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
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.
- Support LearnChemE: This free website contains teaching/learning resources for chemical engineering, including screencasts, interactive simulations, digital experiments, FE and PE exam reviews, programming boot camps, self-study modules, instructor resources, how to study/learn resources, and spreadsheets.
- 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
- PSE Press: publishes research results on process systems engineering
- Systems and Control Transactions: conference proceedings on process systems engineering
- LAPSE: living archive for process systems engineering
Some recent accomplishments:
- Supported development of Learn Aspen in 24 hours by Tom Adams
- Supported development of Polymath software (https://polymathplus.org/) for numerical problem solving
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.
Reading Materials
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fluid mechanics Exploring the synergy of problem-based learning and computational fluid dynamics in university fluid mechanics instruction Daniel Mora-Melia, Jimmy H. Gutiérrez-Bahamondes, Pedro L. Iglesias-Rey, Francisco Javier Martinez-Solano Computer Applications in Engineering Education Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
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transport phenomena STEM activities for heat transfer learning: Integrating simulation, mathematical modeling, and experimental validation in transport phenomena education Marco A. Zárate-Navarro, Sergio D. Schiavone-Valdez, José E. Cuevas, Walter M. Warren-Vega, Armando Campos-Rodríguez, Luis A. Romero-Cano Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
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separations Python-based Demonstration for Designing Distillation Columns for Ternary Mixtures John Rajadayakaran Edison, Kellen Roddy, Man Kit Ao, and Panwa Promtep ASEE PEER Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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coding Work-in-Progress: Introduction of a Computational TA Role to Support Undergraduate Training in Computational Thinking Strategies for Chemical Engineering Applications Leah Granger, William Buren Parker, and Laura Bottomley ASEE PEER Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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AI and ML Assessing Chemical Engineering Students' Perspectives on Data Science and Its Integration in the Academic Curriculum: Implications for Industry Readiness Betul Bilgin and Naomi Groza ASEE PEER Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
Pages
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 Development of Computational-Based Tools and Modules for Chemical Engineering Education Seed Grant Program |
 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 |
Institutional Members
As Institutional Members these colleges of engineering support CACHE's contributions to the engineering education community. Contact us (cache@cache.org) to become a supporter.
Departmental Members
Annual support from these Departmental Members enables CACHE to continue established activities while nurturing new projects. Contact us (cache@cache.org) to become a supporter.
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