After serving the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering (CRE) division of AIChE as programming chair for the catalysis subdivision for 2 years, Lars Grabow has recently been elected as 2nd Vice Chair of the division. As member of the leadership team his goal is to keep the division attractive to existing and new members alike, and ensure a continued and balanced growth of the division membership with particular focus on student/postdoc and female members. He also envisions increasing community engagement through the use of online platforms to facilitate communication with and networking opportunities between division members click now. More…