An Ice Cream Social with ChemECar!

Join Cooper AIChE ChemE Car Team for an update on the progress of the Car design and how they fared in the regional conference at Manhattan College.

Guest Speaker John Peragine

Join Cooper AIChE for a talk with Mr. John Peragine on Process Development Division on AIChE.

Resume Workshop/ Mock Interview

Cooper AIChE will collaborate with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBC) in hosting a Resume Workshop that will include Mock Interviews. Come and prepare for future job interviews!

Lecture on Global Warming by Mr. Marc Karell

Join Cooper AIChE for a presentation on climate change and the path of a chemical engineer by Guest Speaker Marc Karell

Viewing of An Inconvenient Truth!

Join Cooper AIChE for a showing of the critically-acclaimed An Inconvenient Truth. The issues of this movie relate directly many chemical engineering fields and jobs.

Scuderia Ice Cream Social!

Please come to our annual Ice cream social and hear about our ChemE car team's National Win at Salt Lake.

Experienced Upperclassmen Speakers!

Come listen to upperclassmen with internship experience in chemical engineering! More details to follow. Keep an eye out for fliers!Food will be Served.

The Chem Show!

"The CHEM SHOW, North America's largest process equipment and technology exposition, gives you direct access to equipment, systems and services by the CPI's most innovative suppliers — companies who can help you improve product quality, lower operating costs, and increase efficiency." The chem show is geared towards practicing engineers. However, registration is free for students who just want to roam around and check out what chemical engineers do.

Brooklyn Brewery Tour!

The Brewery tour is an annual event of AIChE. In previous years, the students have enjoyed themselves and learned about the brewing industry where untraditional chemical engineering skills are applied. Join us for an informative tour of the Brooklyn Brewery! Come with Metrocard.

AIChE Introductory Meeting

Welcome to first meeting of this year's AIChE. Come to meet the officers and other members!

Fall Festival

Stop by and sign up for Cooper's AIChE chapter

Professional Societies Bowl

Football + Professional societies = Lots of fun

AIChE Elections/Final Meeting

If you are interested in running for office, please send us an email. We will also be asking for member feedback regarding the past 2 semesters, as well as suggestions for the next year.

AIChE/Scuderia Chem-E-Car ICE CREAM SOCIAL

The purpose of this event is to thank all of our awesome AIChE members who participated in events during the year, and to increase awareness about the AIChE Conference + Chem-E-Car Competition. All majors invited for FREE ice cream!

AIChE/NSBE Mock Interview/Resume Review Lunch

For most people, the Interview can be one of the most challenging aspects of the job application process. However, at the same time, interviewing is a skill which can be improved with practice and preparation! The senior members of the Cooper Union AIChE and NSBE, as well as Wendy Baum from the Center for Career Development, are here to help you develop solid interviewing skills as you prepare for your journey to finding the career of your dreams. Whether you decide to go into industry, consulting, or academia, being able to successfully express yourself faithfully with confidence will take you far. We hope that you will be able to learn a thing or two from today’s Mock Interview/Résumé Review Lunch, and that you will continue to participate in future professional society and Career Center events!

Guest Speaker: John F. Peragine

"Working in the Pharmaceutical Industry and how AIChE can help"

Mr. Peragine will be visiting us from New Jersey as an AIChE Ambassador. He currently works at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company as Principal Technical Investigator in Manufacturing Technologies and is Chair of AIChE's Process Development Division.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFO - John F. Peragine
John Peragine is a Principal Technical Investigator in Manufacturing Technologies for Bristol-Myers Squibb in New Brunswick, NJ. He is part of a team responsible for technology transfer of finished product dosage forms (in particular, sterile products) to manufacturing sites worldwide. Previous responsibilities included the technical evaluation and implementation of Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) for pharmaceutical processing operations and finished product dosage forms. He was a member of several FDA PAT-related subcommittees and consortia within the pharmaceutical industry and academia, leading toward the development of a new FDA guidance on PAT.

John is the chairman of the Process Development Division of the AIChE and an AIChE student ambassador. Previously, he was the chairman of the Technology Transfer area within the Process Development Division of the AIChE and has been active with the division since 1998. He joined the AIChE as a student member in 1978. John was also a contributing author of the ISPE/FDA Technology Transfer Guide. He received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NY in 1980 and an MBA in Quantitative Analysis from Montclair State College in 1992. His previous employers were Avon Products and General Foods (Maxwell House).

Mon 2/19/2007
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Company Profile Project - Submissions Due

Remember to email back your submission for the Project by 2/19 latest. Submissions will be collectively published, and participation will be a valuable learning experience. Highly recommended for all classes!

Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter B. Lederman

"Careers for Chemical Engineers, Traditional and Non-traditional as seen through One Life"

Dr. Lederman will be visiting us as an AIChE Ambassador. He has 50 years of industrial, consulting and academic experience; half of the time was spent in the environmental area.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFO - Dr. Peter B. Lederman
Dr. Lederman has over 50 years of broad and in-depth experience with emphasis for the past 30 years in all facets of environmental management, control and policy development. This includes hazardous substance management with extensive RCRA, CERCLA, audit, remediation at over 200 sites and pollution prevention experience. He was a technical director responsible for development of air pollution control devices and reuse of waste products, managed major programs in industrial waste treatment research and developments in oil and hazardous material spill control and remediation. This is complemented by his experience in the petrochemical, petroleum, polymer, chemical and food industries, where he did process development and design. In addition, he has over 18 years of experience as an educator at the university level as a professor and administrator, as well as serving on a number of academic advisory committees.

