ChEnected Posts by John Vasko

John Vasko

John Vasko is responsible for AIChE's online community and content. John works with constituents to create compelling content that serves members and visitors to AIChE.org, AIChE.org/ChEnected, Engage.aiche.org and numerous other sites. He specializes in creating content strategies, digital product development, and social media campaigns. He has more than 20 years' experience working and consulting with companies to develop and improve their digital media brands.

2011 AIChE Student Awards Ceremony [On Location]

October 17, 2011. By John Vasko
It's time to acknowledge notable achievements of chemical engineering students during 2010. There are a variety of accolades presented at this ceremony including awards, scholarships, and competition winners. They include:

2011 Student Conference Welcome Ceremony [on location]

October 15, 2011. By John Vasko
At 10am this morning more than 1,100 chemical engineering students were greeted by AIChE President Maria Burka, Student Chapters Committee Chair Chris Williams, ESC Chair David Monteiro, and Chem-E-Car Committee Member Skip Rochefort to kick off the 2011 Student Conference Welcome Ceremony in Minneapolis.

Meet the 2011 AIChE Annual and Student Conference Bloggers

October 12, 2011. By John Vasko
We're thrilled to have a number of volunteer bloggers to help us cover the two conferences and their associated special events. We will be featuring their updates on ChEnected's home page. Our group of meeting bloggers are veterans of the ChEnected Community and have blogged pretty much since we started the site.

Google Celebrates First Biochemist to Isolate Vitamin C

September 16, 2011. By John Vasko
Have you noticed how Google decorated their logo today? Google's citrus-themed logo sports two oranges, some other citrus fruits, and a harvest-friendly font. Why? Today is the 118th birthday of the Nobel-prize-winning biochemist Albert von Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt.

Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian-born biochemist and the first to isolate vitamin C and his research on biological oxidation formed the foundation for Krebs' citric acid cycle.

Old Technology Making New Music

September 02, 2011. By John Vasko
As part of the release of their penultimate album In Rainbows, the Radiohead held a contest for people to remix the single "Nude." James Houston took a bunch of old hardware and created a bit of magic with it in a remix where technology and art come together.

ChEnected's Guide to Upcoming ChemE, Bio, and Energy Events

August 25, 2011. By John Vasko
With so many events happening in chemical engineering, biological engineering, energy, and sustainability, we decided to put together a quick guide to events from now through the end of 2011. Get your online calendars ready to record the early-bird deadlines and calls for papers.

Thomas Abraham on Nanotechnology at 2011 AIChE Northeast Regional Conference at the Chem Show

August 18, 2011. By John Vasko
Tom Abraham of Innovative Research and Products (IRAP) has produced the Nanotechnology Workshops and Conference at the Chem Show every other year since 2005. This year will be the first time this conference will be produced in conjunction with AIChE. Conference Organizer Lauren Deitch had a chance to sit down and chat with Dr. Abraham at AIChE's offices in New York. You can watch the interview in the video panel to the right.

How Can Cities Help Save the Future?

August 17, 2011. By John Vasko
Think of cities as nothing but a huge energy drain? Not exactly what you think of related to the words eco-friendly or green? Well, you may want to rethink your position on this after you hear the Ted Talk presented by Alex Steffen.