During AIChE’s Spring Meeting in Houston, TX, eight meeting attendees visited Booker T. Washington High School to speak with students about chemical engineering. Booker T. Washington is a magnet school for the engineering professions in the Houston Independent School District. Related posts:

1. Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, One Classroom at a Time
2. You Can’t Reach Critical Mass Without Chemical Engineers
3. Cocoa, Kids, and Chemical Engineering – A Sweet Combination

With support of Petrobras, the 4th edition of CCPS Latin American Process Safety Conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro, July 3-5, 2012 with "Operational Discipline – Focusing on the Fundamental" as the theme. Related posts:

1. Mike Neill, President of Petrotechnics USA Inc., at Latin American Process Safety Conference
2. Marc Steinkrauss on Dust Explosion Properties of Nano-Powders at Latin American Process Safety Conference
3. CCPS Latin American Process Safety Conference and Expo

AIChE prides itself on being a one-stop resource for the developing chemical engineer - read on to find out why! Related posts:

1. Highlight a Benefit: AIChE eLibrary
2. Highlight a Benefit: Webinars
3. AIChE Career Day at the Chem Show

Honeywell recently unveiled a new technology that could have far-reaching effects beyond the $150 billion plastics industry: a commercially viable one-step process to convert methane into ethylene, one of plastic's über building blocks. Related posts:

1. MIT’s Carbon Nanotube Antennas Could Transform Solar Industry
2. Where Do Chemical Engineers Fit into the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry?
3. Get Free Online Training—Process Safety Management for the Biofuels Industry from CCPS

Earlier this month oil man Riggs Eckelberry was not to be found at the Houston Offshore Technology Conference. Why? He had fracking on his mind, and more precisely, a technology that promises to resolve the issue of polluted fracking water. Related posts:

1. Student Music Video Delves into the Fracking Debate
2. Biofuels: ChemE Removes a Roadblock to Cheaper Algae Harvests
3. A Technology Miracle In The Desert: Turning Wind Into Water

The Mid-Michigan Section of AIChE (MMAIChE), through its events and outreach programs, provides local chemical professionals with opportunities for networking and developing their careers, and for promoting the value of science, technology, and engineering within the local community. Related posts:

1. Meet a Young Professional Local Section: Chicago
2. Meet a Young Professional Local Section: South Texas
3. Upcoming Local YP Section Events

The Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC) oversees two major efforts on behalf of AIChE and the profession: first, the frontiers of chemical engineering—in other words, knowledge advancement; and second, the dissemination of that knowledge. Related posts:

1. A Road Map to AIChE: Overview of the Structure of AIChE
2. What is YPAB?
3. May 2 Deadline: Submit Your Papers to AIChE’s 2012 Annual Meeting!

Are you a student or young professional interested in getting more involved in the industry and looking to explore career-building opportunities? If so, be sure to check out the third edition of the YP Newsletter. Related posts:

1. Young Professionals Newsletter: February/March 2012
2. Young Professionals Newsletter – January 2012
3. Young Professionals Events at the 2012 Spring Meeting in Houston

The first edition of Positive Displacement Pumps: A Guide to Performance Evaluation was published in 2007 by AIChE's Equipment Testing Procedures Committee (ETPC). The ETPC’s goal is to release or update at least one testing procedure each year. Related posts:

1. What Is ETPC?
2. Highlight a Benefit: AIChE eLibrary
3. Highlight a Benefit: AIChE Career Advancement & Support

ETPC’s mission is to support AIChE and its initiatives. The committee develops procedures to address the needs of members and new equipment technologies, and updates procedures as the needs of the industry evolve. Related posts:

1. Highlight an AIChE Publication – Positive Displacement Pumps: A Guide to Performance Evaluation
2. Young Professionals Newsletter: Summer 2012
3. What Is CTOC?

After a very successful Spring Meeting, YPAB has shifted its focus to working on details for this year’s Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. There are many updates this year. Please see read on for highlights in YPAB News. Related posts:

1. The Latest YPAB News
2. The Latest YPAB News
3. YPAB Open Positions: Call for YP Volunteers

The transition from student to professional is not always an easy one. If you are like many student members, you may not be aware of how to fit into AIChE as a professional and what the benefit is for maintaining your involvement. Related posts:

1. What is YPAB?
2. Young Professionals Newsletter: February/March 2012
3. Young Professionals Newsletter: Summer 2012

At the 2012 Spring Meeting in Houston, YPAB held a General Meeting open to all young professionals that covered a variety of topics including YPAB’s 2012-2013 goals and the new YPAB organization structure. Related posts:

1. Spring Meeting 2012: YP Programming Highlights
2. YPAB Latest News
3. YPAB Open Positions: Call for YP Volunteers

Today’s careers for chemical engineers are full of decisions regarding how we invest our time. The work-life balance is challenged from the time demanded from our employers. The time we can devote to ourselves for social activities, hobbies, family, and travel is constrained. This lack of balance causes us to ask of activities outside of our careers, “What is the return?”. Related posts:

1. Meet a Young Professional Local Section: Mid-Michigan
2. Meet a Young Professional Local Section: Chicago
3. Young Professional Advisory Board Faces New Challenges and Opportunities

Young Professionals had a definite presence in Houston at the AIChE Spring Meeting. Regardless of your interests, technical or professional development, the Young Professional Committee co-sponsored, chaired or participated in a session for you. Related posts:

1. Spring Meeting YP Programming: Preview
2. Young Professionals Events at the 2012 Spring Meeting in Houston
3. 2012 Spring Meeting: YPAB General Meeting Highlights

There are currently five Young Professionals Advisory Board (YPAB) subcommittees looking for Young Professionals (YP’s) who are interested in getting more involved. A number of these subcommittees still have leadership positions open, but all of them are looking for YP’s who willing to help to achieve the subcommittee’s goals - please look at the full article to see what opportunities are available! Related posts:

1. YPAB Latest News
2. 2012 Spring Meeting: YPAB General Meeting Highlights
3. Student Regional Conferences: Call for YP Volunteers

Some Local YP Sections have some great events on the horizon - check them out! Related posts:

1. Upcoming Local YP Section Events
2. Upcoming Local YP Section Events
3. Meet a Young Professional Local Section: Chicago

AIChE held the first annual Local Sections Leaders Workshop (LSLW) on the weekend of March 31 - April 1, 2012 at the University of Houston. The LSLW is a reorganization of the Leadership Development Conference that has been held in past years. Local Section Leaders from across the country came to Houston to develop as Local Section (LS) leaders. Related posts:

1. Upcoming Local Section Leadership Workshop at Spring Meeting
2. Spring Meeting 2012: YP Programming Highlights
3. 2012 Spring Meeting: YPAB General Meeting Highlights

This month's issue of CEP focuses on bio-based materials, looking at both the opportunities and challenges. You'll also find in this issue a guide to intellectual property for ChE's, updates on the latest news, and much more. Related posts:

1. April 2012 CEP Preview
2. February 2012 CEP Preview
3. January 2012 CEP Preview

Water scarcity is a global problem that can no longer be ignored. In the Middle East, while wealthy countries like Israel and Saudi Arabia constantly add new desalination plants to keep up with growing demand, poor countries like Yemen are on the verge of collapse as aquifers begin to run […] Related posts:

1. Dow and Bayer Create Materials For Lighter Wind Turbine Blades
2. Turbine-free Wind Power [Video]
3. Airborne Wind Turbine’s Stunning Test Flights