2022 CRE Mentoring Program

The AIChE® CRE Mentoring program connects graduate students with members of the AIChE CRE community from industry, academia, and national labs as mentors based on students’ career aspirations and personal and professional interests. The goal is to cultivate new relationships, provide support, and accelerate the personal and professional development of students in the field of CRE.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Mentors and mentees must have AIChE CRE membership to be eligible (exception: first-year graduate students).

• Mentors and mentees must fill out the mentor/mentee survey and mentor/mentee agreement form.

Form for Mentors

Form for Mentees

Time Commitment:

We recommend meeting 2-4 times in a year including an in-person Meet & Greet session at AIChE Annual Meeting. However, we do not have a requirement for the number or frequency of meetings for mentors and mentees. We leave it up to mentors/mentees to figure out what works the best and what is needed to achieve the student’s goals.

BENEFITS FOR MENTORS

• Learning: Acquire new and diverse insights beyond their own education and experience, master the art of asking questions and delivering feedback, develop listening skills.

• Leadership Development: Reflect on personal experiences to provide better guidance, improve communication, and reinforce leadership skills. Mentorship also provides an opportunity for CRE professionals to “pay it forward”.

• Professional Network: Build a network with fellow mentors and mentees as a part of AIChE CRE community.

BENEFITS FOR MENTEES

• Personal Development: Receive support and increase self-confidence and self-awareness via communications with a respected member of the CRE community.

• Professional Development: Receive guidance and advice on navigating PhDs, and building a network, learn about career opportunities, improve goal-setting and more.

• Professional Network: Build a network with mentors from industry, academia, and national labs and the chance to be supported and advocated for

Interested in Learning More?

Please email Deeksha Jain at djain4@dow.com with any questions.