Log in
Follow us
Over the course of the YP-Fellows mentoring pilot program (June 2010 to December 2010), three discussion topics were offered to pairs in order to stimulate conversation and promote dialogue. David Wishnick and I selected three topics that can be represented generally as: 1) Networking 2) Ethics, and 3) “When mentoring goes bad,” each utilizing a respective publication as a center piece.
Read the rest of this entry »
Deanna Miller is a graduate student studying chemistry at the the University of Minnesota. She attended the E3 2010 Conference in St. Paul, MN, and presented her work on strategies for carbon dioxide reduction. ChEnected interviewed her about her research in the video located in the panel to the right.
Fossil […]
The Chemical industry is more than just research and product development–it’s also about business; and unless you have been living under a rock for the past year, you have heard at least something about the conflict between Airgas and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc (APCI).
Read the rest of this entry »
While 1.8 billion people have Internet access, nearly one billion people lack access to adequate amounts of fresh water, according to a comprehensive new Living Planet report by the WWF and Global Footprint.
Read the rest of this entry »
It’s Chemistry Professor Martyn Poliakoff’s birthday and his friends and colleagues at the University of Nottingham have given him a special gift: the smallest periodic table he’s ever seen. And possibly the world’s smallest.
Read the rest of this entry »
According to the International Trade Association, Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale was nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services. In this role she helps to strengthen the competitive […]
Read the rest of this entry »
“Process Safety Management for the Biofuels Industry” is a training program that was developed by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), a Technology Alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers under a “Susan Harwood Grant” from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).
Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Ford was a complicated visionary who was, in some respects, ahead of the times, while woefully behind in others. His Fordlandia project in Brazil is an interesting study of Ford as a business man and individual.
Read the rest of this entry »
Krithiga Ganesan is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. She presented a poster at the E3-2010 Conference in St. Paul, MN based on her research thesis.
Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Fish is an environmental engineer at Covanta Energy who works at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), located in downtown Minneapolis. Watch the full interview.
Read the rest of this entry »
S. Shariq Yosufzai, VP Global Diversity, Ombuds, and University Affairs for Chevron Corporation, sat down to chat with AIChE Director of Publications and Communications Steve Smith, at the 2013 Spring Meeting and 9th GCPS.
They spoke about Chevron's history of support of AIChE, the importance of soft skills for young engineers, and diversity in the workplace. Shariq, who is an AIChE fellow, the inaugural winner of AIChE's Industry Leadership Award, and the winner of the 2013 Fuels & Petrochemicals Division Annual Award, talks specifically about Chevron's sponsorship of AIChE's student programs, ScaleUp and Chem-E-Car. In addition, he spoke about the importance of young engineers using AIChE as a leadership laboratory to develop soft skills, and Chevron's commitment to diversity in the workplace.
You can watch this interview in the video panel at right. 
