2.9->3.6+0.7
AskSia walked me through material and energy balances on a flowsheet with every stream labeled and the degree of freedom analysis spelled out. Saved my Unit Ops 1 midterm.
AskSia for Chemical Engineering2000+ universities
Chemical Engineering AI: From unit ops
to reactor design, sized.
AskSia walks mass and energy balances, sizes reactors with the right kinetics, and handles distillation columns with McCabe-Thiele. Built for ChemE at MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Wisconsin, and the FE Chemical exam. Web, mobile, LMS extension, desktop.
+0.6 GPA in one term
average among weekly active users - 92% report better grades within 30 days
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AskSia is the Chemical Engineering AI for university students taking chemical engineering. Members report an average +0.6 GPA increase in one term. AskSia handles ChemE lecture transcription, multi-document Q&A across Material and Energy Balances, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Reactor Design, Process Control, Separations, a 98%-accurate ChemE homework solver with worked diagrams, study guides built on the AskSia-Method, visual concept maps, FSRS flashcards calibrated for ChemE, adaptive Mock Exam quizzes, an AI essay writer with citations, and an AI-text detector. Surfaced across web, mobile (iOS/Android), browser extension (Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, Everytime), and a native desktop agent for Mac and Windows. Used at 2000+ universities globally. Free for college students.
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avg GPA lift in one term
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2000+
universities covered
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surfaces - everywhere you study
Real outcomes
It's not the reactor.
It's the grade.
ChemE students lose points for one wrong mass balance, a McCabe-Thiele that picked the wrong feed line, or a heat exchanger that ignored fouling. AskSia catches what your TA catches.
3.2->3.8+0.6
For transport I dropped my problem sets into AskSia and got Bird Stewart Lightfoot style derivations. Shell balances in cylindrical coordinates finally stopped feeling like magic.
3.0->3.7+0.7
The Mock Exam mode generated reactor design problems with auto graded numerical answers and unit checks. Caught a CSTR versus PFR mixup on the practice run, not the real exam.
Why AskSia
Lecture, unit ops lab, CAD,
late-night problem sets.
Phone in lab for a quick material balance check. Laptop in Aspen Plus. Extension pulling Felder from your LMS. Desktop agent over MATLAB during reactor design at midnight. One ChemE library, four surfaces.
Web App
Where unit ops actually balance
Drag Felder & Rousseau, Fogler, Geankoplis, your problem sets, and your professor's slides in. AskSia walks mass and energy balances, sizes reactors, runs distillation columns across all 100 files.
Multi-doc Q&A across ChemE readings with page-level citations
Convert any ChemE source to Note, Map, Cards, Quiz
Real-time collaboration on shared ChemE maps
Mobile App
ChemE review on the way to lab
iOS and Android. Photograph a process flow diagram, a McCabe-Thiele construction, or your handwritten reactor sizing. AskSia returns the worked solution with balances closed and units enforced.
Snap-and-solve any ChemE problem
Live ChemE lecture record, transcribe, translate
Daily ChemE spaced-repetition review queue
Browser Extension
ChemE course materials, synced
The Chrome extension adds a Sync button on Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Everytime. Your ChemE syllabus, problem sets, lecture slides, and TA solutions pull into one library.
Works with all 5 major university LMSs
Read-only, never writes to your LMS
Chemical Engineering module structure preserved, folders auto-built
Desktop Study Agent
Cmd+Space over Aspen, MATLAB, or your textbook
Native macOS and Windows. AskSia summons over Aspen Plus, MATLAB, COMSOL, your Felder PDF, or your problem set. Reads your selection and returns the worked ChemE solution.
Global hotkey while studying ChemE
Reads your ChemE selection, screenshot, clipboard
Works offline after first launch
Everything in one place
12 study tools built for
college chemical engineering.
Stop juggling Aspen for simulation, Fogler for reactor design, Engineering Toolbox for properties, ChatGPT for thermo (that confuses fugacity with activity), and your TA's office hours. AskSia is one workspace.
ChemE lecture transcription
Record your unit ops, reactor design, or thermodynamics lecture. 40+ languages, sub-100ms latency, ChemE terminology and equation notation preserved.
OpenChemE multi-textbook Q&A
Drop Felder & Rousseau, Fogler, Geankoplis, your problem sets, and 80 PDFs. Ask 'why does this CSTR give worse conversion than a PFR' and AskSia answers with page-cited proof.
OpenMass and energy balance walker
Walks balances with control volumes drawn, in-out-generation balanced, and units enforced. Catches the recycle stream that broke convergence, and the unit conversion that flipped sign.
OpenYouTube to ChemE notes
Paste any LearnChemE, NPTEL, or MIT 10.10 OCW URL. AskSia transcribes, chapterizes, and pulls the worked examples into a clean note.
