Who are the Lafayette Chemical Engineers (ChBE) and how can I

get involved (AICHE)?

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

2015: 100 years of Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College

THEN NOW

Hart, Baker, and Adamson

Richard K. Meade (B.S. Chemistry, 1899; M.S. Chemistry, 1908)

“The Committee of Six” establishes The American Institute of Chemical

Engineers in January 1908

Hart, Adamson, and Meade all served on the Institute Council

100 years of CHE at Lafayette

• The College catalog first listed the course of study “Chemical Engineering” 1915-16.

• Ed Hart steps down as Chair of Chemistry to become first Professor of Chemical Engineering

• Hart writes first textbook bearing the name “chemical engineering” in 1921, published in Easton, PA.

Get to know the Lafayette ChBE Faculty…

Who are we now?

“Bioengineering”

“Bioengineering”

Research: tribology, energy processing

“Energy and the Environment”

“Energy and the Environment”

“Materials and Interfaces”

“Materials and Interfaces”

Joseph Woo Visiting Assistant ProfessorB.S. Chemical Engineering/Materials Science, Columbia UniversityPh.D. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University

Teaching Areas: thermodynamics, experimental design, integrated chemical engineering, process controls

“Materials and Interfaces”

“Engineering Pedagogy”

Going Behind the Acronym:

What is AICHE?

AICHE

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• Approximately 40,000 members in 90 countries.

• Members from academia and industry.

• Resources available for all chemical engineers.

• http://www.aiche.org

Membership in AICHE

• Being in ChE in Lafayette makes you an automatic member in the student chapter.

• From industrial donations, membership in the national chapter is free for all ChE undergrads.

• Apply at (form is one page): http://www.aiche.org/community/students/student-membership

What Does Membership Get You?

• Scholarship opportunities• Additional outlets for your future

– Internships (CareerEngineer)– Information about graduate school– Job postings (Note: Aimed at all chemical engineers)– Online mentorship program– Online career fair:

http://www.aiche.org/resources/careers/career-fairs

Intellectual Development: Webinars

• Over the past few years, AICHE has begun to develop a library of webinars for a wide range of topics. (http://www.aiche.org/resources/chemeondemand)– Student and Young Professional Development– Chemical Engineering Practice– Sustainability & Environment

• As students, you get unlimited access to basically all of them.

Sample Webinar Titles

• Biofuels: Metrics and Challenges• The Secret Science of Movie Stunts and

Special Effects

• History of NOx in the Ethylene Industry

• Fatal Exposure: Tragedy at DuPont• Tapping into the Chemistry of Beer and

Brewing• How to Get a Job in a Small Company

A Few Other Opportunities

• ChEnected (AICHE meets social media) http://chenected.aiche.org/

• eLibrary (technical handbooks and databases) http://www.aiche.org/resources/elibrary

• Certificate of Safety Achievement (can be done via online courses)

Conferences

• Professional organization hold national professional meetings– Presentation of new ideas– Networking

• Of interest to you– National Student Conference

(Nov 6-9) in Salt Lake City, UT– Regional Student Conference

(TBD late March/April) at the University of Delaware

AIChE: The Lafayette Perspective

Co-Presidents: J. Hayden Jarboe, Michael Meshberg, Danielle Ricciardi

Vice Presidents: Sean McSherry, Sara Mikovic

Advisor: Michael Senra

Academic Guidance• Course selection brownbag• Study abroad brownbag• Professor research talks

– Excel research– What it is like to be a professor

ChE Lecture Series

• Include topics such as:– Information about Grad School– What industries ChE’s can enter– Internships– Resume workshop– Networking– And more!

Community Outreach

Landis Center: Literacy Day

Other Events• Liquid Nitrogen Demo• Plant Tours (Air Products)• Student Faculty Interaction Night: First one is

this Friday!! 4-6pm at Campus Pizza

Mentoring Program

• Matches have been made! If you are interested in having an upperclassmen ChemE Mentor, please see me after the meeting or email (ricciard@Lafayette.edu)

Join us at the Centennial Reception!

Celebrate 100 years of chemical engineering

December 4, 2015

Pfenning Alumni Center

5-7pm