D I S T I L L A T E S
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers
Indianapolis Section
visit us at www.indyaiche.org
May 2009 Newsletter
Editor: Kevin Keating
May Meetings – Night of Baseball when the Indianapolis Indians
hosts the Syracuse Chiefs (affiliate of the Washington Nationals).
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Just for FUN…. The next-to-last meeting of the current year, as we head into our summer break, please joins the officers and members of the Indianapolis Section of AIChE for a night at the ol’ballpark, and enjoy an evening at Victory Field with the Indianapolis Indians. |
Date: Monday, May 18, 2008
Schedule: Game starts at 7:00 PM – unlimited seating - Spouses and friends are invited to join us for the evening.
Location: VICTORY FIELD -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
501 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis, IN 46225 – Victory Field is located within White River State Park on the southwest side of downtown Indianapolis. The ballpark is easily
accessible from I-65 and I-70. There are also plenty of parking options within
walking distance of Victory Field.
RSVP: To help us plan and keep a seat open for you, please RSVP by Monday, May
11 to Mike Wertz via e-mail at mike.wertz [at] heritage-enviro.com
or by phone at (317) 486-2778.
Price: Ticket cost $13 for box seats.
From the Chairman …
On April 16, Alan Schmidt, our past Section Chairman, and I traveled to West Lafayette for an evening meeting with Purdue’s student chapter of the AIChE. Bribed by a couple of party trays from Jimmie John’s, approximately 20 chemical engineering students attended the meeting. We discussed graduate school, various career paths in chemical engineering, and the students’ potential roles in shaping our country’s energy policies in the future.
I want to thank the officers of the Purdue student chapter for organizing the meeting, especially Jeff Livarchik and Bill Theodosopoulos. In addition, thank you to Alan for sharing his experiences and to Professors Albright (retired) and Varma (current head of the ChE school) for providing their insights. I enjoyed the meeting, and I hope that it was beneficial for the students.
Our next event will be an Indianapolis Indians baseball game at Victory Field on Monday, May 18. The opponent is Syracuse. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. We will purchase a group of tickets for box seats ($13 each) so that we can sit together. If you are interested in attending the game, please call me or send an e-mail, preferably by May 11. Family members and friends are also invited.
If you have any questions, or if you have suggestions for plant tours or guest speakers for future meetings, please contact me via e-mail at mike.wertz [at] heritage-enviro.com or by phone at (317) 486-2778.
Mike Wertz
Section Chairman, Indianapolis AIChE
Call for Officers – Indianapolis AIChE
If you would like
to become more active and/or if you may want to become officers in future years,
there are committee chair openings. If you can help or have an interest, the
officers will welcome you and help you learn to lead a committee.
Highlights from AIChE – Our 100 Years Anniversary
Informative and motivating sessions on group dynamics and team building, communications, goal setting, delegating, and presentations are part of this our 100 year celebration of chemical engineering. Visit the www.AIChE.org web site to find information, visit forums, renew membership or find benefits, career listings, and other advice from our national headquarters. Current items include;
AIChE Celebrates Its 100th Birthday 1908-2008
History of American Institute of Chemical Engineers - AIChE members have free access to the online editions of four books commemorating its 100th, 75th, 50th and 25th anniversaries. These titles offer a unique opportunity to understand the birth, history and future of the chemical engineering profession and the Institute.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers - National
AIChE Calendar
- 2009 Leadership Development Conference - June 12-14, 2009, Marriott Augusta Hotel and Suites, Augusta, GA
- 2009 Ammonia Conference - September 13-19, 2009, Hyatt Regency Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- 2009 Annual Meeting - November 8-13, 2009, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN
Job Hunting?
CareerEngineer is still the
only job posting system built exclusively for chemical engineers. New listings
appear daily. Be sure to visit CareerEngineer at http://www.aiche.org/apps/careerengineer/index.asp.
Visit the
New Member Center
Your professional network just got a new set of tools. Update and share your
profile, upload documents and pictures, find colleagues, send and get messages,
join groups, forums and blogs.
