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AIChE Partners with Gulf Energy Information to Stage “ChemE Show”

ChemE and Process Engineering Tradeshow will spotlight new technology for a diverse and expanding industry; debut set for Galveston, TX, November 2023 ...

CCPS Strengthens its Global Impact with International Conferences

Regenerative Engineering Society Establishes Award in Honor of Founder Cato T. Laurencin

The Regenerative Engineering Society (RE Society) — a technical entity of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — is celebrating the leadership of its founder with the launch of a new prize. ...

The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative Welcomes 144 New Scholars in 2022

FOSSI announces 144 new scholarship recipients in 2022, representing 25 states across the nation. To date, FOSSI has raised more than $17 million to support over 350 students.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ 2022 Gala will Celebrate Companies and Their Leaders for Engineering the Extraordinary

Chevron, Ecolab to be honored for benefitting humankind through safe and responsible engineering practice—December 1 in New York City ...

Center for Hydrogen Safety Announces Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Gas Safety Corporation

The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) — a technical community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a global organization leading the safe advancement of hydrogen as the next-generation fuel — has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Gas Safety...

The Center for Hydrogen Safety Launches Credential to Equip the Rapidly Evolving Hydrogen Industry

CHS is marking its third anniversary by releasing a Fundamental Hydrogen Safety Credential. The Credential will equip professionals with the latest, most comprehensive training material on safe hydrogen use.

Elsa Reichmanis is Selected as 2022 Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer

Elsa Reichmanis, Professor and Carl Robert Anderson Chair in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University, has been chosen by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to present the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecture for 2022. The Institute's 74th...

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative Raises More Than 17 Million in Support of STEM Education at HBCUs

FOSSI raises more than $17 Million in Support of STEM Education at HBCUs.

AIChE Appoints Darlene S. Schuster as New CEO and Executive Director

The Board of Directors of AIChE, the Global Home of Chemical Engineers, has announced that Darlene S. Schuster, PhD, AIChE’s current Chief of Technical Operations, Membership, and Business Development, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Institute.

Chemical Engineers will Convene in San Antonio, TX, for AIChE Conference Showcasing New Opportunities in Manufacturing, Energy, Industry Safety

Chemical engineers, process safety professionals, and stakeholders across the chemical process industries (CPI) will survey the state of their profession when the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) host the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and...

RAPID Manufacturing Institute Awarded $9.5MM Grant from NIST to Fund Pandemic Response Projects

NEW YORK, NY — The RAPID Manufacturing Institute® — an entity of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and one of the Manufacturing USA Institutes — has been awarded $9.5 million by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct...

Hy Stor Energy Joins the Ranks of Center for Hydrogen Safety’s Prestigious Roster

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) – the global authority on hydrogen safety and training – announced Jackson, Mississippi-based Hy Stor Energy as the latest addition to its roster of membership organizations. Hy Stor Energy is developing and advancing renewable hydrogen...

Equinor Joins Center for Hydrogen Safety Amid Growing Global Demand for Hydrogen

The global authority on safe hydrogen use and education – announced the addition of energy company Equinor to its list of member organizations.

AIChE Gala Celebrates the Extraordinary Societal Contributions of Organizations and Leaders

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) celebrated the contributions of the company Moderna, and showcased the good works of chemical engineers and their employers, at the 2021 AIChE Gala, held December 1 at The Metropolitan Club in New York City. A livestream of the gala program was...

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) Announces Ambitious Goal to Fund 1000 Scholars through 2025

Partners in the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) have exceeding their inaugural goal of funding 150 scholars in 2021, and will now aim to support 1000 scholars through 2025.

Korea Gas Safety Corpoation Joins the Center for Hydrogen Safety to Fuel Clean Energy Demands

Korea Gas Safety Corporation has joined the Center for Hydrogen Safety.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Announces Search for New Executive Director and CEO

The Board of Directors of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — a not-for profit, global organization serving chemical engineers and related professionals — has begun a candidate search for a new Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. The Board seeks a visionary leader...

AIChE Announces New Officers, Board for 2022

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced today that Christine S. Grant, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the inaugural Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, will become President of AIChE in...

Center for Hydrogen Safety Welcomes Pinnacle West as a Partner in the Safe Transition to a Low Carbon Future

The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) — a technical community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a global organization leading the safe advancement of hydrogen as the next-generation fuel — has announced a partnership with Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, an...

American Chemistry Council Honored for Advancing Diversity & Inclusion under the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) receives the American Society of Association Executives’ (ASAE) “Power of A” Silver Award, for its commitment to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the chemical industry under the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI).

The Climate Solutions Community announces new leaders

The Climate Solutions Community — a technical community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — has announced its new managing board members for 2022. ...

AIChE Awards 2021 Langer Prize Fellowship to University of Delaware’s Aditya Kunjapur

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will present its 2021 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence to Aditya M. Kunjapur, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Delaware. The fellowship — which is endowed by the AIChE...

The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative Welcomes 151 Inaugural Scholarship Recipients

The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) is thrilled to welcome the inaugural class of FOSSI scholarship recipients, chosen from more than 1,700 applicants.

AIChE’s 2021 Gala to Honor Companies and Leaders for Extraordinary Support for Humankind

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will spotlight the transformative societal contributions of chemical engineers — and the organizations that employ them — during the organization’s 2021 Doing a World of Good Gala on December 1. After presenting its 2020 Gala as a virtual...

MIT’s Chakraborty Chosen as 2021 Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer

Arup K. Chakraborty, Institute Professor, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been selected by AIChE to present the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecture for 2021. He will present his lecture, “Viruses, Immunity,...

