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Summer 2023 Newsletter
About CACHE: CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering) is a pioneering initiative committed to revolutionizing chemical engineering education worldwide. Established in 1969, CACHE is a non-profit staffed by Chemical Engineering volunteers (principally its Board of Trustees) and has been at the forefront of developing innovative computer-based tools and resources that enhance learning, research, and collaboration within the field.
Our Mission: At CACHE, our mission is to bridge the gap between theory and practice in chemical engineering education. We aim to equip students, educators, and researchers with cutting-edge computational tools and simulations to foster a deeper understanding of complex chemical processes and phenomena.
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FOMMS 2024 (CACHE-Sponsored Conference)Jim Pfaendtner Sunday, September 10, 2023 FOMMS 2024 The Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS) meeting will be held July 28 to August 1 at Snowbird Resort in Snowbird, UT. |
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Anastasio, Bodnar, Burkey, and Cooper win the CACHE-Sponsored David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering EducationThursday, August 24, 2023 The David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education recognizes an individual or group making new and novel contributions to computer aids for chemical engineering education. |
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Updates to the CACHE Teaching Resources CenterJohn Falconer Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Significant improvements have been made to the CACHE Teaching Resources Center (TRC) (http://cache.org/teaching-resources-center) in the last year. |
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FOPAM 2023 (CACHE Sponsored Conference)Phil Westmoreland Wednesday, August 9, 2023 AI 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. |
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Empower Engineers in Analytics and Machine Learning with Education and Workforce DevelopmentJohn Hedengren Saturday, August 5, 2023 At 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. |
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FOCAPD 2024 (CACHE Sponsored Conference)Monday, July 3, 2023 We 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 |
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AVN CTO Jack Dever wins the CACHE-Sponsored Lawrence B. Evans Award in Chemical Engineering PracticeAVN Friday, August 25, 2023 Dr. John “Jack” Dever, chief technology officer and executive vice president of AVN, was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Lawrence B. Evans Award in Chemical Engineering Practice, a CACHE-sponsored annual award recognizes an individual for substantial lifetime achievement in one or more aspects of industrial chemical engineering practice. |
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CACHE Trustee Warren Seider Is AIChE’s 2023 Founders Award RecipientGordon Ellis Tuesday, August 22, 2023 The 2023 Founders Award recipient is Dr. Warren D. Seider, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Seider is being recognized for his pioneering contributions in chemical engineering research and education spanning six decades. |
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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, 2023 Professor 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. |
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Welcome to the 5 new CACHE trustees who joined in 2023!Wednesday, June 7, 2023 John Hedengren (Brigham Young University), Conchita Jimenez-Gonzalez (GSK), Jim Pfaendtner (N.C. State University), Cristina Thomas (3M, retired), and Victor Zavala (University of Wisconsin) joined the CACHE Board of Trustees in 2023. |
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Thank You to the CACHE Trustees who retired in 2022 (Reklaitis, Kofke, Golab, and Burka)!Phil Westmoreland and Jonathan Moore Friday, December 9, 2022 Four CACHE Trustees (Rex Reklaitis, Dave Kofke, Joe Golab, and Maria Burka) retired from the Board in 2022. The organization is very grateful for their many years of service! |
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Celebrating Tom Edgar’s 50 Years of Contributions to Education, Research, and ServiceSunday, September 4, 2022 Former CACHE Trustee and long-time CACHE Executive Officer, Tom Edgar was recently honored in a celebration for his contributions over 50 years to education, research, and service. |
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CACHE Trustee Jean Tom to join the University of Virginia's chemical engineering department as visiting faculty for spring 2024Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Tom will retire at the end of 2023 from her position as the executive director of development engineering in Chemistry Process Development at Bristol Myers Squibb to take on her new role in January 2024. |
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Kitchin to receive Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering EducationMonday, July 10, 2023 Prof. 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." |
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CACHE Trustee Eva Sorensen honored for her services to chemical engineering educationWednesday, June 21, 2023 Prof. Eva Sorensen was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours for outstanding services to Education and Chemical engineering. |
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CACHE Trustee and Secretary Mario Eden appointed dean of Auburn's College of EngineeringFriday, April 14, 2023 Eden began serving in his new role effective May 15, 2023. |
