ChEnected Posts by Bryan Deschamps

During Engineers Week, Texas A&M’s AIChE student chapter is turning chemical engineering into a hands-on classroom experience. Through the Bee a ChemE initiative and the AIChE K–12 Ambassador Program, nearly 40 student volunteers have partnered with local schools in the Bryan/College Station community, leading interactive modules that make complex concepts approachable, engaging, and relevant to everyday life.

In this Black History Month conversation, Reginald E. Rogers, Jr., Ph.D., reflects on representation in academia, the meaning of belonging, and why visibility still matters in chemical engineering.

University of Washington researcher and Navy veteran Kristin Bennett shares how her experiences with disability and recovery shape her work in traumatic brain injury research and drive her advocacy for accessibility in STEM.

Learn how the SAFE Leader® Workshop is helping students and professionals strengthen leadership skills and build more collaborative, inclusive teams.

This year’s Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference will feature IDEAL events that bring our communities together to foster inclusion, connection, and collaboration.

Register now to hear from inspiring panelists and take part in this virtual celebration of Pride Month. All are welcome!

Find out how young chemical engineers at the University of Houston and the students they work with are both benefiting from their experience with the Bee a ChemE program.

Find your community at AIChE and help us build a welcoming environment for everyone.

Explore these opportunities to share chemical engineering with K-12 students at the upcoming Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference in San Diego.

This year’s Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference will feature events that showcase AIChE’s efforts towards equity, diversity, and inclusion, and the IDEAL Path.

The initiative’s interactive modules bring real-world engineering concepts into the classroom, demystify chemical engineering and inspiring the next generation of problem-solvers.

Use your creativity and passion for chemical engineering to inspire the next generation of chemical engineers.

Meet Saurabh Rastogi who discusses his experience as an LGBTQ+ ChemE professional and PhD candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Come celebrate 2024 Pride at this virtual event that will feature a panel discussion on creating an LGBTQ+ friendly workplace. 

Hear about a typical workday, interests, and more from Alyssa Grube, a graduate research and teaching assistant at the PSE Bavarian Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Celebrate Pride Month, connect with others in the community, and learn what initiatives are available at AIChE for LGBTQ+ members and allies.

Hear how these faculty members early in their tenure-track positions benefited from their experience at the ASEE/AIChE Chemical Engineering Summer School (ChESS).

In addition to regular programming, this year’s Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference will feature events that showcase AIChE’s efforts towards equity, diversity, and inclusion, and the IDEAL Path.