Grand Challenges for Engineering
Gordon Ellis
Twentieth-century engineering enabled life as we know it. The National Academy of Engineering looks at what is needed in the future.
General Interest
A New Strategic Plan Catalyzes AIChE
Dale Keairns, H Scott Fogler, John Sofranko, Lawrence B. Evans, Dale L. Keairns, H. Scott Fogler, John A. Sofranko, and Rick Cain , Lawrence Evans, Richard Cain
In its second century, AIChE will be a globally recognized leader serving the diverse needs of the chemical engineering profession and society. Implementation of the strategic plan will focus on specific goals that reach beyond traditionalboundaries.
The Chemical Industry in México: Evolution, Challenges, and Perspectives
Enrico N. Martinez
New investments in industry and raw materials, as well as the modernization of infrastructures and industry practices, can help to reverse México's growing trade deficit and restore the health of its chemical industry.
CEP: Chem Economics - Manufacturing Renaissance Takes Hold in the U.S.
T. Kevin Swift
Many living in the Rust Belt — the northeastern region of the U.S. that experienced significant de-industrialization during the 1970s through the 2000s — got an up-close look at the decline in manufacturing in the U.S. In the wake of the Great...
Process Technology Networks in the Netherlands
Andrzej Stankiewicz, Tjeerd Jongsma
Marked by a culture of open innovation, the Dutch system of collaboration creates unique opportunities for advances in process technology.
Changes: The Evolution of the Chemicals Industry in the U.K.
Claudia Flavell-While
Rumors of the demise of the U.K. chemicals industry are greatly exaggerated.
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.
Mohsen Almajnouni: Progress is a Process
For Almajnouni, Process Domain Manager at Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) and long-time chair of AIChE’s Saudi Arabia Local Section, progress is a byword in a life shaped by the will to embrace change.
Use Cloud Tools to Collaborate
Loraine Kasprzak
Internet-based applications are changing the way chemical engineers collaborate. These virtual tools can help project teams make decisions more quickly, reduce costs, and increase productivity.
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