AIChE's Volunteer Opportunities in Energy
AIChE has many opportunities for you to help shape our energy programs. You can help program our meetings by becoming involved in a division. You can also become involved in our energy metrics initiative. Simply email us at energy@aiche.org and tell us how you want to help.
Also, consider getting involved in alternative energy education:
AIChE Student Chapter competition
Development of K-12 curricular materials for energy education
AIChE is developing a program for college students to develop curriculum to engage K-12 students in alternative energy education. The program will teach important concepts of science and mathematics within the context of energy needs. Providing the world’s energy remains a major problem of the 21st century. This program aims to connect college students with the K-12 learning environment and develop resources for teachers in support of their educational needs to educate future generations about this important field.
Each student group will develop a hands-on demonstration or experiment that illustrates an important concept in alternative energy, while also contributing to the K-12 curriculum learning objectives. The group, working in conjunction with an area school, must submit a proposal that describes the specific activity in enough detail so that it can be judged by a group of chemical engineering educators as to its effectiveness.
Essential elements of the activity:
- The project must demonstrate an important concept of alternate energy technology.
- The activity must be hands-on.
- An area K-12 school must be a named partner on the proposal.
- The proposal must identify the specific learning outcomes to be achieved by the demonstration.
- An assessment component must be included to evaluate the success of the program.
Rules and Regulations:
An assessment component is a required element of the project. Project proposals are due by December 1. Awards of $2,500 will be provided for those projects selected as most likely to succeed, to allow the group to purchase materials needed for the demonstration. The project shall be completed in the school no later than May 1.
The student group shall make a report of the project, including instructions on how to construct the demonstration/experiment, the curricular goals and outcomes, and a report of the success of the first implementation of the project. The report will be included on a web page for public access and dissemination to a broader audience. An oral presentation of the outcomes of each project may be requested as a part of the AIChE annual meeting.
To find our more about registering your school for this program, please email us at energy@aiche.org. Only a discreet number of schools will be chosen due to limited funding.