What AIChE - USF Chapter does

AIChE - USF Chapter is a chartered student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) operating at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2011, the chapter is led by a 14-member student officer team under faculty advisor Dr. Ryan Toomey and serves undergraduate chemical engineering students across the southern United States. Its core offerings include the annual ChemE Car design competition (documented continuously since 2011), the ChemE Jeopardy knowledge competition, undergraduate research poster and technical presentation competitions, K-8 STEM outreach via the ChemE Magic Show and Engineering EXPO, academic tutoring resources, and industry networking events.

The chapter's principal 2025 initiative is hosting the AIChE Southern Student Regional Conference (SRC25) on March 28-29, 2025, expected to draw 300+ students, faculty, and industry professionals. SRC25 includes a career fair with $300 booth rentals, $90 individual exhibitor registrations, $5 workshop fees (e.g., candle-making), corporate sponsorship tiers, and ancillary programming such as Mosaic plant tours and Yuengling brewery tours. The chapter distributes via its Squarespace website (usfaiche.org), BullSync newsletters, Instagram, and Facebook groups, and is recognized as a registered student organization under the University of South Florida.

The chapter is a non-commercial, nonprofit student organization. It has no venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership, and no fundraising history. Revenue, where generated, is event-driven and modest, derived from conference registration, workshop fees, career fair booth rentals, exhibitor registration, and corporate sponsorship. The organization does not develop or sell software products, APIs, or technology platforms, and its technology footprint is limited to standard web and social media infrastructure.

Name

AIChE - USF Chapter

Legal name

AIChE - USF Chapter

Website

https://usfaiche.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AIChE - USF Chapter is a student chapter at the University of South Florida that runs chemical engineering competitions (ChemE Car, Jeopardy, research presentations), K-8 STEM outreach, and the annual AIChE Southern Regional Conference for 300+ attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Engineering Organization and STEM Outreach

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Research & Science Fair Competitions (Science Fairs, Research Symposiums) (EDAMAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quiz Bowl & Academic Team Competitions (EDAMAGAF), Advanced STEM & Competition Coaching (MathCounts/AMC/AIME/USAMO, Science Olympiad, Physics/Chem Olympiads) (EDANAKAF)

Keywords

• Student chapter organization
• Chemical engineering education
• STEM outreach programs
• Regional student conference
• Engineering competitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration: Individual registration fees for the annual Southern Regional Conference. Registration deadline with refund policy by March 9th. Cash payments not accepted, transaction fees apply.
2. Workshop Fees: Small workshop fees such as $5 candle-making workshop during conference.
3. Career Fair Booth Rental: $300 booth registration for companies at SRC25 Career Fair, held Saturday 3/29 9am-12pm.
4. Exhibitor Registration: $90 individual exhibitor registration for faculty and industry professionals.
5. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship tiers for the Southern Regional Conference targeting 300+ attendees including chemical engineering students, faculty, and industry professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AIChE - USF Chapter is a student-run nonprofit organization that organizes the annual Southern Student Regional Conference (SRC25), multiple technical competitions (ChemE Car, ChemE Jeopardy, Research Poster and Technical Presentation competitions), K-8 STEM outreach programs (Engineering EXPO, ChemE Magic Show), and student academic support resources (tutoring, lecture links). Its core deliverables are in-person events, competitions, and educational outreach for chemical engineering students, with corporate-sponsored career fair and sponsorship tiers as the primary monetization layer.

Product overview

AIChE - USF Chapter is a student organization at the University of South Florida that operates as a collection of programs and events rather than a unified technology product. The primary offerings include the annual Southern Conference (a regional chemical engineering conference), ChemE Car competition (designing chemically-powered vehicles), Engineering EXPO (K-12 STEM outreach), Chem E Magic Show (classroom chemistry demonstrations), ChemE Jeopardy (knowledge competition), and research presentation competitions. Additional offerings include Friday Fun tours/workshops and tutoring resources. The organization does not offer software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Southern Conference '25 (SRC25) Annual AIChE Southern Student Regional Conference hosted by USF, bringing together 300+ chemical engineering students, faculty, and industry professionals for workshops, technical presentations, and networking opportunities.
• ChemE Car Competition Annual competition engaging students in designing and constructing a car powered by a chemical energy source that safely carries a specified load over a given distance and stops.
• Engineering EXPO Free K-12 STEM event featuring hands-on exhibits and interactive educational shows to encourage students to pursue science and mathematics fields.
• ChemE Magic Show K-8 STEM initiative teaching students about chemical engineering through fun hands-on chemistry experiments in the classroom.
• ChemE Jeopardy Regional chemistry and engineering knowledge competition where university teams compete in Jeopardy-style gameplay with science/engineering categories.
• Research Poster Presentations AIChE Undergraduate Student Poster Competition where students showcase research visually and verbally to peers, professionals, and judges.
• Technical Presentation Competition Regional Student Technical Presentation Competition (STPC) for undergraduates to present advancements in chemical engineering, original research, or plant design (1st place $200 + Annual Student Conference invitation, 2nd place $100, 3rd place $50).
• Friday Fun Tours & Workshops Conference activities including Mosaic plant tours, Yuengling brewery tours, and candle-making workshops for SRC25 participants.
• Tutoring & Useful Links Academic support resources including links to Numerical Methods, MATLAB tutorials, Learn Chem E, and USF Engineering Student Success Center tutoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regional Conference with 300+ attendees including students, faculty, and industry professionals
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USF Engineering Student Success CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for providing tutoring services to chemical engineering students. Students book tutors through USF Engineering Student Success Center for academic support.
• Mosaic CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMosaic Company provides plant tour opportunity for SRC25 participants. Phosphate mining company offers tour of Riverview location (15 miles from USF) for conference attendees to learn about fertilizer production and mining operations.
• Yuengling BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYuengling provides brewery tour opportunity for SRC25 participants. Details being finalized by early March for Friday afternoon tour.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): Engineering society with student chapters running annual conferences, career fairs, and K-12 outreach. Closely comparable structure to USF AIChE's regional conference and EXPO programming.
• IEEE: World's largest technical professional organization with student branches, regional conferences, and student competitions. Similar student-chapter operating model with conferences and outreach.
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society: Engineering honor society with student chapters at universities, running conventions, tutoring, and project teams. Comparable in chapter structure and university-based membership model.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Engineering professional society with student sections, regional/national conferences, and competition programs (e.g., ASME student design competitions). Comparable chapter and conference model to AIChE USF.
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE): Parent professional society that charters student chapters like USF AIChE. Operates the broader national competition, conference, and student chapter program that the USF chapter executes locally.
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): Engineering society with student chapters and large annual convention featuring career fairs, technical competitions, and K-12 outreach. Comparable to AIChE USF's SRC25 conference format.
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International): Runs well-known student design competitions (e.g., Formula SAE, Baja SAE) and collegiate chapters, paralleling AIChE's ChemE Car competition model of student-led engineering design contests.
• American Chemical Society (ACS): Large professional society with chartered student chapters, regional meetings, and undergraduate research competitions. Closely analogous structure to AIChE but oriented toward chemistry rather than chemical engineering.
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): Organization focused on engineering education, hosting annual conferences and student programming. Comparable as a peer chapter ecosystem oriented to engineering education and research presentation.

Others

• Society for Biological Engineering (SBE): Technological community within AIChE focused on bioengineering. Related to chemical engineering education and could be a complementary affiliate for the chapter's technical programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chemetutor
• Instagraminstagram.com/usfchemecar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aiche-usf-chapter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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