta, Jr. 1915 – 2019 January 15, 2019John J. McKetta, Jr., a Fellow and former president of AIChE, and a mentor to generations of chemical engineers, died on January 15, 2019, in Austin, TX. He was 103.
Free CCPS Faculty Process Safety Workshops January 2, 2019AIChE is partnering with industry leaders to provide free faculty workshops in process safety at various locations throughout the United States.
Kyle Trenshaw: Featured LGBTQ+ ChemE Professional December 17, 2018Meet Kyle Trenshaw, an educational development specialist for natural sciences and engineering at the University of Rochester.
Meet Process Engineer Ecevit Bilgili August 13, 2018Professor Bilgili shares an insider's view into his role as a process engineer developing blockbuster drugs and how he later transitioned to academia.
Free CCPS Faculty Process Safety Workshops May 25, 2018AIChE is partnering with industry leaders to provide free faculty workshops in process safety for faculty at various locations throughout the US.
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.
What Podcasts Do ChemEs Listen To? December 5, 2018Get recommendations from fellow chemical engineers for science podcasts and share your own personal favorites.
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.
Daniel Schwartz Wins Highest U.S. Award for STEM Mentors July 13, 2018AIChE member Daniel Schwartz received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.
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.
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.
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.
Announcing 2018 Undergraduate Student Process Safety Bootcamps June 19, 2018AIChE is partnering with industry leaders to provide free undergraduate workshops in process safety for chemical engineering students at various locations throughout the US.
Featured Engage Discussions: June 2018 June 18, 2018Discussions on Engage range from technical subjects to career advice. Read on for more details about some of the current top discussions.
Registration Now Open for Upcoming Free Faculty Process Safety Workshops March 26, 2018In recognition of the work that academic faculty do to prepare the next generation of chemical engineers, AIChE is partnering with industry leaders to provide free faculty workshops in process safe
Build COMSOL Multiphysics® Simulation Apps for Chemical Engineers Archived Webinar Oct 13, 2016 Are you a chemical engineer looking to create and deploy simulation apps? If so, this webinar is for you. You will learn how to define and set up models in the Chemical Reaction Engineering Module in...
Podcast Series Speaks to Top Chemical Engineers November 15, 2017Hear from Greg Yeo, Cato Laurencin, and Frances Arnold about their work and career paths.
Cyber Incident Exercise for Safety Protection in Critical Infrastructure Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017The companies, especially owners of critical infrastructures (CIs), must build a correspondence process to cope with a serious incident beforehand...
The Nature of Ammonium Nitrate Decomposition and Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Ammonium nitrate explosions can cause significant destruction as shown with examples in West, Texas (2013) and Tianjin, China (2015). Yet, ammonium...
La Educacion EN Seguridad De Procesos Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016LA EDUCACION EN SEGURIDAD DE PROCESOS Karina Isabel Peñaflor 1 , 1 Pan American Energy LLC Alem 1180 - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires...
Making Process Safety Personal - Engaging the Front Line Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016The front line is instrumental in implementing process safety, Yet they are rarely engaged in meaningful process safety discussions. We tend to...
Process Safety Education Program in Mitsubishi Chemical Group Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016The Mitsubishi Chemical Group identifies potential risk factors in the manufacturing process and takes steps to prevent their occurrence by...
Spreadsheet Techniques and Problem-Solving for Chemical Engineers Archived Webinar Dec 3, 2015 Due to popular demand, AIChE Academy has revisited this topic with a new presentation.
Advancing the Imperative for Process Safety Education in Engineering Curricula Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Beginning with the entry class of 2015, the University of Alberta Engineering Safety and Risk Management Course will become mandatory for all...
The Future of the Lecture Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 19, 2014The university is one of the oldest social institutions in our society, rivaled only by the church. However, many universities now are under...
Namp Radiochemistry Webinars - an Online Educational Resource Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Several recently published reports have emphasized the predicted loss in the nation’s radiochemistry expertise as a significant portion of the...
Process Safety in the Classroom: The Current State of Chemical Engineering Programs at US Universities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Process safety is a critical component of preparing chemical engineers for their future careers. In 2011, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and...
Chemical Engineering Skills Sought by Pharmaceutical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013
Chemical Engineering Skills for the Global Chemical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013
Texas Board of Professional Engineers - Professional Practice Update / Ethics Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 3, 2013Mr. Clark will discuss recent/future changes and updates to the Board; the most recent legislative changes to the statute that resulted from the...
Tips for the Creation and Application of Effective Operating Procedures Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Specific requirements exist in all Safety Management Systems Guidelines/Requirements (e.g., Process Safety Management, Risk Management Program,...
