The TRIZ methodology encourages you to approach problems from a different angle. Here’s a primer on the basics of the technique and the tools available to implement it.
Throughout its history, Genentech scientists and engineers pioneered and then exploited the use of recombinant DNA technology to develop and manufacture proteins and monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic use. Today an entire industry uses these genetic engineering techniques in pursuit of novel...
The Institute Lecture provides an opportunity to take a long view of chemical engineering – both where we have been and what opportunities lie ahead. By the mid-1970 to 1980s ChE had organized itself around an accepted set of principles, largely science-based, with mathematics and analysis...
The title of this session is an expression of the interest on the part of companies and universities to work together to create business opportunity. Universities are becoming key sources of discovery and with recent changes in government funding (amount and process) academia will be playing an...
ConocoPhillips was formed in 2002 and it developed several approaches to developing a robust R&D portfolio. These initiatives were launched to encourage idea generation, project execution, and the conversion of ideas to commercial success. This paper will provide information on some of the...
Special keynote address given by Alan L. Boeckmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fluor Corporation, one of the world's leading and largest engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services companies. This keynote address is sponsored by AIChE's Fuels and Petrochemicals...
The most successful employee-retention programs begin with recruiting and hiring the individual who best matches the position and best fits into the company's culture.
Do you have leadership potential? This article explores the differences between leadership and management, the qualities of a good leader, different leadership styles and where they are effective and not effective, and other issues.
Eastern Europe is a significant potential market for Western corporations. There are plenty of opportunities for success if you learn to do business in a way that meshes with Eastern European expectations of how business should be done.