ACS Chemistry Day 2008
AIChE was well represented at Chicago Chemistry Day. A group of young engineers at UOP volunteered to represent our section at the Chicago ACS Chemistry Day at Loyola University on Saturday, October 25. Chemistry Day is an annual event hosted by the American Chemical Society for high school and middle school students to have fun with chemistry. There were demos, lectures, hands-on activities, contests, and prizes put together by various companies, organizations, and teachers. Almost 1000 kids attended the event this year.
The AIChE booth’s theme was safety. The kids had a chance to try on various safety gear and pose for a picture in front of a refinery. Click here to see the pictures. Kids who stopped by the AIChE booth also talked with the UOP development engineers about the difference between chemical engineering and chemistry and what career options are possible in chemical engineering. Kids who visited the booth early in the day got free yellow silly putty, which was a big hit.
Engineers Ben Roberts, Shannon Sullivan, Liz Kacmar, Shriram Gajjar, Mark Warburg, and Beth Carter designed and put together the AIChE booth. UOP development engineers Syed Rizvi, Luis Bougrat, Beth Carter, Endanna Pallula, Shriram Gajjar, and Swapnil Anjanikar manned the booth on October 25th. Special thanks to Amy Haisch of UOP for letting us borrow safety gear and to Heather Mayes for posting the pictures on the AIChE Chicago section website. It was a great opportunity to get kids excited about chemical engineering!
Our next display booth will be set up for Engineers Week in February.
Contact Alan Zagoria at alan.zagoria@uop.com to participate.
Syed Rizvi, Beth Carter, and Luis Bougrat ready to talk with kids!
Swapnil Anjanikar, Shriram Gajjar, and Endanna Pallula at the AIChE booth.
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