ADRIAN, MI – Wacker Chemical Corp., the U.S.-based Wacker Chemie AG subsidiary, has joined with other industry members in partnership with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The partnership supports the organization’s mission to promote the advancement of the chemical engineering profession at the collegiate level through the AIChE’s Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative, a part of the AIChE Foundation’s Doing a World of Good campaign.

According to David Wilhoit, Wacker Chemical Corp. President & CEO, the AIChE Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative focuses on industry working together with colleges and universities to transform chemical engineering education. “The AIChE reports that 72% of chemical engineering graduates entering the workforce have limited process safety education,” Wilhoit said. “This global effort is aimed at defining how the next generation of chemical engineers is prepared to enter the workforce and is a main component of the Doing a World of Good campaign.”