Teaching Resources Center including syllabi, schedules, computer-aided tools, interactive simulations, screencasts, concept questions, textbook information, useful links, and in some cases, complete course notes
CACHE is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that promotes the development and distribution of computer-related and/or technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering profession. Some of the activities include:
- Organize and promote conferences and workshops on Computer Aided Process Operations/Chemical Process Control, Computer Aided Process Design, Molecular Modeling and Simulation, Systems Biology in Engineering, and Process Analytics and Machine Learning.
- Maintain a Teaching Resource Center: This center (https://cache.org/teaching-resources-center) houses a curated collection of materials to assist faculty in teaching chemical engineering core courses.
- Support LearnChemE: This free website contains teaching/learning resources for chemical engineering, including screencasts, interactive simulations, digital experiments, FE and PE exam reviews, programming boot camps, self-study modules, instructor resources, how to study/learn resources, and spreadsheets.
- Provide faculty grants to support development of computer-based educational modules (https://cache.org/computational-tools-development)
- Support faculty awards: ASEE Edgar CACHE Award, AIChE Himmelblau Award, AIChE Evans Award
- Provide graduate student travel awards: over $40,000 in last three years for conferences
- Provide student awards for best posters at conferences
- PSE Press: publishes research results on process systems engineering
- Systems and Control Transactions: conference proceedings on process systems engineering
- LAPSE: living archive for process systems engineering
Some recent accomplishments:
- Supported development of Learn Aspen in 24 hours by Tom Adams
- Supported development of Polymath software (https://polymathplus.org/) for numerical problem solving
Future Initiatives:
- Industrial Datasets – Making curated sets available to faculty.
- Molecular Modeling – working to develop curated best practices and teaching materials on how to use quantum chemistry, molecular simulation and machine learning.
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Spotlight on a LearnChemE Video on Using Steam TablesJohn Falconer Sunday, October 19, 2025Check out this video from LearnChemE on how to use steam tables and learn more about LearnChemE! Read More |
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"Machine Learning for Engineers" Online Course Introduces Essential Skills to Engineering StudentsJohn Hedengren Sunday, October 19, 2025Machine Learning for Engineers is a BYU PRISM online course that introduces engineering students to supervised and unsupervised learning methods, including regression, classification, clustering, and neural networks. The course has been widely used for self-study and in classrooms, with supporting videos, exercises, and open-source software. Read More |
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Video Highlight: Generative AI for Process Systems EngineeringJohn Hedengren Sunday, October 19, 2025This video introduces how Generative AI, especially Large Language Models, is accelerating the field of Process Systems Engineering (PSE). Read More |
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Member and Video Highlight – Carnegie Mellon UniversityJohn Kitchin Sunday, October 19, 2025A new scientific paradigm: agentic science Read More |
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CACHE Awards Three New Seed Grants for Development of Computational-Based Tools and Modules for Chemical Engineering EducationJonathan Moore Sunday, October 19, 2025Three new proposals have been selected for funding this year to professors from Rowan, Tufts, and Mississippi. Read More |
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AI and ML Chemical Engineering + Data Science: An Integrated Degree for the Age of AI Baron G. Peters, Jonathan J. L. Higdon, and Ryan G. Mullen Chemical Engineering Progress Monday, October 20, 2025 |
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polymer and materials science SPHERES: A MATLAB Tool for Teaching Solubility Parameter Calculations in Polymer Processing and Recycling Gabrielle N. Wood, Sara E. Branovsky, Isabelle L. Behrman, and Cécile A. C. Chazot Journal of Chemical Education Tuesday, October 14, 2025 |
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molecular modeling MolecularWeb Democratizes Web-Based, Immersive, Multiuser Molecular Graphics And Modeling Fabio Cortes Rodriguez, Lucien Krapp, Fernando Teixeira Pinto Meireles, Matteo Dal Peraro, Luciano Abriata ChemRxiv Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
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molecular modeling A Set of Tutorials for the LAMMPS Simulation Package [Article v1.0] Simon Gravelle, Cecilia M. S. Alvaress, Jacob R. Gissinger, and Axel Kohlmeyer Living Journal of Computational Molecular Science Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
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thermodynamics Integrating Spectroscopy, Thermodynamics, and Computational Chemistry in the Undergraduate Laboratory by Studying Globin–Nitrite Interactions Mary Grace I. Galinato, Ashlee M. Harwood, Allyson Ray, and Emily P. Kiker Journal of Chemical Education Monday, September 29, 2025 |
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 Development of Computational-Based Tools and Modules for Chemical Engineering Education Seed Grant Program |
 An article prepared by the CACHE Design Task Force argues that the emphasis on manufacturing processes over innovative product design is a critical gap in traditional chemical engineering design courses. |
 conference series in areas of importance to chemical engineering |
Institutional Members
As Institutional Members these colleges of engineering support CACHE's contributions to the engineering education community. Contact us (cache@cache.org) to become a supporter.
Departmental Members
Annual support from these Departmental Members enables CACHE to continue established activities while nurturing new projects. Contact us (cache@cache.org) to become a supporter.
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