‘I was regarded as someone who would never amount to much’, says IChemE Fellow awarded MBE
Bottling it at the World Cup
Engineering the Perfect Pitch
June 2026 Issue 1020
IChemE Fellow Peter Robertson has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours this week for “services to research and innovation” following a 40-year career in academia across Northern Ireland and Scotland.
SOLAR power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the first time in May, marking another milestone in the country's shift away from fossil fuels despite efforts by President Trump to revive the coal industry.
MAJOR economies including China, the US, India and the UK risk losing trillions of dollars in economic output over the next decade as STEM graduate numbers fail to keep pace with growing industry demand, according to a new report.
In this issues IChemE Matters, President Raffaella Ocone writes her last blog and reflects on her time in post, and head of policy Mitchell Clark provides some tips on how to engage with policymakers
Martin Pitt describes how clay transformed human history
AS IChemE continues to evolve and grow, the TCE team found ourselves reflecting on what the magazine has meant to members over the years and how it has informed, entertained and developed.
Refrigerants are essential for the modern food industry. Aniqah Majid looks at the substances keeping food cool – and their climate impact
For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to feature the man who is widely regarded as the founding father of the discipline and the spiritual father of IChemE.
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
Claudia Flavell-While explores the contribution of separation scientist Csaba Horváth
