IChemE Global Awards 2023
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Features
Brum slam dunks it!
Hosts Birmingham win this year’s Frank Morton sports day
Using Ethics to Power the Profession
Amanda Jasi reports from this year’s Presidential Address
Dreaming Big and Changing the World Through Chemical Engineering
Amanda Jasi speaks to pioneering chemical engineer Robert Langer about his successes and offers a...
The Forgotten Founder of IChemE
Martin Pitt celebrates the life of John W Hinchley
A Cleaner, Greener Future: ‘We are Key, and we are Responsible’
Amanda Jasi speaks to Nobel Prize winner Frances Arnold about how chemical engineering can help h...
Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund: Supporting members
Keith Batchelor explains the fund, and shares some personal accounts from members that have ben...
Signs and Symbols
Martin Pitt explores the 19th century inventors of the symbols and calculations upon which modern...
The Explosive Foundation of IChemE
With IChemE’s Centenary celebrations under way, Martin Pitt explores the chemical engineers who i...
An Introduction to Safety is my Job
Members of IChemE's Safety & Loss Prevention SIG introduce a series that showcases the roles in p...
Optimising Safety for the Renewable Energy Sector
A culture of care is the foundation, says Mark Walker
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Maria Papathanasiou
Yasmin Ali speaks to Maria Papathanasiou about how she ended up using mathematical modelling to a...
Re-staking the boundaries
Adam Duckett on setting boundaries
Remaining Relevant in a Changing World
New IChemE President Jane Cutler speaks to Adam Duckett
Volunteer Spotlight: Zaid Rawi
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Jason Ballengee
Yasmin Ali talks to Jason Ballengee about his journey from hydrogen-powered cars to food innovation
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Doug Hall
Yasmin Ali speaks to US-based Doug Hall – inventor, whiskey maker, and founder of Eureka! Ranch.
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Tom Tribone
Yasmin Ali speaks to Tom Tribone, CEO of Franklin Park, a US-based global owner of energy and inf...
Frank Morton: But Not as We Know It
Annual student sports meet calls on students and sponsors to support new virtual format
The Power of Assertiveness
How might we use the power of assertive behaviour to good effect?
Volunteer Spotlight: Johan Alimin Samad
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Book Review: A Chemical Engineer in the Palm Oil Milling Industry
Hong Wai Onn; ISBN: 9789671818800; Hong Wai Onn; 2020; £9.37 (Amazon)
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Mohammed Khan
Yasmin Ali speaks to Mohammed Khan, Managing Director – Life Science Technologies at Johnson Matthey
Volunteer Spotlight: Tan Geok Chai
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Witness to the Beirut blast
Safety expert Wassim Naddi on Lebanon’s disregard for safety and the need for change.
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Sara Penrose
Yasmin Ali interviews Sara Penrose, a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a professional artist.
Giving Back to the Profession
Jane Cutler, IChemE’s newly-elected Deputy President, talks to Adam Duckett
Volunteer Spotlight: Qua Kiat Seng
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Recognising Future Leaders
How the Salters' Institute recognises and supports outstanding young chemists and chemical engine...
INWED: Female chemical engineers recognised for green leadership
AS celebrations get underway for International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), we caught up wit...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: David Young
Yasmin Ali speaks to David Young, a Research Engineer at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Judy Raper
Yasmin Ali speaks to Judy Raper, Dean and CEO of TEDI-London, a startup providing engineering hig...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Lina Aglén
Yasmin Ali interviews Lina Aglén, Lead Engineer at FairHeat
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Fiona Macleod
Yasmin Ali interviews Fiona Macleod about her life in chemicals and crime fiction
Volunteer Spotlight: Azzam Younes
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight: John Campbell
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight: Roberto Moreno-Atanasio
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight: Amanda Talhat
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Maryam Farhanah
Yasmin Ali interviews Maryam Farhanah, Senior Process Engineer at Mott MacDonald.
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Michael Wise
Yasmin Ali speaks to Michael Wise, Chemical Process Engineer at Worn Again Technologies.
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Matt Longley
From working in water treatment to paving the way for film productions including Harry Potter
Volunteer Spotlight: Denis Ring
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight: Christina Phang
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Jaega Wise
Yasmin Ali interviews Jaega Wise, Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery in London.
