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AIChE to Celebrate Outstanding Achievements with 2019 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will present awards to 16 leaders and innovators in chemical engineering, at a ceremony to be held during the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting, November 10–15, in Orlando, Florida. ...

Jay D. Keasling to receive AIChE's Doing a World of Good Medal at 2019 AIChE Gala, Dec. 3

Jay D. Keasling, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and Faculty Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been selected by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as its Doing a World...

AIChE's 2019 Gala will Showcase the Good Works of the Chemical Engineering Profession

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will celebrate the many ways that chemical engineers — and the organizations that employ them — are “Doing a World of Good” at the 2019 AIChE Gala, to be held on December 3 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. At this year’s...

MIT’s Gleason is Named 2019 Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer

Karen K. Gleason, the Alexander and I. Michael Kasser (1960) Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been chosen by AIChE to present the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecture for 2019. She will present her lecture, “From Chemical Engineering...

AIChE Endows Lectureship Honoring William R. Schowalter

The AIChE Foundation has announced a new lectureship inspired by the career contributions of William R. Schowalter — a Fellow and former director of AIChE, and the Class of 1950 Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, at Princeton University. The lectureship was established to...

AIChE Announces Langer Prize for Innovators & Entrepreneurs

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has announced the creation of a new Fellowship program that will assist researchers in pursuing innovative technical work with the potential of making valuable contributions to society. ...

Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Publishes its First Issue

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its publishing partner John Wiley and Sons, Inc., have released the inaugural issue of the Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing — a peer-reviewed journal that captures leading-edge manufacturing techniques and technologies that...

AIChE Establishes The Climate Solutions Community

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), through its technical entity the Institute for Sustainability (IfS) and in cooperation with other AIChE entities, has established a Climate Solutions Community — a global collaboration that will bring together the expertise of a diversity of...

AIChE Launches Center for Hydrogen Safety

NEW YORK, NY — The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announces the Center for Hydrogen Safety. This new Center promotes the safe handling and use of hydrogen across industrial and consumer applications in the global energy transition. ...

Ecolab Advances AIChE's Initiatives to Promote Safety and Diversity in the Engineering Workforce

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has announced a major funding commitment from Ecolab, a global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, in support of two priority initiatives of the AIChE Foundation’s “Doing a World of Good” campaign. Ecolab is...

AIChE Spring Meeting Convenes in New Orleans, Mar. 31–Apr. 4; Program Highlights Manufacturing, Energy, Safety, Knowledge Transfer

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will hold its 2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 31 to April 4. ...

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine Honors Biotech Pioneers Robert Langer and Nicholas Peppas

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine (BioTM), published by Wiley on behalf of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its Society for Biological Engineering (SBE), has released a tribute issue dedicated to research inspired by Robert Langer and Nicholas Peppas — two...

Rising Stars Shine at AIChE Workshop to Empower Women in Engineering

More than fifty exceptional women from companies around the world participated at a Leadership Workshop for Rising Star Women in Engineering, December 11, 2018, in New York City.

AIChE Lauds Organizations and Leaders for Inspiring Women in Engineering

AIChE honored Pfizer Inc and Covestro LLC, along with Nance Dicciani, who received the AIChE Foundation’s Doing a World of Good Medal, at an awards gala held in New York City on Tuesday, December 11.

AIChE Names New Officers, Board for 2019

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced today that Kimberly Ogden, Director of the Institute for Advanced Energy Solutions and a Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona, will become President of AIChE in 2019. Ogden succeeds 2018...

All Systems Go for Launch of STAR Tech Conference, Nov. 12-14, Houston

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is launching STAR Tech — Space Travel: Adaptive Research and Technologies from biological and chemical engineering — a conference emphasizing non-traditional technologies applicable to space exploration and other ventures. The conference is...

AIChE and Wiley announce the launch of the Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing

AIChE and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. announce the launch of a new quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Set to debut in Spring 2019, the new journal will focus on capturing leading-edge manufacturing techniques and technologies that reduce costs, save...