Dr. Lederman has served in corporate executive positions, and has been responsible for health and safety, process design, plant operations, construction, training and quality assurance. He taught process design to both undergraduate and graduate students for many years. He has extensive consulting experience over a wide range of areas, has expert witness, negotiating, mediation as well as organizational development and strategic management experience. He has participated as the lead environmental member on a number of Value Engineering Studies.

He has served as an expert witness and consultant on a number of cases involving various aspects of hazardous materials matters including a several PCB contamination matters. He served on the expert panel of the CDC, which evaluated the Bloomington, Indiana PCB contaminated site for the CDC.

Dr. Lederman has worked in policy development and analysis in a number of positions he has held beginning in 1968 when he worked at the local level to develop a solid waste management policy. Since that time he has worked at the federal and state levels. He does policy analysis and helps shape policy from leadership positions in such widely diverse organizations as the National Association of Manufacturers, the Water Environment Federation and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers where he chaired the Government Relations Committee. He was responsible for the Otto York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science, which houses significant analytical and research laboratories working in hazardous material research and development. He initiated training in Hazard Incident, Response and Site workers for managers of EPA’s Technical Assistance team contractor and actively participated in that training while leading the hazard material consulting activities at Weston. He continues to teach Site Remediation and hazard incident response to professionals and students. He was Chair of the National Academies – National Research Council Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program and a Director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is currently a member of the Chemical Demilitarization Committee of the NRC. His most current activities included serving on the steering committee of the AICHE/CSCHE conference, “LNG: The Environmental and Safety Agenda.

Thurs 1/25/2007
Location: 315E
Time: 5pm-6

Scuderia (Chem-E-Car) and Conference General Meeting

Come and listen to updates on the Chem-E-Car competition submission, and find out more about the upcoming conference trip in April!

Scuderia (Chem-E-Car) General Meeting

Please see email for details on the meeting; we will generally be discussing our potential reaction.

Guest Speaker: Andrew Irwin - Environmental Consulting

Guest speaker Andrew Irwin, a member of the AIChE Ambassadors Network, will be visiting us from Massachusetts to talk about environmental consulting. He is currently President of Irwin Engineers, a chemical and environmental engineering consulting firm. Anyone who is interested in either environmental engineering or consulting (or unfamiliar with either) should attend. Food and drinks will be served.

Mr. Irwin started with a consulting engineering company immediately after receiving his MEng in Chemical Engineering and has continued in that practice including starting his own consulting firm that has a growning staff of chemical engineers. He will share some of his experiences in the environmental consulting field and talk about becoming licensed as a Professional Engineer and his involvement with AIChE.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION – J. ANDREW IRWIN
Mr. Irwin is the current Past Chairman of the Ichthyologists of Boston (the Boston Section of AIChE). The Boston Section leadership was awarded the National AIChE Gary Leach Award in 2006 as a model section. He has been an active member of AIChE for over 25 years. He was active in the student AIChE chapter at Cornell and has served in various capacities as a local section officer first in the Twin Tiers Section and later in the Boston Section.

He received his Bachelor of Science ('81) and Master of Engineering ('82) degrees in chemical engineering from Cornell University and has over 24 years of professional consulting experience. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.

Mr. Irwin is President of IRWIN Engineers, Inc. a firm located in Natick, Massachusetts specializing in chemical and environmental engineering. IRWIN Engineers was founded in 1996 and is a growing professional service firm providing support to industry with environmental and safety compliance programs, design and permitting for air, water and waste treatment operations, environmental management systems and to the commercial real estate market for due diligence reviews and assessment and clean up of contaminated properties.

Scuderia (Chem-E-Car) General Meeting

We'll be brainstorming for two things: the reaction and the chassis. It is crucial that everyone do a little bit of research beforehand. Some good searches to find specific reactions include "exergonic reaction" and "electrochemistry". Also, we'll need to learn about aerodynamics and motor properties, so those of you interested in that part of the car should come prepared as well. I intend to buy some of the materials you guys suggest immediately after meeting, so your input is very meaningful.

Internship Lectures!

Upperclassmen will discuss their experiences participating in various internships this past summer. All classes and majors are welcome. Free food and drinks will be served. Thanks to all upperclassmen who volunteered to speak!

Exit Meeting for the Student Alumni Networking Initiative

Members who participated in the Networking Initiative this past semester are asked to submit feedback on their experiences. Feedback request forms will be distributed around mid-November so that participants can follow-up with the officers.

Brooklyn Brewery Tour!

Free trip to the Brooklyn Brewery. Meet in front of the Engineering Building by 1:00. Bring a Metrocard

First General Meeting

Come to the first general meeting to discuss upcoming projects and events. Meet other members too!

Opening meeting, Student Alumni Networking Initiative

Participating members are introduced to the Initiative and project materials handed out. Members choose list of companies of interest.