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CACHE trustee Jim Pfaendtner named Dean of the College of Engineering at N.C. StateThursday, April 13, 2023 Prior to joining N.C. State, Jim served as chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington. |
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CACHE Trustee Francis J. Doyle III appointed provost of Brown UniversityThursday, December 15, 2022 Francis J. Doyle III, CACHE trustee since 1999 and former CACHE President (2008-2009), has been appointed provost of Brown University. |
Recent Journal Articles
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The Integrative Approach of Learning Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by Using Simulation-Based Exercises Krunal J. Suthar, Milind H. Joshipura Education for Chemical Engineers Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Enhancement of efficiency of the training process with the use of digital technologies Roman Barashkin, Aynagul Nurguatova, Pavel Kalashnikov, Dinara Taktasheva, Anton Tupysev Education for Chemical Engineers Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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A Digital-Twin Approach to Distillation Control Education Isuru A. Udugama, Michael A. Taube and Brent Young The Chemical Engineer Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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An interactive graph resource for chemical engineering teaching Thomas L. Rodgers, Philip Bolton, Percy van der Gryp Education for Chemical Engineers Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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SPyCE: A Structured and Tailored series of Python Courses for (Bio)Chemical Engineers Fiammetta Caccavale, Carina L. Gargalo, Krist V. Gernaey, Ulrich Krühne Education for Chemical Engineers Thursday, August 24, 2023 |
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Designing an Open-Source Interactive Simulation of Stokes’ Law Shane V. Crowley Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, August 3, 2023 |
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Using PharmaPy with Jupyter Notebook to teach digital design in pharmaceutical manufacturing Daniel J. Laky, Daniel Casas-Orozco, Mesfin Abdi, Xin Feng, Erin Wood, Gintaras V. Reklaitis, Zoltan K. Nagy Computer Applications in Engineering Education Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
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Generative AI in Education and Research: Opportunities, Concerns, and Solutions Eman A. Alasadi and Carlos R. Baiz Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
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Spreadsheet to illustrate the application of relaxation methods for multicomponent distillation separations Amparo Gómez-Siurana, Alicia Font-Escamilla Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, July 26, 2023 |
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Wooclap for improving student achievement and motivation in the Chemical Engineering Degree Irene Moreno-Medina, Manuel Peñas-Garzón, Carolina Belver, Jorge Bedia Education for Chemical Engineers Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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Shortcomings of ChatGPT Julian Tyson Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Student experiences from virtual reality-based chemistry laboratory exercises Panu Viitaharju, Minna Nieminen, Jarno Linnera, Kirsi Yliniemi, Antti J. Karttunen Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, June 28, 2023 |
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Numerical Problem Solving across the Curriculum with Python and MATLAB Using Interactive Coding Templates Austin N. Johns, Robert P. Hesketh, Matthew D. Stuber, and Ashlee N. Ford Versypt ASEE Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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Impact of Jupyter Notebook as a tool to enhance the learning process in chemical engineering modules J. Bascuñana, S. León, M. González-Miquel, E.J. González, J. Ramírez Education for Chemical Engineers Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Digital tools in chemical engineering education: The needs and the desires Isuru A. Udugama, Martin Atkins, Christoph Bayer, James Carson, Duygu Dikicioglu, Krist V. Gernaey, Jarka Glassey, Matthew Taylor, Brent R. Young Education for Chemical Engineers Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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Exploring the use of large language models in chemical engineering education: Building core course problem models with Chat-GPT Meng-Lin Tsai, Chong Wei Ong, Cheng-Liang Chen Education for Chemical Engineers Monday, May 8, 2023 |
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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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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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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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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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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 |
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Embedding computer programming into a chemical engineering course: The impact on experiential learning Mohammadreza Arjmandi, Meng Wai Woo, Cody Mankelow, Thomas Loho, Kaveh Shahbaz, Amar Auckaili, Ashvin Thambyah Education for Chemical Engineers Thursday, January 26, 2023 |
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Application of Social Media in Chemical Safety Training: A Case Study of Training GHS Standards to Students and Laboratory Staff Mohammad Amin Rashidi, Samad Rezaiean Khazaei, Kazem Samimi, Soheila Khodakarim, Ashkan Khatabakhsh, and Mostafa Pouyakian Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, January 5, 2023 |
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