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Goodbye Centenary year, and what to read while we’re away
AS our editorial team power down their computers until 3 January, here are some features you may have missed from 2022 and can catch up on while we’re away.
Type: News
Systems Engineering and Chemical Engineering Design
Rob Kirkpatrick explains teaching of soft skills
Type: Feature
IChemE Sets Out Stance on Climate Change
Mark Apsey shares IChemE’s new position statement on climate change and the consultation process through which it was established
Type: Feature
A century of chemical engineering at UCL
ICHEME president David Bogle has given a speech to UCL students in which he traced the history of the chemical engineering department as it celebrates its one hundredth birthday, and outlined why the role of chemical engineers is more important today than it has ever been. He was speaking at the annual dinner arranged by the chemical engineering department’s student-run Ramsay Society.
Type: News
Education students differently, with a more scenario- and problem-based engineering curriculum
Type: Feature
Nuclear energy and sustainability experts heading to Manchester
LEADING engineering experts in nuclear energy and sustainability will deliver keynote speeches at two technical conferences in Manchester, UK later this year.
Type: News
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order for the country to rejoin the Paris Agreement, along with other orders intended to confront the climate crisis and attempt to “undo the damage” of the last four years.
Type: News
Stuart Prescott provides some background to the emergence of AI as we kick off our look at how generative AI can shape the future of chemical engineering
Type: Feature
Tesla Battery Day: Leading the Charge in Battery Innovation
A look at Tesla's exciting innovations in battery chemistry, cell design, and manufacturing methods.
Type: Feature
Courts block Trump administration from further delays of chemical safety law
A FEDERAL appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop delaying an Obama-era law that would improve safety at chemical facilities. However the EPA is still trying to roll back crucial safety measures.
Type: News
IChemE publishes position on climate change, committing to net zero
ICHEME has published its position statement on climate change, committing to collaborate in the global push to a net zero future including for its own operations by 2025.
Type: News
The ABC (to Z) of Chemical Engineering
Famous last words, first words and all the words in between from Carl Schaschke on his experience of compiling a dictionary
Type: Feature
Engineering X outlines strategy for the profession to lead on safety in complex systems
FACED with an increasingly complex and interconnected world, the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) wants to cement the engineering profession as recognised leaders on safety in complex systems, which can support other professions and help shape the global agenda.
Type: News
Chemical Engineers Delivering Climate Change Action
In the lead-up to COP26, Amanda Lake discusses how IChemE is delivering on its climate change commitments, what to look out for, and how you can get involved
Type: Feature
How research can help tackle engineering challenges
A NEW report lays out the key challenges facing engineers in the next 10–15 years, and makes recommendations as to how the community can address them.
Type: News
Experts gather to discuss our discipline’s future in terms of sustainability and the environment
Type: Feature
Question Time: Social Experience
Chemical engineers gather to discuss how the profession can help shape a better future
Type: Feature
Direct Air Capture: The State of Play and What’s to Come
An introduction to direct air capture
Type: Feature
IChemE Matters: Achieving a Just Transition
Andrew Jamieson explains how the institution can help facilitate a just transition
Type: Feature
Flixborough 50 Years On: Addressing Process Safety Competence Challenges in Smaller Organisations
Fifty years on from Flixborough, Carolyn Nicholls says key challenges in process safety competence, including multidisciplinary knowledge, clear roles, and managing pressure, remain just as critical
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