2017 AIChE Salary Survey: Overview June2017Salary SurveyAre you working in the right industry to make the most out of your chemical engineering degree? Ever wonder if other chemical engineers with the same experience level get paid more than you? Check out the results of AIChE’s biennial salary survey to find out which industry pays the most, how your salary stacks up to those of your peers, and the difference in salary between genders. Other factors explored in this year’s survey results include age, job function, supervisory responsibilities, and geographical location. Also, check out the benefits and health insurance packages being offered to chemical engineers.
An Alternate Route: Working Before Graduate School January 28, 2019Chemical engineering professionals are increasingly pursuing advanced degrees, but it's not necessary to go directly into a grad program after earning a bachelor's.
Spreadsheet Problem-Solving for Chemical Engineers eLearning (online) CourseA basic course tailored specifically to chemical engineers. Improve your productivity while solving day-to-day ChemE problems.
Why Are The New People Making The Same Mistakes That The Old-Timers Made 25 Years Ago? Managing Organizational Change Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 9, 2014When operating or maintenance personnel are promoted, retire, take vacation, are absent, or job duties are reallocated, how does the management...
A Leader's Tactical Approach to Influence Changes in Process Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Following the Texas City disaster and the subsequent publishing of “Failure to Learn”, many companies were awakened to the idea that their top...
Emergency Response Leadership: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014CCPS best paper from past GCPS Copyright © American Institute of Chemical Engineers. All rights reserved.
What Should Leaders be Held Accountable for When It Comes to PSM Performance? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014What should leaders be held accountable for when it comes to PSM Performance? Accountability is much easier to describe than to create or instill...
How to Influence the Organization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Process Safety professionals are typically not in the line management organization. Instead, they serve as engineering team members, corporate staff...
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...
The Art, Science and Psychology of Improving Human Performance Using a New Collaborative Based Learning Model For Process Safety Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Human Factors is a broad subject aimed at improving Human Performance. While several organizations have developed ways of structuring this topic,...
Finding Your Grail, the Beyonce Turn, and Career Satisfaction Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014The Women's Intiatives Committee (WIC) luncheon features keynote speaker Cheryl Teich. Cheryl is talking about her career path, obstacles she had...
Chemical Engineering Skills Sought by Pharmaceutical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013
Petroleum Industry's Need for Chemical Engineering Talent Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013
Chemical Engineering Skills for the Global Chemical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013
A Simple and Effective Approach for Determining Optimum Refinery Size Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 4, 2013In most cases, a refinery size is selected by top company management or by government officials and given to engineers to determine its feasibility...
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...
Process Safety Management Mentoring: Developing Leaders Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Process Safety Management Mentoring: Developing Leaders The first pillar of Risk Based Process Safety Management is "Commitment to Process Safety." A...
Process Safety As a Career Foundation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013The foundation of one’s profession can have an exponential effect on the lifelong development of their careers. There may be no stronger launching...
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,...
Ragagep 101 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEPs) play an important role in US-OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard (29...
So We All Have Been Implementing Process Safety Metrics What Next? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013Industry over the last two to three years has put a lot of effort into implementing Process Safety Metrics. This is a good practice but, now that we...
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...
Is Your Operation Prepared for Economic Recovery? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013Proposed Title ” Is Your Operation prepared for Economic Recovery?” The world economy has been depressed for several years. During that time, changes...
Effective Capital Project Management to Support the Resurgence of the U.S. Petrochemical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013The U.S petrochemicals industry is back … and this resurgence is based upon the availability of cheap feedstock derived from shale gas. This follows...
Open Innovation At Fortune 500's and What Small Companies Should Know When Doing a Deal Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Open Innovation at Fortune 500's and what Small Companies should know when doing a deal
Building Human Capacity in Chemical Engineering in Kazakhstan Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 16, 2011The collapse of the former Soviet Union and the transition of the new independent states to market economies has highlighted the need for a radical...
GENENTECH: A Rich History of Chemical Engineering Innovation Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2010Throughout its history, Genentech scientists and engineers pioneered and then exploited the use of recombinant DNA technology to develop and...
Chemical Engineering In a Complex World: Grand Challenges, Vast Opportunities Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2010The Institute Lecture provides an opportunity to take a long view of chemical engineering – both where we have been and what opportunities lie ahead...
Open Innovation from the Perspective of a Diversified Fortune 500 Company: Effective Management of the University-Company Interface Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2009The title of this session is an expression of the interest on the part of companies and universities to work together to create business opportunity...
Managing Innovation in ConocoPhillips R&D Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2009ConocoPhillips was formed in 2002 and it developed several approaches to developing a robust R&D portfolio. These initiatives were launched to...
Tic-Tac-Toe Strategic Planning Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2009The Tic-Tac-Toe Approach to Strategic Innovation Planning When we study the history and trends of technology development across a wide spectrum of...
Managing Organizational Change Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2009Management of Change has long been recognized as a fundamental cornerstone of a process safety program. Through the years, most companies have...
Restoring Public Trust: Why Ethics and Transparency Are Vital to Business Success Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 26, 2009Special keynote address given by Alan L. Boeckmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fluor Corporation, one of the world's leading and largest...
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...
Listen Up! December2017Career CatalystBruce D. Smith, Nikki BishopIt may seem easy, but good listening requires effort and practice. Follow these tips and learn to listen like a pro.
