Pedro Mendes appointed vice-chair for Education of the fresh EFCE Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Engineering section
On July 2, 2026

CQE researcher Pedro Mendes is a founding member of the newly created Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Engineering section of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering and will serve as vice-chair of the Education Working Group till 2028. The section has been just approved by the EFCE board based on a proposal from 13 founding members from 8 countries in Europe.

The section will promote responsible AI usage around for topics:  industrial applications of AI (central focus); research coordination; training and education; evidence-based briefing. Any EFCE member can now join the section as well.