ChEnected Posts by Sandy Sidey

Sandy Sidey

FOSSI Project Manager

AIChE

Sandy Sidey is the FOSSI Project Manager at AIChE.

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) Welcomes the Class of 2025

September 26, 2025. By Sandy Sidey

FOSSI welcomed 131 new scholars at its 2025 virtual celebration, continuing to expand opportunities for future leaders in STEM.

Meet Some of FOSSI’s 2024 Class

8/11 in the series Meet FOSSI’s 2024 Class

May 01, 2025. By Sandy Sidey

Meet these FOSSI scholars and learn more about their backgrounds, goals, and interests.

Spread the Word of the $40K FOSSI Scholarship Deadline with Your Network

January 10, 2025. By Sandy Sidey

Share this opportunity on social media so that students pursuing a STEM degree at and HBCU will have a chance to earn this scholarship.

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) Welcomes the Class of 2024

August 01, 2024. By Sandy Sidey

Another 150 new FOSSI scholars were recently welcomed into the FOSSI family before heading off to college to earn STEM degrees.

FOSSI Scholars Shine at AIChE Spring Meeting Roundtable

April 17, 2024. By Sandy Sidey

FOSSI Scholars Carol Akpan and Liyah Wilson joined program sponsors and prospective supporters for a roundtable discussion at the AIChE Spring Meeting in New Orleans.

Meet Some of FOSSI’s 2023 Class

8/12 in the series Meet FOSSI’s 2023 Class

September 29, 2023. By Sandy Sidey

Meet these scholars who plan to improve the world with the STEM degrees they will earn at Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College, and North Carolina A&T State University.

Featured Series

2026 Institute & Board of Directors’ Awards

BY ON October 05, 2026

AIChE’s Institute and Board of Directors’ Awards are AIChE’s highest honors, and candidates are nominated by the chemical engineering community and voted upon by the members of AIChE’s volunteer-led Awards Committee. The prizes recognize outstanding achievements and world-class contributions across a spectrum of chemical engineering endeavors.

Improve Your Process Safety Knowledge to Manage Risk and Support Safer Operations

BY ON July 30, 2026

Process safety education plays a critical role at every stage of an engineer’s career. In this three-part series, experts from the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) explore how engineers can build and strengthen the knowledge, judgment, and habits needed to manage risk and support safer operations.

Meet the Process Engineers

BY ON January 08, 2018

In this series, we discuss process engineering with a wide range of process engineers working in a variety of industries, whether in petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, food processing, or any other process-intensive industry.

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