AIChE’s Center for Chemical Process Safety and Trinseo Partner on Process Safety Workshops for Engineering Students in China

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its subsidiary the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) have partnered with Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials solutions provider, to host process safety workshops for undergraduate chemical engineering students in China.

Chemical Engineers Will Meet at Pittsburgh Conference Offering More Than 700 Sessions

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will showcase the pivotal roles that chemical engineers play in addressing the needs of society and industry at the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28 – November 2. ...

AIChE's 2018 Gala Spotlights Champions of Women Engineers

Companies Pfizer Inc and Covestro LLC — along with Nance Dicciani, Founder and CEO of RTM Vital Signs LLC — to be honored in New York City on December 11 ...

Klavs Jensen Selected as AIChE's Prausnitz Institute Lecturer for 2018

Chemical engineering professor will discuss chemical process intensification techniques at AIChE’s Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh on October 31.

The RAPID Manufacturing Institute Appoints William Grieco as New Chief Executive Officer

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced today that William (Bill) Grieco has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AIChE’s RAPID (Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment) Manufacturing Institute, replacing the interim CEO, Thomas Walsh. Grieco will...

Orlando Spring Meeting will Highlight Manufacturing, Energy, Particle Technology

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will hold its 2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida, April 22–26. ...

Vergnano to Receive AIChE Government and Industry Leaders Award

Mark P. Vergnano, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chemours Company, a U.S.-based global chemical firm, will receive the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Government and Industry Leaders (AGILE) Award. The award is given by AIChE to leaders who have made significant...

BASF sponsorship will advance AIChE's "Doing a World of Good" initiatives in safety education and workforce diversity

NEW YORK, NY, and FLORHAM PARK, NJ, January 18, 2018 — BASF today affirmed its ongoing commitment to safe chemical industry practices and education by funding two key priorities of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) “Doing a World of Good” campaign. ...

AIChE Gala Celebrates Leaders of LyondellBasell and Bechtel; Dow's Jim Fitterling; for Inspiring Future Engineers

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) honored LyondellBasell and Bechtel Group, Inc., along with those companies’ leaders, for their efforts to inspire the next generation of engineers, at an awards gala held in New York City on Wednesday, December 6. ...

International Conference on Epigenetics and Bioengineering Explores Healthcare and Industrial Applications

How can scientists and engineers use new knowledge about the genetic-level behavior of cells as protein producers to create beneficial products and industrial processes? That’s the topic that will be addressed at the first International Conference on Epigenetics and Bioengineering (EpiBio 2017;...

Yosufzai is Named Chair of the AIChE Foundation

The AIChE Foundation — the philanthropic arm of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — has named S. Shariq Yosufzai, Vice President, Global Diversity, Chevron Corporation, as its chair. Yosufzai will lead strategic development for the Foundation’s initiatives — exemplified by...

AIChE Honors Outstanding Achievements with 2017 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 29) – In a ceremony during its Annual Meeting here Saturday, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) presented awards to 15 leaders and innovators in chemical engineering. ...

RAPID Institute Announces First Project Selections

Leaders of the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced the first round of public-private partnership projects selected for negotiation here at AIChE’s Annual Meeting. Eighty-five...

AIChE Names New Officers, Board for 2018

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has announced that Christine B. Seymour, PhD, Director at Pfizer, Inc., will become President of AIChE in 2018. Seymour succeeds 2017 President T. Bond Calloway, Jr., Associate Laboratory Director at the Savannah River National Laboratory....

First International CRISPR Technologies Conference Scheduled for Raleigh, NC, December 4-6

Bioengineers and other researchers will examine the revolutionary CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) genome-editing technology, and discuss its applications to a variety of fields at the inaugural International Conference on CRISPR Technologies (www.aiche.org/CRISPR),...

AIChE Annual Meeting Hosts a Diverse Profession, October 29–November 3, in Minneapolis, MN

This fall, the chemical engineering community will gather in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting, October 29 through November 3. The meeting is distinguished by many new and innovative topical conferences and technical program tracks that underscore the pivotal roles that...

