This column will discuss the state-of-the-art design, synthesis, and system integration developments and achievements made in the field of metabolic engineering.

Plant synthetic biology is an emerging field that combines engineering principles with plant biology to design and produce new devices and plant traits. Plant synthetic biology and bioengineering is expected to play an increasingly important role in increasing the production of food, biofuels,...

Engineering can improve water treatment processes and develop more efficient and environmentally friendly operations, helping to utilize this vital resource safely and efficiently.

Technical Entity Trends (TENT) is a new monthly CEP column written by the staff of AIChE’s Technical Entities (TEs). The TEs are communities of chemical engineers and other professionals that address some of society’s grand challenges: health and nutrition, energy, environment and...

This column will look at the state of waste management in urban areas in the U.S. and abroad, noting how practices, challenges, shortcomings, and opportunities vary from region to region.

Legalization of Cannabis sativa (Marijuana) is some U.S. states and its increased use for medical purposes is fueling a surge in Cannabis-based innovations and technologies. ...

This article will explain what "critical” and “near-critical” materials are — important substances, often rare earth metals, whose supplies are at risk — and why they are important — they are used in alternative energy applications, electronics, and other...

Biomolecular engineering is an emerging discipline at the interface of molecular biology, biophysical chemistry, and chemical engineering. The scientists, engineers, and professionals engaged in this field contribute to the development of analytical, molecular, high-throughput, and therapeutic...

This article explores:
• The needs and challenges to understanding the nexus and associated tradeoffs between food, energy, and water.
• Roles and efforts of professional societies and collaborations between government, industry, and academia and engagement opportunities...

This article will use the Paris climate change agreement as a news hook to discuss carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and the role it could play in reducing atmospheric carbon emissions. ...