Have you attended the AIChE Spring Meeting and been impressed by the sessions? Have you thought that you might have something unique to talk about, but weren’t sure how? Well, here’s your chance to share your knowledge with your peers!

Almost since he began studying chemical engineering, George Huber, UMass Amherst professor of chemical and biological engineering, has had an ambitious vision: to make all the same fuels and chemicals from biomass that we make today from crude oil.

The second basis for asserting a new Golden Age of Chemical Engineering is the new abundance of hydrocarbon resources in the US. In this post, we focus on the worldwide impacts of fracking and shale gas.

Have you been challenged by difficult colleagues or by other workplace relationship conflicts? Then maybe Peer Power should be next on your reading list!

Read about the smart manufacturing revolution, brush up on using process flowsheets as communications tools – including P&IDs, PFDs, and BFDs – and much more!

Tissue engineering is potentially a new area of custom ChE-style manufacturing, illustrating how our approaches to manufacturing go beyond the popular view that manufacturing is making products with machinery or assembly lines.

Through our work as chemical engineers, we have the potential to make significant positive impacts on sustainability. There’s also much we can do as individuals. Read on for thoughts on reducing your carbon footprint at work.

If you're joining us in Pittsburgh later this month for the Annual Meeting, you'll want to check out this quick guide to some of the city's highlights. Pittsburgh is no longer a city of steel and heavy industry; today it's a thriving city of noted for high-tech and medical industries, and its neighborhoods are filled with rich ethnicity. The city offers plenty to vistors, from spectacular architectural achievements and sights to extraordinary dining and nightlife experiences.

Worldwide, approximately 1.6 billion people have no access to electricity and another 1 billion have extremely unreliable access. Many of the poor are forced to depend on kerosene lanterns. Hear about one man's solar solution to this problem in the accompanying video.

The first basis for asserting a new Golden Age of Chemical Engineering is manufacturing’s shift to emphasize processes and properties – that is, it’s shifting toward aspects of manufacturing where ChEs are leaders.

YPC is currently working on finalizing a number of great YP and Student sessions and activities for this year’s Annual Student and Professional Conferences in Pittsburgh, PA this October - but that's not all!

As a faculty advisor for a local AIChE student chapter for over twenty-three years, I have enjoyed seeing the energy and enthusiasm built around attending student conferences. But why should I let YOU attend the national AIChE student conference?

Comprised of a dynamic duo, the Publication Subcommittee is responsible for the official internal and external communications of the YPC. Working with AIChE staff, it seeks to raise general awareness among the Young Professionals.

Highlighting and summarizing the function of available cloud tools for the busy chemical engineer, “Use of Cloud Tools to Collaborate,” gives invaluable insight into the collaborative virtual world.

This edition of the YP Newsletter includes important information for Students and YPs traveling to the Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh at the end of October – Please read for details!