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AI, sustainability, and digital transformation are changing the role of chemical engineers. See what to expect from this featured session at the 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting.

Hands-on learning is transforming chemical engineering education. At this year’s AIChE Annual Meeting, experts share how co-op programs prepare students for the workforce and meet evolving industry needs.

Hear from AIChE 2025 Annual Meeting Program Chairs on how Eli Lilly tackled the scale-up of Tirzepatide and the critical role chemical engineers played in the process.

Nelson Barton, EVP and CTO at Geno, looks at biomanufacturing trends for cost-competitiveness, sustainability, shorter development timelines, and more.

Get tips to make the most out of your ME16 experience, from workshops to poster sessions and networking events.

Siari is hoping to help get more chemical engineers on an entrepreneurial path so they can turn ideas into products and services.

Get tips on how to prepare a winning poster for AIChE’s Meet the Industry and Faculty Candidate Sessions.

Hear from David Block, a professor at Univ. of California, Davis, in the Dept. of Viticulture and Enology and the director of the Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein.

Learn how we can work towards a circular economy in our professional lives. This session will especially appeal to those of us interested in bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts.

Hear how this year’s IDEAL Featured Session can benefit the greater chemical engineering community and find out why it’s important for you to join us at the session in Orlando.

The report looks at where chemical engineers are making advances, including energy and decarbonization, environmental sustainability, medicine, flexible manufacturing and the circular economy, materials, enabling tools, and education.

Hear from a chemical engineer who works as a patent lawyer, and learn how patents often serve as the foundation for tech startups.

Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company, shares insights and advice for young chemical engineers.

Hear from conference co-chair Piet Huizenga about what you can expect from the very first Process Development Symposium Europe.

Learn what's in store for participants at the very first Process Development Symposium Europe taking place in Frankfurt this September.

Dow's R&D Director for Industrial Solutions shares a preview of the upcoming 2019 Process Development Symposium, where he will deliver the keynote address.

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