Transcript Lecture 1: Introduction: Whats and Whys of Process Control

Going Behind the Acronym:
What is AICHE?
AICHE Brownbag
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Today’s Brownbag
• What is AICHE?
• What are the advantages of being an AICHE
member?
• What does the Lafayette student chapter do?
• Slides will be available on Lafayette chapter
AICHE sites (sites.lafayette.edu/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/stud
ent-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: October 16 & 17, 2012
(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/el
ibrary
• 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
(Oct. 27-29) in Pittsburgh, PA
– Regional Student Conference
(TBD late March/April) at
Rutgers
AIChE: The Lafayette
Perspective
Co-Presidents: Shannon Noll &
Stephanie Roebelen
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
• March Elementary School Science Fair
Other Events
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Air Products and Chemicals
Liquid Nitrogen Demo
Midnight Breakfast
Student Faculty Interaction Night
Student Faculty Interaction Nights
AKA Pub Nights
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THIS Friday
College Hill Tavern 5-7pm
Meet your professors
Free food
You do NOT need to be 21
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