1. What do the following have in common? 28 yr old S&T grad student 35 yr old Reliable Biopharmaceutical employee 38 yr old Laclede Gas employee 49 yr old Mallinckrodt R&D Project Leader 58 yr old teacher at local St. Louis University 68 yr old Monsanto retiree

2. AIChE St. Louis Section Part of a nation-wide organization for chemical engineers right in St. Louis!

3. Who Are We? Chemical engineers in the St. Louis area  Chemical  Utilities  Education  Agricultural  Consumer Products  Environmental  Architectural  Consulting  And More!

4. What Do We Do? Promote science/engineering Continuing education/technical support Serve as social venue Bring engineers together Give back to the community Serve as a liaison for national chapter

5. What ELSE Do We Do?  Chocolate Factory Tour  Separations Seminar  Brewery Tours  Laclede Gas Cast Iron Main Replacement  Monsanto Biotechnology Center Tour  Blues games  Trivia Night

6. So Why Get Involved? (What’s in it for me?) Meet People  Not necessarily talking about networking  Upon graduation (or any job transfer) New job New city  Purely an “outing”

7. Why Get Involved? Network  Meet other industry professionals  Find a mentor  Find a job!  Get (or give) advice

8. Why Get Involved? Personal Development  Practice soft skills  Get (or give) advice  Discover how your degree can be used  Available Leadership Positions  An avenue for volunteer opportunities

9. More Reasons  Interesting Events  Get PDHs  It’s fun!

10. National Chapter Resources to network throughout the U.S. Provides technical resources and literature  Courses  Seminars Annual Conferences Works with other professional societies in the U.S. Provides member benefits  Career search engine  Insurance opportunities  Financial services  And Much More!

11. National Chapter Provides student and professional members with awards! (> 60 of them!)  Student Awards Examples: Student Design Competitions Academic Excellence Awards Research and Paper Awards Many More- visit the website for a complete list  Professional Awards Examples: Excellence in Educational Support Chemical Engineering Research and Innovation Service to the Society Many More- visit the website for a complete list

12. How Do You Find Your Local Section? Local Section Website! http://home.att.net/~aiche/ National AIChE Website http://www.aiche.org