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5th Midwest Regional Conference

. by Margot Berger

The AIChE Midwest Regional Conference (MRC) provides an opportunity for engineers and scientists in the region to learn about new technologies and network with others in the field.

Closing the Lifecycle Loop on Critical Materials

. by Emily Fragenberg

The U.S. is highly dependent on foreign countries for rare earth elements (REEs) and strategic and critical materials (S&CMs). Dr. Tedd Lister and Dr. Eric Peterson of the Idaho National Laboratory propose “urban mining” to address the concerns associated with traditional mining.

Corning Wins Corporate Innovation Award

. by Douglas B. Clark

This year's Corporate Innovation Award winner was Corning Incorporated. In the award lecture, Marc Giroux of Corning addressed the link between chemical engineering and the technology behind innovations in glass and ceramics.

Young Professionals at Pittsburgh's Library Bar [PHOTOS]

. by Elizabeth Guenther

More than 80 young professionals gathered at The Library on Pittsburgh's South Side for the joint YP-SIOC Social co-sponsored by the Young Professionals Committee (YPC) and the Societal Impact Operating Council (SIOC). Check out the photos of this exercise and other fun we had at the event below in the slideshow.

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2012 National Chem-E-Car Results

. by John Vasko

Months of hard work all came down to the final two runs Sunday afternoon for competitors and their Chem-E-Cars. Cornell University beat out 2011 defending champions University of Puerto Rico. Check out the slideshow and results.

2012 AIChE Honors Ceremony [On Location]

. by John Vasko

Every year, Institute and Board of Directors’ Awards are presented at the AIChE Honors Ceremony. These are AIChE’s most prestigious awards, honoring eminent chemical engineers for career accomplishments, service to society, and service to the Institute.

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2012 Chem-E-Car Team Interviews [Part 2]

. by John Vasko

We had a chance to catch up with some of the 2012 National Chem-E-Car teams at the Poster Session. Below are interviews we did with Cornell University (this year's National Competition winners), University of Houston, University of Maryland, University of Puerto Rico, and University of South Florida.