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.
Grover and Colleagues Win 2024 David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering EducationFriday, September 27, 2024 Professors Fani Boukouvala, Martha Grover, Andrew Medford, Carson Meredith, and David Sholl will receive the 2024 David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education. |
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An Assistant Professor's Perspective on FOMMS 2024Janani Sampath Thursday, September 12, 2024 FOMMS not only showcased cutting-edge research but also helped foster connections within the community, particularly amongst the early career researchers. |
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Meet Barnabas Agbodekhe and Hear About His Experience as a Grad Student at FOMMS 2024Barnabas Agbodekhe Thursday, September 12, 2024 As a result of FOMMS 2024, I am extra-motivated and better equipped to continue taking giant strides in research to address some of humanity's most significant technical challenges. |
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FOCAPD 2024 was a smashing success!Thomas A. Adams II Wednesday, August 21, 2024 FOCAPD is the premier conference in field of chemical process design |
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Molecular modelers gather in Utah for FOMMS 2024Jim Pfaendtner Tuesday, August 20, 2024 2024's FOMMS conference was the largest yet as leaders in molecular modeling and simulation discussed recent advancements and challenges in the field |
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CACHE Vice President Mario Eden Elected Fellow of the AIChEWednesday, September 11, 2024 Mario Eden, Auburn's dean of engineering and McMillan Chair, was recently elected American Institute of Chemical Engineers fellow. |
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CACHE Trustee Sapna Sarupria wins the 2024 CoMSEF Impact AwardThursday, August 22, 2024 Prof. Sarupria is recognized for her numerous contributions to the advancement of computational methods for studying rare events, her service to the broader research community, and her dedicated advocacy for diversity and inclusivity in STEM and higher education. |
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Former CACHE President Gintaras (Rex) Reklaitis Named AIChE's 2024 Founders Award RecipientJonathan Moore Tuesday, August 6, 2024 The award is given to engineers who have had a profound impact on the way chemical engineering is applied and whose achievements have advanced the profession in any of its aspects. |
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UCSB's Prof. James B. Rawlings wins AIChE's Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering EducationTuesday, July 30, 2024 Prof. Rawlings was was cited for “groundbreaking research in theory and application of model predictive control, and for leadership in education through landmark textbooks and industrial short courses.” |
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Congratulations to the New CACHE Officers Elected at the Summer Trustees MeetingFriday, June 28, 2024 Congrats to Martha Grover (President), Mario Eden (Vice President), and Jean Tom (Treasurer) who were elected at the summer trustees meeting in Chicago! |
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CACHE Trustee Eva Sorensen Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringFriday, September 20, 2024 The Royal Academy's Fellowship represents the UK’s best engineering researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, business and industry leaders. |
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CACHE Trustee Matthew Liberatore honored by the AIChE's Education DivisionFriday, August 2, 2024 Liberatore is the 2024 winner of the Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research. |
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CACHE Trustee John Hedengren Honored by the American Automatic Control CouncilThursday, August 1, 2024 Hedengren is the recipient of the John R. Ragazzini Education Award for 2024 |
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CACHE Trustee Juergen Hahn elected to European Academy of Sciences and ArtsMonday, July 29, 2024 Hahn, whose has made many contributions to progress in autism spectrum disorder research, will be formally inducted in 2025. |
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CACHE Trustee and Current Vice President Martha Grover Named Thomas A. Fanning Chair in Equity Centered Engineering at Georgia TechJason Maderer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 The longtime Georgia Tech ChBE professor was selected for her teaching, research, and advocacy that strives to ensure equal access to opportunity. |
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Doyle elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesJonathan Moore Friday, April 26, 2024 Former CACHE President and current CACHE Advisor Francis J. Doyle III of Brown University was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Welcome to the new CACHE trustees for 2024!Jonathan Moore Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Matthew Liberatore (U. Toledo), Sapna Sarupria (U. Minnesota), and Gavin Towler (UOP) are joining us in our mission to promote development and distribution of computer-related and/or technology-based educational aids for the Chem E profession! |
Pythonic Chemistry: The Beginner’s Guide to Digital Chemistry Javier Heras-Domingo and Diego Garay-Ruiz Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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In the Mix: A Workshop Merging Computational Chemistry and Electrochemistry Alongside Data Science Duke et al. Journal of Chemical Education Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Mathematical Modeling of Cooling Curve of One Component Phase Transition System Bojun ShiRuixin, LiaoYuai, DuanJing Yuan, and Zhanfang Ma Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
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GenAI in the classroom: Customized GPT Roleplay for Process Safety Education Christopher Honig, Aditya Desu, John Franklin Education for Chemical Engineers Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
