Category:Public Outreach

May 17th, 2013

Lehigh University AIChE Student Chapter Reaches Out to Middle School Students

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In an effort to cultivate an early interest in science, math, and engineering in middle school students, Lehigh University’s AIChE student chapter recently held a successful interactive science and chemical engineering outreach event at Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem, PA.

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May 8th, 2013

Earn Money Through New Technology Scout Opportunities

By Margot Berger | Comments (0)
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Idea Connection has two new tech scout opportunities in the areas of biomass and raw materials, with a $2,000 referral fee for each accepted lead. Idea Connection is an AIChE member-only benefit.

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May 2nd, 2013

High School Outreach Program Features Astronaut Al Sacco

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Al Sacco

An outreach program for high school students in San Antonio featured speaker astronaut and chemical engineering professor Al Sacco.

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April 26th, 2013

Lehigh University Student Chapter Share Science with Local 8th Grade

By Douglas Clark | Comments (0)
High School Students

AIChE student chapter members at Lehigh University visited Broughal Middle School to share the world of chemistry and engineering through demonstrations with four eighth-grade science classes.

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April 4th, 2013

Your Career as a Volunteer

By Arjun Gopalratnam | Comments (0)
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There are many opportunities in the workplace and beyond for volunteering that can enrich your career and your life. Read about how other chemical engineers are contributing and making a difference.

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March 18th, 2013

Introducing High School Students to Chemical Engineering

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As part of the AIChE Apprentice program, one young chemcial engineerg spoke to high school students on the topic of “What can chemical engineers do?” Read more about it here.

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March 11th, 2013

Drexel University AIChE Members Support Educational Outreach

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Lindy Program at Philadelphia school

Drexel University AIChE members recently shared their enthusiasm for math and science through the Lindy Scholars program, teaching a science lesson to seventh grade students from three west Philadelphia schools. Read more about their experience.

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January 22nd, 2013

Biohacking: Should Biotechnology Be Available to the Masses?

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GenSpace cells

Biologist Ellen Jorgensen wonders, “We have personal computing, why not personal biotech?” So she and her colleagues decided to opened Genspace, a nonprofit DIYbio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science, where amateurs can go and tinker with biotechnology.

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December 18th, 2012

Pittsburgh K-12 Outreach Event: A Taste of Chocolate…and Chemical Engineering!

By Frank Petrocelli | Comments (0)
Students work in teams to solve the engineering design problem.

On Sunday, October 28th, a group of 27 students from several Pittsburgh-area high schools learned more about chocolate, and chemical engineering, at an outreach event organized by AIChE’s Societal Impact Operating Council (SIOC).

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December 6th, 2012

Where Are All the Women?

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Adina D. Sterling, assistant professor of strategy at Washington University Olin Business School, shares her own thoughts and experiences and invites your opinions on STEM gender equality. What will it take to bring more women to STEM professions? Join in the conversation.

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