The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) was Founded in ‎‎1908 to establish the chemical engineering profession as independent from ‎chemists (responsible for designing reactions) and mechanical engineers ‎‎(responsible for designing reactors) who worked in the chemical industry.‎

AIChE is the world's leading organization for chemical engineering ‎professionals providing leadership to the chemical engineering profession ‎representing more than 50,000 members in industry, academia, and ‎government including members of 90 different countries‎‏.‏

The mission of the AIChE student chapter at UCI is to promote excellence ‎in the Chemical Engineering Department of the UCI School of Engineering ‎by providing resources and support to the undergraduate students so that ‎they can succeed academically and advance professionally. The AIChE ‎student chapter aims at developing project management and program ‎planning skills, holding networking and educational events with ‎professionals and Participating in group competitions.‎

AIChE provides forums to advance the theory and practice of the ‎profession, upholds high professional standards and ethics, and supports ‎excellence in education.‎

AIChE's Vision is to Provide Value as the Global Leader of the chemical ‎Engineering profession, the Lifetime Centre for professional & personal ‎growth, and security of chemical engineers and the Foremost Catalyst in ‎applying chemical engineering expertise in meeting societal needs.‎

It aims at promoting excellence in chemical engineering education and ‎global practice, advancing the development and exchange of relevant ‎knowledge, upholding and advancing the profession's standards, ethics and ‎diversity, enhancing the lifelong career development and financial security of ‎chemical engineers through products, services, networking, and advocacy, ‎stimulating collaborative efforts among industry, universities, government, ‎and professional societies, encouraging other engineering and scientific ‎professionals to participate in AIChE activities; advocating public policy ‎that embraces sound technical and economic information and that ‎represents the interest of chemical engineers, facilitating public ‎understanding of technical issues; and achieving excellence in operations of ‎the Institute.‎

 

Vision 
 
Building  leaders    and    innovators    that    can    promote    their    society    and    benefit    the    whole    world    and    Enabling    the    students    to    have    a    fair    industrial    exposure    during    their    studies.   

 

Mission 
Our  mission    is    to    unite    chemical    engineering    students    to    promote    the    professional    development    of    its    members    by    providing    them    the    opportunity    to    acquire    team    work    experience,    and    develop    their    scientific,    social    and    leadership    skills    through    various    activities    with    students,    faculty,    and    industry    representatives.