International Women's Day 2019 March 8, 2019A look back at achievements for women in the past year at AIChE and in the chemical engineering community, and an eye on the future.
Air Products' Donation Advances AIChE’s LGBTQ+ & Allies Endowment March 7, 2019Air Products' gift is the first corporate donation to help the endowment advance LGBTQ+ inclusion in the chemical engineering profession.
AfroBiotech Conference 2019 October 27-29, 2019Hyatt Centric Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GeorgiaThe AfroBiotech Conference, hosted by the Society for Biological Engineering, will highlight the achievements of African Americans in biotechnology, inspire a new generation of diverse biotechnology professionals and identify, communicate, and explore current advancements in various aspects of...
AfroBiotech Conference 2019 October 27-29, 2019Hyatt Centric Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GeorgiaThe AfroBiotech Conference, hosted by the Society for Biological Engineering, will highlight the achievements of African Americans in biotechnology, inspire a new generation of diverse biotechnology professionals and identify, communicate, and explore current advancements in various aspects of...
Brazil Student Chapter Celebrates Pride Month with Ice Cream June 20, 2019LGBTQ+ and allies from the student body, faculty, and elsewhere came together to celebrate Pride Month and encourage increased diversity and inclusion.
Expanding the Presence of Difference: Diversity in Engineering June 17, 2019Diversity of background helps provide diversity of perspective, which is often the basis of innovation and discovery in modern team-based research.
Nick DiDomizio: Featured LGBTQ+ ChemE Professional June 6, 2019Meet Nick DiDomizio, a process engineer at CE&IC in Burlington, NJ.
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.
Gayle Gibson: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional May 16, 2018A Texas A&M graduate and newly retired engineer, Gayle discusses working in various areas at DuPont, including engineering design, plant improvement, and manufacturing as well as her experiences as an LGBTQ professional.
Alon McCormick: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional February 1, 2018The latest installment of the series introduces us to an LGBTQ+ professor at the University of Minnesota.
Paula Cameron: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional October 10, 2017Meet Paula Cameron, a Technical service and development manager for The Dow Company in Texas.
Peter Schwalbenberg: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional August 16, 2017The latest installment of the series introduces us to a process engineer in Philadelphia.
Brenda Seggerman: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional June 8, 2017Meet Brenda Seggerman, an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) engineer for Hydrite, a chemical manufacturing and distribution company.
Fostering Inclusive Communities May 24, 2019Inclusive communities benefit productivity and innovation, but building and maintaining an inclusive community takes real know-how. Learn more here.
Introducing the Disabilities OutReach and Inclusion Community (DORIC) May 21, 2019A look at how DORIC is working to increase the inclusion of chemical engineers with disabilities and make their talents recognized.
All For Good: Engineering for Inclusion The AIChE Foundation’s Doing a World of Good campaign announced the launch of its latest initiative, All For Good: Engineering for Inclusion, a comprehensive, multi-year, industrywide collective effort to share best practices and fund programming to increase inclusion in the engi
Inspiring Global Advancement The AIChE Foundation had the opportunity to chat with Fahima Rafiqi, a chemical engineering student at Manhattan College and Past Chair of the AIChE Executive Student Committee.
The Poddar Award for Rising Chemical Engineers The AIChE Foundation had the opportunity to chat with Doing a World of Good champions, Syamal and Susmita Poddar on their generous support to endow The Poddar Award for Rising Chemical Engineers.
Ecolab Joins AIChE to Advance Safety and Inclusion in the Chemical Engineering Profession Ecolab joined the AIChE Foundation’s Doing a World of Good campaign as a Founders’ Circle member, to support two campaign transformative priorities.
Technical Entity Trends: Expanding the Presence of Difference: Diversity in Engineering May2019Technical Entity TrendsExpedito SegoviaAlmost 70% of scientists and engineers employed in the U.S. are white. As the U.S. is growing more diverse, the engineering field is not following suit. For example, Hispanic individuals account for only 6% of workers in science, technology,...
Fostering Inclusive Communities in Engineering Fostering Inclusive Communities was part of the leadership development track at the AIChE Spring Meeting, and is a core program of the AIChE Foundation's recently launched All for Good: Engineering for Inclusion initiative.
