AIChE - ChES

AIChE - Chemical Engineering Society

ChES Orientation

Chemical Engineering Society had organized an introductory orientation on 19 July, 2021 at 4 PM virtually on Google Meet platform.

It was hosted by the President, Vice President, Student Advisor, Committee Heads and supervised by chairman Dr. Meghal Desai and co chairman Dr. Jogender Singh and Dr. Sarita Kalla.

This orientation was conducted to familiarize students with the community, and the working of the student chapter and also to facilitate our mission to integrate the upliftment of society by providing awareness about different technical scenarios.

The meeting was concluded by Sheetal Maheshwari (President) and Shipra Novil (Vice president) with a motivating address and vote of thanks. The interactive event was held at a large scale and received a jubilant response from everyone. Eureka 4.0 ORIENTATION

Eureka 4.0 initiative began with an introductory orientation for the sophomore students on 9 August 2021, virtually at 18:00 (IST) on the Google Meet platform.

Eureka's goal is to offer students a taste of how research is carried out on the ground level so that they may take the initiative to further explore their interests.

It also encompassed how the event would take place with the timeline being laid. The event included participation from students of other branches as well. Students acknowledged the event to be informative and gave positive feedback.

ChES along with Training and Placement Coordinators organized an Internship Talk on 20 August 2021, at 5.30 PM on Microsoft Team virtually. Individuals gave details on the selection process, interviews, and their projects.

Participants learnt how to communicate with mentors in internships, as well as about how to deal with research, calculation and simulation tasks.

This talk focused on relevant information for both Core and Non-Core students inquisitive about internships. Around 100 students attended the esteemed event.

In a nutshell, everyone got satisfactory answers to all their concerns and inquiries. Sheetal Maheshwari, the President of ChES, concluded the session on a positive note and extended willingness to assist in the future.

On the 18th of September 2021, at 4.30 PM on Microsoft Team virtually, ChES organised a webinar titled "Entrepreneurship through the perspective of a Chemical Engineer."

Mr. Ujas Khunt, Founder of Chemical Partners India, addressed the webinar as the keynote speaker. Engineers are known to be wily when it comes to anything they get their hands on. It's rare to find a connection between Chemical Engineering and Entrepreneurship.

When something is rare, challenges are bound to arise. To establish a startup, one must be patient, confident and willing to endure numerous failures in exchange for a little amount of success. The webinar emphasized the significance of a Chemical Engineer's ability to apply their talents in attaining milestones through International Marketing and Strategy Development. It also addressed the benefits and drawbacks of entrepreneurship.

The prestigious webinar was attended by around 50 students from SVNIT as well as other colleges. At the end of the webinar, the students had a remarkable and engaging session with all their doubts regarding the field of entrepreneurship satisfied by the speaker.

AIChE - Chemical Engineering Society, conducted a two-day session to enlighten everyone with the essentials of the DWSIM Simulation Software on 9th and 10th October 2021 on the Google Meet platform. DWSIM is an open-source compliant chemical process simulator used in complex data analysis involving advanced models and operations. Aayushi Gupta, the Student Advisor of ChES and the former FOSSEE Summer Fellow 2021 at IIT Bombay under Chemical Process Simulation - DWSIM and OpenModelica along with Bharvi Patel, member of the Technical Committee and former FOSSEE Semester-long Summer Intern 2021 at IIT Bombay were the facilitators of the event. Around 60 students from various colleges attended the session. The session started with a simulation of mixers, separators, splitters, and heat exchangers before moving on to the heart of Chemical Engineering: columns for distillation. The second half of the event concentrated on how reactions occur in the design of chemical industries, covering all aspects of Chemical Engineering. By interacting with exhibitors at the end of the session, participants were also able to alleviate their doubts.

AIChE - ChES had a colossal competition for designing flowsheets following a successful DWSIM workshop held between October 14-16, 2021.

It aims to improve process simulation abilities and grasp the fundamentals of industrial plant design.

Students from all institutions were welcome to attend and were given a Google form to fill out in order to register themselves on or before October 13, 2021, by 23:59.

Participants were given two problem statements to design and process the simulation, they had to submit their flowsheets before 16th October 2021 by 23:59. Around 45 students competed in the flowsheet design competition to develop their skills and showed a remarkable desire to win the incredible event.

The top 10 shortlisted candidates were called in for the interview round. Winners ar Parthik Sojitra - U19CH02 Drashti Mehta - U20CH05 Het Shah - U20CH102

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat ranked first on a national level in the competition. The students of the Chemical Engineering department submitted 37 DWSIM flowsheets accounting for the highest submissions from all the colleges of the nation. DWSIM is an open-source compliant chemical process simulator used in complex data analysis involving advanced models and operations. The candidate has to design a proposal of the process describing it in detail. Once the idea gets accepted, he/she can submit the completed flowsheet with an abstract. This activity is organized by the FOSSEE project which is funded by the National Mission on Education Through ICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

ChES conducted a workshop on DWSIM Simulation Software followed by a Flow Sheet Designing Competition. This encouraged students to further explore the simulation field of Chemical Engineering. Outstanding Student Chapter Award 2020-21

AIChE Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Student Chapter, India (AIChE ChES SVNIT) received the Outstanding Student Chapter Award 2020-21 which is awarded annually to those student chapters that show an exceptional level of participation, enthusiasm, program quality, professionalism, and involvement in the university and community. Our student chapter had shown outstanding participation by member students and faculty along with conducting a variety of activities & events, including career guidance, community outreach, and departmental activities. The award will be presented during AIChE Annual Student Conference at Boston on 7 Nov 2021.