Applied Chemical Technology Advancement and Enhancement

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Applied Chemical Technology Advancement and
Enhancement

• Division of Chemical Technicians

http//membership.acs.org/t/tech/
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Overview
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Activity Details

• Interacted with applied chemical technology
  members of AICHE and to encourage their
  participation to present papers on their work
  the skills required of their jobs, how they
  acquired their skills, responsibilities
  associated with their job functions, and
  additional skills anticipated as being needed
  within the next five years.
• Develop Symposiums and panel discussions to
  address these needs
• Advertized Invitations sent to students and
  faculty close to New Orleans, ACS TAGs, Joint
  Subcommittee on Diversity, ConnecTECH, and on the
  Website.

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Results

• Reception Chemical Technology-Encouraged
  participation in TECH and CTA
• Symposium A Great Team Technicians, Engineers
  and Chemist
• Symposium Applied Chemical Technology Careers
• Workshop Applied Chemical Technology Advancement
  and Enhancement

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Results

• First Symposium-Participants shared their
  interaction with Chemist and Engineers and how to
  learn and share from their experiences. Two
  panel discussions (20 attendees)
• Second Symposium-Presenters discussed the skills
  needed in their assorted career assignments and
  skills they may require in the future. Catherine
  Katie Hunt was keynote speaker Six presenters
  (18 attendees)
• Workshop- Attendees learned what ACS has to offer
  the Applied Chemical Technology Members.
  Presentations included the future direction of
  the chemical industry and provided insight of how
  the Applied chemical technology professional can
  prepare for the Chemical Future. Five presenters
  (35 attendees)

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Results

• As one of the critical members of the Chemical
  industry team, technicians bring valuable skills
  to the development of new products, new material,
  and process methods. The common thread through
  the whole technician community is the ability to
  reduce ideas and theory to practice. Technicians
  are the link between the theory and ideas and the
  practical production of finished goods.
• The Applied Chemical Technology members are
  professionals that multi-task, with multi-titles,
  have multi-skills, in multi-disciplines, and
  multi-education levels.

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Next StepsAn Applied Chemical Technology Summit

• ACS, TECH, and CTA have set up a planning team to
  address the Technicians (applied Chemical
  Technology Professionals) within ACS. The
  planning team is identifying key participants for
  the summit. This will be a 1 ½ day weekend
  interaction to brainstorm and educate the local
  section, ACS, TAGs, and TECH of the needs for the
  industries and the Applied Chemical Technology
  Professionals. Discussions will include how to
  attract technicians to ACS, how to provide
  services to technicians, where the technician fit
  into ACS and the local sections.
• The summit planning team will develop an action
  plan to ensure that TECH and CTA accomplish their
  mission of meeting the needs of applied chemical
  technology professionals within the Society.
  Representatives from CTA and TECH will work
  together in partnership to identify benefits for
  technicians who join ACS and the impediments that
  prevent them from becoming members. The
  taskforce will identify key focus areas for the
  Society to address the needs of chemistry-based
  technicians now and in the future.

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Collaborators

• Industry Partners
• Eastman Chemical Company
• Eli Lilly
• Dow Corning Corporation
• The Procter and Gamble Company

• Academic Partners
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Texas State Technology College Waco

• Other
• ACS Committee on Technician Affairs
• AICHE
• ACS Career Services
• ACS Corporate Associates

• Sponsors
• Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce