IChemE Needs You!
Mike Cloke reflects on his volunteer role, and discusses opportunities for others to get involved
Features
Going with the Flow
Rob Best explains continued efforts to streamline membership applications
Giving Back
Andrea Hosey and Mark Sutton examine the needs and experiences of IChemE’s bank of volunteers
Digital Twins in the Chemical Process Industries
Joanne Tanner and Colin Newbery discuss the hype and the hope for digital twins
What I Wish I knew as an Undergraduate
Laura Grindey, Paul Jenkinson and Sameen Barabhuiya of IChemE’s National Early Careers Committee ...
Safety Moments: What to Expect from Hazards 32
IChemE Past President Ken Rivers on what to expect from the coming Hazards event
Safety: Digitalising Process Safety
Helen Kilbride and Krisshala Sinanan discuss the benefits and challenges
Safety is my job: Muhammad Naeem Ullah
Robin Turney speaks to Muhammad Naeem Ullah about his work as a process safety specialist at the ...
Using Ethics to Power the Profession
Amanda Jasi reports from this year’s Presidential Address
Ethics Series: Educating Ethical Chemical Engineers
David Shallcross and Allyson Woodford discuss challenges and methods to teach ethics, using real-...
Question Time: Social Experience
Chemical engineers gather to discuss how the profession can help shape a better future
Ethics Series: Did you sleep well?
Speaking the truth when others don’t want to hear has to be part of our DNA as engineers, says Da...
Centenary Themes: Social Experience
At-a-glance information on what's in the third of our centenary theme specials
Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund: Supporting members
Keith Batchelor explains the fund, and shares some personal accounts from members that have ben...
Centenary Themes: Education
At-a-glance information on what's in the second of our centenary theme specials
Question Time: Education
Experts from academia and industry discuss the challenges in chemical engineering education and w...
Teaching: Educating Chemical Engineers on Digitalisation
Esther Ventura-Medina, Joanne Tanner and Brent Young explain why digital literacy is so important
The Explosive Foundation of IChemE
With IChemE’s Centenary celebrations under way, Martin Pitt explores the chemical engineers who i...
Question Time: Sustainability
Experts gather to discuss our discipline’s future in terms of sustainability and the environment
The Sustainability Hub: Why? What? Who? & How?
Trish Melton looks at IChemE’s new Sustainability Hub for members
IChemE and Net Zero
Marc Allen provides an update on the work IChemE is doing to deliver on its net zero commitment
An Introduction to Safety is my Job
Members of IChemE's Safety & Loss Prevention SIG introduce a series that showcases the roles in p...
Your Opportunity to Help Shape IChemE
IChemE Chief Executive Jon Prichard encourages members to engage in the upcoming elections
Celebrating 100 Years
Adam Duckett on the turbulent crucible in which IChemE was formed
100 Centuries of Chemical Engineering
In a prelude to IChemE’s centenary celebrations, IChemE Fellow Martin Pitt charts the influence o...
Poised Precariously
Adam Duckett on the frustrations and relative successes of COP26
IChemE at COP26
IChemE participated in three events at the climate summit
A Trusted Advisor
In the sixth in a series about chemical engineers who volunteer their skills to contribute to s...
IChemE and Climate Change: Support for Chemical Engineering
Andrew Jamieson updates on how IChemE is ensuring that there are systems and resources available ...
Chemical Engineers Delivering Climate Change Action
In the lead-up to COP26, Amanda Lake discusses how IChemE is delivering on its climate change co...
What Matters to You?
Andrea Hosey reports on the latest IChemE member engagement survey, and finds out how we’re doing
We Only Get Them When We’re Good!
In the fifth in a series about chemical engineers who volunteer their skills to contribute to soc...
Celebrating IChemE as a Learned Society
Alexandra Meldrum recalls our learned society’s achievements and previews what’s to come
The Middlewich Job (the Pump Preservation Society)
In the fourth in a series about chemical engineers who volunteer their skills to contribute to so...
John Ross Grace, 1943–2021
Obituary of John Grace, one of the leading chemical engineers in Canada, known worldwide for his ...
Remaining Relevant in a Changing World
New IChemE President Jane Cutler speaks to Adam Duckett
IChemE’s New Major Hazards Management Agenda
IChemE groups will speak with one voice, says Margaret Donnan
A Lego Technic Cupcake Production Line
In the third of a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute...
Decarbonisation of End Uses
Malcolm Wilkinson and members of the Sustainability Special Interest Group discuss the technologi...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Measuring Progression
Macsene Isles-Ahite, David Lloyd-Roach and Alana Collis talk about why IChemE needs to better und...
Research Bias
Raffaella Ocone and Nina Baker seek out the stories of chemical engineering’s female forerunners
Men as Allies
Adam Duckett asks what are men doing to help support gender diversity and inclusion?