Beshouri Receives AIChE's Award for Government and Industry Leaders April 1, 2019Sharon Beshouri, President of Shell Global Solutions (U.S.), Inc., has received the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Government and Industry Leaders (AGILE) Award. She set the stage for the conference with her welcome keynote lecture entitled “Embracing Transitions Today: Assuring a Robust Future Tomorrow.”
AIChE Foundation’s Minority Serving Institute Grant Recipients The AIChE Foundation supported the travel of 28 AIChE undergraduate student members from Minority Serving Institutes (MSI) to attend the 2018 AIChE Annual Student Conference in Pittsburgh.
Air Products' Donation Advances AIChE’s LGBTQ+ & Allies Endowment In 2018, Air Products became the first corporate donor to support AIChE's LGBTQ+ & Allies endowment fund. The gift was arranged by Dr. Roger Whitley, a Distinguished Engineer at the company.
Diversity and Inclusion Session, Breaking the Unconscious Bias Habit Thanks to the generous donors of the Doing a World of Good campaign, the AIChE Foundation funded the Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace sessions at the 2018 Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety in Orlando, Florida.
Sessions Focus on Breaking the Unconscious Bias Habit April 30, 2018Attendees at the 2018 Spring Meeting and GCPS gained insight into the belief systems and learned stereotypes that influence their actions and decisions when interacting with other people.
What’s Trending at AIChE: Highlights from January & February 2019 March 30, 2019Welcome to AIChE’s What’s Trending feature, where you'll discover some of our most viewed and read content from the prior months. Check out the video above for a short recap.
AIChE's 2018 Annual Report and Strategic Plan Update March 28, 2019See highlights of AIChE's 2018 accomplishments and read about AIChE's new strategic plan.
International Women's Day 2019 March 8, 2019A look back at achievements for women in the past year at AIChE and in the chemical engineering community, and an eye on the future.
The Good Food Institute: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Allison Berke, Liz Specht, and Elliot Swartz of the Good Food Institute, and learn more about the development of plant-based and cell-based meat products.
Air Products' Donation Advances AIChE’s LGBTQ+ & Allies Endowment March 7, 2019Air Products' gift is the first corporate donation to help the endowment advance LGBTQ+ inclusion in the chemical engineering profession.
Doing a World of Good Raj & Kamla Gupta Podcast Series July 31, 2018Hear from prominent chemical engineers about their careers, their advice, and their take on where the chemical engineering profession is headed next.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Today February 21, 2019“Girl Day” is a movement spearheaded by DiscoverE aimed at inspiring grade-school girls to find a calling in engineering. And there's still time to volunteer.
Celebrate Engineers Week February 18, 2019Join us in celebrating Engineers Week 2019 as we recognize the many ways engineers make a difference in the world.
Tony Butterfield, Stephanie Farrell, and Gayle Gibson: Doing a World of Good In this episode, you'll meet Tony Butterfield, Stephanie Farrell, and Gayle Gibson, three of our members focused on raising awareness, offering support, and creating dialog for issues relevant to LGBTQ+ individuals within our profession.
Gilda Barabino, Christine Grant, and Paula Hammond: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Gilda Barabino, Christine Grant, and Paula Hammond, all of whom are active in AIChE’s Minority Affairs Committee. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes. This podcast is supported by a generous donation from Raj & Kamla Gupta.
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.
Shaping the Future: Innovating Solutions to Address Industry and Society’s Most Pressing Challenges On October 28th, 2018, in conjunction with AIChE’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, the AIChE Foundation hosted its fifth Corporate Council and Industry Leaders Forum: Shaping the Future: Innovating Solutions to Address Industry and Society’s Most Pressing
Happy Holidays from the AIChE Foundation Thank you for your support. Your generosity has been the driving force to advancing the chemical engineering profession and positively impacting our global society.
Leading a Diverse Team December 18, 2018Team members with different backgrounds can provide new perspectives and ideas that help fuel innovation and create more engaged employees.
2018 AIChE Gala Honors Organizations and Leaders for Inspiring Women in Engineering December 14, 2018The AIChE Gala raised approximately $570,000 to support efforts that expand women’s leadership programs, strengthen pre-college STEM education for girls, and improve the retention of women eng
Catalyzing the Unique Abilities of Students with Disabilities The Disability Unity Community Convocation at the 2018 Annual Meeting featured a diverse set of panelists with expertise in inclusion of STEM students with disabilities in undergraduate education.
