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Scientific committee warned ‘staggering’ deindustrialisation is leaving parts of the UK behind

IChemE brings together MPs and industry leaders to discuss how chemical engineers can contribute to engineering a sustainable world

Type: News

University of Sheffield to host 2019 Frank Morton Sports Day

CHEMICAL engineering students at the University of Sheffield, UK have successfully won the bid to host the 2019 Frank Morton Sports Day, together with IChemE. Around 2,500 students are expected to attend the event, which will be hosted at the university’s award-winning Student Union on 18 February 2019.

Type: News

Malaysian students awarded new IChemE SIESO Medal

ICHEME has awarded the new SIESO Medal, a student process safety award, to four chemical engineering students at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia for their compelling project on the issues that led to the Bhopal, India gas leak disaster.

Type: News

UK HSE cybersecurity expert to present at Hazards 31

HAZARDS 31 will feature a talk by cybersecurity expert Sarabjit Purewal – from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive – about the challenges in this area for those managing and preventing major hazards in chemical and process industries.

Type: News

Deadly Oxygen?

Jimmy Hunter looks at the dark side of oxygen and how it can be a powerful workhorse in the chemical industry

Type: Feature

Five minutes with… Health Researcher Hannah Leese

Adam Duckett speaks to the Nicklin Medal winner about needles and nominations, and discovers that both can be positive…and pain free

Type: Feature

Cost-effective ‘supercatalyst’ recycles CO2 and CH4

CHEMICAL engineers at the University of Surrey, UK have developed a cost-effective ‘supercatalyst’ that can convert CO2 and methane, two major greenhouse gases, into syngas.

Type: News

Shale gas ruled one of the least sustainable options for power

SHALE gas is one of the least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to a new study from chemical engineers at the University of Manchester, UK.

Type: News

Printing all-liquid 3D structures

A TEAM of scientists has developed a method to 3D print all-liquid structures which could have applications in flexible electronics and chemical synthesis.

Type: News

IChemE offers support to UK Government in response to coronavirus crisis

THE INSTITUTION of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has written to the UK Government to offer support from its members, particularly those in the pharmaceutical and biochemical sectors.

Type: News

ExxonMobil to shut down French steam cracker and cut 677 jobs

ENERGY costs continue to pummel the European oil and gas market, with ExxonMobil announcing plans to close one of its primary chemical production facilities in France, impacting 677 jobs.

Type: News

Wood awarded Evonik contract

SPECIALTY chemicals company Evonik has awarded Wood a contract to deliver services for a new polyamide 12 (PA12) production complex, to be built at Marl Chemical Park in Marl, Germany.

Type: News

IChemE impact factors increase

THE impact factors have increased for three of IChemE’s journals – Process Safety and Environmental Protection (PSEP), Food and Bioproducts Processing (FBP), and Chemical Engineering Research and Design (ChERD).

Type: News

IChemE partners with ITN on Engineering a Sustainable World programme

ICHEME has partnered with ITN Business to produce a news-style programme called Engineering a Sustainable World to raise awareness of the role chemical engineers play in addressing climate change.

Type: News

ACTS now and share in a graduate’s growth

Help shape the next generation of chemical engineers by becoming an Accredited Company Training Scheme (ACTS) assessor or mentor – all while aiding your own professional development

Type: Feature

John O’Shea, 1947-2023

Obituary of John O'Shea, a devoted volunteer, mentor and teacher, whose dedication to the profession significantly contributed to shaping chemical engineering in Ireland and throughout IChemE’s global community

Type: News

ChemEng Culture: Sparks and Science

Can Fire and Fun Ignite a Love of STEM? A visit to the Magna Science Adventure Centre shows that interactive exhibits may grab kids – but it’s passionate people (and a few flames) that truly light the spark, writes Paul Okey

Type: Feature

US government closes on US$1.5bn loan for Indiana coal-fed ammonia plant with carbon capture

THE US Department of Energy (DOE) has finalised a US$1.5bn loan to support construction of a coal-fed ammonia plant with integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Type: News

Clive (Alan) Millington, 1943–2022

Obituary of Clive Millington, former Deputy Head of Department at the University of Surrey

Type: News

John Griffiths, 1939-2023

Obituary of John Griffiths, who was awarded IChemE's Hebden Medal for his work in the field of gasification research, development, and commercialisation, and died in June 2023, aged 83.

Type: News