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Arthur D Little – Dedicated to industrial progress
Arthur D Little defined unit operations and, with it, a whole profession, says Claudia Flavell-While
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What to do About Creeping Change
A new hazard identification methodology can identify creeping changes, potentially averting catastrophic consequences
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Dermot Manning and colleagues at ICI – Plastic Fantastic
The commercial success of PE starts with Reginald Gibson, Eric Fawcett, Michael Perrin and Dermot Manning at ICI. Claudia Flavell-While tells their story
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George Rosenkranz and colleagues – Engineering the Sexual Revolution
Chemical engineers have a lot to answer for – including the Summer of Love. Claudia Flavell-While explains
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Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry – In Search Of An Application
Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry: the chemist and the tinkerer who created the Post-it Note
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The universities with standout methods for teaching sustainability
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Hydroponic technology could help us sustainably meet growing food demand
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Japan: Taking a Lead in Hydrogen
Japan has identified hydrogen as the answer to the energy problem, both for transportation and in power generation.
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James Finn describes the development of an award-winning setup for sterile filtration of APIs
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What really matters in engineering education, and why aren't we doing more of it?
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ICHEME and the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) collaborated to bring a local edition of the leading process safety conference series Hazards, to Singapore’s shores in May. The conference theme, “making safety case a reality” echoed Singapore’s intention to implement the safety case regime by Q3 2017.
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A look at mathematical modelling of how we get our message across.
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Dame Judith Hackitt: Grenfell Tower Fire Investigator
Dame Judith Hackitt remembers Piper Alpha and in light of the Grenfell Tower fire reminds us there are no new accidents. We must maintain vigilance and commit to sharing lessons across sectors.
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Shakeel Ramjanee: Offshore Safety Engineer
An offshore safety engineer describes how, as he approaches the ten-year mark of his career, Piper Alpha still resonates with him as it first did when he sat in his university lecture theatre a decade ago.
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Jo Reynolds: Geophysics Graduate
Insight from a young geophysicist joining the sector, working for BP's offshore operations.
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