Digital Risk Management: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility
Joanne Tanner and Tristan Hunter introduce a new member-led series on digitalisation, and in this...
Solving Problems at Scale
Jane Cutler talks to Adam Duckett about her inspirations and quest for skills
Zero-Carbon Electricity
Malcolm Wilkinson and members of the Sustainabilty Special Interest Group discuss the technologie...
Volunteer Spotlight: Zaid Rawi
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Climate Action Plans
Get involved, says Claire MacLeod of IChemE’s Learned Society Committee Responsible Production Wo...
A Low-Temperature Heat Highway to Zero Carbon
In the first in a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute...
STEM Outreach: It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas
Ioulia Bykova shares the positive experiences of giving back and inspiring the younger generation
What Matters to You?– Part 3
Wendy Wilson provides a final update on the status of actions from IChemE’s Member Engagement Survey
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...
Book Review: Trevor Kletz Compendium: His Process Safety Wisdom Updated for a New Generation
Andy Brazier, David Edwards, Fiona Macleod, Craig Skinner, Ivan Vince; ISBN: 9780128194478; Elsev...
Championing Research
A message from the new Editor-in-Chief of ChERD, Jerry Heng
Call and Response
Adam Duckett on member feedback
How Can We Help Address the Harmful, Enduring Legacy of Bhopal?
Last year, IChemE’s President Stephen Richardson took the unusual step of writing to India’s Prim...
Bath Triumphs at Virtual Frank Morton 2021
Amanda Jasi speaks to event organiser Benjamin Fadele
More SMART Thinking
Ainslie Just provides an update on IChemE’s Programme SMART
LOPA Versus Covid
Ali Mokhber, Christopher Ross, and Pablo Garcia-Trinanes describe how layers of protection analys...
Election Fever
IChemE CEO Jon Prichard leads the call for nominations for roles on the Board of Trustees, Congre...
Upon the Shoulders of Giants
Alexandra Meldrum introduces Communities of Practice
The Pharmaceutical Industry: Engineering Frustrations
Hedley Rees and Keith Plumb discuss how current methods of drug development are impeding engineer...
IChemE Sets Out Stance on Climate Change
Mark Apsey shares IChemE’s new position statement on climate change and the consultation process ...
A Virtual Meeting at 10 Downing Street
Tom White, IChemE Trustee and CEO of C-Capture, presses Boris Johnson for support on scaleup
Your Opportunity to Make a Difference
Jon Prichard calls on members to exercise their rights
Digital Therapeutics
How far has the technology come, asks Parminder Bansal
Volunteer Spotlight: Johan Alimin Samad
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
CPD Requirements are Changing – Are You Ready?
Alan Harper of IChemE’s Professional Formation Forum urges members to prepare for mandated CPD au...
A Cog in the Machine
Jon Prichard and Claudia Flavell-While explain IChemE’s role in supporting the innovation process
Supporting members during these distressing times
How the IChemE Benevolent Fund is supporting members during this extraordinary period, including ...
Quickly, More Vaccines
Chris Lucas speaks to Adam Duckett about accelerating the UK’s emergency vaccine production capab...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) and IChemE
Macsene Isles-Ahite shares her vision for ED&I in IChemE and the chemical engineering profession.
Volunteer Spotlight: Tan Geok Chai
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Giving Back to the Profession
Jane Cutler, IChemE’s newly-elected Deputy President, talks to Adam Duckett
Climate Change, Hazards and Digitalisation
Sam Wilkinson discusses IChemE’s ongoing Learned Society activity
Chemical Engineering Education in the Age of Disruption
Esther Ventura-Medina wonders what will the future look like after Covid-19?
Owen Edward Potter AM, 1925–2020
Obituary of Owen Edward Potter AM, a seminal figure in chemical engineering in Australia.
Volunteer Spotlight: Qua Kiat Seng
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
INWED: Female chemical engineers recognised for green leadership
AS celebrations get underway for International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), we caught up wit...
PPE Challenge Accepted
Zeb Ahmed and Nick Geary talk to Adam Duckett about the projects they are facilitating to help fi...
A Learned Society with International Reach
IChemE’s ongoing learned society activity
Volunteer Spotlight: Azzam Younes
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
The diagnostics challenge
Testing provides the essential information needed for key decisions such as when to relax lockdow...
Managing vaccine manufacture scaleup
Withthe UK Government having announced the formation of a new taskforce that will help prepare th...
We asked 400 members…
Richard Cousins reviews the key lessons from a member CPD sampling exercise, and what comes next
Overcoming oxygen supply issues
Patients made severely ill may have difficulty breathing and require treatment with machines such...
Learned society responds to Covid-19
It is a key part of our professional engineering responsibility that we use our skills and expert...
