2024 Annual Student Conference Welcome Breakfast & Keynote Address

Kick off the Annual Student Conference with a continental breakfast followed by the Annual Student Conference Keynote address.  Be sure to wear your Annual Student Conference badge. AIChE leaders will also be on hand to review the schedule for the weekend.

We're excited to welcome Michael Thien, Sc.D. Head, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research & Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals to deliver our 2024 Keynote Address titled, "Re-imagining Chemical Engineering: Curriculum, Career and Riding the Tiger"

Re-imagining Chemical Engineering: Curriculum, Career and Riding the Tiger

Michael Thien, Sc.D., Takeda Pharmaceuticals

The role and the curriculum of the chemical engineer continues to evolve. We’ll discuss the evolution of the chemical engineering curriculum, the future of the chemical engineer’s workplace and the “T-shaped” engineer. Finally, we will put it all together as we discuss riding career “tigers”.