Volunteer Spotlight: Fenella Nordquist
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Christopher Julian Hewitt, 1969–2019
Obituary of Chris Hewitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Life and Health...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Chris Woodroofe
Yasmin Ali interviews Chris Woodroofe about his journey from manufacturing to airport operations
Michael Streat, 1937–2019
Obituary of Professor Michael Streat, an eminent chemical engineer and a leading expert in separa...
IChemE Members recognised with RAEng Major Project Award 2019
TWO IChemE members, as part of an engineering team, have been awarded the Royal Academy of Engine...
INWED: ‘At the end of the day, we are all engineers’
HELD on 23 June, International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is a global awareness campaign wh...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: David Adam
Yasmin Ali interviews chemical-engineer-turned-journalist David Adam
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Olivia Sweeney
Yasmin Ali interviews Olivia Sweeney about how chemical engineering led her to a career with cosm...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Jonathan Cable
Yasmin Ali interviews Jonathan Cable to find out more about his path to archiving
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Caroline Metcalf
Yasmin Ali interviews Caroline Metcalf about her journey from aluminium smelters to railway stations
Snapshot – Birmingham takes the fifth
Photos from the UK’s annual Frank Morton Sports Day, where The University of Birmingham took top ...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Bob Langer
Yasmin Ali interviews Bob Langer about his journey from playing with chemistry sets to pioneerin...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Marc-Olivier Coppens
How UCL chemical engineering professor Marc-Olivier Coppens finds inspiration in nature
Waste-to-BioSNG innovation wins big at IChemE Awards
Amanda Jasi reviews the winners of IChemE's annual awards programme
2018 – The Year of Engineering
Adam Duckett speaks to engineers, schoolchildren and teachers who took part in the UK government’...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Rachel Cooke
A profile of Rachel Cooke, central programs engineering manager for Amazon in Europe, based in Lu...
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Vince Pizzoni
Yasmin Ali speaks to Vince Pizzoni, associate professor at Nottingham University, executive searc...
Applying chemical engineering in the construction industry
Bryden Wood is a technology and design company that designs residential, commercial, and process ...
Step Up and Share
As lessons emerge following the Grenfell Tower review, chemical engineers have a duty to share th...
Dame Judith Hackitt and Erin Johnson talk fire safety
Chemical engineers are well suited to assessing fire safety by applying systems thinking and a ri...
What is it Like Being a Chemical Engineer in Parliament?
Erin Johnson, Ashok Kumar Fellow, talks to IChemE’s Rachael Fraser
Process pioneer: Rodney Allam discusses the development of his CCS technology
As testing begins in Texas, Allam shares his thoughts on building emissions-free natural gas plan...
Supporting the chemical engineers of the future
The Salters' Institute is offering awards of £2,500 to recognise and support outstanding young ch...
Strathclyde to Uganda
A Strathclyde students' project to help supply clean water to rural areas in Uganda
Millennials Teach Baby Boomers a Lesson
How reverse mentoring is bridging the generational skills gap while encouraging fresh thinking
Governance Reform
The future of IChemE is in your hands
Nathaniel Wyeth – Got a lot of bottle
Richard Jansen-Parkes looks into the life and times of Nathaniel Wyeth, inventor of the PET bottle
Who will lead IChemE in 2018?
Introducing your nominees for IChemE’s 2018 trustee vacancies
Yoshio Nishi – Power Player
Claudia Flavell-While speaks with Yoshio Nishi, the Sony engineer who led the development of the ...
Jack Welch – No Engineers in the Boardroom
Claudia Flavell-While charts the rise of business giant (and chemical engineer) Jack Welch
How Creative is Your Organisation?
A look at organisational culture and creativity.
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
Fresh faces
In the first of a series looking at the work of IChemE’s volunteers, we profile the Young Members...
Birmingham steams to fourth title
Photos from the UK’s annual Frank Morton Sports Day, where The University of Birmingham took top ...
Jay Bailey – Blazing a Trail for Biology
Jay Bailey helped to bring chemical engineering to cell level. Claudia Flavell-While investigates
Bob Gore – One Sudden Yank...
… for Bob Gore, one giant leap for outdoor lovers. Claudia Flavell-While looks at the history of ...
Slide Rules at Dawn
IChemE members Sanjoy Sen and Mick Lee go head-to-head in a fight for survival on UK television
Tomio Wada – My Grandad the Pocket Calculator
Claudia Flavell-While explores the surprising ancestry of modern electronic gadgets, and how a ch...
Csaba Horváth – Degrees of Separation
Claudia Flavell-While explores the contribution of separation scientist Csaba Horváth
Lewis Urry – A Powerful Man
Richard Jansen-Parkes looks at the life of Lewis Urry, inventor of the alkaline battery and fathe...