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
Individual Case Procedure
Rob Best explains how volunteers are developing a better filter for membership applications
Learned Society Update
Claudia Flavell-While updates on the progress of IChemE’s learned society activities
SMART Thinking
Ainslie Just provides an update on IChemE’s Programme SMART
Volunteer Spotlight: Amanda Talhat
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Pure and Simple
Miguel Johansson Finguerut describes his work on community water projects in central Mexico
Addressing the Grand Challenges
Claudia Flavell-While looks at learned society priorities
IChemE 100
John McGagh talks about his new role as Chair of the IChemE100 Steering Committee
What Matters to You?
Wendy Wilson reports on the actions from the IChemE Member Engagement survey
John Davidson, 1926–2019
Obituary of John Davidson, often referred to as a “founding father of fluidisation” in chemical e...
Volunteer Spotlight: Denis Ring
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Spiralling Up
IChemE President Stephen Richardson talks to Adam Duckett about his ambitions for IChemE
Presidential Review: Restating and Reinvigorating IChemE
Ken Rivers reflects on his 18 months as IChemE President
Policy Perspective
Samson Yosef explains how IChemE is supporting members to influence policy
Volunteer Spotlight: Christina Phang
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Led by Members
Jarka Glassey shines a light on IChemE's member-led transition
Strategy 2024
IChemE President Ken Rivers explains the purpose of Strategy 2024 and why it is fundamental to t...
Volunteer Spotlight: Fenella Nordquist
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Policy Perspective
Nooryesha Choudhury explains how IChemE is supporting members to influence policy
Policy Central
Nick Starkey of the Royal Academy of Engineering explains why engineering input is so crucial for...
What Matters to You?
Wendy Wilson, Joseph Agnew and Tom White report on the 2019 IChemE Member Engagement survey results
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...
Congress: Rising to the Challenge
Congress Chair Nigel Hirst discusses the group's enthusiastic start and its immediate priorities
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’...
Your Congress
Putting your votes into action
Mixing Music and Science
IChemE members on location, explaining chemical engineering to a unicorn, trainee Jedi knights an...
Joining Forces
Starting a learned society chain reaction
What Does Being a Learned Society Mean?
Join the discussion and share your views
Your Congress
Be the voice. Make a difference
Industrial Aftermath: Project Ends Toxic Pesticide Legacy
Mag Sim of Pure Earth takes us inside the collaborative effort that cleaned up a polluted industr...
Strathclyde to Uganda
A Strathclyde students' project to help supply clean water to rural areas in Uganda
Fresh faces
In the first of a series looking at the work of IChemE’s volunteers, we profile the Young Members...
News
Lindsay Mallen, 1931–2022
ARTHUR Lindsay Mallen, a keen mentor to both young and not-so-young professionals and a longstand...
IChemE President makes first overseas visit since pandemic
FOLLOWING a two-year break in overseas travel brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, IChemE Pres...
Policy progress – Australia’s Skills Supply
Alexandra Meldrum reports back from a national engineering skills meeting where calls were made f...
IChemE announces shortlisted finalists for Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced the shortlisted finalists for its annual Malaysia awards. They include Sime ...
Ocone elected to IChemE Board on social responsibility pledge
RAFFAELLA OCONE has been elected to IChemE’s Board of Trustees.
IChemE adds 25 new free-to-access books for members
TWENTY-FIVE new technical books have been added to Knovel for members of IChemE including books o...
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...
IChemE calls on UK Government to support engineering green skills
ICHEME has called on the UK Government to support the education and reskilling of engineers to he...
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...
Engineers Assemble: Royal Academy of Engineering calls meeting on ethics
ENGINEERS from across disciplines are being invited to attend the launch of a new report and pane...
Poll: Engineers warn sale of UK vaccine centre risks health security and industry innovation
ENGINEERS have hit out at the UK Government’s reported plans to sell off the country’s emergency ...
Farewell to 2021, and what to read while we’re away
WHETHER it’s serious engineering lessons and insights on career opportunities, or irreverent quer...
IChemE publishes accreditation guidance
ICHEME has updated its accreditation guidance for chemical engineering degree programmes and publ...
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 ...
Water experts issue call to action on climate
AN alliance of experts from across the water sector, including from IChemE, has issued a call to ...
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...
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...
Candidates announced for IChemE elections
ICHEME has announced the candidates running for available positions on the IChemE Board of Truste...
Richardson: Make systems thinking education mandatory
ICHEME President Stephen Richardson has recommended to a House of Lords select committee that sys...
Engineering regulator issues fresh guidance on sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY guidance for engineering professionals has been issued by the Engineering Council,...
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.
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 awards engineers who 3D print reactors
ENGINEERS from Air Liquide who are 3D printing reactors for the purpose of process intensificatio...
