Society for Chemical Engineering
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| Society for Chemical Engineering | |
|---|---|
| Name | Society for Chemical Engineering |
| Abbreviation | SChE |
| Formation | 19XX |
| Type | Professional society |
| Headquarters | City, Country |
| Region served | International |
| Membership | Professionals, Academics, Students |
| Leader title | President |
Society for Chemical Engineering. The Society for Chemical Engineering is a professional association connecting practitioners and researchers in chemical engineering, linking figures associated with Imperial College London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, and University of Cambridge to industry partners such as BASF, Dow Inc., Shell plc, DuPont, and Honeywell International Inc.. The society fosters collaboration across institutions like Chemical Abstracts Service, National Academy of Engineering, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and European Federation of Chemical Engineering, while engaging with events such as the World Congress on Chemical Engineering, COP conferences, Hannover Messe, CHEMSTARTUP Summit, and World Economic Forum.
History
Founded in the 19XXs amid rapid industrial advances tied to firms like Ludwigshafen am Rhein operations of BASF and innovations from laboratories associated with University of Karlsruhe and Technische Universität Berlin, the society emerged alongside movements involving Industrial Revolution-era institutions and figures connected to Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, Arthur D. Little, George E. Davis, and James E. Bailey. Early collaborations linked centers such as Cambridge University Engineering Department, University of Manchester, Johns Hopkins University, and École Polytechnique while responding to technological shifts from pioneers affiliated with Rolls-Royce Holdings, Siemens, General Electric, Standard Oil, and ALI Industries. Over decades the society expanded through affiliations with Council of Engineering Institutions, Royal Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, and regional bodies like Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chemical Society of Japan, Korean Chemical Society, and Australian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Organization and Governance
The society is governed by a council comprising representatives from organizations such as American Chemical Society, Institution of Chemical Engineers, European Chemical Industry Council, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, with executive officers drawn from universities including Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Seoul National University, and Peking University. Committees echo models used by Nobel Committee, IEEE Standards Association, ISO, American National Standards Institute, and World Health Organization liaison groups, coordinating legal and financial oversight with advisors from Barclays, Goldman Sachs, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and European Investment Bank.
Membership and Qualifications
Membership categories mirror those of American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Royal Society, spanning student, associate, member, fellow, and emeritus classes, with qualification paths referencing credentials from ABET, Engineering Council (UK), Graduate Record Examinations, GCSE, and professional development frameworks used by Chartered Engineer registries. Applicants often hold degrees from institutions such as University of Tokyo, McGill University, ETH Zurich, Tsinghua University, and Sorbonne University, and may hold certifications or patents registered with United States Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office, World Intellectual Property Organization, and national agencies.
Activities and Programs
Programs include continuing professional development coordinated with Coursera, edX, MIT OpenCourseWare, Imperial College Business School, and Stanford Online, industry liaison initiatives involving BASF, ExxonMobil, BP, TotalEnergies, and Chevron Corporation, and student outreach in partnership with FIRST Robotics Competition, Intel ISEF, Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach, Engineers Without Borders, and Society of Women Engineers. The society runs accreditation review panels alongside ABET and organizes mentorships connected to Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, Erasmus Mundus, and national research councils.
Publications and Conferences
The society publishes journals and proceedings comparable to Chemical Engineering Science, AIChE Journal, Nature Chemistry, Applied Catalysis, and Journal of Catalysis and produces technical reports akin to outputs from National Academies Press and OECD. Its flagship conferences align with venues such as the World Congress on Chemical Engineering, AIChE Annual Meeting, European Congress of Chemical Engineering, ACHEMA, and International Conference on Catalysis, attracting presenters from MIT, Caltech, ETH Zurich, Max Planck Society, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Awards and Honors
The society confers honors modeled after awards like the Nobel Prize, Perkin Medal, Meldola Medal, Priestley Medal, and Royal Medal, with named prizes recognizing achievements linked to figures such as Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, Arthur D. Little, Frank Young, and Donald F. Othmer. Honorary fellowships and lectureships are exchanged with institutions including Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences, Academia Sinica, and Indian National Science Academy.
Impact and Contributions to Industry and Research
Contributions include technology transfer influencing companies like BASF, Dow Inc., ExxonMobil, Pfizer, and GlaxoSmithKline, collaborative research with laboratories such as Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and CERN-adjacent initiatives, and policy input adopted by bodies like European Commission, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization, International Energy Agency, and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The society’s work has advanced processes studied at Laboratory for Chemical Technology centers and contributed to industrial decarbonization efforts in partnership with Tesla, Inc., Siemens Energy, Vestas, Ørsted, and GE Renewable Energy.
Category:Professional societies