Victor Mills – A 'Pampered' Career
Claudia Flavell-While charts the contribution of P&G’s Victor Mills
Trevor Kletz – A lifetime spent saving lives
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
Solar-Powered Water Purification Wins Top Prize
Helen Tunnicliffe reviews the winners of IChemE’s annual awards programme
George Rosenkranz and colleagues – Engineering the Sexual Revolution
Chemical engineers have a lot to answer for – including the Summer of Love. Claudia Flavell-Whi...
Andrew Grove – The Processor Engineer
Richard Jansen looks at the life and work of Andrew Grove, a founding father of the silicon age
Vladimir Haensel – Breath of Fresh Air
Vladimir Haensel’s brainchild, the platforming process, underpins transport and plastics producti...
Pfizer's Penicillin Pioneers – Jasper Kane and John McKeen
Pfizer's Penicillin Pioneers – Jasper Kane and John McKeen
Magnus von Braun – Rocket man
Overshadowed by his brother Wernher, Magnus von Braun still had a fateful role to play. Claudia F...
Dudley Maurice Newitt – Chemical engineering meets James Bond
Claudia Flavell-While goes on the trail of Dudley Maurice Newitt – a developer of spy gadgetry an...
Making Feedback Powerful
Tips on giving and receiving feedback
A Sneak Peak at Air Products’ Graduate Recruitment Process
Insights on how a major employer of engineers handles its graduate recruitment process.
Equipped to Innovate
Rethinking the PhD – and your perceptions
Kenneth Bingham Quinan and colleagues – An explosive start
2015 marks the centenary of the Great Shell Crisis of World War I (WWI), in which the British Arm...
Johann Glauber – Alchemy to Modern Chemistry
Alchemy. It’s a word that conjures up images of charlatans and quackery, of quasi-mythical men po...
George E Davis – Meet the Daddy
For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to f...
Modern Times
Leo Hendrik Baekeland, the inventor of Bakelite, whose work ushered in the age of polymers
Dermot Manning and colleagues at ICI – Plastic Fantastic
The commercial success of PE starts with Reginald Gibson, Eric Fawcett, Michael Perrin and Dermot...
Edward Charles Howard and Norbert Rillieux – Sugar plantation slavery and the birth of chemical engineering
The prospects at birth for Edward Charles Howard and Norbert Rillieux could scarcely have been mo...
Arthur D Little – Dedicated to industrial progress
Arthur D Little defined unit operations and, with it, a whole profession, says Claudia Flavell-While
Nicolas Leblanc – Revolutionary discoveries
One of the first chemicals to be produced at industrial scale, a product that laid the foundation...
Henry Bessemer – Man of Steel
If the industrial revolution was built on steel, then the father of the industrial revolution was...
Carl von Linde and William Hampson – Cool inventions
Beer has a lot to answer for, and not just beer bellies. Beer is also to blame for some key techn...
Thomas Midgley – A troubled legacy
From fuel hero to climate zero: Claudia Flavell-While on the turbulent life of Thomas Midgley
Waldo Semon – Rubber, PVC and... bubblegum?
Waldo Semon has a lot to answer for, finds Claudia Flavell-While
Donald Campbell and colleagues – Fuelling a way of life
Fluid catalytic cracking has been called ‘the most revolutionary chemical engineering achievement...
Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch – Feed the World
No chemical engineering feat better illustrates the double-edged nature of many inventions than t...
News
Apsey wins election to be future president as IChemE announces new members of Board of Trustees and Congress
MARK APSEY has been elected to IChemE’s Board of Trustees as deputy president and will become pre...
Alvin Nienow, 1937-2022
ALVIN NIENOW, a pioneer of biochemical engineering, has died aged 85.
IChemE opens applications for fellowship to brief UK MPs on science and engineering
ICHEME is accepting applications from final year students and postgraduates for the Ashok Kumar F...
IChemE Safety Centre Director appointed chair of Major Hazards Advisory Committee
TRISH KERIN, director of the IChemE Safety Centre, has been appointed chair of the Major Hazards ...
Sir David Harrison, 1930-2023
Sir David Harrison, an educationalist who co-published leading literature on fluidisation, died o...
Claire Adjiman elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
CLAIRE ADJIMAN, a chemical engineer and Fellow of IChemE, has been elected to the US National Aca...
