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Cyber Security: Be Prepared

CYBER security is increasingly a central factor in modern risk management in industry.

Type: Feature

Caltech chemical engineer Frances Arnold wins Nobel Prize

CHEMICAL engineer Frances Arnold has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her pioneering work that mimics evolution to engineer enzymes.

Type: News

Safety Talk, Safety Action

Adam Duckett on taking action to improve safety

Type: Feature

Safety: Walkabout talkabout

Fiona Macleod illustrates Trevor Kletz’ thoughts on accident investigation

Type: Feature

Sadara JV commissions last plant

SAUDI-based Sadara Chemical Company has commissioned the last of 26 plants at its US$20bn petrochemicals complex in Jubail, the largest ever built in a single phase.

Type: News

John Winsor, 1934–2016

Obituary

Type: News

Liveris donates A$13.5m to build new engineering building at University of Queensland

CHEMICAL engineer Andrew Liveris has donated A$13.5m to his alma matar the University of Queensland to establish an engineering education and research hub.

Type: News

Gas plant explosion in China kills 15

A GASIFICATION plant in China’s central Henan province has exploded, killing 15 people and seriously injuring 15 others.

Type: News

Blast at Indian pharmaceutical plant injures 16

A REACTOR exploded at a pharmaceutical plant in India injuring 16 workers, according to reports.

Type: News

IChemE calls on community to nominate peers for prizes

ICHEME is calling on the chemical engineering community to make nominations for its annual medals and prizes.

Type: News

IChemE welcomes vaccine announcement but calls for engineering focus

ICHEME’s Covid-19 Response Team has welcomed the early results on the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and called on the Government to focus on the engineering needed to ensure the required number of courses of the vaccine can be delivered.

Type: News

Industry majors discuss using Houston as major CCS hub

ELEVEN chemicals, energy, and power companies – including Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, and Ineos – are considering large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) that could capture nearly 75m t/y of CO2 in the US, by 2040.

Type: News

Dame Judith Hackitt awarded 2024 President’s Medal by Royal Academy of Engineering

DAME JUDITH HACKITT, safety expert and a former president of IChemE, is the 2024 recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s President’s Medal in recognition of her enormous contribution to its work.

Type: News

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

Fake lily pads could be second Sun for lithium manufacturers

A TRIAL to boost critical minerals production has shown that fake plastic lily pads could be a second Sun for lithium manufacturers.

Type: News

Systems Engineering and Chemical Engineering Design

Rob Kirkpatrick explains teaching of soft skills

Type: Feature

Precision Fermentation: A green route for protein production

Jeremy Chignell speaks to Amanda Jasi about the promise of alternative proteins

Type: Feature

Using Ethics to Power the Profession

Amanda Jasi reports from this year’s Presidential Address

Type: Feature

Into the Future

Water and wastewater processes: the last (and next) 30 years

Type: Feature

In Orbit

Astronaut Donald Pettit talks to Adam Duckett about his life and work

Type: Feature