Fundamentals of Model Based Loop Tuning Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013There are many methods to tune PID controllers. This presentation provides a tutorial on tuning PID process controllers using Internal Model Control...
A Century of Chemical Engineering Design Education: Chemical Process Design: An Enduring Philosophy for a Changing Profession Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2008Our emphasis at WVU has been to focus on the process as a whole (process design) with less emphasis on equipment design (plant design). It is the...
A Century of Chemical Engineering Design Education: Systematic Methods for Product Synthesis and Design Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2008This talk outlines a systematic decision-making framework for design education that combines various concepts. A number of case study projects are...
A Century of Chemical Engineering Design Education: Teaching Design From an Industrial Perspective: The Practical Problems of Practical Problems Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2008Based on conversations with industrial colleagues who teach design, and my own experience at Northwestern, the paper will give suggestions on how the...
200 Years of Chemical Engineering Pedagogy: Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future: The Need for Both Scholarly Teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2008The talk will offer examples of both scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will provide an overview of opportunities...
200 Years of Chemical Engineering Pedagogy: Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future: The History of Chemical Engineering and Pedagogy: The Paradox of Tradition and Innovation Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2008This paper will provide a brief history of chemical engineering education and the pedagogies employed in chemical engineering education in an attempt...
200 Years of Chemical Engineering Pedagogy: Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future: The future of Chemical Engineering and Pedagogy: The Paradox of Irresistible and Immovable Professors Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2008In this talk, we'll review the choices our academic community faces as professors and as a professionشhe conflicts between traditional and...
Progress in Computing in Chemical Engineering Education : Computing through the Curriculum: An Integrated Approach Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 19, 2008Thomas F. Edgar focuses on the faculty and student side of progress in computing in chemical engineering education,
Progress in Computing in Chemical Engineering Education: Student Calculations on the Desktop Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 19, 2008Micheal B. Cutlip offers a historical session.
A Century of Separations: Separations Pedagogy Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008Ronald W. Rousseau discusses what and how chemical engineering professors teach separations.
A Century of Reactor Design and Kinetics: Chemical Reaction Engineering Education: From the Era of Slide Rules to the Digital Age Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008The application of CRE fundamentals has been extended to many new and emerging areas such as biological systems (fermentation and enzymatic reactors...
A Century of Process Principles: The First Course: An Introduction to Process Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008In most ChE curricula, an integrated view of process systems is not revised until the process control and design courses in the senior year. All of...
A Century of Process Principles: A Historical Perspective of the Evolution of the Teaching of Process Principles Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008This presentation will focus on this evolution of the teaching of process principles from the early days based on precomputer methods (e.g.,...
A Century of Process Principles: Incorporating Process Synthesis Into Introductory Chemical Engineering Courses Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008A new course led, by a long and winding road, to a new text, Introduction to Chemical Processes: Principles, Analysis, Synthesis, published by McGraw...
A Century of Process Principles: Using Process Principles as an introduction to Process Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008The first course in a discipline is an eye-opener for new students: an initial interaction with concepts and core technologies, meeting faculty...
200 Years of Chemical Engineering Pedagogy: Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future: Panel Discussion Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2008200 Years of Chemical Engineering Pedagogy: Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future: Panel Discussion
A Century of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Education: A Survey of Thermodynamics and Transport Properties in Chemical Engineering Education in Europe and the US Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2008Thermodynamics and Transport Properties (TTP) is a central subject in the majority of chemical engineering curricula worldwide and it is thus of...
A Century of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Education: Visualization: Exposing the Art in Thermodynamics Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2008This talk will present both old and new examples of thermodynamic information visualized and touch also upon the use of graphics in other areas of...
A Century of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Education: Molecular Concepts in Thermodynamics Education Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2008This presentation will describe past, present, and future roles of molecular concepts in thermodynamics education.
A Century of Process Safety: Safety and Chemical Engineering Education ֠History and Results Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2008CCPS/SAChE is making progress via motivating professors regarding the importance of process safety (workshops for professors in a plant environment...
Houston Process Safety Faculty Workshop November 20, 2017AIChE’s Center for Chemical Process Safety will present a chemical engineering faculty workshop sponsored by LyondellBasell in Houston on January 8-11, 2018.
Preparing Chemical Engineering Students for Industry November2017Critical IssuesJoseph Alford, Thomas F. EdgarMany chemical engineering courses do not reflect current practices in the chemical process industries (CPI). How should the core curriculum change to better align undergraduate training with industry needs?
AIChE 35 Under 35: Chemicals & Education August 17, 2017Meet these seven impressive young chemical engineers and learn about their professional journeys.
CCPS Process Safety Bootcamp Trains Ethanol Employees in Nebraska July 20, 2017A recent CCPS Process Safety Bootcamp course, and the beneficial lessons learned there, were covered by a local TV station in Nebraska.