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Development of basic thermodynamics workshops integrating a cubic equations of state simulator and MATLAB Grader courses Mariola Camacho-Lie, Rodrigo Alberto Hernández-Ochoa, Adriana Palacios Education for Chemical Engineers Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
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Molecular Insights into Marcuss Theory: An Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry Computational Lab Practice for Charge Transfer Kinetics Pedagogy Yacong Fan, Jing Du, Wentao Zhao, Xiaofei Ma, and Xi Yu Journal of Chemical Education Friday, August 2, 2024 |
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Crystallisation: Solving crystal nucleation problem in the chemical engineering classroom based on the research grade experiments deployed in virtual mode Mayank Vashishtha, Shubhangi Kakkar, Mahmoud Ranjbar, K. Vasanth Kumar Education for Chemical Engineers Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Towards Education 4.0: The role of Large Language Models as virtual tutors in chemical engineering Fiammetta Caccavale, Carina L. Gargalo, Krist V. Gernaey, Ulrich Krühne Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, July 24, 2024 |
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Enhancing Learning and Collaboration in a Unit Operations Course: Using AI as a Catalyst to Create Engaging Problem-Based Learning Scenarios Bruno Ramos and Rodrigo Condotta Journal of Chemical Education Saturday, July 20, 2024 |
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A MATLAB-based simulator for the study of process control of fed-batch yeast fermentations Pavel Hrnčiřík, Jan Kohout Education for Chemical Engineers Friday, July 12, 2024 |
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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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An Inquiry-Based Computational Chemistry Activity for the Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Laboratory Monsurat M. Lawal and Tugba G. Kucukkal Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, June 19, 2024 |
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Introducing process simulation as an alternative to laboratory session in undergraduate chemical engineering thermodynamics course: A case study from Sunway University Malaysia Zong Yang Kong, Abdul Aziz Omar, Sian Lun Lau, and Jaka Sunarso Digital Chemical Engineering Wednesday, June 19, 2024 |
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Pressure’s On: Exploring the Course of Chemical Reactions with ARDUINO and GeoGebra in a Hands-On Science Approach Jannik Lossjew and Sascha Bernholt Journal of Chemical Education Monday, June 10, 2024 |
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Benefits and impact of emergency training in a VR environment Sofia Garcia Fracaro, Yusra Tehreem, Ryo Toyoda, Timothy Gallagher, Jarka Glassey, Kristel Bernaerts, Michael Wilk Education for Chemical Engineers Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
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A Spanish Chemoinformatics GitBook for Chemical Data Retrieval and Analysis Using Python Programming Fernanda I. Saldivar-González, Diana L. Prado-Romero, Raziel Cedillo-González, Ana L. Chávez-Hernández, Juan F. Avellaneda-Tamayo, Alejandro Gómez-García, Luis Juárez-Rivera, and José L. Medina-Franco Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
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Vikings: An Online Cooperative Game for Reviewing Thermochemistry, Chemical Equilibrium, and Chemical Kinetics José Nunes da Silva Júnior, Guilherme de Lima Castro, Renner César Silveira Jucá, Fátima Miranda Nunes, Davi Janô Nobre, Antonio José Melo Leite Junior, Francisco Serra Oliveira Alexandre, Ulisses Silva de Sousa, and André Jalles Monteiro Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Assessment of Students Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Prompting Strategies and Prompt Engineering in Chemistry Education Sebastian Tassoti Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
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Integrating Computational Chemistry into Secondary School Lessons Jan Hrubeš, Adam Jaroš, Tatiana Nemirovich, Milada Teplá, and Simona Petrželová Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Practical exercises of computer-aided process synthesis for chemical engineering undergraduates Krunal J. Suthar, Aesha Mehta, Swapna Rekha Panda, Hitesh Panchal, Rakesh Sinha Education for Chemical Engineers Friday, May 3, 2024 |
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Python and Plotly Dash, A Quick and Convenient Way to Develop Web Apps for Teaching Physical Chemistry Models Renato Lombardo Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Augmented reality for chemical engineering education Carine Menezes Rebello, Gabriela Fontes Deiró, Hanna K. Knuutila, Lorena Claudia de Souza Moreira, Idelfonso B.R. Nogueira Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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Confronting the thermodynamics knowledge gap: A short course on computational thermodynamics in Julia Luc T. Paoli, Pavan K. Inguva, Andrew J. Haslam, Pierre J. Walker Education for Chemical Engineers Friday, April 5, 2024 |
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Computational Reverse Osmosis Projects for Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Education Mingheng Li Chemical Engineering Education Friday, April 5, 2024 |
