ChEnected Posts by Monica Mellinger

Monica Mellinger

Monica is the lead staff person for AIChE Engage, AIChE's Young Professional members and AIChE's Local Sections. She has been with AIChE since 2013.

March 2021 Featured Engage Posts

March 31, 2021. By Monica Mellinger

Can you help out with answers to other members’ questions about upper flammability limits, safe carbon disulfide storage, student thesis topics, and more?

February 2021 Featured Engage Discussions

February 25, 2021. By Monica Mellinger

Check out the diverse discussions happening now, which range from simplifying your digital life to thermodynamics and Antoine equations.

January 2021 Featured Engage Discussions

January 28, 2021. By Monica Mellinger

This month, questions about scaling up COVID-19 vaccine production, inquiries about recycling cigarette butts, advice for choosing an advisor, and more.

December 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

December 29, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

This month, chemical engineers exchange tips on safely speeding up bleach processing, debate digital twins, discuss how they can best improve the world, and more.

November 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

November 24, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

This month, a quest for successful work habits, a lively discussion on electric cars' efficiency, and the search for a DWSIM expert. Join these and other discussions, or start your own!

October 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

October 29, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

This month, CSB safety video recommendations, shared stories about unexpected career turns, and thoughts on machine learning applications.

September 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

September 24, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

This month, discussions about networking groups for young chemical engineers, an inquiry on tips for organizing nationwide student events online, and more. Ask your questions and share your advice.

August 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

August 27, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

This month, there's an Engage conversation about personal finance tips, while others are sharing accounts of accident incidents, or looking for fellow students interested in biomedical topics.

July 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

July 21, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

Have or need tips on using AI to solve technical problems? Looking for advice on how to search for a chemical engineering job in these unpredictable times? Find these conversations and more on AIChE's Engage.

2020 Poddar Award Applications Open

June 30, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

Recent chemical engineering graduates are encouraged to apply for the 2020 Poddar Award for Rising Chemical Engineers. 

June 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

June 25, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

Which career opportunities allow chemical engineers to work in bioengineering? How about opportunities in agrochemicals? These discussions and more top the list this month. 

May 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

May 28, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

Wondering about virtual internships? Have (or need) tips for video calls? Got advice for starting a student chapter? Check out these topics and contribute your own ideas.  

April 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

April 23, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

Want to keep up with what other chemical and biological engineers are discussing, or keep up on what other students are talking about? Join in the conversation at AIChE's Engage.  

Share Your Thoughts on the Future of Chemical Engineering

April 16, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

The AIChE's Virtual Local Section (VLS) is hosting an interactive discussion to seek AIChE member input about our profession's future this month. Non-VLS members welcome.

March 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

March 20, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

One chemical engineer asks for your tips on working from home; another wants to know how other teachers are dealing with COVID-19's effects. Check out these discussions and more.

February 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

February 28, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

Have a question that requires another chemical engineer's perspective and experience? Or want to share your knowledge? Check out Engage.

January 2020 Featured Engage Discussions

January 23, 2020. By Monica Mellinger

If you vowed to build your network in 2020, AIChE's Engage is an easy way to get started. Check out these current discussions.

NMSBrew Ginger Beer Wins Grand Prize in Brewing Competition

16/18 in the series 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting & Annual Student Conference

December 26, 2019. By Monica Mellinger

Teams competed in the third annual AIChE Beer Brewing Competition, with winners in multiple categories.

Featured Series

Excelling With Excel

BY ON July 28, 2010

Learn about custom functions using VBO, pivot tables, macros, indirect references and more.

How to Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams

BY ON August 24, 2010

With a bit of smoke, a few mirrors and a degree in hieroglyphics, anyone can learn to read a P&ID. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams is a topic that can benefit process, project and design engineers, business developers, operators, safety, maintenance and even management.

Tools and Tips for Successful Management and Leadership

BY ON August 31, 2010

This Management and Leadership blog series is dedicated to the tools, approaches, and strategies that managers can use to promote the success of individuals and the team, and thus also the organization and themselves.

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