Iain Conn appointed next chair of EngineeringUK
IAIN CONN, a chemical engineer and IChemE Fellow, is set to become the new chair of EngineeringUK...
A century of chemical engineering at UCL
ICHEME president David Bogle has given a speech to UCL students in which he traced the history of...
Darrell Patterson awarded Bath’s first ever posthumous professorship
DARRELL PATTERSON is the first person to be awarded a posthumous professorship by the UK’s Univer...
Azapagic awarded Davis medal as IChemE announces 2023 prize winners
ADISA Azapagic has been awarded the Davis Medal for her work on sustainable production and consum...
Engineers awarded QEPrize for advancing solar PV technology
IN ITS 10th year, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to four engineers wh...
Roger Kilburn appointed chair of NEPIC
ROGER KILBURN, a chemical engineer and Fellow of IChemE, has been appointed the chair of the UK’s...
John O’Shea, 1947-2023
Obituary of John O'Shea a devoted volunteer, mentor and teacher, whose dedication to the professi...
Yvonne Baker appointed IChemE CEO
YVONNE BAKER has been appointed the new CEO of IChemE and will join the institution in April.
Folayan awarded MBE in New Year Honours
ICHEME Fellow Oluwole Olawale Folayan has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Emp...
IChemE member is Australia’s first Chief Circular Engineer
ICHEME member Ali Abbas, one of Australia’s leading chemical engineers, has been announced as Aus...
Lindsay Mallen, 1931–2022
ARTHUR Lindsay Mallen, a keen mentor to both young and not-so-young professionals and a longstand...
New RAEng Fellows includes three IChemE members
THE ROYAL Academy of Engineering has elected 72 leading UK and international figures in the field...
IChemE pays tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
ICheme has issued a statement paying tribute to Her Majesty the Queen, who sadly passed away on 8...
Shell's CEO to step down next year
SHELL’S CEO, Ben van Beurden, is preparing to step down next year after nearly a decade as head o...
Marlene Kanga to present at joint Chemeca and Hazards Australasia event
CHARTERED chemical engineer Marlene Kanga, who successfully campaigned for World Engineering Day,...
Thomas Michael O’Connor, 1953–2022
THOMAS Michael O’Connor, who dedicated his life to educating chemical engineers about the importa...
Josh Fearns awarded Ashok Kumar Fellowship
JOSH Fearns, a chemical engineering graduate of the University of Surrey, UK has been awarded ICh...
Colin Ramshaw, 1936–2022
Considered by many to be the “Father of Process Intensification”, Colin Ramshaw leaves behind a l...
IChemE announces shortlisted finalists for Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced the shortlisted finalists for its annual Malaysia awards. They include Sime ...
Reverend Richard Coles to host IChemE Global Awards 2022
Radio presenter, and Strictly Come Dancing TV show presenter Reverend Richard Coles has been sign...
Dame Judith Hackitt to speak at Hazards 32
Former IChemE President Dame Judith Hackitt will reflect on the importance of cross-sector hazard...
INWED: Navya Thomas recognised as an innovator
COINCIDING with the celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2022, Research ...
New IChemE President David Bogle on using ethics to power the profession
DAVID Bogle has become the 81st President of IChemE. Yesterday, he delivered an Address focussed ...
Marlene Kanga awarded Queen’s Birthday Honours
MARLENE Kanga, a chartered chemical engineer who successfully campaigned for a global engineering...
Student team’s water sterilisation system wins sustainability competition
A TEAM of school students who designed a solar water sterilisation system has won this year’s Dav...
Ocone elected to IChemE Board on social responsibility pledge
RAFFAELLA OCONE has been elected to IChemE’s Board of Trustees.
Andrew Livingston elected to the Royal Society
ANDREW LIVINGSTON, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen Mary University of London, has been...
Nigel Hirst announced as next Deputy President as IChemE voting opens
NIGEL Hirst will be IChemE’s next Deputy President, while David Edwards will join the Board of Tr...
Clive (Alan) Millington, 1943–2022
Obituary of Clive Millington, former Deputy Head of Department at the University of Surrey
Students invited to apply for Fellowship to brief UK Members of Parliament
STUDENTS who are interested in science and technology policy are invited to apply for the Ashok K...
Boukouvala awarded IChemE’s first Junior Sargent Medal, as Institution announces annual prize winners
ICHEME’S inaugural Junior Sargent Medal has been awarded to Fani Boukouvala for her development o...
Japanese inventor awarded 2022 QEPrize
MASATO Sagawa has won the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) for his work on th...
