Purdue AIChE named Outstanding Student Chapter for third consecutive year
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Chapters Committee has named Purdue AIChE as one of the recipients of the 2017-2018 Outstanding Student Chapter award. This is the third consecutive year that the student organization has been recognized with this award. Purdue AIChE student leaders will be honored at the AIChE Annual Student Conference awards ceremony on October 28, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The annual award is presented to those student chapters that show an exceptional level of participation, enthusiasm, program quality, professionalism, and involvement in the university and community. The prize includes a plaque for the chapter and certificates for faculty co-advisors Professor Rajamani Gounder and Professor Sangtae Kim, and Ana Carneiro, who served as president during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Selection is based on outstanding participation by member students and faculty; number of meetings and events; variety of activities, including career guidance, community outreach, departmental activities, social events, plant trips, sporting events; and participation in local, regional and global AIChE programs.
Purdue AIChE had more than 700 undergraduate ChE students for the 2017-2018 academic year. The chapter goals are to “connect students with students, students with faculty, students with industry, and students with community.” Learn more about Purdue AIChE at https://engineering.purdue.edu/AIChE.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 50,000 members from over 100 countries. Learn more at https://www.aiche.org/about.
Learn more about the AIChE Outstanding Student Chapter Award at https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/outstanding-student-chapter-award.