Professional Development

Earning a degree is just the start, according to Chris Meda. Building a career takes a lot of meeting people, trying new things, and applying yourself. Hear her experiences and advice.

Did you know that there are over 90 AIChE local sections worldwide?  And all of them exist to serve members like you!

Okay, you’ve accepted a summer internship with Company X – what’s next? As you head to your new intern position this coming summer, here are a few tips to help make the most of your summer job.

Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? If you're still in college or just beginning your career, answering this question will save you a lot of angst and floundering. Check out the video to learn more.

Meet prospective employers and build your resume by speaking at the 2014 AIChE Spring Meeting.

To be a good networker, you've got to first deal with the Credibility Threshold. In other words, to discuss the business you are both there to discuss, you have to first (a) indicate how experienced you are, and (b) show that you understand the industry.

You're invited to participate in this month's online meeting of the AIChE Virtual Local Section (Virtual.aiche.org). The meeting is Thursday Nov 17th, starting at 8 PM eastern US time, and you can participate via Internet connection (preferred) or phone.

If you would like to present your work or research at the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth, please submit your abstract to our Call for Papers. Deadline is May 2.

Read how one chemical engineer applies the same goal-setting from marathon training to her daily work life.

The AIChE Board of Director’s is working on updating AIChE’s strategic plan. As part of that process they are seeking input from members on a few key points. To help do that AIChE has posed 6 key questions.

Welcome to our fifth interview in the YP ChEnectees of AIChE Spring 2010 series.

Yes, being a professional means that you get letters after your name, and yes it may make getting that next job a little easier, but I'd like to get your opinion on something. Can I venture to say that certification doesn't necessarily make the engineer?

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.

Have you been challenged by difficult colleagues or by other workplace relationship conflicts? Then maybe Peer Power should be next on your reading list!

Process safety and a safety culture are needed in our higher education system not just to meet new ABET requirements, but also to meet the expectations of our industrial constituents, and to prepare students as responsible engineers.

What’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.

Are you a faculty candidate? Are you going to be looking for a position in academia in the coming months or years?

Chemical engineers answer questions about what the profession is like.

The financial crisis has altered people's thinking about retirement.

We recently caught up with Amanda Robbens, vice chair of the Local Sections Committee and Virtual Local Section, to discuss the upcoming Local Section Leadership Workshop, which will take place before the Spring Meeting in Houston (more details below).

Maria Maccecchini talks about her background in biochemistry and how mentors and encouragement have helped her as she built her career and founded a biotech firm.

In an effort to cultivate an early interest in science, math, and engineering in middle school students, Lehigh University’s AIChE student chapter recently held a successful interactive science and chemical engineering outreach event at Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem, PA.

AIChE’s 2014 Gala will be held on Friday, December 5th, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. This year’s gala centers on the theme of engineering diversity.

Preparing for an international business trip can be much more stressful than a domestic trip.

In our third installment of YP ChEnectees of AIChE Spring, I present AIChE member, Nemoy Rau.

This is a question that Sugata Mitra, a professor and scientist set out to answer based on the premise that there are places on earth, in every country, where, for various reasons, good schools cannot be built and good teachers cannot or do not want to go.

This fascinating video shows highlights of the experiments conducted in India, South Africa, and Italy.

ChEnected interviewed Sarah Ewing about moving from school to the business world on a video chat recently. Sarah graduated from UC Irvine 2010 with B.S. Chemical Engineering, and was a field engineer at Schlumberger and now serves as a field applications engineer at FMC. Check out the video and hear what she has to say.

Need a refresher in chemical reactor design, or didn't grasp the basics first time around?

Ready to bust some stereotypes? How about some brainy cheerleaders all pumped up for science? Check out the video in the panel to the right.

Leaving Sierra Leone for the first time, 16-year-old Kelvin Doe flew to the US to participate in MIT's fabled practitioner's program, where he demo-ed his soldered and duct-taped radio hardware to admiring undergrads.

Tips for building your career at the 2013 Annual Student Conference in San Francisco.

From our archives comes a popular Excel tutorial for chemical engineers, developed by ChE Todd Krueger. Check it out for more on pivot tables, macros, indirect references, and more.

So, you've been made an offer. Congratulations! If you're just out of school and facing a tough job market, chances are this will be an easy decision for you.

The chemical engineering faculty and staff at the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder developed Screencasts to give students an effective alternative to simply hitting the books or reviewing classroom notes. Screencasts are short videos (10 minutes or less) of narrations with screen recordings.

Have questions about heat transfer? Check out this free video series.