OpenChemE Mock Exam mode
Adaptive practice across MIT 10.10-10.40, Berkeley ChemE, and FE Chemical exam patterns. Auto-graded with rationale on unit operations.
OpenSia Note for ChemE blocks
Turns Fogler reactor design chapter into one note: rate law, reactor type, sizing equation, worked example, common pitfall.
OpenChemE lab report writer
Drafts unit ops, reactor design, and thermo lab reports in the format your professor grades against. Error propagation and process diagrams preserved.
OpenAI detector for ChemE writeups
Senior design reports and capstone writeups get flagged sentence by sentence if they read as AI-written.
OpenChemE flashcards · FSRS
Auto-built decks: balance equations, distillation rules, reactor design equations, thermo tables, FE Chemical key formulas. FSRS spacing tuned to your exam.
OpenChemE concept map
The whole ChemE curriculum as a navigable tree from material balances through unit operations and process design. Each concept linked back to its Felder page.
OpenAI tutor for ChemE
Voice-first or text. Walk through McCabe-Thiele three different ways, drill reactor design choice (CSTR vs PFR vs batch), or explain why thermodynamic equilibrium matters for separations.
OpenLinkedIn headshot
A professional headshot from a single selfie. For ChemE internships, FE exam applications, and graduate program LinkedIn.
OpenAskSia Library
Trained on real coursework at
the world's top universities.
Browse by university, subject, or course. Every entry maps to curated study patterns for that program.
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AskSia vs. ChatGPT, Quizlet,
Khan, Course Hero.
Other tools solve one slice of college. AskSia is the integrated workspace built specifically for your GPA.
| Feature | AskSia | ChatGPT | Quizlet | Course Hero / Khan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for college coursework | Yes - 2000+ universities | General-purpose | User decks only | Crowd uploads / K-12 |
| Lecture transcribe + translate | Yes - Real-time, 40+ languages | No | No | No |
| 98%-accurate homework solver with diagrams | Yes - Step-by-step + visual | ~70-85%, hallucinates | No | Manual hints |
| Multi-document Q&A | Yes - 100 files, page-cited answers | ~10-20 files | No | No |
| FSRS spaced-repetition flashcards | Yes - Auto-built, 6 types | No | Manual | No |
| Adaptive Mock Exam | Yes - Auto-graded FRQ | No | No | SAT only |
| Browser extension for LMS pages | Yes - Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle | No | No | No |
| Native desktop agent | Yes - Global hotkey | Web wrapper | No | No |
| iOS & Android mobile apps | Yes - Snap-and-solve | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reported GPA improvement | Yes - +0.6 avg in one term | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured |
| Free for college students | Yes - No card required | Limited | Limited | Paid unlocks |
FAQ
Frequently asked
questions.
Can AskSia walk mass and energy balances?
Yes. AskSia walks balances with control volumes drawn, in-out-generation balanced, units enforced. Strong on Felder & Rousseau problem sets.
Does AskSia handle reactor design?
Yes. AskSia walks reactor design with the right rate law, sizing equation, conversion target. Catches the configuration that gives worse selectivity. Strong on Fogler.
Will AskSia help with thermodynamics?
Yes. AskSia walks first/second law applications, derives equations of state (vdW, PR, SRK), handles VLE (Raoult's, Henry's, NRTL, UNIQUAC). Strong on SVNA.
Can AskSia help with distillation and mass transfer?
Yes. AskSia walks McCabe-Thiele with right feed line, builds tray-by-tray columns, handles FUG multicomponent. Strong on Geankoplis.
Is AskSia free for chemical engineering students?
Yes, AskSia is free for chemical engineering students to start, no credit card required. Free includes daily generation across all tools, unlimited library access, and the browser extension. AskSia Pro and Super unlock unlimited generation, full Mock Exam mode, free-response auto-grading at scale, priority models, and unlimited transcription minutes.
Which platforms does AskSia run on?
Four surfaces, all syncing in real time: (1) Web app at asksia.ai, (2) iOS and Android mobile apps, (3) Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers, which adds Sync to AskSia on Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Everytime, (4) Native desktop agent for macOS and Windows.
Does AskSia handle Aspen Plus?
Yes. AskSia walks Aspen Plus setup, debugs convergence issues, interprets simulation output. Strong on senior ChemE design.
Can AskSia help with FE Chemical exam prep?
Yes. AskSia generates FE Chemical-style practice across all NCEES content areas. Mock Exam mode times you in real FE conditions.
Is AskSia OK for ChemE coursework?
Yes. AskSia walks engineering reasoning step by step. The AI detector verifies design reports read as your own work.
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