Fall 2014 Officers
Sammi is currently a senior studying Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Bio Pharmaceutical Engineering. She will be returning home to Philadelphia to complete an internship with Merck & Co. this summer. Apart from school work, she is currently a member of the women's boxing team and was a member of the club field hockey team for 2 years. She is excited to meet all the new initiates and hopefully make OXE a better organization than it already is.
Edward is currently a senior in Chemical Engineering. He recently interned at Avery Dennison in the Engineering Technology division. Aside from OXE, he is also the newsletter chair of AIChE. He loves playing the Pokémon trading card game in whatever spare time he has as well as the video game. His favorite video games range from Pokémon all the way to Dead Ops Arcade. Ask him about his distribution carts, he'll try and act like he's cool or something. He really looks forward to being vice president and can't wait to get to know all the members and initiates.
Jeff is currently a senior in chemical engineering. He spent the last summer as an intern at Dow Corning. He is a huge sports fan having played football and baseball in high school. He currently works for intramural sports as a supervisor. Jeff also enjoys hiking and camping during his free time.
Jan has lived half of her life in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and would like to leave at some point. Her hobbies involve watching football and eating food. Not cooking, just eating. She can also single-handedly keep the soft drink industry alive. She will never give up on the Wolverines or the Lions. Blind optimism can go a long way.
Brett is entering his final semester as an undergrad chemical engineer. He is spending his summer in Texas working as a process engineer at Bechtel. In his free time he enjoys running and biking, and has been known to occasionally play the piano. At UofM he participated in BLUElab, MRun, and is a member of Gulari Lab. He has completed one marathon, his favorite color is orange, and he has never stayed awake though an entire Lord of the Rings movie. After graduation he would like to stay at the University of Michigan to earn his masters in chemical engineering.
Arie is a senior studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She graduated from Glenbrook South High School in 2011 and plans to return home to Chicago for the summer to intern with a consulting firm. She plans to graduate in December of 2014, but continues to conduct research in Professor Eniola's Drug Delivery and Adhesion lab for over a year. She is not sure what her plans are after graduation yet.
Reza is currently a senior studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He entered the United States in 2010 from the former Persian Empire or currently knows as Iran. Apart from school he enjoys lifting heavy objects against the force of gravity and hanging out. He has conquered many obstacles during his career including how to correctly spell buoyancy.
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History of OXE
1932 - Iowa State University was granted a charter from the Alpha Chapter. With that the Beta Chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon was formed.
1941 - An additional five chapters had been formed by OXE's tenth anniversary.
1961 - Records show that 105 chemical engineering students had been initiated from 10 chapters.
1967 - OXE became a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
1981 - OXE's 50th anniversary. By this time OXE has grown to 705 members and 39 chapters.
1985 - "Lorraine. My density has brought me to you." -George McFly
1996 - The Beta Theta chapter was established at the University of Michigan.
Present - Live in the moment. OXE currently has over 20,000 members and ~67 chapters.
Future - "Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one." -Doc Brown
OXE and the Key
Omega Chi Epsilon is the national honor society for chemical engineering. This society promotes high scholarship, encourages original investigation in chemical engineering, and recognizes the valuable traits of character, integrity, and leadership. It serves both undergraduate and graduate students and fosters meaningful student-faculty dialogue.
The name is based upon our motto: Ode Chrototos Eggegramai which means In this Society, professionalism is engraved in our minds. The letters OXE, represent Order of Chemical Engineers.
Omega Chi Epsilon is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The Society also has many common goals with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE); we support the AIChE with funds for student awards. We further share many goals with the American Society for Engineering Education. Omega Chi Epsilon has over 60 active university chapters and total membership of nearly 20,000 men and women. While the chapters are primarily composed of Junior and Senior students, it is open to graduate students and faculty as well. In recent years, 2-4 new chapters have been chartered each year.
The key represents the objectives of Omega Chi Epsilon. The four arms of the Maltese cross represent the first four objectives:
1. RECOGNITION to recognize excellence in chemical engineering
2. INVESTIGATION to promote original investigation and innovation in chemical engineering
3. SERVICE to provide service to the chemical engineering department or school and its student body
4. COMRADESHIP to promote comradeship among chemical engineering
These four are bound intimately together by the fifth,
5. PROFESSIONALISM to promote honesty, integrity and social responsibility: the hallmarks of professional ethics
which is represented by the circular maroon crest in the shape of a globe, reminding us of the world-wide scope of chemical engineering. The gold Greek letters, Omega Chi Epsilon, are inscribed on a white band encircling the globe. The crossed retorts, the integral sign, and the bolt of lightening represent the three main tools of the chemical engineer: chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
