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.
- 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:
- 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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molecular modeling eChem: A Notebook Exploration of Quantum Chemistry Thomas Fransson, Mickael G. Delcey, Iulia Emilia Brumboiu, Manuel Hodecker, Xin Li, Zilvinas Rinkevicius, Andreas Dreuw, Young Min Rhee, and Patrick Norman Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
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fluid mechanics Jupyter Notebooks for the study of advanced topics in Fluid Mechanics Robert Castilla, Marta Peña Computer Applications in Engineering Education Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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educational technology Quantifying deliberate practice using auto-graded questions: Analyzing multiple metrics in a chemical engineering course Kayla E. Chapman, Megan E. Davidson, Nneka Azuka, Matthew W. Liberatore Computer Applications in Engineering Education Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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thermodynamics MATLAB applications for teaching Applied Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic cycles Juan Carlos Domínguez, David Lorenzo, Julián García, Cynthia Hopson, Victoria Rigual, M. Virginia Alonso, Mercedes Oliet Computer Applications in Engineering Education Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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molecular modeling Foregrounding the Code: Computational Chemistry Instructional Activities Using a Highly Readable Fluid Simulation Code Gianmarc Grazioli, Adam Ingwerson, David Santiago Jr., Patrick Regan, and Heekun Cho Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, February 7, 2023 |
Pages
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 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 |
Members
Annual support from these Members enables CACHE to continue established activities while nurturing new projects. Contact us (cache@cache.org) to become a supporter.
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