CACHE is a not-for-profit organization whose objectives are to make chemical engineering instruction more effective and to enhance the familiarity of students, educators, and practitioners with computer-based tools and technology. CACHE interacts with over 140 chemical engineering departments from domestic as well as foreign academic institutions.
The CACHE Committee was founded in 1969 under the sponsorship of the Commission on Education of the National Academy of Engineering and was initially funded by the National Science Foundation. It was later incorporated as a not-for-profit educational organization, CACHE Corporation. A Board of Trustees of eminent educators and industrial practitioners having skills and knowledge of computing technologies in chemical engineering oversees CACHE programs. The academic trustees are notable for their interest in the advancement of chemical engineering education. Many have written textbooks that are among the most popular books in chemical engineering.
CACHE services include:CACHE products address a variety of educational needs in chemical engineering. These include reviews of new educational computing technologies, surveys of computing practices in industry and academia, and computer programs, some of which have been integrated with popular chemical engineering textbooks.
- Development, testing, and distribution of educational software to chemical engineering departments.
- Assessment and dissemination of new developments in chemical engineering.
- Operation of internationally recognized research conferences in computer-related technologies such as process design, process control, process operations, molecular modeling and artificial intelligence. The conference proceedings are important archival references in the area of computing and systems technology and related fields.
CACHE serves as a focal point for new thrusts in chemical engineering education and sponsors demonstrations and programs with other professional societies such as AIChE and ASEE. Projects are carried out through Task Forces under the guidance of the CACHE Trustees. Current task forces are involved in content development in the areas of molecular modeling and simulation, computational fluid dynamics, biosystems, and web-based courses.
The CACHE website (www.cache.org) provides a portal to a variety of web-based courses, the Fall and Spring issues of CACHE News, faculty openings, and a number of other services.
The Industrial Affiliates Program is of mutual benefit to both CACHE and companies participating as industrial affiliates. For CACHE, it provides much-needed industrial input about the educational needs for chemical engineering graduates and also financial support for its activities. For the industrial affiliates, it gives an opportunity to participate in undergraduate educational programs and simultaneously derive some promotion benefits. Available opportunities for Industrial Affiliates are:How To Become An Industrial Affiliate
- Educational
- Providing input to undergraduate computer-related education issues (including recommended educational requirements)
- Creating case studies and educational modules
- Writing articles in CACHE News
- Promotional
- Access to the CACHE website
- Link through CACHE website to the company website
- Job opening ads in CACHE News/website
- Access through CACHE News to over 140 academic institutions and 2000 faculty
- Display at the annual CACHE reception
- Acknowledgment as a CACHE supporter in CACHE News and at CACHE functions
- Other
- 25% registration discount at CACHE-sponsored premier conferences (e.g., FOCAPD, FOCAPO, FOMMS, CPC) for each attendee from a supporting company
- Complimentary copy of all unrestricted CACHE publications (case study, report, conference proceedings, etc.)
- Interaction with leading educators/researchers
The maximum benefit of Industrial Affiliates Program is derived through mutual interaction between the CACHE organization and the Industrial Affiliate company. This is best served through one (or more) contact person(s) at the Industrial Affiliate company who will participate in the educational and promotional opportunities listed above.
An Industrial Affiliate may participate at a number of levels:
- Annual dues of $1,500. All Industrial Affiliate benefits for one year. This includes subsidiaries of global corporations.
- Financial support of a specific CACHE event such as a conference or reception at a level of $1,500 or greater. All Industrial Affiliate benefits for one year and recognition for five years.
- An unrestricted contribution to CACHE of $25,000 or more. All the benefits for the life of the Industrial Affiliates Program.
Current Industrial Affiliates
| Dr. David R. Vinson Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 7201 Hamilton Blvd. Allentown, PA 18195-1501 Phone: (610) 481-8496 Email: vinsondr@airporducts.com |
Dr. Jeffrey J. Siirola Eastman Chemical Company P.O. Box 1972 Kingsport, TN 37662-5150 Phone: (423) 229-3069 Fax: (423) 229-4558 Email: siirola@eastman.com |
| Dr. Shane Moeykens ANSYS,Inc. 10 Cavendish Ct. Lebanon, NH 03766 Phone: (603) 643-2600 Fax: (603) 643-3967 Email: shane.moeykens@ansys.com |
Mark Marinan Dow Chemical Company Foundation Midland, MI 48667 Phone: (989) 638-7798 Email: memarinan@dow.com |
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Dr. Alexander Horch ABB AG Process & Production Optimization DECRC/I4 Wallstadter Str. 59 D-68526 Ladenburg Germany Email: alexander.horch@de.abb.com |
Dr. Jeffrey M. Grenda ExxonMobil Strategic Research Complex Systems Science Section 1545 Route 22 East, Clinton Township Annandale, NJ 08801-3059 Phone: (908) 730-2545 Email: jeffrey.m.grenda@exxonmobil.com |
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Mr. Jeff Kelly Honeywell Process Solutions Planning and Scheduling Technology 300 Yorkland Blvd., North York Ontario M2J 1S1 Canada Phone: (832) 252-3990 Email: jeff.kelly@honeywell.com |
Dr. Stratos Pistikopoulos Process Systems Enterprise Limited Department of Chemical Engineering Imperial College London Roderic Hill Building South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ United kingdom Phone: 44 20 75946627 Email: e.pistikopoulos@imperial.ac.uk |
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Dr. Stavros Stefanis KPMG 303 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60605 Phone: (800) 642-5764 Email: sstefanis@kpmg.com |
Mr. Alex Bangs Entelos, Inc. 110 Marsh Drive Foster City, CA 94404 Phone: (650) 572-5400 Email: bangs@entelos.com |
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Dr. David Balaban Amgen Inc. Research and Development Informatics One Amgen Center Drive MS 29-M-B Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799 Phone: (805) 447-1000 Email: dbalaban@amgen.com |
Dr. Paul Leff AstraZeneca Global R&D Alderley Park Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG United kingdom Phone: 44 1625 232552 Email: paul.leff@astrazeneca.com |
Current CACHE Trustees
David Allen - University of Texas, Austin
Chau-Chyun Chen - Aspen Technology
Peter Cummings - Vanderbilt University
Michael Cutlip - University of Connecticut
Francis Doyle - University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas Edgar - University of Texas, Austin
H. Scott Fogler - University of Michigan
Joseph Golab - Global Derivatives, Innovene
Carol Hall - North Carolina State University
Michael Henson - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Robert Hesketh - Rowan University
Marianthi Ierapetritou - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jason Keith - Michigan Technological University
Clare McCabe - Vanderbilt University
David Kofke - State University of New York, Buffalo
Richard LaRoche - DEM Solutions USA Inc.
Babatunde Ogunnaike - University of Delaware
Charles Petty - Michigan State University
Linda Petzold - University of California, Santa Barbara
Gintaras Reklaitis - Purdue University
Peter Rony - Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Brigette Rosendall - Bechtel National, Inc.
Warren Seider - University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Siirola - Eastman Chemical Company
Tyler Thompson - Dow Chemical Company
Gavin Towler - UOP
Venkat Venkatasubramanian - Purdue University
Phillip Westmoreland - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Please send comments, suggestions, and corrections to J. Elliott.
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