Manufacturing chemicals and products requires the proper permits and following environmental regulations. Lack of compliance can lead to fines and delays in the process. ChEs need to understand these laws and regulations to be effective.
Company initiatives and site assessments often require multidiscipline teams. As a young professional, you may be responsible for leading such an assessment. This column provides advice for taking on the task.
Despite the growing number of chemical engineers going into industry, certain groups like women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in the community.
Authors from AIChE's 2018 Food Innovation and Engineering (FOODIE) Conference provide a chemical engineer's perspective on the food and beverage industry. Topics include wine and spirits, meat alternatives, innovative processing techniques, and more.
Nick Martin is the STEM Program Manager for Americorps VISTA, and Board Vice President of Fouryouth Productions, where he is leveraging his engineering training to do some pioneering work in the education and nonprofit space.Read more
Jonathan Galarraga is a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing research in bioengineering, and working to bring innovative new biotechnologies to market....Read more
Chemical engineers must be versatile, practical problem solvers who are uniquely positioned with knowledge of chemistry, math, and engineering to define systems by mass and energy balances. This skillset enables ChEs to take on the role of bridging gaps between science and production to address...
Dr. Claus Witte, Senior Process Safety Manager outlined how BASF achieved consistency, efficiency and transparency across their organization wide risk assessment processes.
Reaching a high degree of maturity in operational excellence takes a lot of effort. Getting there and sustaining that level of performance year over year requires far more dedicated attention, robust...
