Welcome to AIChE at UCSD

The UCSD Student Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE at UCSD) aims to promote the professional development of chemical engineering majors at UCSD and to build community among its members through social activities, career-building events, and service opportunities. If you are an alumna/alumnus or company representative interested in speaking at one of our meetings, hosting an information session, or sponsoring a AIChE UCSD event, please contact aiche@ucsd.edu

Events for Spring 2013

Welcome back to school! AIChE would like to welcome all chemical engineers to our events, including incoming freshmen, transfers, and returning students. Here you will find handy list of all the events that we are planning for this quarter. Please refer to the calendar for the latest information or look at our past newsletters to learn more about our events.

  Events (click for more info) Date & Time Location
Week 1 Triton Day Crepe Sale Sat. April 6th Center 115
Week 2 GBM: Gaining Experience Thu. April 11th, 7pm

EBU II Room 479

  Social Sat. April 13th TBA
Week 3 GBM: Schlumberger Wed. April 17th TBA
Week 4 AIChE Regional Conference Fri. & Sat. April 26 - 27th Schedule
Week 5 Spring Vendor Fair Mon. April 29th TBA
  GBM: Joe Ninosky Wed. May 1st TBA
Week 6 Faculty Mixer Wed. May 8th TBA
Week 7 GBM: Graduate Panel Mon. May 13th TBA
  Social Fri. May 17th TBA
Week 9 Bonfire Fri. May 24th TBA
Week 10 Senior BBQ Tue. June 4th EBU II
  Finals Study Rooms Sat. & Sun June 8 -9 TBA

AIChE Mentorship Program

Interested in mentoring an incoming freshman or transfer student? If so, the UCSD AIChE Mentorship Program needs someone like you. We are looking for juniors, seniors, and 2nd - 3rd year transfer students for the 2012-13 school year to mentor incoming freshmen and transfer students. This is a good opportunity to enhance incoming ChemE's college experience as well as a way to build your resume. Apply here: Mentor Application

More About Us

AIChE at UCSD is an organization that brings together undergraduate and graduate chemical engineering students and introduces them to employment and educational opportunities post-graduation

Each quarter, AIChE at UCSD invites industry representatives from a wide range of specialties (e.g. petroleum, alternative energy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials, semiconductor and consulting) to speak at our afternoon seminars, open to undergraduate and graduate students, which we host three to four times a quarter. At these seminars, attended by thirty to forty students, representatives will often speak about what their sector of industry does and explain the skill sets their engineers and scientists need, and finally frame all of this in the context of the chemistry and chemical engineering majors.


If the company is close by and allows it, we will also organize company tours for students to come see operations first-hand. Student feedback tells us that these seminars are invaluable in providing a clearer picture of what each company does as it applies to the skill sets they learn in class.