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November 2016 | AIChE - BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus Student Chapter | AIChE Newsletter Bonding with AIChE Sister Chapter What does AIChE do? Contents Bonding with Sister Chapter 1 What does AIChE do? 1 Become a Member 2 Faculty Workshop 2 Sustainable Energy Forum 2 BPDC’s 1st Chem-E Car Team 2 Inter-Collegiate Debate Tournament (ICDT) 3 Freshmen Membership Drive 4 Officers’ Board 4 The Sister Chapters program helps prepare our students for the increasingly global environment they will enter upon graduation. This program complements AIChE global development initiatives by connecting AIChE Student Chapters from different countries to form yearlong partnerships throughout the academic year. The goal of the Sister Chapter Program is to match up Student Chapters from different countries and allow them to network with Chemical Engineers in different parts of the world. It also encourages chapters to discuss their Student Chapter goals and give each other ideas on how to improve their Student Chapters. Brigham Young University, Utah is the American Sister Chapter of BITS Pilani, Dubai for the session 2015-2016. In the recent skype conference with Mr. Benjamin Fisher, the officers’ board discussed few things, mainly regarding sponsorship and activities. Our Officers’ Board is in constant communication with their council through e-mails for further queries. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the global home of chemical engineers is a group focused on helping chemical engineering students get involved outside the classroom. In a competitive, ever-changing world, you need professional support to guide you on your journey. AIChE is a great route of connections between professors, students, alumni and companies. AIChE gives you your first professional credential, exiting networking and mentorship opportunities, essential educational and technical resources and career services – all tools you need in one place. [Volume 1, Issue 3]
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November 2016 | AIChE - BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus Student Chapter |
AIChE Newsletter Bonding with AIChE Sister Chapter
What does AIChE do?
Contents
Bonding with Sister Chapter 1
What does AIChE do? 1
Become a Member 2
Faculty Workshop 2
Sustainable Energy Forum 2
BPDC’s 1st Chem-E Car Team 2
Inter-Collegiate Debate
Tournament (ICDT) 3
Freshmen Membership Drive 4
Officers’ Board 4
The Sister Chapters program helps prepare our students for the increasingly
global environment they will enter upon graduation. This program
complements AIChE global development initiatives by connecting AIChE Student
Chapters from different countries to form yearlong partnerships throughout the
academic year.
The goal of the Sister Chapter Program is to match up Student Chapters from
different countries and allow them to network with Chemical Engineers in
different parts of the world. It also encourages chapters to discuss their
Student Chapter goals and give each other ideas on how to improve their
Student Chapters.
Brigham Young University, Utah is the American Sister Chapter of BITS Pilani,
Dubai for the session 2015-2016. In the recent skype conference with Mr.
Benjamin Fisher, the officers’ board discussed few things, mainly regarding
sponsorship and activities. Our Officers’ Board is in constant communication
with their council through e-mails for further queries.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the global home of
chemical engineers is a group focused on helping chemical engineering students
get involved outside the classroom. In a competitive, ever-changing world, you
need professional support to guide you on your journey. AIChE is a great route of
connections between professors, students, alumni and companies. AIChE gives
you your first professional credential, exiting networking and mentorship
opportunities, essential educational and technical resources and career services –
all tools you need in one place.
[Volume 1, Issue 3]
Become a Member!
Faculty Workshop
Sustainable Energy Forum The SEF seeks collaborative work in programming and education objectives with
other professional societies, both domestic and international. It is a technical
forum open to all disciplines to promote technical and professional development
with a focus on sustainability principles and practice.
SEF membership champion (MC) from AIChE BPDC Student Chapter, Taqdees
Imtiaz, is working closely with SEF Membership Chair, Mr. Cory Jenson, in a
strategic effort to promote communication and build upon available member
resources. In the recent teleconference the MCs chosen were given a specific list
of target to be completed by February 2017, which is still in progress. To join the
SEF and be updated regarding the activities happening in the Chapter by SEF can
contact:
Taqdees Imtiaz
e-mail: [email protected]; Mobile: +971 50 113 8993
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Join AIChE and enjoy hundreds of benefits including access to hundreds of
industry colleagues, online and in-person education, a subscription to AIChE's
flagship publication, CEP and much more.
And guess what, it is free for undergraduate students.
To join:
http://www.aiche.org/community/membership
BPDC’s 1st Chem-E Car
Team
AIChE's annual Chem-E-Car
Competition® engages college
students in designing and
constructing a car powered by a
chemical energy source, that will
safely carry a specified load over a
given distance and stop.
The BPDC Student Chapter is in the
making of its 1sr Chem-E Car team.