Boost Your Career by Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions December2017Career CornerLoraine KasprzakDecember is here, and along with celebrating the holiday season, many of us are thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. If you are contemplating quitting smoking, losing weight, exercising more, or saving more money, you are not alone. These...
Moving Across the World in Your 30s November 27, 2017Ever longed to work abroad as a chemical engineer? Hear one chemical engineer's story of moving to Russia with her family for a multi-year opportunity.
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.
New Graduates: Present the Skills Employers Seek November 17, 2017It's important to think like the employer when you're seeking a new job. Use these tips to make yourself a better job candidate.
Rachel Segalman on Women Finding Opportunities in Chemical Engineering [Interview] November 6, 2017Rachel Segalman is an Edward Noble Kramer Professor and Department Chair at Un
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?
Interview: 2017 International Travel Grant Winners (Part 2) October 31, 2017In this interview hear from student travel grant winners from Vellore Institute of Technology, India, and Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia.
2017 YP Social and Beer Brewing Winners [Photos] October 31, 2017More than 200 young chemical engineers from around the world met up for the Young Professionals (YP) social at
Interview: 2017 International Travel Grant Winners (Part 1) October 31, 2017Hear from student travel grant winners from Cairo University, Egypt; Koç University, Turkey; Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá, Colombia; and Tianjin University, China.
UConn Engineers Without Borders Project in Ethiopia [Interview] October 29, 2017The UConn grant recipients discuss their experiences in helping a town in Ethiopia develop its water resources.
AIChE President Bond Calloway is Guest on STEM-focused Podcast October 23, 2017Hear AIChE president Bond Calloway talk about why he chose a career in STEM, some key moments of his career, and his involvement in RAPID with Savannah River.
Join Us on Facebook Live for 2017 ASC Keynote Address October 20, 2017How do you go from astronaut to CEO? Watch our first Facebook LIVE event featuring former NASA astronaut Bernard Harris.
Session Co-Chair Invites You to Diversity and Inclusion October 18, 2017I recently caught up with MaryKathryn (Kathy) Lee, senior chemical engineer at ExxonMobil Corporate Research, and session co-chair of the upcoming
Download AIChEvents App for Latest Annual Meeting Updates October 16, 2017The AIChEvent App is now available for download through the App Store and Google Play by searching for "AIChE Events".
In Networking It's Not the Tools, It's the Approach October 6, 2017The topic of networking isn't an obvious one because there isn't any magic list of things you can do to be the best networker.
Annual Meeting Session Chair Invites You to 3D Printing Fundamentals and Applications October 4, 2017Learn what you can look forward to at the upcoming 3D Printing Fundamentals and Applications session from Nima Yazdanpanah, research scientist at the Food and Drug Administration.
Chemically Reacting Flow: Theory, Modeling, and Simulation, Second Edition October, 2017This book develops fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics and physical chemistry while helping students and professional develop the analytical and simulation skills needed to solve read-world engineering problems. New material in the second edition includes reactive porous-media flows and...
Speaker Charlie Gersbach on the Importance of CRISPR September 22, 2017Charles A. Gerbach, a speaker at the upcoming CRISPR Conference, discusses what to expect from the conference and from CRISPR technology's future.
AIChE 35 Under 35: Leadership September 7, 2017Meet these seven standouts in chemical engineering leadership.
AIChE 35 Under 35: Energy August 24, 2017Meet three more winners of the AIChE 35 Under 35 awards and learn about their diverse work and backgrounds.
AIChE 35 Under 35: Chemicals & Education August 17, 2017Meet these seven impressive young chemical engineers and learn about their professional journeys.
AIChE 35 Under 35: Bioengineering August 10, 2017With support from the AIChE Foundation, AIChE and its Young Professional Committee (YPC) are honoring 35 notable young professionals under the age of 35. In this post, read interviews from winners in the category of bioengineering.
YPOV: Maintain Work-Life Balance as a New Parent September2017YPOVEmily Frangenbergt is no easy task to meet deadlines and stay focused at work while battling the exhaustion of caring for a newborn. For chemical engineers who have demanding careers, it may never seem like the right time to start a family. Take comfort in knowing that many AIChE members have done it before and they are willing to share their experiences. Here are some tips for staying organized and effective at work as a new mom or dad.
Virtual Career Fair for Chemical Engineers August 15, 2017This September, AIChE will help connect chemical engineers and employers through the AIChE Virtual Career Fair.
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.
Career Corner: Coping with Stress at Work August2017Career CornerLoraine KasprzakAmericans are spending more time working and less time sleeping, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s American Time Use Survey. With longer hours spent at our jobs, many of us are experiencing more workplace stress. We face seemingly endless...
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.
The 35 Under 35 Award Winners: A Sneak Peek July 12, 2017Check out a preview of today's leading young chemical engineers and tomorrow's leaders.
Saudi YPs & AspenTech Jointly Train Young Professionals on Plant Design & Optimization Technologies February 8, 2017The Saudi Local Section YPs organized a technical workshop on the topic of “Plant Design: Optimization and Feasibility Studies Utilizing AspenTech Software” on January 18, 2017.
Women in Chemical Technology: Wendy C. Young June 25, 2013ChE Wendy Young Reed believes in pursuing passions. She advises: "“Follow your heart. Do something that you’re passionate about.” Hear more about how she's pursued her passions as a chemical engineer.