AIChE
Co-Inventors: Who Owns the Patent Rights?
M. Henry Heines
A joint invention arises from the combined efforts of two or more inventors. Once a patent is granted, however, the inventors do not necessarily share in the rewards.
CEP: AIChE Journal Highlight - Japan’s ChemE Curriculum Must Keep Up with a Changing Industry
The field of chemical engineering is changing — research has expanded into new areas that include bio, nano, and environmental technologies, and career paths taken by chemical engineers after graduation have become more diverse.
Special Section: Energy - Environmental Considerations of Shale Gas Development
Trevor Smith
The impacts of shale gas development on land, air, and water resources can and must be managed through sustainable operating practices.
CEP: Product Digest
This month's topic is heat transfer.
Are We Covered? Understand the Strengths and Weaknesses of a Patenting Policy
M. Henry Heines
Laboratory notebooks and provisional patent applications can be valuable components of an engineer’s patenting strategy if they are well-prepared, appropriately managed, and diligently followed up with a nonprovisional patent application.
CEP: Update
Oxide Catalysts Get Selective; New Catalyst Challenges Platinum; Quick-Release Tape Peels with Ease; Electronic Skin Mimics the Human Epidermis
CEP: Institute News
2012 Annual Meeting; President’s Corner; Divisions and Forums Present Honors; Election Results; Member News; Calendar
CEP: Product Digest
This month's topic is valves.
CEP: Editorial - Moving Beyond the Black Swan Excuse
Cynthia Mascone
Days after Superstorm Sandy hit the northeastern U.S., I attended the session “Accounting for Beyond Design Basis Events” at the 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, where CCPS Consultant John Murphy gave a talk entitled “Beware the Black Swan...
Assess Hazards with Process Flow Failure Modes Analysis
Rosalynn MacGregor
Process flow failure modes (PFFM) analysis is an intuitive, process-flow-directed way to identify potentially hazardous scenarios. Learn how to apply this technique to your process hazard reviews.
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