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After the spill: well incident response

Scott Powell and Scott Vickers look at how industry's emergency response measures have evolved in the years following Deepwater Horizon

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All the Dominoes Fall

A long-term moral perspective to process safety is needed, says Marc Reid

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The Best of You

Manisha Patel highlights topics made available to IChemE members via the Career Solutions webinar series

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Pollution Protection for the People

In the second of a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Clare Sheppard shares her work on urban air quality in Australia

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Engineering Anniversaries

ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery celebrates 70 years. David White discusses how its history is intertwined with that of IChemE and the University of Birmingham

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Separation Anxiety

Darren Broom discusses the need for new developments to address the challenges around multicomponent gas mixture instruments

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Materials Utilisation

The importance of materials efficiency in the fight against the climate crisis

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Ethics: No Room for Relativity

Malcolm Staves explains the importance of applying the highest safety standards regardless of regional rules

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Health and Safety: Diverse and Inclusive

Employers should know that robust D&I initiatives will lead to better H&S

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The Right Balance: Women in Engineering

Orla Douds, Anousha Khan, Martyna Cepaite and Jessica Pidgeon share their experiences of gender balance at university and in industry

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Modelling with Excel Part 6: Monte Carlo Simulations

Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering

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Pulse Sensors for Flow Measurement Devices and Applications

Neil Hannay explains how to understand flow meter sensor and pulse output types for efficient system operation

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Engineering Net Zero Part 1: Communicating a Plan

David Simmonds opens a new series on net zero asking: what can engineers do to help secure public engagement and support?

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Taking a Look Back at Control: Part 2

Martin Pitt considers the history of process control in a two-part series, concluding with electrical and computer systems

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History of Nuclear Engineering Part 1: Radioactivity

For just over 100 years, radioactive elements have proved of industrial and commercial use. Martin Pitt charts their emergence

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Power of Placements

Laura Grindey, Ethan Lynch and Dom Tsang from the IChemE National Early Careers Committee discuss student placements from the perspectives of both student and employer

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History of Nuclear Engineering Part 2: Building the Bomb

The story of the Manhattan Project and the race to build nuclear weapons is usually told about physicists but Martin Pitt says their achievements wouldn’t have been possible without chemical engineers and chemical engineering companies

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Creating a Winning Final Year Design Project

Glen McClea and Campbell Tiffin were part of the team that won the 2023 IChemE Australia and New Zealand Student Design Prize. Here, they provide a comprehensive guide to undergraduates on how to create a successful final year project

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Salt of the Earth: Part 1

Martin Pitt considers the chemical engineering history of common salt

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The Challenges of Developing a Fusion Fuel Cycle: and How Chemical Engineers are Helping to Make Fusion Energy Sustainable

In the final part of our series on fusion energy, Mirjana Damjanovic and Lewis Simmons highlight the significant challenge of decommissioning and repurposing a fusion powerplant

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