CACHE is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that promotes the development and distribution of computer-related and/or technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering profession.  Some of the activities include:

  • Organize and promote conferences and workshops on Computer Aided Process Operations/Chemical Process Control, Computer Aided Process Design, Molecular Modeling and Simulation, Systems Biology in Engineering, and Process Analytics and Machine Learning.
  • Maintain a Teaching Resource Center: This center (https://cache.org/teaching-resources-center) houses a curated collection of materials to assist faculty in teaching chemical engineering core courses.
  • Provide faculty grants to support development of computer-based educational modules (https://cache.org/computational-tools-development)
  • Support faculty awards: ASEE Edgar CACHE Award, AIChE Himmelblau Award, AIChE Evans Award  
  • Provide graduate student travel awards: over $40,000 in last three years for conferences
  • Provide student awards for best posters at conferences

Some recent accomplishments:

Future Initiatives:

  • Industrial Datasets – Making curated sets available to faculty.
  • Molecular Modeling – working to develop curated best practices and teaching materials on how to use quantum chemistry, molecular simulation and machine learning.

Blog


Thank You to CACHE Conference Sponsors!

Jonathan Moore

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

CACHE would like to thank the numerous companies and organizations that have sponsored CACHE conferences in the chemical engineering field in recent years!

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Rethinking Chemical Product Design Education

Monday, July 14, 2025

An article prepared by the CACHE Design Task Force argues that the emphasis on manufacturing processes over innovative product design is a critical gap in traditional chemical engineering design courses.

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CACHE Trustee Clare McCabe wins IChemE's Guggenheim Medal

Friday, June 20, 2025

The Guggenheim Medal is awarded to an individual who has made a significant recent contribution to research in thermodynamics and/or complex fluids

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CACHE Trustee John Hedengren inducted into Control’s Process Automation Hall of Fame

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The Process Automation Hall of Fame recognizes excellence, diligence, influence and contributions to the process control industries.

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McCabe receives 2025 John M Prausnitz Award in Applied Thermodynamics

Sunday, June 8, 2025

The award recognizes her outstanding, long-term contributions to the field of thermodynamics and her exemplary leadership in chemical engineering and the broader scientific community.

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Reading Materials


process
Bridging Education and Process Design with Atom Economy via Reaction SMILES
Samuele Giani and Simone Baffelli
Journal of Chemical Education
Friday, July 11, 2025
educational technology
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in Chemical Engineering: Preparing students for multicultural and international work environments
Luis Vaquerizo, Iván Darío Gil, Salvador Tututi-Avila, and Rafael B Mato
Education for Chemical Engineers
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
process
Games in engineering: Exploring the use of spreadsheet-based Sudoku within a chemical process optimisation class
Godfrey K. Gakingo and Peter N. Kabia
Education for Chemical Engineers
Monday, July 7, 2025
process
Closing the loop: customized coding courses and chatbots embedded in a virtual lab to teach bioprocesses
Fiammetta Caccavale, Carina L. Gargalo, Krist V. Gernaey, Ulrich Krühne
Systems & Control Transactions
Friday, June 27, 2025
AI and ML
Causation in Chemical Engineering Education: Application of Machine Learning in Fault Diagnosis
Manasvinni Laul and Daniela Galatro
Education for Chemical Engineers
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Teaching Resources Center including syllabi, schedules, computer-aided tools, interactive simulations, screencasts, concept questions, textbook information, useful links, and in some cases, complete course notes

Development of Computational-Based Tools and Modules for Chemical Engineering Education Seed Grant Program (proposals due August 31, 2025) 

An article prepared by the CACHE Design Task Force argues that the emphasis on manufacturing processes over innovative product design is a critical gap in traditional chemical engineering design courses.

conference series in areas of importance to chemical engineering

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