Celebrating Women in Chemical Engineering AIChE's Women’s Initiatives Committee (WIC) commemorated it’s 20th anniversary with a day-long special symposium at the Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh.
Be an LGBTQ+ Ally November 13, 2018The LGBTQ+ & Allies workshop, panel, and reception at the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting provided an opportunity for chemical engineers to learn how to be an ally and why it is important.
AIChE LGBTQ+ Student Ice Cream Social On Saturday, October 27th at the 2018 AIChE Annual Student Conference in Pittsburgh the AIChE Foundation hosted the inaugural AIChE LGBTQ+ Ice Cream Social for students. The social was attended by over 100 AIChE students representing universities and student chapters across the globe.
Interview with Carol Williams on Career Goals, Obstacles, and Success April 4, 2017CEP Magazine's editor in chief Cindy Mascone sat down with Carol Williams following her keynote at the Women's Initiative Committee (WIC) Networking Luncheon.
Dow CEO Jim Fitterling Is Panelist at AIChE LGBTQ+ & Allies Event October 23, 2018Dow Chemical CEO Jim Fitterling will participate as a panelist in AIChE's 2018 LGBTQ+ & Allies Inclusion in Engineering Workshop & Panel Tuesday, October 30 at the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. The panel will discuss how to best attract, engage and include LGBTQ+ engineers into your workplace, department or classroom. Learn more.
LGBTQ+ & Allies Workshop, Panel, and Reception at 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting October 4, 2018On Tuesday, October 30 at the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, the LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Engineering session will feature a presentation and a panel on how to best attract, engage and include LGBTQ+ engineers.
Check out a Diversity and Inclusivity Session at the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting Research shows that workplace diversity can increase creativity, innovation, enhance decision making, and boost productivity.
WIC 20th Anniversary Symposium: Celebrating Women in Chemical Engineering AIChE and the AIChE Foundation are delighted to announce the Women’s Initiative Committee's (WIC) 20th anniversary, celebrating women in chemic
AIChE Foundation Newsletter We are pleased to announce the AIChE Foundation newsletter which celebrates the good work we do around the globe thanks to the incredibly generous donors who make it all possible, and provide&nb
AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Five Diverse Projects The AIChE Foundation is pleased to announce the following five initiatives have been awarded grants for the 2018 second cycle of funding.
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.
Annual Meeting 2020: The Increasing Diversity of Chemical Engineering July 12, 2018Hear from two women in research about their career challenges and successes, and hear their advice for young engineers and students.
Gift from Eric Reiner Helps Launch LGBTQ+ & Allies Initiative Eric S. Reiner, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a retired managing director at UBS AG (the Swiss bank), has kicked off the fundraising for AIChE’s new LGBTQ+ & Allies Initiative with a $50,000 donation.
Gift from Eric Reiner Helps Launch LGBTQ+ & Allies Initiative June 15, 2018Chemical engineer Eric S. Reiner's gift will contribute to AIChE's efforts to support the career objectives of chemical engineers in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) community.
Join AIChE's LGBTQ+ & Allies Online Community September 19, 2017Are you an LGBTQ+ chemical engineering professional or ally? Join the community.
Shariq Yosufzai: Doing a World of Good In the third episode of the AIChE-Doing a World of Good podcast series you'll meet Shariq Yosufzai, Chevron’s Vice President for Global Diversity, Ombuds, and University Relations. Listen on the Giving site or subscribe in iTunes.
Disability Convocation Spotlights the Hiring of Engineers with Unique Abilities May 29, 2018Among the least-considered attributes of people recovering from or adapting to a disability are the new skills they acquire in this process.
Delia Contreras on Thriving as a Female Chemical Engineer April 27, 2018In observation of the 20th anniversary of AIChE's Women Initiatives Committee (WIC), Delia discussed her career and shared advice on thriving as a female chemical engineer.
Championing the Foundation and Doing a World of Good Last year, Syamal and Susmita Poddar announced a matching gift challenge — offering to match dollar for dollar up to $20,000 all donations made to the Institute’s Annual Fund during year-end.
Creating a Culture of Diversity October2016Career CatalystZenaida Otero Gephardt, Vincent G. Grassi , Alon McCormick , Otis SheltonAn inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce ensures that the best talent is at the table and that everyone’s ideas can be heard. A strong diversity culture, like a strong safety culture, is good for business, the profession, and our individual career advancement.