‘Biotech pioneer’ Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of fraud
ELIZABETH HOLMES, a former chemical engineering student who garnered praise as a Silicon Valley b...
Uğur Tüzün 1956–2021
Obituary of Uğur Tüzün, FIChemE, author, teacher and researcher in the field of particle technology
Yvonne Baker awarded OBE
ICHEME Chartered member Yvonne Baker has been recognised for services to STEM education, receivin...
David Wood AO, 1937-2021
Obituary of David Wood, international statesman of the chemical engineering profession and first ...
Ray Sinnott, 1931–2021
RAY SINNOTT, who had a profound impact on chemical engineers through the book Chemical Engineerin...
Peter Ashman helms Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers
PETER ASHMAN is the new Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers ...
Clean TeQ Water wins top accolade at IChemE Awards
A WASTEWATER treatment process that uses bacteria immobilised in plastic lenses has been awarded ...
Chemical engineers join Biden advisory panel
TWO chemical engineers – Frances Arnold and Paula Hammond – will advise US President Joe Biden as...
IChemE Fellow awarded 2021 Chemeca Medal
ROSE Amal, a Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded this year’s prestigious Chemeca Medal, in recog...
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 an...
IChemE member’s donation to support RAEng SME programme
IAN Shott, Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and IChemE Fellow, has gifted the academy’s Enter...
John Bridgwater, 1938–2021
Obituary of John Bridgwater, former IChemE president
John Ross Grace, 1943–2021
Obituary of John Grace, one of the leading chemical engineers in Canada, known worldwide for his ...
IChemE Fellow joins international carbon emissions panel
DATUK Sazali Hamzah, IChemE Fellow and CEO of Petronas Chemical Group, has been appointed to the ...
Jane Cutler becomes 80th IChemE President
JANE Cutler has become the 80th President of IChemE. She delivered an expansive Presidential addr...
Dairy pioneer Kevin Marshall honoured by the Queen
KEVIN Marshall has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the Queen, for his ...
Student team’s potato mask wins inaugural John Davidson competition
A TEAM of school students who developed a biodegradable face mask made from potato starch have wo...
David Bogle elected as IChemE’s 81st President
DAVID Bogle has been elected as IChemE’s President for 2022/3. The news comes as IChemE announced...
John Botterill, 1929–2021
JOHN BOTTERILL, a pioneer of heat transfer research, died in Birmingham, UK, on 9 February at the...
IChemE pays tribute to Royal Patron Prince Philip
ICHEME has paid tribute to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and his time as Royal Patron of ...
Obituary Giovanni (Jan) Guidoboni CEng FIChemE, 1940–2021
Obituary of Jan Guidoboni, a long-time Fellow of IChemE, winner of the Donald Medal 1996 for “out...
Energy and medical research experts to share Covid-19 safety lessons at IChemE Hazards conference
ICHEME has announced that process safety experts from the energy and medical research sectors wil...
New Kletz book compiles safety pioneer’s lessons for a new generation
ICHEME has published a new book showcasing the works of process safety pioneer Trevor Kletz.
IChemE Fellows awarded 2021 Australia Day Honours
LAST week, chemical engineers and Fellows of IChemE Chris Fell and the late Graeme Paul were reco...
Bagshaw awarded CBE in New Year Honours
STEVE Bagshaw, a Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List for his se...
IChemE Fellows recognised with 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours
HER Majesty The Queen has awarded 2020 Birthday Honours to chemical engineers and IChemE Fellows ...
IChemE Fellows Ding, Edwards and Matar elected to RAEng
THREE ICHEME Fellows – Yulong Ding, David Edwards and Omar Matar – have been elected as Fellows o...
Robert Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex, has died aged 83
ROBERT “Bob” Gore, chemical engineer and renowned inventor of Gore-Tex has died at the age of 83.
IChemE Fellow recognised for efforts against Covid
ICHEME Fellow Zhanfeng Cui and his team at the University of Oxford, UK have received an award fr...
RAEng working to deliver more representative Fellowship
THE UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has launched a campaign aiming to deliver a Fellows...
Obituary Owen Edward Potter AM, 1925–2020
Obituary of Owen Edward Potter AM, a seminal figure in chemical engineering in Australia.
Covestro funds professorship to advance electrochemistry research
RWTH Aachen University, Germany is expanding research into electrochemistry – an area that could ...
New UKRI CEO appointed
BRITISH plant biologist Dame Ottoline Leyser has been appointed as new CEO of UK Research and Inn...
