AIChE's Public Affairs & Information Committee (PAIC)
The Public Affairs and Information Committee is working to expand AIChE’s interaction with government, prioritize issues that impact chemical engineers, and develop tools for members conducting outreach at the grassroots level.
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Chemical Engineers Embrace the Frontiers of AI/ML Part 2: Challenges
Artificial intelligence and machine learning present many opportunities, but they also come with challenges — both technical and ethical — and chemical engineers must do their best to account for them all.
Chemical Engineers Embrace the Frontiers of AI/ML
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will impact the practice, business, and science of chemical engineering with new, powerful ways to view and analyze data more efficiently.
Building “New Directions for Chemical Engineering” — Together
Six main technical areas, effective education, and stakeholder collaboration are all key to helping chemical engineers face current and future challenges.
The Plastic Treaty Negotiations from a Delegate’s Perspective
Get an update here on the efforts to develop an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.
Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience
The AIChE PAIC’s Climate Change Policy Review Project team is now hosting its sixth and final discussion.
PAIC Climate Task Force: Validity of Projections
Participate in this discussion on validity of projections.
PAIC Climate Task Force: Attribution of Observed Climate Change
Participate in this discussion on causes of warming and increased greenhouse gas concentrations until November 21, 2017.
PAIC Climate Task Force: Validity of Data II
This discussion has been extended through Tuesday, October 24. Please share your thoughtful reply before the deadline.
PAIC Climate Task Force: Validity of Observed/Measured Data I
The discussion on Validity of Observed/Measured Data I has been extended! The AIChE PAIC’s Climate Change Policy Review Project team welcomes you to its second discussion!
PAIC Climate Task Force: General Approaches
The AIChE PAIC’s Climate Change Task Force welcomes you to the first discussion, taking place on AIChE Engage's Discussion Central! This first discussion is designed to allow initial focus on a few general approaches and project principles, including appropriate levels of scientific certainty, the status of popular opinion on climate change, and also the international context of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the Paris Accord (also known as the Paris Agreement).
Help AIChE Craft Its Climate Policy
Help AIChE update its climate policy by following the upcoming series of blog posts, Engage discussions, and CEP articles on the topic.
AIChE and the Paris Climate Agreement
Many AIChE member engineers and their companies have supported US participation in the Paris Agreement, from which the US is now withdrawing.