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Volunteer Spotlight: Maria Papathanasiou AMIChemE
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
University of Southampton celebrate graduation of first chemical engineering students
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for seven chemical engineering students from the University of Southampton, the first cohort to graduate since the launch of the course in 2021.
Type: News
East Palestine train derailment causing PTSD and major depression in residents
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) and major depression have been found in residents of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia as direct effects of the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, a new study has shown.
Type: News
Book Review: Graphene – Important Results and Applications
George Wypych; ISBN: 978-1-927885-51-2; ChemTec Publishing; 2019; US$350
Type: Feature
Food, fuel and drug supplies at no-deal Brexit risk, Government warns
THE UK Government has warned in a document it has been forced to disclose that a no-deal Brexit could result in disruptions to food, fuel and drug supplies; though water companies are well prepared.
Type: News
Northern Lithium completes two-month extraction demonstration, eying commercial production by 2028
NORTHERN Lithium, a startup planning to mine lithium in the northeast of England, has completed 60-day extraction testing which it says demonstrates “commercial suitability” of its technology.
Type: News
Water for the pharmaceutical industry
IChemE’s Water Special Interest Group (SIG) celebrated 30 years of existence at its Water for the Pharmaceutical Industry event held at Veolia Water Technologies in Stoke on Trent, UK.
Type: Feature
South Yorkshire named as first UK investment zone focused on advanced manufacturing
COMMUNITIES in Sheffield and Rotherham are set to benefit from £80m (US$101m) of investment as part of the UK’s first Advanced Manufacturing Investment Zone, a scheme that is expected to help attract more than £1.2bn of private funding, while creating an estimated 8,000 new jobs, the UK government said. Glasgow City Region and North East of Scotland have also been announced as Scotland’s first Investment Zones.
Type: News
Nuclear industry releases cost cutting framework
THE Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), a UK trade association for civil nuclear industry, has released framework which could enable industry to cut the costs of constructing new nuclear stations in the UK.
Type: News
Chemical engineers should not be afraid of developing the maths to solve problems.
Type: Feature
An urgent request: new decommissioning head must bring fresh-thinking to wrong-headed plans
THE appointment this week of a new head of decommissioning at the UK’s Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) raises hope that a fresh pair of eyes might take a different view on current decommissioning plans, which to my mind are entirely wrong-headed.
Type: Feature
EU nanomaterial regulations receive criticism
Food experts warn new rules can cause uncertainty
Type: News
Modelling with Excel Part 3: Physical Properties
Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering
Type: Feature
Plastic Recycling: A Crosslinking Approach for Managing Mixed Waste
Amanda Jasi talks to Eugene Chen, Sanat Kumar, and Tomislav Rovis about the crosslinking solution they are developing to produce higher-value products from recycled mixed plastic waste
Type: Feature
Demand for paper is declining - but can the recovery of biomaterials add value to the industry?
Type: Feature
Trish Kerin: IChemE Safety Centre Director
A personal perspective from IChemE Safety Centre's Director
Type: Feature
IChemE: a Learned Society and a Review of Policy Work
Working with members to develop a more effective strategy for policy
Type: Feature
Jay Bailey – Blazing a Trail for Biology
Jay Bailey helped to bring chemical engineering to cell level. Claudia Flavell-While investigates
Type: Feature
