Welcome... ...to our local section home page, aichecle.org, where you'll find our program listing, section news, job openings and helpful links. The Cleveland Section has been in existence for more than 50 years. It is here to provide local focus, content, and direction to AIChE's activities. The objectives of the AIChE Cleveland Section are to advance and to reinforce the engineering arts and sciences related to the theory and practice of Chemical Engineering. Attendance at technical meetings can earn PDH credit. AIChE Cleveland Section has been awarded 2010 Second Place awards for “Best Local Section Website” and “Best Local Section Program/ Outreach” among all local divisions! AIChE Cleveland Section is always looking for interesting and relevant speakers for its meetings. If you are interested in a specific topic or have a potential speaker for one of our monthly meetings, please contact Dr. Charles Roe at clroe12@aol.com or (440)-684-0980. AIChE will provide your meal FREE when your speaker delivers a program! Current line-ups are on the PROGRAMS page. AICHE Cleveland Section is on LinkedIn!     Other Professional Information: AIChE offers a chemical engineering news brief. Click here to sign up. AIChE Institute For Sustainability: The purpose of IFS is to serve the needs of and influence the efforts of professionals, academes, industries, and governmental bodies that advance sustainability and sustainable development.  IFS approaches sustainability from the perspectives of engineering and scientific disciplines, with the objective of promoting the societal, economic, and environmental benefits of sustainable and green engineering.  For more information on this important topic please visit: http://www.aiche.org/IFS/index.aspx .

May Program: Thursday, May 23, 2013 Using Six Sigma: History, Approach, and Application Topic: Six Sigma is a project-driven management approach to improve an organization’s products, services and processes, by continually reducing defects in an organization. This talk covers the history of Six Sigma, its evolution, and the typical steps for such a project. The talk will describe the application of Six Sigma methodology to help improve the recovery of a by-product in a manufacturing process; specifically, the recovery of by-product hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFS) from a silica purification process. Whether it is with the development of new products or solving current problems, the methodology provides close acquaintance with all phases of the process while Six Sigma tools enable proper decisions and the most significant improvements for a company. Speaker: Dr. Paulo Meneghetti, Plant manager, Momentive Performance Materials Location: Shulas2, Doubletree Hilton Hotel 6200 Quarry Lane Independence, OH 44131 (216) 447-1300 Time: 5:30 PM Social Hour 6:00 PM Informal Dinner 7:00 PM Program RSVP: Sam Datta at 440-520-5096 or sdattape @yahoo.com Members in the Media Congratulations to Dr. Charles Roe, who will be featured in the August issue Profile column of Chemical Engineering Progress. Click here to preview the article!   Congratulations to Fred Glock, a former chairperson in the AIChE Cleveland section, who was featured in an article in The Cleveland Plain Dealer as a volunteer "waging war on invasive plants in Cuyahoga Valley National Park."   Congratulations to Frank van Lier, Process Technology & Sourcing Team Lead, The Lubrizol Corporation, as recipient of the AIChE 2011 Management Division Award. The award will be presented at the 2012 AIChE Spring Meeting in Houston, Texas. In addition to his many contributions at Lubrizol, Frank has contributed greatly to AIChE and specifically to the career development emphasis of its Management Division. In addition to having served in several officer positions, Frank has unselfishly led an annual career development workshop at the Annual Meeting, providing an interactive panel workshop for young engineers, discussing the many challenges of a management career in the chemical industry. We thank The Dow Chemical Company for sponsoring this award.   AIChE Cleveland Section honors the memory of Dr. George A. Coulman, Dean of Engineering, Cleveland State University 1930-2011