Category:Student Conferences

April 28th, 2013

First-Ever Spring Meeting Student Program Gets Underway

By John Vasko | Comments (0)
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AIChE President Phillip Westmoreland and Spring Meeting Program Co-Chair Bruce Eldridge kicked of the first-ever Spring Meeting Student Program by welcoming students from across the US.

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April 25th, 2013

YP Perspective: Southwest Regional Student Conference

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One of the best 2013 AIChE Student Regional Conferences this year was in Lubbock, TX, hosted by the Texas Tech University, for the Southwest Region. From the Murder Mystery, to the intense ChemE Car competition; nothing could be better than interacting and volunteering with future Young Professional AIChE members.

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January 4th, 2013

2013 North Central Student Regional Conference

By Margot Berger | Comments (0)
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The 2013 North Central Student Regional Conference will feature multiple events, including the annual Regional Chem-E-Car competition.

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November 22nd, 2012

ChEnected’s Quick Guide to Upcoming AIChE Events [Late 2012-Early 2013]

By Margot Berger | Comments (0)
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Mark your calendars and get detailed information for AIChE, SBE, IFS, and CCPS events from November 2012 through March 2013.

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November 12th, 2012

Photo Booth + Chemical Engineers = Good Times! [VIDEO]

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Check out the pictures of chemical engineering students hamming it up for the camera at the AIChE 2012 Student Conference Halloween party in Pittsburgh. If you were one of the students who ventured into the booth, keep an eye out for a familiar face!

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November 11th, 2012

2012 Annual Meeting and Student Conference Photo Galleries

By Margot Berger | Comments (0)
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ChEnected was on the scene at this year’s Annual Meeting and Student Conference. We were able to capture a lot of the events on camera. Click through our photo galleries to view highlights from the event – perhaps you will find yourself in a few!

Pictured at left is a group […]

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November 8th, 2012

The Official 2012 Chem-E-Car Video Is Out!

By Douglas Clark | Comments (0)
Cornell, 2012 Chem-E-Car Winners
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series 2012 Chem-E-Car

This year’s Chem-E-Car competitors were challenged with a running distance of 21m and a load of 300mg. Cornell’s team and their  car, Zapdos, took home the top prize in the 2012 Chem-E-Car Competition with a perfect score of 0.0 m, beating 2011 champion University of Puerto Rico. See results and placement of […]

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October 30th, 2012

Chem-E-Car Competition: Student Perspectives

By Elizabeth J. H. Guenther | Comments (0)
2012 Puerto Rico Chem E Car Team
This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series 2012 Chem-E-Car

I had the opportunity to catch up with just a few of the ChemE Car teams during their poster sessions and asked them what was the most enjoyable part of the project and competition for them. Following are a few of the responses.

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October 30th, 2012

2012 National Chem-E-Car Results

By John Vasko | Comments (0)
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This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series 2012 Chem-E-Car

Months of hard work all came down to the final two runs Sunday afternoon for competitors and their Chem-E-Cars. Cornell University beat out 2011 defending champions University of Puerto Rico. Check out the slideshow and results.

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October 29th, 2012

2012 Chem-E-Car Team Interviews [Part 2]

By John Vasko | Comments (0)
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This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series 2012 Chem-E-Car

We had a chance to catch up with some of the 2012 National Chem-E-Car teams at the Poster Session. Below are interviews we did with Cornell University (this year’s National Competition winners), University of Houston, University of Maryland, University of Puerto Rico, and University of South Florida.

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