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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Grover and Colleagues Win 2024 David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering EducationFriday, September 27, 2024Professors 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. Read More |
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CACHE Trustee Eva Sorensen Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringFriday, September 20, 2024The Royal Academy's Fellowship represents the UK’s best engineering researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, business and industry leaders. Read More |
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An Assistant Professor's Perspective on FOMMS 2024Janani Sampath Thursday, September 12, 2024FOMMS not only showcased cutting-edge research but also helped foster connections within the community, particularly amongst the early career researchers. Read More |
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Meet Barnabas Agbodekhe and Hear About His Experience as a Grad Student at FOMMS 2024Barnabas Agbodekhe Thursday, September 12, 2024As 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. Read More |
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CACHE Vice President Mario Eden Elected Fellow of the AIChEWednesday, September 11, 2024Mario Eden, Auburn's dean of engineering and McMillan Chair, was recently elected American Institute of Chemical Engineers fellow. Read More |
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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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