Winter 2014 Officers
Sammi is currently a junior 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.
Hi! my name is David. I like kayaking, reading, and biking, but mostly I just drink coffee and study in the library. I'm excited to contribute to OXE as vice-president and am looking forward to getting to know all of the incoming OXE members!
Arie is a junior 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.
When I'm not in the basement of the Ugli, I'm probably at a hockey/basketball game or triathlon practice. Many of the highlights from my first 3 years here have happened at Crisler Center. When it comes to triathlons, I hate the swimming, but I was raised a runner and a biker. I hope to complete an Ironman triathlon in the next year or so.
At the dawn of 1980, Communism sparked fear throughout the hearts of Americans. To combat the USSR, Ronald Reagan initiated a top secret project to genetically create an All- American kid with the technical skills to engineer an end to the Cold War. Once forgotten behind closed doors and rumor, the secret has been revealed. His name... Erik Winnega.
Embodying the quantitative reasoning skills of a 1980s supercomputer, the ability to recite all Bon Jovi songs, 20th century family values and a great sense of humility, Erik has conquered the challenging Engineering curriculum. Grown in a University lab till his birth in 1992, Erik knows this campus like the back of his intelligently designed hand, and he is proud to serve the chemical engineering society as the OXE service chair.
Crissie is currently a Master Student and received her BSE in Chemical Engineering in 2013. She will be graduating this May with her MSE and will be attending law school in the fall. She is a competitive figure skater and ballroom dancer. She participates in the Club Gymnastics’ Team and Club Figure Skating Team. She is also an active member of BLUElab – Hagely Gap where she designs biosand filters and implements them in Hagley Gap, Jamaica. In the past she has held the role of President of UMEC and Vice-Chair of National Student AIChE. She plans to use her past leadership experiences to create fun to help bring the OXE members together.
When Edward isn't doing boring activities such as: bear wrestling, shark riding, teleporting, or canon-balling into the ocean from space; you would most likely see Edward doing much more invigorating activities such as studying in the Duderstadt or the Basement of the UgLi on Fridays. He is very popular and quite handsome. He loves all his fans and would love to give out his autograph to each one but he is currently too busy saving whales.
I'm currently a junior in our wonderful ChE department. I currently do not have any career plans, so hopefully that pans out for me soon. Other than school, I enjoy playing soccer, playing piano and hanging out.
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.
