Who are the Lafayette Chemical
Engineers (ChBE) and how can I
get involved (AICHE)?
ES101 Brownbag
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
2015: 100 years of Chemical
Engineering at Lafayette College
THEN
NOW
Hart, Baker, and Adamson
Richard K. Meade
(B.S. Chemistry, 1899; M.S. Chemistry, 1908)
“The Committee of Six” establishes
The American Institute of Chemical
Engineers in January 1908
Hart, Adamson, and Meade all served on the Institute Council
100 years of CHE at Lafayette
• The College catalog first listed
the course of study “Chemical
Engineering” 1915-16.
• Ed Hart steps down as Chair of
Chemistry to become first
Professor of Chemical
Engineering
• Hart writes first textbook
bearing the name “chemical
engineering” in 1921, published
in Easton, PA.
Get to know the Lafayette
ChBE Faculty…
Who are we now?
“Bioengineering”
“Bioengineering”
“Energy and the Environment”
Research: tribology, energy processing
“Energy and the Environment”
“Materials and Interfaces”
“Materials and Interfaces”
“Materials and Interfaces”
Joseph Woo
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S. Chemical Engineering/Materials Science, Columbia University
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
Teaching Areas: thermodynamics, experimental design, integrated
chemical engineering, process controls
“Engineering Pedagogy”
Going Behind the Acronym:
What is AICHE?
AICHE
• American Institute of
Chemical Engineers
• Approximately 40,000
members in 90 countries.
• Members from academia and
industry.
• Resources available for all
chemical engineers.
• http://www.aiche.org
Membership in AICHE
• Being in ChE in Lafayette makes you an
automatic member in the student chapter.
• From industrial donations, membership in the
national chapter is free for all ChE undergrads.
• Apply at (form is one page):
http://www.aiche.org/community/students/stud
ent-membership
What Does Membership Get
You?
• Scholarship opportunities
• Additional outlets for your future
– Internships (CareerEngineer)
– Information about graduate school
– Job postings (Note: Aimed at all chemical engineers)
– Online mentorship program
– Online career fair:
http://www.aiche.org/resources/careers/career-fairs
Intellectual Development:
Webinars
• Over the past few years, AICHE has begun to
develop a library of webinars for a wide range
of topics.
(http://www.aiche.org/resources/chemeondemand)
– Student and Young Professional Development
– Chemical Engineering Practice
– Sustainability & Environment
• As students, you get unlimited access to
basically all of them.
Sample Webinar Titles
• Biofuels: Metrics and Challenges
• The Secret Science of Movie Stunts and
Special Effects
• History of NOx in the Ethylene Industry
• Fatal Exposure: Tragedy at DuPont
• Tapping into the Chemistry of Beer and
Brewing
• How to Get a Job in a Small Company
A Few Other Opportunities
• ChEnected (AICHE meets social
media)
http://chenected.aiche.org/
• eLibrary (technical handbooks
and databases)
http://www.aiche.org/resources/el
ibrary
• Certificate of Safety
Achievement (can be done via
online courses)
Conferences
• Professional organization hold
national professional meetings
– Presentation of new ideas
– Networking
• Of interest to you
– National Student Conference
(Nov 6-9) in Salt Lake City, UT
– Regional Student Conference
(TBD late March/April) at the
University of Delaware
AIChE: The Lafayette
Perspective
Co-Presidents:
J. Hayden Jarboe, Michael
Meshberg, Danielle Ricciardi
Vice Presidents:
Advisor:
Sean McSherry, Sara Mikovic
Michael Senra
Academic Guidance
• Course selection brownbag
• Study abroad brownbag
• Professor research talks
– Excel research
– What it is like to be a professor
ChE Lecture Series
• Include topics such as:
– Information about Grad School
– What industries ChE’s can enter
– Internships
– Resume workshop
– Networking
– And more!
Community Outreach
Landis Center: Literacy Day
Other Events
• Liquid Nitrogen Demo
• Plant Tours (Air Products)
• Student Faculty Interaction Night: First one is
this Friday!! 4-6pm at Campus Pizza
Mentoring Program
• Matches have been made! If
you are interested in having
an upperclassmen ChemE
Mentor, please see me after
the meeting or email
(ricciard@Lafayette.edu)
Join us at the Centennial Reception!
Celebrate 100 years of
chemical engineering
December 4, 2015
Pfenning Alumni Center
5-7pm