The Catalysis & Reaction Engineering Divison provides a high-profile home for our members to engage, lead discussions, and access programming, curated technical content, ongoing global webinars, and more to help drive professional development and a sense of community. However, don't just take our word for it, see what some of our members are saying below:
"AIChE's Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division is an opportunity for me to learn about advancements in the field of catalysis, showcase my research, and build a professional network. I’m grateful that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, I can attend virtual webinars and talks by experts in my field that I would not have had the opportunity to participate in person.” 
"Their support has been constant through my PhD career and I believe is crucial for the development of any young member aspiring to work on catalysis and reaction engineering.”
– Georgios Giannakakis, PhD candidate, Tufts University
“AIChE’s Catalysis & Reaction Engineering (CRE) Division has been instrumental in my career development and has provided several opportunities to present my research even in the early stages of my PhD, including a travel award. By attending the division’s technical/social events and serving as a Graduate Student Director for the past two years, I have been able to keep up with technical advancements in the field and build my professional network.
"My continued involvement with the division has also helped me stay connected with the broader CRE community as I transition to an early career in the energy industry.”
– Valentina Omoze Igenegbai, Associate Engineer, Phillips 66
“Technical programs organized by CRE provide insights on current research problems we face in the field and the new developments we have made, which often inspire my research into a new direction. I also appreciate social events organized by CRE, through which, I can interact with experts in the field (in both academia and industry).
"Such events help me to find new collaborators and to share my ideas with others outside of my shell.”
– Stephanie Kwon, Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Mines
“As a CRE member, I benefit a lot from the nice venue CRE created to connect the catalysis chemistry community and chemical reaction engineering practitioners together. Events such as Division Dinner has allowed me to interact in a relaxed environment with some of the greatest minds in our field as well as many young students aspiring to be the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs.
"The Practice Award sponsored by CRE recognizing pioneering contributions of industrial practice exemplifies a key mission of CRE to not only promote technology innovation but also effectively accelerate their path to commercial realization, which is especially inspiring to industrial researchers.”
– Lin Luo, Principal Research Scientist, Dow Chemical
“The CRE division provided a great opportunity for me to reconnect with the chemical engineering community after emerging from the downturn in the auto industry and continuing through to my retirement from Ford and transition to NSF. Chemical engineering embraces many of the greatest challenges and opportunities that society faces today.
"The CRE division is a great forum for pulling together our best ideas, through engaging with colleagues from academia, industry, and our national labs. It’s a welcoming group, with lots of opportunities to get involved.”
– Bob McCabe, Catalysis Program Director, CBET Division, NSF
“The CRE Division is an excellent community to interact with peers from both industry and academia and it fosters an environment that is inclusive of people from various backgrounds. Since I have joined the division and through my roles as past programming chair and director of the board, I have had the chance to expand my network and get to know great mentors in the field that helped to develop my career as an assistant professor.
"As the new chair of the CRE Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Chair, I look forward to serving the division in a role that I am passionate about and work with amazing people to support outreach that creates an even more inclusive and diverse eco-system in the field of catalysis and reaction engineering.”
– Bihter Padak, Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
“I joined as a member of the AIChE's CRE Division because it connects me with colleagues, collaborators, and friends who share common professional and scientific interests. Actively participating in its activities, such as networking, conferences, and workshops, is crucial for my personal growth and career development.
"It also helps the community uncover future trends and emerging challenges faced by our discipline and beyond.”
– Hongliang Xin, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
“In my professional journey with Cummins, a global power leader, I came to greatly appreciate the impact of the foundational themes, championed by the CRE community. Over the last two decades, the experimental and modeling research in the areas of catalysis and reaction engineering have underpinned tremendous progress in emission control.
"Today, the on-going tectonic transformation towards net zero carbon future is reinforcing the durable value of these skills, tools, and collaborations. As we are broadening the reach of our mobile and stationary power systems towards even more capable emission control, electrified powertrains, fuel cells, and hydrogen production, we find ourselves relying on the CRE community as our source of outstanding recruits and partners.”
– Dr. Alexy Yezerets, Executive Director of Advanced Technologies, Cummins
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