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.
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FOPAM 2023 (CACHE Sponsored Conference)Phil Westmoreland Wednesday, August 9, 2023AI and analytics-aided decision-making are becoming well established in the process industries, new tools and applications are appearing, and savvy users are a key to advancing them. Read More |
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Empower Engineers in Analytics and Machine Learning with Education and Workforce DevelopmentJohn Hedengren Saturday, August 5, 2023At the recent FOPAM conference, an insightful session shed light on the evolving landscape of The Past and Future of Process/Product Analytics & Machine Learning, including Education and Workforce Development. Read More |
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Kitchin to receive Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering EducationMonday, July 10, 2023Prof. John Kitchen (Carnegie Mellon) will receive the award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering Education from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The citation for Kitchin's award reads: "For contributions in computing education in chemical engineering through the creation of open-source Python libraries and course materials, social media, and scientific publishing tools." Read More |
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FOCAPD 2024 (CACHE Sponsored Conference)Monday, July 3, 2023We are excited to announce that the Foundations of Computer Aided Process Design (FOCAPD) 2024 abstract submission system is now open. FOCAPD 2024 will be held July 14-18, 2024, at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA. Deadline to Submit Abstracts: Friday, September 15, 2023 Read More |
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CACHE Trustee Phil Westmoreland receives the 2023 F. J. and Dorothy Van Antwerpen Award for Service to AIChEN.C. State Engineering Communications Monday, June 26, 2023Professor Phil Westmoreland has received the 2023 F. J. and Dorothy Van Antwerpen Award for Service to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The award, “Recognizes a chemical engineer for outstanding contributions and service to the Institute. Read More |
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polymer and materials science Computer Simulation of Vinyl Polymerization: Exercises in Critical Thinking Using Jupyter Notebook Michael W. Pelter, Catherine Ziebarth, Alex Santan, and Shayne Brown Journal of Chemical Education Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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