Jane Cutler wins election to become IChemE Deputy President
JANE Cutler has been elected to take up the position of IChemE Deputy President from June.
John Morelly Solbett 1919–2020
Obituary of John Solbett, former IChemE President
Anim-Somuah recognised by Forbes
THADDEUS Anim-Somuah has been recognised by media outlet Forbes as one of its 30 people under the...
New IChemE Malaysia Board visits Royal Patron
EARLIER this month, members of the new IChemE Malaysia Board paid a courtesy visit to Her Royal H...
Canada awards Lister for his contributions to nuclear and safety
DEREK LISTER has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to nuclear ...
Manchester Uni students win IChemE prize for designing greener process
A TEAM of students from University of Manchester, UK, has won IChemE’s Macnab-Lacey Prize for the...
Ronald Hughes, 1928–2020
Obituary of Ronald Hughes, an influential catalysis researcher
Steve Rae to give Trevor Kletz lecture
PIPER Alpha survivor Steve Rae will share the story of how his survival has led to a lifelong dri...
IChemE medal winners announced
ENERGY experts and dedicated volunteers are among 26 chemical engineers being recognised by IChem...
IChemE Fellow appointed as champion to help address industrial decarbonisation challenges
UK Research and Innovation has appointed Mercedes Maroto-Valer, IChemE Fellow and Professor at He...
Derby exhibition showcases women in engineering
THE University of Derby, UK is currently hosting a photography exhibit entitled Women Engineers –...
John Davidson, 1926–2019
Obituary of John Davidson, often referred to as a “founding father of fluidisation” in chemical e...
Poliakoff receives China’s highest honour for foreign scientists
BRITISH chemist Sir Martyn Poliakoff has received the 2019 International Science and Technology C...
Foo granted Fellowship by Academy of Sciences Malaysia
ICHEME Fellow Dominic Foo has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
Jones awarded RACI Distinguished Fellowship
ICHEME Fellow Clifford Jones has been awarded a Distinguished Fellowship by the Royal Australian ...
IChemE Member Mandy Lester wins 2019 Karen Burt Award
MANDY LESTER, Chartered Member of IChemE, has won the 2019 Karen Burt Award for her commitment to...
Petronas triumphs at IChemE’s Malaysia Awards 2019
OIL and gas company Petronas scooped four out of the eight trophies given at IChemE’s Malaysia Aw...
Periodic Videos on the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry win
YOUTUBE star and chemist Martyn Poliakoff has published a video looking at lithium-ion batteries,...
Scientists win Nobel prize for developing Li-ion batteries
THE 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and A...
Malaysian students awarded new IChemE SIESO Medal
ICHEME has awarded the new SIESO Medal, a student process safety award, to four chemical engineer...
IChemE Member attends palace ceremony for Queens Award
ICHEME Member Irteza Piracha has attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace after the company he le...
University of Canterbury student wins New Zealand Postgraduate Researcher of the Year 2019
ICHEME has awarded Leatham Landon-Lane, chemical engineering post-graduate student at the Univers...
IChemE Fellows receive Queen’s Birthday Honours
HER Majesty The Queen has awarded birthday honours to IChemE Fellow Katherine Hirschfeld and Hono...
IChemE presents awards to ten chemical engineers
ON 23 May IChemE presented ten chemical engineers with medals for their outstanding contributions...
Warwick Davis to host the IChemE Global Awards 2019
ACTOR Warwick Davis will host IChemE’s Global Awards on 7 November in Hull, UK.
Higman awarded IChemE Hebden Medal
CHRIS Higman has been awarded IChemE’s Hebden Medal for his contributions to gasification.
Henricus Michels (1934-2019)
HENRICUS ‘Hans’ Michels passed away peacefully on 8 March at the age of 85.
Kevin Dixon-Jackson (1947-2019)
KEVIN Dixon-Jackson, a longstanding member of IChemE’s Hazards conference organising committee, p...
Chemical engineer briefs UK politicians on chemical weapons
CHEMICAL engineering postgraduate Jeni Spragg has produced a report to help UK parliamentarians m...
Richardson set to become IChemE Deputy President
ICHEME has announced that Stephen Richardson will be presented to the AGM for election as Deputy ...
Vale CEO resigns after Brazil dam collapse
FABIO Schvartsman has resigned as the CEO of Vale, following the fatal collapse of a Vale mine ta...
