IChemE affiliate member showcased in OpenAI video series on education

AN ICHEME affiliate member has been selected by ChatGPT developer OpenAI to showcase how university professors are using artificial intelligence for education.

Dr Deepshikha, a materials chemistry professor at Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL) School of Engineering and Materials Science, was invited to create a video showcasing how she is using a ChatGPT-based tool to support student marking. The video now features on the publicly accessible OpenAI Academy website.

Part of OpenAI’s “Professors Teaching with AI” series, the video highlights Dr Deepshikha’s EduMark AI project – designed to “save educators time”. The tool aims to improve marking consistency and objectivity, enable data analysis of results, support time-intensive assessment formats and accelerate personalised feedback for students.

Pilot studies show the system can reduce marking time by 50–60%, allowing teachers to give students higher quality feedback. Dr Deepshikha says student feedback on EduMark AI has been “overwhelmingly positive”.

In the video, Dr Deepshikha noted that the tool helps meet the marking demands of diverse learner needs.

Following OpenAI’s recognition, Dr Deepshikha said: “This international recognition reflects the growing opportunities to use AI responsibly in education. I aim to empower students through timely, personalised feedback while helping educators focus more on creativity, critical thinking, and student engagement.”

EduMark AI was funded by QMUL’s Draper’s Fund for Innovation in Learning and Teaching.