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Kenneth Bingham Quinan and colleagues – An explosive start
2015 marks the centenary of the Great Shell Crisis of World War I (WWI), in which the British Army was running short of munitions. The subsequent scaling up of the supply of high explosives and propellants became a major achievement of the embryonic chemical engineering profession under the leadership of Kenneth Bingham Quinan.
Type: Feature
Protecting future energy infrastructure from natural hazards
ICHEME has supported the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in publishing research identifying how natural hazards can be characterised to help improve energy system infrastructure design and inform investment decisions.
Type: News
Keep Calm and Dry Tea: Designing an ATEX-Compliant Tea Leaf Dryer
Tea may be renowned for its soothing qualities, but tea leaves have the potential to cause catastrophic dust explosions if not carefully controlled. Thankfully, Gido van Tienhoven and his team at Ex-Machinery are on hand to ensure there is no trouble brewing
Type: Feature
Obituary Owen Edward Potter AM, 1925–2020
Obituary of Owen Edward Potter AM, a seminal figure in chemical engineering in Australia.
Type: News
‘Nobody got Fired for Buying IBM’ – But Many Should Have!
In the first in a series of viewpoints from Nigel Hirst, the IChemE past president says bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to project management
Type: Feature
Saudi Aramco appoints Wood to ‘million-hour’ gas production project
SAUDI ARABIA’s state-owned oil firm Aramco has appointed Wood to deliver engineering works of several gas facilities that will take “one million engineering hours” to execute.
Type: News
Jacobs awarded more than US$25m in fusion contracts
JACOBS has been awarded several contracts in fusion power, with an estimated value of more than US$25m, by Fusion for Energy (F4E), ITER Organization, and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).
Type: News
The Greatest Teacher, Accidents Are
A bow-tie diagram could have saved the Death Star, says David Jamieson
Type: Feature
The Implications of Generative AI
Adam Duckett sees a bright future for chemical engineering and generative AI, but there are caveats
Type: Feature
Become more efficient; out innovate the competition
Ahead of our coming webinar on 24 November, JMP's Malcolm Moore introduces why engineers should pay attention to modern methods for Design of Experiments.
Type: Feature
Two IChemE Fellows awarded new year honours
TWO Fellows of IChemE have been awarded orders of the British Empire in the new year honours list.
Type: News
Make the move to New Zealand or Australia with Beca
Are you considering moving to New Zealand or Australia? Discover how the consultancy Beca can help
Type: Feature
Chevron and Occidental invest in capturing CO2 from the air
CHEVRON and Occidental Petroleum have invested in Canadian direct air capture (DAC) company Carbon Engineering, to help commercialise Carbon Engineering’s DAC and Air to Fuels technology.
Type: News
Tackling the Project Management Crisis
Loss of manufacturing has led to a lack of practical hands-on experience for young engineers. John Challenger wonders if it is time to introduce a process industry-specific qualification
Type: Feature
Rules of Thumb: Safety Considerations for Pumps
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
Collaboration plans carbon capture facility in India
CARBON Clean and Green Power International (GPIPL) have been selected to design and build a carbon capture plant with NTPC, India’s largest power utility provider.
Type: News
EPSRC funds Inclusion Matters initiative
THE EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) has announced that it is giving a total of £5.5m (US$7m) to 11 projects aiming to address equality, diversity, and inclusion in engineering and the physical sciences.
Type: News
Report finds more ‘D’ needed in UK R&D
A Royal Academy of Engineering report has found that more support is needed for the final development of new technologies in the UK.
Type: News
