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The New Energy Mix: Abundance and Sustainability? [Blog Series]

October 17, 2012
This is Part 5 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. My focus last week was the surge in US production of natural gas by hydrofracturing and the prospects for the rest of the world.

Shale Gas in the Middle of the Worldwide Energy Drama [Blog Series]

October 10, 2012
This is Part 4 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. To follow up on my previous posts, another important reason for foreseeing a new Golden Age of ChE is the dramatic change in the energy picture during the last two years.

More ChE Manufacturing: Rebuilding the Body

October 3, 2012
This is Part 3 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. Last week, I observed that ChE-style manufacturing often doesn’t fit the popular view of manufacturing, which is more mechanically than process-focused...

ChE-style Manufacturing Moves into the Spotlight

September 26, 2012
This is part 2 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. Last week, I contended that we are in the early stages of a new Golden Age of Chemical Engineering, listing five substantial reasons. Let’s look at the first one: Manufacturing’s shift to emphasize processes and properties – that is, it’s shifting toward aspects of manufacturing where ChEs are leaders.

New Faces in Engineering Nominations Due October 19, 2012

September 26, 2012
The deadline for nominations for the 2013 New Faces in Engineering program is October 19, AIChE is a sponsoring organization of Engineer's Week, the organizers of the New Faces program. New Faces recognizes the contributions of engineers 30 years of age or younger as of December 31, 2012.

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