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Improving the Teaching/Learning Process in the Binary Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium Experiment Based on the Activity Coefficient Model Zipeng Qi, Lei Xu, Yun Chen, and Shuanglian Cai Journal of Chemical Education Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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Relating Polymer Reptation to Material Extrusion 3D Printing: Mechanical Testing and Mathematical Modeling Derek J. Bischoff, Michael E. Mackay, and Sheldon A. Hewlett Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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Spreadsheet-based application integrated with Virtual reality for teaching economic and environmental assessment of subsurface gasification and combustion for hydrogen production Emma K. Smith, Sarah M. Barakat, Jude A. Okolie Education for Chemical Engineers Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Dynamics of a Free Particle Using Classical Computing and Quantum Computing: Introducing Quantum Computing to Chemistry Students Atanu Bhattacharya, Kalyan Dasgupta, and Binoy Paine Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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Integrating Data Science and Machine Learning to Chemistry Education: Predicting Classification and Boiling Point of Compounds Shin-Yu Kim, Inseong Jeon, and Seong-Joo Kang Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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Research Experiences via Integrating Simulations and Experiments (REVISE): A Model Collaborative Research Project for Undergraduate Students in CO2 Sorbent Design Anthony Griffin, Neziah Smith, Mark Robertson, Bianca Nunez, Jacob McCraw, Haoyuan Chen, and Zhe Qiang Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
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Enhancing 360∘ virtual laboratory safety training with linear learning pathway design: Insights from student experiences Samuel Girmay, Kirsi Yliniemi, Minna Nieminen, Jarno Linnera, Antti J. Karttunen Education for Chemical Engineers Friday, February 16, 2024 |
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Progression from the mean: Cultivating instructors' unique trajectories of practice using educational technology Milo D. Koretsky, Susan Bobbitt Nolen, John Galisky, Harpreet Auby, and Lorena S. Grundy Journal of Engineering Education Thursday, February 8, 2024 |
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Are MOOCs a new way of learning in engineering education in light of the literature? A systematic review and bibliometric analysis Zeynep Turan and Rabia Meryem Yilmaz Journal of Engineering Education Friday, January 12, 2024 |
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A Digital-Twin Approach to Distillation Control Education Michael A. Taube, Isuru A. Udugama, and Brent R. Young Chemical Engineering Progress Monday, January 8, 2024 |
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Digital visualization in graduate transport phenomena Michael Rother Computer Applications in Engineering Education Wednesday, January 3, 2024 |
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Digital Engineering Learning Tools (DELTa) - Lessons from the Pandemic Chemical Engineering Education Christopher W. Norfolk and Timothy Ellis Wednesday, January 3, 2024 |
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Interactive Python Notebook Modules for Chemoinformatics in Medicinal Chemistry Babak Mahjour, Andrew McGrath, Andrew Outlaw, Ruheng Zhao, Charles Zhang, and Tim Cernak Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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From Process to Systems Design: A Perspective on the Future of Design Education Victor M. Zavala preprint Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
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Determination of Thermodynamic Parameters Using Digital Image-Based Method Vagner B. dos Santos, Helayne S. de Sousa, Renata A. Farias, Marcos V. Foguel, Josiane Lopes de Oliveira, and Willian T. Suarez Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
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A Computational Chemistry Course for Teachers: From Research Laboratories to High-School Chemistry Teaching Tamar Traube and Ron Blonder Journal of Chemical Education Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
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Features of and Student Responses to Microsoft Teams as a Learning Management System Damilola Daramola and Matthew Liberatore Chemical Engineering Education Monday, October 23, 2023 |
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Opening the Density Functional Theory Black Box: A Collection of Pedagogic Jupyter Notebooks Jacob S. Hirschi, Dayana Bashirova, and Tim J. Zuehlsdorff Journal of Chemical Education Monday, October 16, 2023 |
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Utilising interactive applications as educational tools in higher education: perspectives from teachers and students, and an analysis of academic outcomes Miguel Martín-Sómer, Cintia Casado, Gema Gomez-Pozuelo Education for Chemical Engineers Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering: Hands-on Activities Vitor Lavor, Fernando de Come, Moisés Teles dos Santos, Ardson S. Vianna Jr. Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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An Artificial Intelligence Course for Chemical Engineers Min Wu, Ulderico Di Caprio, Florence Vermeire, Peter Hellinckx, Leen Braeken, Steffen Waldherr, M. Enis Leblebic Education for Chemical Engineers Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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Application of artificial intelligence in adaptation of gamification in education: A literature review Srimathi Suresh Babu, Anitha Dhakshina Moorthy Computer Applications in Engineering Education Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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Interactive Learning of Diffusion and the Diffusion Equation with Mathematical Software Victor Leborán and Francisco Rivadulla Journal of Chemical Education Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
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PySyComp: A Symbolic Python Library for the Undergraduate Quantum Chemistry Course Elizabeth Stippell, Alexey V. Akimov, and Oleg V. Prezhdo Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
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A Tool for Learning: Classroom Use-cases for Generative AI Christopher Honig, Shannon Rios and Eduardo Oliveira The Chemical Engineer Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
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