General Science
THIS ORGANELLE IS THE “POWERHOUSE” OF THE CELL
Mitochondria
The four branches of ChemE events include ChemE car, ChemE sports, ChemE Jeopardy, and BLANK
ChemE Cube
DCS IS AN ACRONYM FOR THIS
DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM
This type of process involves no material entering or leaving the system during the time being considered.
Batch Process
This scientist is famous for his equation E=mc^2 and his theory of relativity.
GRANITE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF ROCK
METAMORPHIC
What year was the American Institute of Chemical Engineers founded?
1908
P&ID IS AN ACRONYM FOR THIS
PIPING AND INSTRUMENT DIAGRAM
What type of system has no material entering or leaving its boundaries?
A closed system
The lightsaber from Star Wars is a fictional weapon that produces a blade made of this energized state of matter.
Plasma
What is the most abundant element in Earth's crust by mass?
Oxygen
In which room can the AIChE lounge be found?
Mantei 605
A reactor temperature is set to 80°C, but the measured temperature is 85°C. What is the magnitude of the control error?
5°C
What is the equation commonly used to calculate sensible heat when a substance changes temperature without changing phase?
Q=mcp∆T
In The Simpsons, Homer works at a nuclear power plant. What radioactive element is commonly used as fuel in nuclear reactors?
Uranium
What is the name of the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas?
Sublimation
Who is the Chemical Engineering Advisor for UC?
Dr. Stephen Thiel
An instrument denoted as “TIC” followed by a number that is electronically connected to a valve and a sensing element is most likely this.
A TEMPERATURE INDICATING CONTROL
What is the name of the energy required to change a substance's phase without changing its temperature?
In The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man wants a heart. Which element is essential for the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin in human blood?
Iron
What enzyme unwinds the DNA double helix during DNA replication?
Helicase
Every year a group of students venture out to the National Student AIChE Conference. This year it is being held in which city?
Minneapolis
What instrument is used in a process plant to measure the pressure of a gas or liquid inside a pipe or tank and send that measurement to the control system?
Pressure Transmitter
Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure = ?
Absolute pressure
Before becoming famous for his music career, this rapper studied molecular biology at Virginia Tech.
Pharrell Williams