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Latest News June Program Announcement What: June AIChE East
Tennessee Local Section Program Topic: “Celebrating 100 Years of AIChE” Encore
Presentation Who: Tim Nolen, 2008 Chair, East Tennessee Local Section When: June 3, 2008, 11:30
am. (Lunch and Cake), noon program Where: Nuclear Fuel
Services Training Center, Agenda 11:30 a.m.: Social
gathering with pizza and chocolate cake.
Please bring your own drink. Noon: Meeting and
presentation. Note: This will be an encore presentation to
celebrate with those AIChE members who work at NFS in Erwin. Celebrating 100 Years of AIChE Abstract On the
occasion of the AIChE centennial year, we will celebrate not only with
chocolate cake, but more importantly by looking at the contentious early
beginnings, the development, growth, and challenges faced by our
organization, as well as look to the future.
The
very first meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was attended
by nineteen leaders in the developing field of chemical engineering on June
22, 1908. From that controversial hot
and humid day in Philadelphia, the AIChE became the leading voice in the
world for the profession of chemical engineering. AIChE helped define the term "chemical
engineering" and was a pioneer in the accreditation of academic chemical
engineering departments. A
quantitative view of history shows how our industry and organization grew,
even through the depression years, and then exponentially after World War
II. AIChE created publications,
sponsored meetings, founded student chapters, local sections, divisions, and
research institutes. From 1961 to
1997, AIChE, along with the other "Founder Societies," owned and
occupied a skyscraper in New York City across the street from the United
Nations. The East Tennessee Local
Section, now 65 years old, has provided two national AIChE presidents and was
the 14th out of 103 current local sections to be founded. Since the 1970s, however, the maturing of
the chemical industry in the U.S. has presented new challenges and
opportunities. AIChE faced a financial
crisis in recent years, but is emerging successfully to adapt to our changing
world. There are many reasons to
expect our profession, led by AIChE, to continue to be of key importance in
the progress of our nation for the next 100 years. Biographical Sketch of Tim Nolen Tim is
the 2008 Chair of the East Tennessee Section of AIChE. Tim was first a student member of AIChE in
1983, before graduating with a B.S. in chemical engineering from Auburn
University in 1984, and with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from N.C. State
in 1989. He is licensed as a
Professional Engineer in Tennessee. He
has worked at Eastman since 1989, first in Process Systems Engineering, then
in the Chemical Process Engineering Research Lab, where he is currently Group
Leader. His wife, Sharon, is a
licensed chemical engineer as well, and he has two children, Sam and Abby. Agenda 11:30
a.m.: Social gathering with pizza and
chocolate cake. Please bring your own
drink. Noon: Meeting and presentation. Winter/Spring 2008
Programs
Congratulations to the New
Officers for 2008
Why Join AIChE? “A
recent Monster.com survey of hiring managers and headhunters revealed that a
whopping 79% see job applicants who are involved with professional
associations as “higher quality candidates” than those who aren’t.” as
quoted by Annie Fisher, Fortune Magazine, Feb. 22, 2005. Read recent newsletters from the East
Tennessee Section
The Pipeline
Treasurer's Reports
Web News
Archive
“AIChE 100th Anniversary,” Tim Nolen,
April 15, 2008. Parker Smith, “Project Reinvest”, December
10, 2008. Jonathan Overly, “Alternative Fuels in East
Tennessee,” (3.4MB ppt). Also see ETCleanFuels.org Dr. Michael Karmis, “Deployment of Carbon
Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies: An Update on Carbon Sequestration and
Enhanced Coalbed Methane”,
October 16, 2007. (7.5MB, pdf) Gray Fossil
Site and Museum Tour, September 13, 2007. Sustainability, Dr.
J. Siirola, April 17, 2007. ASME Egg Drop, February
24, 2007. AIChE Young Professional
Social, January 19, 2007. Plant Tour
– Edwards and Associates – Piney Flats, November 10, 2006. Overview of Recent AIChE
programs – October 2006. Fall Young Professionals
Social – October 28, 2006. Tri-Cities Beverage plant
tour, May 2006. Separation Technology in
Dialysis, Allan P. Turner, M.D., February 2006 meeting presentation,
PowerPoint (5 MB) Reception Held for new AIChE
Fellows, Pete Lodal and Lee Partin, April 2005. East Tennessee Section Donates
Chemical Engineer’s Handbooks, May 2005. Cyber-Security for the
Home, Tom Deaderick, President of Intellithought, April 2005, PowerPoint
(0.5 MB) Large-Scale Controller Performance,
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Improvement – Mike Paulonis, February 2005,
Powerpoint (1.75MB) Risk Assessment of Pump Failure – Wayne Chastain,
December 2004, Powerpoint Results
of the 2004 Member Survey ( Recap
of the March 2004 Plant Tour: Bush
Hog, LLC in Telford, TN “Essential AIChE” presentation on the changes and difficulties in the national organization as presented at the 2003 Fall national meeting (353KB ppt). David
Denton, Coal Gasification – Today’s Technology of Choice and Tomorrow’s
Bright Promise (3.8 MB pdf) – Oct. 2003 John
Sanders, East Tenn. Fellow – Obituary – July 2003 East
Tennessee Membership Facts – June 2003 Eastman and the Manhattan Project –
Howard Young – Sept. 2002 2008 Local Section Officers
(Click
here for historical list of 63 years of local section officers.)
Webmaster – Tim Nolen, Eastman
Chemical Company Professional Development – Joe Parker, Eastman Chemical Company Newsletter Editors – Tyler Holden, Eastman Chemical Company, 423-229-1667 -- Heater Petterson, Nuclear Fuel
Services, 423-743-9141, ext. 1047 ETEAC Representative – Joey Watson, Eastman Chemical Company Short Course Coordinator – Mark Shelton, Eastman Chemical Company Postal Mail Address
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers East Tennessee Section Post Office Box 3488 65 Years of Local Section History
The East Tennessee Section of AIChE has a long and interesting history. Many influential chemical engineers have shaped and nurtured our professional organization. Click here to read more and become a wizened veteran yourself! Also, ruminate on all the great engineering names in the list of Past Officers from 1945 to present and also our list of Fellows. Our local section bylaws are documented here. Please send any suggestions or comments to the Webmaster |