IChemE publishes position on climate change, committing to net zero
ICHEME has published its position statement on climate change, committing to collaborate in the g...
Petronas wins four awards at IChemE Malaysia ceremony
PETRONAS won four of eight awards at IChemE’s Malaysia Awards ceremony, which was held virtually ...
IChemE set to publish new Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Regulations
ICHEME is updating its Code of Professional Conduct and Disciplinary Regulations, with the change...
Engineers tell government how PPE could be reused in the UK
SERIOUS consideration should be given to decontaminating and reusing PPE to alleviate shortages a...
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...
ExxonMobil launches voluntary redundancy programme
EARLIER this month, ExxonMobil announced that it had launched a voluntary redundancy programme fo...
IChemE calls on community to nominate peers for prizes
ICHEME is calling on the chemical engineering community to make nominations for its annual medals...
IChemE opens member consultation on climate change position
ICHEME has launched a draft climate change position statement for members to comment on.
IChemE identifies vaccine production capabilities
ICHEME has compiled a list of manufacturing sites in the UK and Ireland that have the potential c...
Heriot-Watt receives IChemE accreditation at three campuses
HERIOT-WATT University has had its chemical engineering programmes at its campuses in Dubai and M...
IChemE announces new Congress members
ICHEME has announced 11 new members to take up positions on its member advisory body.
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.
Urgent call for members to donate unused PPE for testing
ICHEME is calling on members and their employers to donate any unused PPE they can spare to a vol...
Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by year end, says AZ CEO
ASTRAZENECA says it could begin production of a vaccine for Covid-19 by the end of the year after...
John Morelly Solbett 1919–2020
Obituary of John Solbett, former IChemE President
IChemE volunteers identify areas of focus to help fight pandemic
ICHEME’S volunteer Covid-19 Response Team has divided into distinct workstreams, including on dia...
UK launches vaccine taskforce to co-ordinate scaleup
THE UK Government has today announced the formation of a new taskforce that will help prepare the...
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...
IChemE medal winners announced
ENERGY experts and dedicated volunteers are among 26 chemical engineers being recognised by IChem...
World Engineering Day set for 4 March
WORLD Engineering Day for Sustainable Development will be celebrated on 4 March every year as a U...
LSC member quits over climate change concerns
TOM BAXTER has resigned from IChemE’s Learned Society Committee (LSC) because he feels the Instit...
IChemE calls on members to plan centenary
ICHEME is looking for enthusiastic members to help plan and prepare for its centenary in 2022.
Communication troubles are holding back UK biotech
ENGINEERING biology must learn to communicate better if the breakout discipline is to achieve its...
IChemE announces Global Awards finalists
ICHEME has announced there are more than 100 finalists shortlisted for its annual Global Awards.
Wolverhampton chemical engineering course accredited by IChemE
THE University of Wolverhampton has had its chemical engineering degree accredited by IChemE.
Royal Charter and By-law changes approved at IChemE AGM
VOTING Members (Fellows and Chartered Members) of IChemE have approved changes to its Royal Chart...
Richardson set to become IChemE Deputy President
ICHEME has announced that Stephen Richardson will be presented to the AGM for election as Deputy ...
IChemE announces annual medal winners
TWENTY-SIX chemical engineers have been recognised by the IChemE Medals and Prizes Committee for ...
Perkins report finds scant progress on engineering skills
FIVE years on from the publication of his engineering skills review for the UK Government, former...
Geoffrey Hewitt: 1934–2019
GEOFFREY (“Geoff”) Hewitt, Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London,...
Westminster Abbey hosts engineering celebration
ENGINEERING was the focus of celebration today at a first-of-a-kind national service held at Lond...
Hackitt and Daniels honoured by Imperial College
FORMER IChemE Council members Dame Judith Hackitt and Ed Daniels have been awarded honorary degre...
IChemE members invited to name Centenary project
THE IChemE Centenary Steering Committee, with approval from the Board of Trustees, has invited co...
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...
IChemE set to leave London premises
ICHEME has formally announced that it will leave its London premises at One Portland Place this m...
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...
GHD becomes IChemE Silver Corporate Partner
GHD has been awarded Silver Corporate Partner status by IChemE.
Nominations open for new IChemE member advisory body
ICHEME is calling on its members to put themselves forward for its new member advisory board, Con...
IChemE governance reforms pass at AGM
MEMBERS have voted in support of a package of reforms that will modernise IChemE’s governance and...
STEM outreach group warns about UK skills shortage
A SHORTAGE of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills is costing UK businesses £...
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...
IChemE announces the nominees to take up trustee positions in 2018
ICHEME has announced the final nominees for its 2018 trustee vacancies. Eighteen nominations from...
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...
