The Peltzman Effect is the name for the paradoxical result that rules and regulations meant to create a safer environment can lead to more risky behavior, which offsets the beneficial impact of the original regulation. From incautious drivers to inattentive employees, it can impact all our lives—and sometimes seriously.

International Women's Day is a global celebration of the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future.

It's back! Welcome to the seventh comic in the Boil's Laws comic strip series, brought to ChEnected by artist and chemical engineer Rich Byrnes.

On February 23, at a meeting of the Mid-Michigan Section of AIChE, Dr. Laura Dietsche presented a view of chemical engineering education programs in the U.S. She spoke from her perspective as a team leader and commissioner at ABET, the organization that reviews and accredits engineering programs at colleges in the U.S. I came away from her talk with two strong impressions: Dr. Dietsche and her colleagues at ABET are providing a very valuable service to the profession – and on a strictly volunteer basis!

I’ve worked as a project manager for AIChE’s Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) since I graduated in 2008. The job’s been great and I’ve really enjoyed my time at AIChE, but I just recently accepted a new position as a process safety engineer.
I’m excited about my new job, but this also means that my job here at CCPS is officially up for grabs! Anyone interested?