Chemical Engineering in the Next 25 Years
Phillip Westmoreland
Twenty-five of the profession’s thought-leaders speculate about what the future holds.
General Interest
CEP: Journal Highlight - ChemEs get Schooled in Sustainability
David T. Allen- University of Texas at Austin, David R. Shonnard- Michigan Technological University
Sustainable design will be required if the world is to support a growing population with increasingly higher living standards.
Science on a World Stage
Gordon Ellis
The first annual World Science Festival takes Manhattan by storm, with 120,000 people celebrating scientific diversity.
READER SURVEY: Where Do You Think We Are Headed?
Joanna Ziemlewski
Nearly 1,300 members responded to our online questionnaire about the future of chemical engineering. Here’s what they said.
CEP: Meeting Preview - Annual Meeting, Oct. 28- Nov. 2, Will Spotlight Energy and Water
This fall, Pittsburgh, PA- the city of bridges, and the site of AIChE's first Annual Meeting in 1908-will connect thousands of chemical enginners for an industry-spanning overview of the field's of hottest topics, when AIChE takes its Annual Meeting...
U.S. Research Universities - Globalize or Face Demise?
William R. Schowalter
Although the effects of globalization have revolutionized corporate behavior, they are only beginning to affect the thinking, and much less the policies, of U.S. research universities. It is something that should be embraced, rather than resisted.
From Small Acorns, Large Trees Grow
Jaromir J. Ulbrecht
As AIChE celebrates its history, one AIChE Fellow shares the history of a sister society
CEP: Profile - Engineering Flavors and Bridging Cultures
As the winner of a February 2012 episode of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, Winnette McIntosh Ambrose, a National Institute of Health scientist specializing in vision research, demonstrated that inspired chemical engineers can succeed in any realm — when they bring the right ingredients to the mix.
RFID - Rx for Drug Security?
Gerald Parkinson
Some pharmaceutical companies are turning to radio frequency identification to protect against counterfeiting and theft of expensive drugs.
CEP: Process Automation Corner - The American Philosopher-Kings and Technical Innovation
Terry McMahon
In his classical essay on polity, The Republic, Plato posits a breed of philosopher-kings who — ruling with wisdom, sagacity, and foresight — bring the blessings of perfect government to the citizenry. Although modern governments have not achieved...
The Two Hundred Mile Club
Chemical Engineers At NASA Take It To The Next Level
Designing the New Global Chemical Engineer
Joanna Ziemlewski
Universities around the world are tackling different pieces of the teaching puzzle to transform students into ideal chemical engineers.
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