What is AIChE?
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a national professional organization for chemical engineers founded in 1908. It currently has over 45,000 members and hundreds of student chapters globally today.
UC Berkeley Student Chapter
The UC Berkeley Student Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers is devoted to providing resources, opportunities, and support to chemical engineering students so that they can succeed academically and professionally.
At UC Berkeley AIChE student chapter, we uphold several core values. We expect our members and officers to be respectful and maintain an open and safe club environment for our students. Our core values include but are not limited to:
To promote the professional development of our members through our events and other resources
Establishing long lasting connections with our students and departments
Participate/Host professional activities for the AIChE student body and the College of Chemistry as a whole
Strengthen relationships between the student body and the College of Chemistry staff department
Promote collaboration within our student chapter and among other student chapters through academic and networking events
To promote awareness of chemical engineering among current and prospective department students
Exposing our current student body to the industry and research
To give back to our local community and UC Berkeley
We expect all our members and officers to uphold UC Berkeley’s honor code [Academic Honor Code | Berkeley Law]
What We Do:
Media
Publicize and share events through social media. Create graphics with Adobe programs in order to share information about upcoming events and announcements. Work on creating and advertising merchandise such as stickers, t-shirts, and more. Projects include creating flyers and banners and our annual viscous bulk and yearbook.
Social
Works on facilitating bonding between AIChE members and College of Chemistry students throughout the semester. Done through planning and leading social events and fundraisers such as casual inter-committee socials, Fall Festival, and CoC Ball.
Outreach
Outreach works on professional development by hosting resume workshops, research seminars, and teaching technical skills development. They also host events such as lab tours, coffee chats with professors, and other industry outreach events. Outreach also specializes in reaching out to the transfer community and promoting awareness of the chemical engineering profession through K-12 outreach.
Corporate
Corporate connects current College of Chemistry students to the industry by hosting networking and professional development events. These events include info sessions, plant tours (on hold due to COVID 19), resume workshops, and Zooming with Startups (formerly Dining with Startups). Corporate also works on securing corporate sponsorships and building connections with alumni.
Black Lives Matter
The UC Berkeley AIChE student chapter condemns police brutality and racism against Black people and supports the Black Lives Matter movement. There is no place for discrimination of any kind on our campus, and we pledge to stand up for our fellow students.
As a student-led organization, we seek to empower our fellow students and we cannot stand still while our country is fighting for transformation. We encourage everyone to learn more about the oppression and discrimination our Black peers have faced throughout history and in their everyday lives. We also encourage our members to donate if it is within your means to, to sign petitions demanding justice, and to speak out for and listen to the Black community. It is not enough to be silently non-racist - join us in learning to be actively anti-racist.
Organizations to donate to:
Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) https://www.naacp.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) https://www.aclu.org
More resources:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/