Bioengineering and Translational Medicine Conference Set for Minneapolis

Bioengineers will explore the adaption of groundbreaking research into practical and commercial applications for healthcare at the 2nd Bioengineering and Translation Medicine Conference, October 28–29, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN. The conference is organized by the Society for Biological Engineering...

AIChE's 2017 Gala to Honor Corporate Leaders for Endeavors that Inspire Young Engineers

LyondellBasell CEO and Bechtel President and COO — along with DowDuPont’s Jim R. Fitterling — to be honored in New York City on December 6 ...

Frances Arnold is Inaugural Recipient of M. H. Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer

Caltech engineering professor will be honored by AIChE, October 29 at Minneapolis Annual Meeting.

Chemical Engineers Will Convene in Minneapolis at AIChE Annual Meeting, Oct. 29–Nov. 3

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will showcase the innovative work of chemical engineers and the pivotal roles they play in addressing global challenges at the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct. 29-Nov. 3. ...

G. V. (Rex) Reklaitis Selected as AIChE Prausnitz Institute Lecturer

Chemical engineering professor will discuss the engineering of pharmaceuticals at AIChE’s Annual Meeting in Minneapolis on November 1.

RAPID Manufacturing Institute Calls for R&D Project Proposals

Leaders of the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute — a part of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and one of the nation’s 14 Manufacturing USA Institutes — are calling for stakeholders in industry, academia, and government...

4th CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety Scheduled for September 12 to 13 in Okayama, Japan

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) will host the 4th CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety at the Okayama Convention Center in Okayama, Japan, September 12 to 13, 2017. The summit will be presented in collaboration with the Japan...

AIChE's "35 Under 35 Award" Celebrates Outstanding Young Professionals

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), with support from the AIChE Foundation, is recognizing 35 young professional members of AIChE in a new 35 Under 35 honors program. ...

AIChE and CCPS Safety Conferences Guide Industries Worldwide

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) have slated a series of international conferences devoted to safe processes and practices in the chemicals and petrochemicals industries. The meetings promote a global culture of process safety in...

Center for Chemical Process Safety Names Anil Gokhale Projects Director

Anil Gokhale, an executive with more than 30 years of experience in engineering, process safety, and process automation, has joined the staff of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as director of CCPS projects. In his project...

AIChE Salary Survey Shows Slight Decline in Median Compensation

NEW YORK CITY — The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — in the June 2017 issue of its flagship magazine, Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) — published the results of the organization’s salary survey for 2017. Among its key findings: ...

AIChE Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Pertamina University

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pertamina University (Jakarta, Indonesia) to establish a partnership on activities of mutual importance to the two organizations. The signing ceremony took place on May 23, 2017, in Kuala Lumpur,...

AIChE, SBE Schedule Bio Specialty Conferences

NEW YORK – The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — through its technical subsidiary the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) — is uniting industry practitioners, academic researchers, and business leaders to advance the burgeoning fields related to biotechnology. In 2017,...

AIChE Officially Launches RAPID Manufacturing Institute

SAN ANTONIO, TX — Leaders of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) formally launched the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute here today at AIChE’s Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety. Late last year, the...

AIChE Announces Candidates for 2017 Officer Election

AIChE’s Nominating Committee has announced the slate of candidates for president-elect, treasurer, and directors for 2017. The Treasurer for 2017–2019 has resigned and created a vacancy. Under the terms of AIChE’s constitution, the Board of Directors has appointed Joseph D. Smith, a former...

AIChE Responds to Proposed Elimination of the Chemical Safety Board

On March 17, 2017, AIChE released the following statement: ...

Bielenberg Named CTO of RAPID Manufacturing Institute

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its RAPID (Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment) Manufacturing Institute announced today that James R. Bielenberg will be assuming the role of RAPID’s chief technology officer. In making the announcement, RAPID Chief...

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