The 2013 AIChE Spring Meeting & 9th Global Congress in San Antonio, Texas, began on Sunday, April 28th with a joint opening reception. See pictures from the reception here.
Young professional chemical engineers got to know each other better in this year's speed-networking event held at the Iron Cactus on San Antonio's Riverwalk.
AIChE President Phillip Westmoreland and Spring Meeting Program Co-Chair Bruce Eldridge kicked of the first-ever Spring Meeting Student Program by welcoming students from across the US.
AIChE student chapter members at Lehigh University visited Broughal Middle School to share the world of chemistry and engineering through demonstrations with four eighth-grade science classes.
This year’s program will not only feature many compelling speakers, but will also have the first ever Spring Meeting Monday networking luncheon!
This luncheon will allow you to network with fellow attendees from a vast array of chemical engineering areas and disciplines. We want to nurture a sense of community within Spring Meeting attendees through this luncheon and other networking events.
The AIChE Spring Meeting is the year’s key technical conference for practicing chemical engineers. Plus, the Global Congress on Process Safety covers the critical needs of process safety practitioners more broadly and deeply than any other conference. Learn more and register to attend.
One of the best 2013 AIChE Student Regional Conferences this year was in Lubbock, TX, hosted by the Texas Tech University, for the Southwest Region. From the Murder Mystery, to the intense ChemE Car competition; nothing could be better than interacting and volunteering with future Young Professional AIChE members.
Finding a balance between work and life is difficult for many, but the challenge seems even greater for women in STEM careers. Could a long-term view the best approach to tackling this challenge?
Nancy Jackson is the immediate past president of the American Chemical society and works with the U.S. Department of State at the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. Hear more about about how she sees women gaining power in the scientific community.
Up for a plant tour? Or maybe you'd like a chance to present your work at the poster session, including through the new electronic poster area? Check out everything that's going on in San Antonio and learn how you can stay connected while there.
New research published this week demonstrates how a nanoparticle cloaked in a red blood cell membrane can act as a sponge to remove toxins from the body.
Are you attending Spring Meeting and still wonder what would be applicable to you as a young engineer? Well, look no further!
While new solar technology and installations often shows great promise, it's commonly financing that determines true success. Learn more about innovative crowd-sourced solar projects that are helping solar get off the ground in the U.S.
Duke Energy has started the largest battery storage project in the US at its 153 MW Notrees wind farm, where It can store 36 MWs of energy for 10,000 homes.
This month, CEP features membrane filtration and also looks at a variety of other news and topics, including a look at the latest on graphene, Singapore's chemicals industry, and much more.
Kick back with a little chemical engineering humor—we think you'll recognize yourself and the entire chemical engineering undergrad experience!
Watch as George Laguros, Geophysicist for the Marathon Oil Corporation in Houston, Texas, talks about analyzing seismic data in the present and reminisces about the days of analysis with a pencil, slide rule, and graph paper.
BP has decided it's a good time to get out of the wind business, unloading 16 wind farms in nine states with a total capacity of about 2,600 megawatts. Short-sighted, or good business?