AIChE Establishes Food Engineering, Expansion and Development Institute

AIChE has announced the creation of the Food Engineering, Expansion and Development (FEED) Institute — a new global community of food technologists and engineers from industry, academia, government, and national labs, dedicated to advancing food safety and innovation.

Center for Hydrogen Safety Partners with bp to Support the Transition to a Low Carbon Future

The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) — a technical community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a global organization leading the safe advancement of hydrogen as the next-generation fuel — has announced a partnership with energy giant bp, which is demonstrating its...

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Selected as 2021 Hoover Medalist

Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., the University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut, has been chosen to receive the 2021 Hoover Medal. The prize celebrates the civic and humanitarian achievements of an...

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative will Fund 151 Scholars in 2021

More Than $7 million raised in inaugural year of chemical industry’s equity, diversity and inclusion Initiative.

AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety, Apr. 18–23

Conference Showcases Breakthroughs in Manufacturing, Energy, Safety in Chemical and Petrochemical Facilities ...

Solvay’s Kadri to Present AGILE Award Keynote Lecture at AIChE’s Virtual Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety, April 19

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has selected Ilham Kadri, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Executive Committee at Solvay, to present the AGILE Keynote Address at the 2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety. Kadri will launch the...

AIChE Names Barbara A. Valentine as New CFO

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE; www.aiche.org) today announced the appointment of Barbara A. Valentine as the Institute’s new Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Valentine will manage and develop a financial structure that meets the evolving needs of AIChE, with...

AIChE Presents Langer Prize Fellowship to MIT’s Eugenia Inda

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has awarded its 2020 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence to Maria Eugenia Inda, a Pew Postdoctoral Fellow in the Synthetic Biology Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The fellowship — which was...

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Celebrates Organizations and Leaders for “Doing a World of Good”

Gala honors DuPont for sustainability and Thermo Fisher Scientific for response to COVID-19; ...

Chemical Industry Announces Collaborative Equity, Diversity & Inclusion STEM Scholars Initiative

The American Chemistry Council (ACC), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), The Chemours Company and HBCU Week Foundation today announced the chemical industry’s first collaborative equity, diversity and inclusion initiative aimed at creating pathways for more underrepresented...

AIChE Announces New Officers, Board for 2021

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced today that Deborah L. Grubbe, Owner and President of Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC, will become President of AIChE in 2021. Grubbe succeeds 2020 President Monty M. Alger, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Pennsylvania State...

AIChE's Virtual Annual Meeting showcases a diverse profession; innovations in biotechnology, energy, health care, advanced manufacturing; Nov. 16–20

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will spotlight the roles that chemical engineers play in addressing societal and industrial challenges when the organization’s 2020 Annual Meeting is held as a virtual event, November 16–20. ...

AIChE's 2020 Virtual Gala will honor companies DuPont and Thermo Fisher Scientific for solving societal problems, December 10

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will showcase the important work of chemical engineers — and the organizations that employ them — during the organization’s 2020 Virtual Doing a World of Good Gala, to be held online on December 10. During this year’s gala, AIChE will...

Doherty Selected to Present 2020 AIChE Prausnitz Institute Lecture

Michael F. Doherty, the Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Chair in Process Systems Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been named the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer for 2020. His lecture, entitled Innovation at the “Frontiers of Chemical Engineering...

LyondellBasell's Bob Patel to Deliver Award Keynote at Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety

Bhavesh V. (Bob) Patel, Chief Executive Officer of LyondellBasell, will present the Welcome Keynote Address at the 2020 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th Global Congress on Process Safety. Patel will set the stage for the online conferences on Monday, August 17, with his reflections on emerging...

2020 Virtual Meeting Press Release

Chemical Engineers Worldwide will Convene Online at AIChE's Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th Global Congress on Process Safety, August 17–21 ...

Applications Open for Langer Prize Research Grant for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is requesting applications for a recently endowed fellowship program that assists early-career, independent researchers in pursuing innovative technical work with the potential of making important contributions to society. ...

Center for Hydrogen Safety Announces Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea’s Gangwon Technopark

Organizations will collaborate to advance the safe transition to a worldwide hydrogen economy ...

AIChE Presents Inaugural Langer Prize Fellowship to César de la Fuente

AIChE has awarded its first Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence to César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor in the departments of bioengineering, microbiology and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. ...

AIChE Gala applauds Merck and Procter & Gamble for Doing a World of Good

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) honored Merck & Co., Inc., and the Procter & Gamble Company, along with those companies’ leaders, for exemplifying the good works that apply chemical engineering expertise to benefit society, at its annual gala held in New York City on Tuesday,...

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Names New Officers, Board for 2020

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced today that Monty M. Alger, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute for Natural Gas Research at Pennsylvania State University, will become President of AIChE in 2020. Learn more about the 2020 board of directors.

Celanese becomes Patron of AIChE's Doing a World of Good Campaign

Grant will help to advance Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative; inclusion in chemical engineering ...

Center for Hydrogen Safety Announces Collaboration with the Hydrogen Council

The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) — a global technical community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — has launched a strategic partnership with The Hydrogen Council, a global CEO initiative of leading energy, transport and industry companies with a united vision and...

Global Chemical Engineers Community Will Meet at Orlando Conference Offering More Than 750 Technical Sessions

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will spotlight the roles that chemical engineers play in addressing societal and industrial challenges when the organization’s 2019 Annual Meeting convenes in Orlando, Florida, November 10–15. ...

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