IChemE names safety prize in Sam Mannan’s honour
SAM Mannan, a safety expert who died last year, will have a prize named in his honour at IChemE’s...
GPS pioneers win prestigious QEPrize
FOUR engineers responsible for creating the first global, satellite-based positioning system – GP...
Perkins report finds scant progress on engineering skills
FIVE years on from the publication of his engineering skills review for the UK Government, former...
IChemE, Chester Uni and industry join forces on first chemeng apprenticeship
ICHEME, the University of Chester, and major employers in the region are working together to offe...
Geoffrey Hewitt: 1934–2019
GEOFFREY (“Geoff”) Hewitt, Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London,...
Alvin Nienow wins Peter Dunnill Award
ICHEME Fellow Alvin Nienow has received the Peter Dunnill Award in recognition of his outstanding...
Pioneering professor awarded IChemE medal
ICHEME has awarded the Andrew Medal to Freek Kapteijn, Professor and Section Head of Catalysis En...
IChemE members honoured by Malaysia science academy
SIX IChemE members have been recognised for their research excellence by the Academy of Sciences ...
IChemE Fellows awarded New Year’s Honours
ICHEME Fellows and chemical engineering professors, Geoffrey Maitland and Raffaella Ocone, have b...
Chemical engineering student recognised for academic performance
A CHEMICAL engineering Master’s student at the University of Chester, UK, has been awarded a regi...
Westminster Abbey hosts engineering celebration
ENGINEERING was the focus of celebration today at a first-of-a-kind national service held at Lond...
BP launches Kathleen Lonsdale fellowships at the University of Manchester
BP-FUNDED fellowships have been awarded to two scientists at the UK’s University of Manchester. T...
Bloomberg hosts second London sustainability summit
THROUGHOUT history, industries have either fought change or embraced it. Now, with the global thr...
Waste to BioSNG innovation wins big at IChemE Awards
A NEW technology that converts solid household waste into sustainable bio-energy has won the top ...
Hackitt and Daniels honoured by Imperial College
FORMER IChemE Council members Dame Judith Hackitt and Ed Daniels have been awarded honorary degre...
Science illustrated: Quentin Blake artwork opens at Science Museum
LAST night London’s Science Museum unveiled a series of drawings by renowned illustrator Quentin ...
Queen of Perak presents IChemE Awards to outstanding young engineers
Her Royal Highness Zara Salim, Queen of Perak, presented two promising chemical engineers with tr...
Caltech chemical engineer Frances Arnold wins Nobel Prize
CHEMICAL engineer Frances Arnold has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her pione...
Chemical engineering professors recognised with Royal Academy fellowship
CHEMICAL engineering professors and IChemE members, Chris Hewitt, Zhibing Zhang, and Barry Lennox...
Chemical engineer to brief parliamentarians on chemical weapons
JENNIFER Spragg, a postgraduate student in bioenergy at the University of Leeds, UK, will advise ...
Roger Sargent 1926-2018
ROGER Sargent, the founding father of process systems engineering, passed away on 11 September fo...
IChemE chair meets Malaysian minster to promote expert input
THE chair of IChemE’s Malaysia board, Christina Phang, has met with the country’s new energy mini...
M Sam Mannan 1954–2018
M SAM MANNAN, a chemical engineer and pioneer of process safety, passed away on 11 September 2018.
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...
Nuclear energy and sustainability experts heading to Manchester
LEADING engineering experts in nuclear energy and sustainability will deliver keynote speeches at...
Wine-making and pharmaceuticals will be topics at Chemeca 2018 conference
PLENARY speeches on topics of wine-making and pharmaceuticals have been announced for Australasia...
Chemical engineers talk fire safety
FIRE safety is important to all of us, both in residential buildings and on industrial sites, and...
Queen honours Rose Amal, David Hind, Graham Hutchings and Jim Ratcliffe
THE QUEEN has awarded birthday honours to four members of IChemE: Rose Amal, David Hind, Graham H...
IChemE member honoured by World Economic Forum
IChemE member Rona Chandrawati has been named in the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Young Scientists...
IChemE awards engineers for their work on process safety
SEVEN chemical engineers have been awarded medals for their outstanding contributions to process ...
Philip Aldridge shares his plans as new NEPIC CEO
PHILIP ALDRIDGE, an IChemE member who has taken over as CEO of England’s Northeast Process Indust...
Gladden to lead EPSRC
CHEMICAL engineer Lynn Gladden will be the next executive chair of the Engineering and Physical S...