Fellow Chemists: The Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society is proud to announce its newly refurbished Indiana Section Website… http://membership.acs.org/i/indiana/index.html
Science and Engineering Presentations:
Scientech meetings are held nearly every Monday at the Northside Knights of Columbus just west of Keystone on 71st Street. They begin at 11:15 am with a buffet luncheon ($10.00). Announcements and introductions are at noon; followed by the presentation which continues to 1:00 pm.
Members of the audience
may ask questions or make comments. The meeting ends promptly at 1:00pm. Museum
personnel conduct special tours of new exhibits for Club members following some
meetings. Other meetings may be replaced with a tour of some place of interest,
usually on a major holiday. Any exceptions are noted on the calendar page of
this site.
Calendar of Events
Some meetings may be replaced with a tour of some place of interest, usually on a major holiday. Any exceptions are noted in the calendar listing below. Following are the Scientech meetings scheduled for the near future:
Future Talks
April 6 – Noise and Fetal Hearing Development – Dr. Floyd Thurston
April 13 – Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning - N. Melind
April 20 – Indiana’s Military Contributions –Yesterday and Today – Bgen J. Stewart Goodwin
April 27- Eiteljorg Museum’s 20th Anniversary – Ed Cockerill
May 4- Infantry Adaptations in Iraq from 2003 to 2008 – Chad Pittman – This talk will discuss from personal experience how the US Infantry has adopted its technologies and techniques from my tour during the invasion in 2003 compared to my deployment in 2008.
May 11- History of the Coroner in England and the US – Dr. John Pless
May 18- Business Blogging - Science or Art? – Rhoda Israelov
May 25- Memorial Day – No meeting
May 18- 5 More Things You Should Be Doing With Your Computer – Patric Welch
May 18- Annis Water Resources Institute Update – Alan Steinman
For further details contact Dr. Alan Schmidt at (317) 233-5190 or 865-3545. For later Monday programs check the Scientech calendar at www.scientechclub.org.
Indianapolis AIChE – Local Section Calendar
The latest monthly meeting schedule of the Indianapolis Section of the AIChE for 2009
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Month |
Month/Event |
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May 18 – 7:00 p. m. |
Indianapolis Indians baseball game - Date TBD - Victory Field - Indianapolis, IN |
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June 16 - 5:30 p.m. |
Annual Meeting / Dinner Meeting - Old Spaghetti Factory - Indianapolis, IN |
Although subject to change, our meetings will typically be held on the third Tuesday of the month, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Additional information will be provided in our monthly newsletters and on our website. Please consider attending a monthly meeting, and bring a guest!
If you would like to volunteer to be a guest speaker or to host a plant tour, please contact me via e-mail at mike.wertz [at] heritage-enviro.com or by phone at (317) 486-2778.
Officers for 2008 - 2009
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Chairman |
Michael Wertz, Heritage Enviro. Servs., 317-486-2778 |
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Vice-Chairman |
Phillip Endres, Eli Lilly, 317-433-0464 |
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Secretary/Treasurer |
John Elliott, IDEM, 317-233-0703 |
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Past Chairman |
Alan Schmidt, IDEM, 317-233-5190 |
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Scholarship Committee |
OPEN |
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Roster/Membership |
Chris Burcham, Eli Lilly, 317-651-6437 |
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Professional Development |
Elizabeth Robin, Eli Lilly, 317-651-6437 |
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Government Relations |
Alan Schmidt, IDEM, 317-233-5190 |
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Webmaster |
Karl Schnelle, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 317-337-3140 |
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Student Chapter Advisor |
Becky Smith, Eli Lilly, 317-277-6509 |
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Public Relations |
Becky Smith, Eli Lilly, 317-277-6509 |
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Newsletter Editor |
Kevin Keating, Eli Lilly, 317-651-1698 |
Indianapolis AIChE – Local Section: http://www.indyaiche.org/