AIChE Journal Highlight: The Importance of Teaching Engineers Professional Skills July2017Journal HighlightAlthough technical ability is typically the primary focus of chemical engineering education, professional skills — such as communication, teamwork, ethical behavior, and time management — are often more important in an engineer’s career, Phil Wankat of Purdue Univ. says in the July AIChE Journal Perspective article, “Teaching Professional Skills.”
Free Faculty Process Safety Workshops June 6, 2017In recognition of the work that academic faculty do to prepare the next generation of chemical engineers, AIChE is partnering with industry leaders to provide free faculty workshops in process safe
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.
Houston’s Energy Institute High School Is a STEM Success March 5, 2014With a surging economy and corporations scrambling to find enough technologists, Houston created its own STEM graduates, by starting the Energy Institute.
MIT's Michelle Teplensky, AIChE Student Leader, Wins Gates Scholarship February 24, 2014MIT senior Michelle Teplensky will pursue a PhD in chemical engineering and biotechnology while at Cambridge.
Dow Solutionists in School June 4, 2012The Dow Solutionists in School program was created to spark innovation in students. Check out what Dow is doing to fuel interest in chemistry and the sciences.
ChemE Miles C. Barr Given Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for His Solar Innovation March 8, 2012Miles C. Barr, who recently received his PhD in chemical engineering from MIT, has just been awarded the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for developing an innovative solar technology. His innovation is a new way to print solar cells directly onto a variety of surfaces, such as paper.
Download the NCEES Chemical Engineering Handbook and Provide Feedback January 30, 2017We're looking for chemical engineers to provide input on the Chemical Engineering Handbook. You can download it for free and provide feedback.
What’s It Like to Be an AIChE WISE Intern? December 2, 2014In 2014, AIChE sponsored three students to take part in WISE Internships in Washington, DC.
Focusing on Undergraduate Process Safety Education December 26, 2016AIChE's Center for Process Safety (CCPS) is partnering with companies and universities to increase undergraduate understanding and awareness of process safety.
Podcast Series Speaks to Top Chemical Engineers December 21, 2016As part of AIChE's Doing a World of Good campaign, we recently interviewed three prominent chemical engineers to discuss various aspects of their careers, including some of their personal achi
University Presidents on the Future of Chemical Engineering Education November 15, 2016AIChE's Stephanie Orvoine-Couvrette sat down with three chemical engineers who serve or have recently served as president of universities.
AIChE Journal Highlight: Use these Tools to Ease into Active Learning December2016Journal HighlightNumerous studies have demonstrated that active learning in the classroom is a more effective teaching method than the traditional lecture; this is true even when only a fraction of class time is devoted to active learning. Studies also show that...
Panel Interview on the State of Graduate Student Education in 2015 November 10, 2015One of this year's feature events focuses on the state of graduate student education.
How Green Is Your School? August 12, 2015Prospective college students interested in comparing colleges based on their commitment to environmentalism can look to Sierra Magazine’s ninth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of Am
Chemical Engineers Top List by Earnings October 2, 2014Which degree was found the most valuable, in terms of lifetime earnings? You guessed it—a degree in chemical engineering.
2014 Annual Meeting Workshop - Professional Integrity: Best Practices for Publishing Your Work September 24, 2014This workshop is designed to promote a better understanding of how to prepare a manuscript for publication with professional integrity.
Understanding the Geography of the Chemical Industry May 16, 2014Learning about a region's geography can enhance a chemical engineer's knowledge and understanding of the region's dominant industries and need for chemicals.
AIChE at USASEF: Doing Our Part for STEM Education May 9, 2014What’s a hydrogel? How do chemical engineers design mixers for viscous fluids such as chocolate? These and other questions were answered at the AIChE-sponsored booth at the recent 3rd USA Science and Engineering Festival (USASEF) in Washington, D.C.
STEM Pioneer KidWind Inspires Young Scientists February 14, 2014Kidwind has trained over 7000 teachers, who have imparted these lessons to more than 500,000 students, who have built over 50,000 experimental wind turbines.
Ethics and the Chemical Engineer December 12, 2013What do future chemical engineering leaders know about ethics? Ethics and safety have become a major part of the chemical engineering profession.
Can Debbie Sterling's New Toy Company Create More Women Engineers? December 3, 2013Debbie Sterling loves engineering. But at Stanford, where she trained as an engineer, she felt vastly outnumbered by men. So he decided to even things out.
The Second Phase of ChE Education October 23, 2013What you learn in a ChE degree program is powerful—but once we start work, every chemical engineer finds out they need to learn even more.