Minority Affairs

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Learn about these FOSSI scholars' plans for college and what they hope to do with their STEM degrees after graduation.

Meet these FOSSI scholars who are earning STEM degrees at Florida A&M University, Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College, and Tuskegee University thanks to FOSSI scholarships and support.

Meet these FOSSI scholars whose scholarships are allowing them to pursue STEM degrees at North Carolina A&T State University, Tuskegee University, and Prairie View A&M University.

Another 150 new FOSSI scholars were recently welcomed into the FOSSI family before heading off to college to earn STEM degrees.

Meet these FOSSI scholars who are working on STEM degrees at Florida A&M University, Morgan State University, and North Carolina A&T State University.

Learn about what STEM area these FOSSI scholars are majoring in and what they hope to do with their degrees when they graduate from Tuskegee University and Florida A&M University.

AIChE celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with career highlights and recollections from James Wei, AIChE’s first Asian president (1988).

FOSSI Scholars Carol Akpan and Liyah Wilson joined program sponsors and prospective supporters for a roundtable discussion at the AIChE Spring Meeting in New Orleans.

Find out how these FOSSI Scholars plan to change the world with their STEM degrees.

Meet these FOSSI scholars who will be attending Howard University, North Carolina A&T, and Spelman College this fall, thanks to FOSSI’s STEM scholarships.

Meet these FOSSI scholars who are pursuing their STEM career dreams at Howard University, Jackson State University, and North Carolina A&T State.

Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are pursuing STEM degrees at Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Tuskegee University.

Meet these FOSSI scholars who are using their scholarships to pursue STEM degrees at Alabama State, Prairie View A&M, Spelman, and Virginia State.

Meet these scholars who plan to improve the world with the STEM degrees they will earn at Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College, and North Carolina A&T State University.

LatinX in Chemical Engineering is finalizing programming for the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting and warmly welcomes its varied members to join in and meet the rest of the family in Orlando this fall.

The FOSSI program celebrates its new class of 132 FOSSI scholars, who are from 26 states and will be attending 26 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this fall. See video.

Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are using their STEM scholarships to attend Hampton University, Morehouse College, and Norfolk State University.

Meet these FOSSI Scholars who are attending North Carolina A&T State University, Southern University and A&M College, Spelman College, and Texas Southern University.

Meet these FOSSI graduates and learn about their plans for STEM degrees at HBCUs, and the career plans beyond.

Learn about these FOSSI scholars who have begun working on STEM degrees at Howard Univ., the Univ. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, and Alabama A&M.

MAC's work to include underrepresented groups in chemical engineering dates to the 1960s. Check out its major milestones and progress, from inception to 2023.

Read about the visit to Howard University, hear FOSSI scholars' feedback and requests from the initiative, and see more photos from the visit.

MAC moves to a broader vision to include and welcome a wider community of chemical engineers.

Meet these scholars who are pursuing STEM degrees at Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Tennessee State University, and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Hear how these faculty members early in their tenure-track positions benefited from their experience at the ASEE/AIChE Chemical Engineering Summer School (ChESS).

Find out more about the plans this year’s FOSSI scholars have for a future in STEM careers.

Learn where these FOSSI scholars are headed to college, and hear about the plans they have for STEM careers.

This year we welcome 144 new FOSSI scholars. Meet some of them here to learn about their backgrounds and their plans for college and STEM careers.

Meet these young Black scholars who have their eye on STEM careers and have already begun working towards STEM degrees at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Meet more members of the FOSSI inaugural class and learn about their interests and aspirations for college and beyond.

Learn how AIChE’s IDEAL Path takes on some of the barriers standing in the way of building stronger businesses, institutions, and communities.

Read where Manuela found support and inspiration as she advanced in her education and career, and how she hopes to share the same positive influences with other chemical engineers through MAC.

Learn about the backgrounds and aspirations of these impressive FOSSI scholars. Know someone who would be a good candidate? Applications due February 15.

Get a glimpse into the lives of some of the 2021 FOSSI scholars and learn about their achievements and aspirations.

The HBCU Week College Fair allowed 200 students to hear from STEM professionals about their career experiences.

Get a glimpse of some of young scholars in the 2021 FOSSI class and learn about some of their achievements and aspirations.

The in-person December 1 AIChE Gala will honor Moderna and its leadership as well as FOSSI and its founding partners for their contributions to the advancement of society.

Learn about how the IDEAL Path concept aims to give an equal opportunity to all who wish to join the chemical engineering community.

Learn about this chemical engineer's professional path and how mentoring continues to influence her career.

Learn more about historically Black colleges and universities, the crucial role they play in promoting greater diversity in STEM careers, and more.

FOSSI will provide scholarships, internships, and mentorship for students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math at historically Black colleges and universities.

AIChE has launched a website to serve as a hub for all efforts supporting our goal of reaching 100% parity in the chemical engineering profession by 2050.  

Ron and Karnel talk about their careers and experiences at Thermo Fisher, and discuss being involved in this year's AfroBiotech Conference.

In keeping with this year's theme of increasing the diversity of chemical engineering, we have many events planned to provide the tools needed to help make the profession increasingly diverse in a variety of ways.

Catch up on the most-read articles and most-discussed topics with this summary of top trends at AIChE for the past 2 months. 

Hear about Weslee's past experience at Afrobiotech, what makes it special to him, and what you can expect when you attend. 

Henry T. Brown, an AIChE leader whose devotion to equity for minority engineers made an indelible impression on the life of AIChE and the countless chemical engineers who he mentored and encouraged, passed away on February 13, 2020, in Weston, MA.

Diversity of background helps provide diversity of perspective, which is often the basis of innovation and discovery in modern team-based research.