200 gather to celebrate engineering excellence in the Northwest of England
MORE than 200 engineers gathered in Manchester, UK, earlier this month to celebrate excellence in...
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 Queensla...
Distinguished chemical engineers join QE Prize panel
TWO chemical engineers - Jinghai Li and Raghunath Anant Mashelkar – have joined the judging panel...
Chemical companies review lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
AN INDUSTRY forum held in Texas has discussed the response of chemical companies to Hurricane Har...
Liveris to step down as chair of DowDuPont in April
CHEMICAL engineer Andrew Liveris will step down in April as executive chair of DowDuPont, the hol...
Fire safety will be discussed at Hazards Australasia 2018
FIRE safety will be a key topic at IChemE’s process safety conference Hazards Australasia 2018, w...
Members announced for new trustee candidate review committee
ICHEME has announced the six members of a new committee that has been formed to ensure that trust...
Wan Zulkiflee will head Petronas for another three years
ICHEME Fellow Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Arrifin has had his contract as CEO of Petronas extended ...
Chemical engineers to do battle in UK television quiz
TWO Chartered Members of IChemE, Sanjoy Sen and Mick Lee, will clash on Monday night on UK televi...
Australia honours IChemE Fellows
CHEMICAL engineers Russell Scott and David Wood have been awarded Member in the General Division ...
Noël wins DECHEMA prize for his leaf-inspired microreactors
CHEMICAL engineer Timothy Noël has been awarded the 2017 DECHEMA Prize for his pioneering work on...
EGM delivers vote of confidence in IChemE Council
ICHEME’s membership has delivered a strong vote of confidence in the current leadership at an ext...
New Year’s OBE for Higgins
STAN HIGGINS, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded an OBE in the UK’s New Year’s Honou...
Nanogirl and Transpower CEO top Chemeca 2018 bill
MICHELLE “NANOGIRL” DICKINSON from the University of Auckland and Transpower CEO Alison Andrew wi...
IChemE Fellow Hapgood made dean at Deakin
ICHEME Fellow Karen Hapgood has been appointed executive dean of the faculty of science, engineer...
Call for engineering in schools
IMECHE has released a report calling for the UK government to integrate engineering into the scho...
Biggs appointed senior deputy vice-chancellor of UWA
SIMON BIGGS, currently the executive dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Informa...
Patrick Vallance is named UK chief scientific adviser
THE UK government has announced that it has appointed Patrick Vallance as its chief scientific ad...
Winners announced at eighth IChemE Singapore Awards
THE National University of Singapore (NUS), Shell and Croda were amongst the winners at the eight...
IChemE appoints Mangkusasono as Oman ambassador
ICHEME has appointed Henry Mangkusasono, technical safety engineer at Petroleum Development Oman ...
Industrial fellowship for ‘living medicine’ cancer treatment
AN ICHEME Associate Member has won a prestigious funding award for her work on a cancer treatment...
Liveris to leave Dow for battery firm Novonix
ANDREW Liveris will take a board position at an Australian battery company when he steps down fro...
IChemE Member Madeleine Jones wins Karen Burt Award
MADELEINE JONES, a Chartered Member of IChemE, has won the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Ka...
IChemE member an ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women finalist
ICHEME associate member Chong Mei Fong will represent Malaysia as a finalist in the ASEAN-US Scie...
Bright ideas: Rakesh Agrawal on developing a solar economy
RAKESH AGRAWAL, chemical engineering professor at Purdue University, speaks on camera to The Chem...
EFCE honours individuals and team that developed 3D-printed reactor
THE European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) has today announced the winners of a serie...
Starter for ten…
AN ICHEME student member is representing the profession on the BBC’s University Challenge – and h...
IChemE member wins Malaysian award
A PRESTIGIOUS award that honours outstanding young Malaysians has been won by IChemE Member Denny...
Finalists announced for IChemE Awards 2017
ICHEME has announced a total of almost 200 finalists for its 2017 Global, Singapore and Malaysia ...
IChemE Fellow on UK Council for Science and Technology
CHEMICAL engineer Max Lu has been appointed to the UK Council for Science and Technology (CST), a...
RAEng: Culture change needed for inclusion
THE engineering profession needs a widespread culture change to improve inclusion in the workplac...
Three IChemE Fellows elected RAEng Fellows
THREE IChemE Fellows, Joan Cordiner, Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Dame Angela Strank have been electe...
Girls: stick with it
TODAY is International Women in Engineering Day, and while 16% of engineering students are female...
