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IChemE invites nominations for 2025 medals and prizes

ICHEME is urging chemical and process engineers from across the globe to highlight the world-leading contributions of their colleagues with nominations for the Institution’s 2025 medals and prizes.

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UK MP and chemical engineer Chris McDonald keen to unite the worlds of engineering and politics

CHRIS MCDONALD, an IChemE Fellow and new member of the UK parliament, has been appointed an assistant in the department for energy security and net zero. He said in his opening speech to lawmakers that he wants to unite the worlds of engineering and politics.

Type: News

Essar to buy Thornton Science Park from Chester Uni

ESSAR is buying Thornton Science Park from the University of Chester as part of plans to create an energy transition hub in Northwest England.

Type: News

Robots found to perform chemical research ‘faster’ than humans

AI-DRIVEN robots can carry out complex chemistry experiments “faster” than humans, according to a University of Liverpool study.

Type: News

MIT engineers develop catalyst that converts methane into ‘useful’ polymers

CHEMICAL engineers from MIT have designed a catalyst that can convert methane into polymers, in a process they predict will turn methane “into something useful”.

Type: News

Demystifying Engineering Projects Part 1: Don’t Skip the Phases

TÜV Rheinland has seen an increase in engineering capital projects which aim to move quickly through, or even skip, project stages. Steven King warns that this risks delays, cost implications and, ultimately, companies not hitting their net zero targets

Type: Feature

IChemE calls for contributors for returning ChemEng digitalisation conference

ICHEME is inviting abstract submissions for its Advances in the Digitalisation of the Process Industries conference, taking place on 16–17 October in Manchester, UK.

Type: News

Google buys fusion power

GOOGLE has agreed to buy half the power from what could be the world’s first grid-scale fusion energy plant.

Type: News

Volunteer Spotlight: Nathan Walsh

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature

US commits US$100m to modernise ageing coal plants amid rising power demand

THE US government has announced a US$100m investment to refurbish and modernise the country’s existing coal plants, as part of a wider effort to “reinvigorate” the nation’s coal industry.

Type: News

Two new gas discoveries mark Equinor’s biggest North Sea finds this year

OIL AND GAS giant Equinor have discovered two major gas and condensate wells in the Sleipner area of the North Sea, marking its largest finds this year.

Type: News

ExxonMobil to slash low-carbon spending by US$10bn

EXXONMOBIL will cut its low-carbon spending by US$10bn as it shifts investment back towards upstream oil and gas, joining a growing trend of energy majors pulling back from renewables.

Type: News

Making Sure Risks are ALARP

Andy Brazier and Nick Wise explain why it’s so important to consider real-world situations in risk assessment

Type: Feature

Brewing Up a Storm: The Origins of Biotechnology Part 1

In this contribution to his series about chemical engineering history, Martin Pitt turns his focus onto the interesting developments in biotechnology

Type: Feature

Calling All Students: Help us Revive Frank Morton Sports Day!

Martyna Cepaite and Paul Jenkinson call on students to help ensure a great sporting tradition thrives

Type: Feature

Better Safe Than Sorry (Whatever Safe Is)

Trevor J Hughes on why reducing risk will only come from engineers challenging cringeworthy ‘management speak’ and improving public understanding of consequence

Type: Feature

Engineering Net Zero Part 4: Giving Industry and Transport Operators a Choice

David Simmonds has called for more choice for domestic customers when it comes to clean transport and heating options and he believes that energy flexibility should be extended to industry, and heavy transport sectors

Type: Feature

IChemE Matters: A conversation with Congress

Ahead of the official call for nominations in March, representatives from Congress sat down to discuss why all eligible members regardless of experience should consider putting themselves forward

Type: Feature

IChemE Matters – September 2025

IChemE president Raffaella Ocone talks about what we can learn from China when it comes to green innovation, and Benjy Lee, an Australian energy policy and market experts, tells us about hosting IChemE's first Australian roundtable.

Type: News

Internet of Things and its Implications for the Process Industries

Deaglan Gahan explains the basics of the internet of things (IoT) and puts the technology in context for chemical engineers

Type: Feature