Chemical Engineering Practice

In this issue, troubleshooting combustion and air pollution control equipment, a heat exchanger primer, tips for career growth, and more.

If you vowed to build your network in 2020, AIChE's Engage is an easy way to get started. Check out these current discussions.

Keep your flare system safe, get tips to troubleshoot a thermosiphon reboiler, build skills to transition to a leadership role, and much more.

Think low pressure means low risk? Think again! Looking for ways to reduce distillation column energy requirements? We've got smart tips. These topics and much more in the December 2019 issue.

Michael Graham of the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison outlines some of the fluid mechanics research he presented in the Schowalter Lecture.

Guillermo works for Venezuela's PDVSA as a utilities process engineer. Learn about his job and how he sees his role in the company's success.

This month in CEP, tips for getting your research published, advice for strong video presentations, a look at reducing plant energy costs, and much more.

Ava talks about the project in Tanzania she worked on with her EWB USA chapter at the University of Cincinnati.

Learn about the jobs and varied work experiences that have allowed Christopher to develop skills and advance in his career as a process engineer.

Sharing next-generation manufacturing knowledge and experiences among different chemical process industries has the potential to unlock advances for many.

Hear from James about promising career paths in cell-free systems, and get a preview of his upcoming talk at the Cell Free Systems Conference.

Madhu Khanna discusses cellulosic biofuels, their economic and sustainability benefits and tradeoffs, and what's needed to see cellulosic biofuels thrive.

Have good advice to share? Want to see what other chemical engineers and chemical engineering students are up to? Check out the latest discussions.

Hear about the daily work life of Ryan Mowers, an industrial sales engineer at The Kahl Company.

Hear from Ranjit about how he became interested in chemical engineering and learn about his career and current work.

UCS upperclassmen have developed a design challenge program for chemical engineering freshmen.

Hear from conference co-chair Piet Huizenga about what you can expect from the very first Process Development Symposium Europe.

Learn what's in store for participants at the very first Process Development Symposium Europe taking place in Frankfurt this September.

This month the future of hydrogen, a look at advances in distillation, uses for dynamic simulations, and much more.

MIT's Karen K. Gleason will present the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecture for 2019 in Orlando.

Read about Rasika's career path and about her fascinating work in computer modeling and simulations at OLI Systems, Inc.

A careful and methodical approach to technical issues will make your work easier and help save your company time and money.

A look at commissioning smart technology equipment, an intro to vapor intrusion, cutting costs and emissions with combustion control, and more.

This issue, the 2019 AIChE salary survey for chemical engineering, along with articles on smart manufacturing, cybersecurity, cooling tower design, and much more.

Hear from chemical engineer Joseph Powell, Shell's Chief Scientist, about the growth of process development and the technology that will bring more change to the field.

Welcome to the latest in a series of AIChE blog posts profiling process engineers, a diverse group of professionals spanning multiple industries and regions.

This month, a look at chemical engineering in the food industry, along with tips for industrial insulation, dealing with vapor-phase idealities in chemical process simulations, and more.

CPFD's vice president of operations discusses recent advances in fluidization as well as how the company is helping industry solve fluidization challenges.

Wondering what others are talking about? Check out the latest technical and career discussions on AIChE Engage.

Learn about the work Shahzeb does as a process engineer, and hear what he has to stay about his greatest responsibilities and challenges on the job.

In this month's issue, a look at managing severe weather and flood risks (open access article), tips for optimizing industrial fermenters, bioprocessing safety, and much more.

Hear Gavin discuss how integrated safety management can enhance safety performance.

Learn about Marc's work overseas, some of the challenges he currently faces working in Kazakhstan, and how he got into process engineering.

Chemical industry entrepreneur John Sofranko talks about his background, building a business, and about his company's goals and challenges.

From the development of pigments and dyes, to production scaleup, chemical engineers have lots to contribute to R&D in the garment and textile industries.

Wondering what others are talking about? Check out the latest technical and career discussions on AIChE Engage.

Chemical engineer is awarded patent for carbon dioxide capture at the age of 101.

Join us for a detailed look into meat alternatives for a healthier environment.

Wondering what others are talking about? Check out the latest technical and career discussions on AIChE Engage.

Determine the best catalyst replacement interval for fixed-bed reactors, boost fan performance and efficiency, meet the Caltech 6, and much more.

Hear from Brent about his work as a senior process engineer at Dow and about his career path and choices.

This month CEP looks at pharmaceutical manufacturing trends in addition to articles on electric heat tracing systems, process intensification, distillation tower inspections, and much more.

Meet the students who received the CPFD PTF student travel grant awards.

There are some great discussions happening on AIChE Engage's

Orlin Velev of NCSU discusses the work he's presenting in the 2018 Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering Lecture with Chris Jones of Georgia Tech.

In this video, hear predictions about how digital technology will transform existing facilities and processes.

Photos and details from the 2018 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Andrew Karas of the University of Michigan shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

This issue, learn how to give a great presentation, look at top chemE's predictions for the future of the profession, delve into deep learning, and much more.

Hear about Mike's career as he shares his insights on working as a process engineer.

Stanford University's Curt Fischer revisits his thoughts from 2008 on chemical engineering's evolution and future.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Jan Talbot of the University of California, San Diego, shares her predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.