Gerry Lessells Makes a Major Gift to Support the Henry T. Brown Endowment for the Education of Under-represented Minority Chemical Engineers The AIChE Foundation had the honor of talking with Gerry Lessells, a pioneering driver and advocate for diversity, to learn more about what inspired his generous $50,000 matching gift to support the education of under-represented minority chemical engineers.
Happy Holidays from the AIChE Foundation Thank you for your support. Your generosity has been the driving force to advancing the chemical engineering profession and positively impacting our global society.
Photos from LGBTQ+ & Allies Reception: Hosted by AIChE Leadership December 6, 2017See photos from AIChE's recent LGBTQ+ & Allies Reception: Hosted by AIChE Leadership, which took place at the 2017 Annual meeting.
Podcast Series Speaks to Top Chemical Engineers November 15, 2017Hear from Greg Yeo, Cato Laurencin, and Frances Arnold about their work and career paths.
Henry Brown on the Future of Chemical Engineering Education Henry Brown is one of the original advocates for under-represented minority chemical engineers in AIChE. AIChE's Gordon Ellis sat down with him to discuss the endowment in his name and the future of chemical engineering education.
Check Out A Foundation Supported Session at Annual Thanks to the generous support of our loyal donors to the Annual Fund, the AIChE Foundation sponsored the following sessions at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. Attend one or all of the many events and sessions focusing on the positive societal impact made by chemical engine
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
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.
Interview: Carlton Yearwood on Engaging Men as Allies for Women May 18, 2017AIChE's Kelsey Kettelhut sat down with Carlton Yearwood, a senior partner at True Blue Inclusion, to discuss how women can engage
Scott D. Love: Being the Best Process Engineer You Can Be Earlier this fall and at the Spring meeting, the AIChE Foundation had a chance to sit down with Scott Love and learn more about how his passion for process engineering and how AIChE can help raise awareness about what process engineers bring to the table.
An Interview with Syamal Poddar, 2016 Philanthropist of the Year Director of Development Stephanie Viola talks with Syamal Poddar, Vice Chair of the Fellows Council, Trustee, and recipient of the 2016 Philanthropist of the Year Award, to hear his insights and reflections on giving back.
AIChE Foundation Awards Grants to Seven Transformative Projects The AIChE Foundation is pleased to announce that seven AIChE initiatives have been awarded grants for the 2017 first cycle of funding.
Disability as a Creative, Ingenious, and Interesting Force The AIChE Foundation helped support and develop the institute's first Disability Unity Convocation to raise awareness within the AIChE community regarding the needs and contributions of members with disabilities.
Chevron's Cynthia Murphy-Ortega on Women in Chemical Engineering Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, portfolio manager with University Partnerships and Association Relations of Chevron Corporation, gave the keynote address at the Women's Initiative Committee (WIC) Luncheon at the 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Dow's Fitterling: Why It's the Best Time to Be a Chemical Engineer Watch Jim Fitterling, COO of The Dow Chemical Company, expand on the main points of his speech at the 2016 Annual Student Conference "The Best Time to Be a Chemical Engineer."
2015 WIC Travel Grant Award Winners Enabling more women to attend an AIChE conference provides a valuable opportunity to advance their professional development via networking, shared resources, and increased visibility within AIChE and the profession.
Interviews with Pioneers of Diversity Interviews with some of MAC’s most prominent leaders and advocates: James Wei, Henry Brown, Otis Shelton, Lance Collins, Christine Grant, and Gerry Lessells.
Differences - A Short Film on Diversity in the Chemical Engineering Profession This short film, debuted at the 2014 Gala, provides a visual testament to the values and benefits of diversity and inclusion by highlighting those things which make us different and showing us how those differences come together to solve the problems of tomorrow.
Chemical Professionals with Disabilities Discuss Their Experiences February 6, 2017Past AIChE president Bill Byers sat down with Disability Convocation participants prior to the session for a discussion. Among other questions, he asked participants to discuss their experience with a disability and the role it has played in their career.
The Importance of International Exchanges to Chemical Engineering February 1, 2017AIChE's official response to the recent U.S. Executive Order limiting travel and immigration.
Professor Catherine Kudlick on Disability as a Creative, Ingenious, and Interesting Force January 12, 2017Catherine Kudlick, Ph.D. in history, is the director of Paul K.