We are proud to announce that Stephen Hall has been selected as the 2020 Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year at the election event for this conducted on November 12 at Urban Engineers. He was one of two candidates nominated for this honor and will be officially inducted as Engineer of the Year at the Delaware Valley Engineers Week Kickoff Event/Dinner, which will be held at the DoubleTree Philadelphia Hotel in Center City on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Mr. Hall is Chief Process Engineer with Genesis Engineers at the firm’s office in Plymouth Meeting, PA. He was nominated by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Delaware Valley Section. We congratulate Mr. Hall on this honor.
Section News
In Memoriam: Chuck Clerecuzio
The AIChE Delaware Valley Section mourns the loss of our beloved friend – Chuck Clerecuzio. Chuck sadly passed on November 1, 2017. This is a tremendous loss for everyone who knew him. He was an amazing father to Joseph, the best husband a wife could want, and a friend of unrivaled loyalty.
His passion for life was evident in all that he did. One of his favorite things was to teach other engineers – he was an engineer’s engineer. Chuck was an active board member and past-president of the DVS chapter. He was always excited to help out fellow engineers however they needed. He and his family enjoyed hosting and BBQing for the section at his house every year.
Beer Brewing Competition
Members of the Delaware Valley Section will enter a beer brewing competition hosted by the AIChE organization. Accompanied by Ted Heron and Giselle Johnston, Paul Yanisko hosted the homebrewing activities at his home where they brewed an oatmeal stout style beer. In addition to entering into the “dark and malty” category, they will also enter into the optional “seasonal” category using spices and additional hops to brew a portion of the main batch. The competition will take place at the Annual Meeting in Minneapolis on October 29th where judges will sample the homebrews and DVS team member Peter Schwalbenberg will represent the team in the poster competition. Good luck to our section in the competition!
Laura-Ann Chin Award Recognized
The Delaware Valley Section awarded Young Chemical Engineer of the Year 2015 to Laura-Ann Chin at the March 17 CEO Lecture event.
This award has been recognized by the University of Arizona and the PDH Academy. Links to their articles are below.
Wilmington and Delaware Valley Sections Agree to Reunite
As you may have read, the Wilmington Section and the Delaware Valley Section of the AIChE are merging back again. The Wilmington Section’s service area was originally part of the Delaware Valley Section at its inception in 1932. In 1983, the Wilmington Section started operating independently, bringing a full range of professional activities that were propelled by the dedication of many volunteers. Time and seismic changes to our demographics have changed the makeup of the organizations, and it now makes sense to rejoin as one stronger organization. We are thrilled to bring both sections back together, combining our resources to give you the best value for your membership. We believe that this merger will create more opportunities for our members. Integration will allow your local section to pool resources to better serve you and your professional associates in this very important hub of industry and academia. The consolidated leadership is committed to integrating and providing value to members of its entire service area, which now includes the state of Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland, in addition to South Jersey and Philadelphia and its suburbs. Several board members of the former Wilmington Section have joined the consolidated board, ensuring that the needs of the Wilmington geographic area are heard and fulfilled. The consolidated section will be known as the Delaware Valley Section.
The new by-laws have been approved by our Board of Directors and AIChE Local Sections Committee. It only needs the formal approval of AIChE – Career and Education Operating Council. After the approval, DVS will work with AIChE to have all IT systems reflecting the new changes.
Another change worth mentioning is that ChemE students studying in the area are consider members in good standing. We are making an effort to involve students and develop good engineers and leaders by putting together events to support the needs of students and involving students at the board level.
DVS is one of the largest and most progressive sections in the world with a rich and diverse annual program. This is only possible by the participation of our members. We invite you to get involved at the board level. It may sound a lot of work, but our board is very committed and structured that even the smallest help can contribute greatly. Please contact Daniel Sujo, 2014-15 Chair if you would like to learn more about getting involved at DVS.