We are looking for students who
are interested and who qualify to
the requirements of the team. It is
an interdisciplinary event.
Applications from the students of all
disciplines are welcomed.
Interested students can contact:
Mr. Srinivasakanan Krishna
+971 52 834 1504
We have so much planned for this semester and so much more that we want to do! Keep an eye
out for updates on events at our meetings and on our Social Media Pages.
The Department of Chemical Engineering of BITS Pilani Dubai Campus held a
Process Simulation (one-day hands on) workshop for the 3RD Year Students,
under the mentorship of Dr. Nishant Pandya, the HOD of the Department of
Chemical Engineering. Software: ASPEN Plus
After the registration, an introduction was given to the ASPEN Plus Environment
and Database. Various topics were covered during this session, such as
Sensitivity Analysis and Design Specifications. Introduction to Drying and other
solid handling operations was also undertaken. Finally, evaluation was done and
a complete feedback was also taken.
Inter-Collegiate Chem-E Debate Tournament
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AIChE Student Chapter of BITS Pilani Dubai Campus organised its first Inter-
Collegiate Chem-E Debate Tournament (ICDT) in the region, during the BPDC
Interuniversity Student Fest – Enginuity November ’16, on the 27th and 29th
November 2016.
ICDT is an Inter-Collegiate Debate Tournament was based on topics related to
Chemical Engineering. The topics covered debatable issues over chemical laws,
environment laws, sustainability, etc. The competition aimed to encourage youth
to draw conclusions to such issues from their unique perspective and think in a
way that future leaders would. It was organized by the 3rd year students Rutuja
Jadhav and Srinivasakanan Krishna along with the AIChE Officers’ Jithin
Gopakumar, Taqdees Imtiaz and Eti Bhasin. Bileena Balachandran was the
Moderator for the event.
Teams from various colleges registered for the event. The prelims were held on
27th November where in teams from Manipal and BITS qualified for the semi-
finals, which were also held on the same day. Finally, Manipal Team 2 and BITS
Team 1 emerged victorious in the semi-finals.
These two teams competed for the at the finals which were held on the 29th of
November 2016 in the Auditorium. Dr. Dinesh C Sharma from Amity University
was our Chief guest of the day. Dr. Vijaykumar, Professor at Manipal University
and other faculties from the Department of Chemical Engineering were also
present for the event.
After an intense battle of science, technology and of course words, BITS team 1 -
Aishwarya Roy, Manasa Prasad and Aparna Rajendrakumar bagged the first
position. Varun Vinod, from the Manipal team secured the title of 'Best Speaker'.
Overall, the event was a healthy means of debating over Important technical
issues faced by the world. It brought in the perspective of today's youth over
issues of laws, engineering ethics, sustainability etc.
The collaboration brought about by ICDT amongst all other AIChE chapters in
the region shall bring in greater opportunities in the future!
Organizers with the Moderator
BPDC Team
Manipal Team
Freshmen Membership Drive
Officers’ Board
Advisor: Dr. B. B. Gulyani 0553034760 [email protected] pilani.ac.in
President: Ms. Eti Bhasin 0501625050 [email protected]
Secretary: Ms. Taqdees Imtiaz 0501138993 [email protected]
Treasurer: Ms. Shruthi Kanagala 0522731334 kanagalashruthi@ yahoo.com
Officer: Ms. Manogna Reddy 0555828246 [email protected]
Officer: Mr. Jithin Gopakumar 0508739904 [email protected]
Note: No further events to be organized in December 2016, due to the Comprehensive Examination. Winter break scheduled up to 20th January 2017.
Thanks for reading! We cannot wait to see you in the coming year.
Wishing a very Happy New Year!!!
We’ll be back with a bunch of Amazing events in the coming semester. Keep a tab on our social media pages. Good luck with the next semester!
The call for new members to join the AIChE - BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus Student
Chapter is now open. Fill out the AIChE Membership Application here
http://www.aiche.org/community/membership and become a member today.
We have so much planned for this semester and so much more that we want to
do! Keep an eye out for updates on events at our meetings and on our Social
Media Pages. There’s always so much going on in the chemical engineering
world and AIChE is a great way make connections!
For any queries feel free to contact us at: 050-1138993/ 050-1625050
AIChE - BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus Student Chapter
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Dubai Campus
Dubai International Academic City
P. O. Box No. - 345055
Dubai, UAE
AIChE - BITS Pilani, Dubai
Campus Student Chapter
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Dubai Campus Dubai International Academic City P. O. Box No. - 345055 Dubai, UAE Phone: +971 50 162 5050 email ID: [email protected] Find us on the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIChE.BPDC/
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