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  1. YPOV: ChE Problem Solving: The Double Diamond Approach

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 March Yogi Paturu Imagine you are a new process engineer and notice that a distillation column is producing product at 99% purity. The product specification, however, is 94% purity, and you know that exceeding this mandate is a financial loss. The si ...

  2. Interpersonal Skills for Chemical Engineers

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 March Robert W. Bly Don’t be a grouch — learn to get along with others. It does not matter whether you are a people person, happy to work should-to-shoulder to tackle a project, or an introvert, at home in the lab or behind a computer. The corporate ...

  3. Career Connections: Become an Effective Company Spokesperson

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 February Loraine Kasprzak During the 1973 oil crisis — in which the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) proclaimed an oil embargo against the U.S. — T. Ed Griffith was an executive spokesperson for Getty Oil. He was responsible ...

  4. The ChE in Context: How Important Are Professional Credentials and Licenses?

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 February Deborah Grubbe There is a strong chance that you fall into one of these five categories if you are a professional: you are just starting out in your career you find yourself in early or mid-career you are late in your career or have been lai ...

  5. Innovation in Chemical Engineering

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 February C. Delia Contreras Fabio Bravo The concept of innovation goes beyond the pursuit of new products — all stakeholders need to be involved. It seems just about everyone today is talking about innovation and how important it is for companies to ...

  6. Transitioning to a Leadership Role

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 January Dennis W. Hess The skills that make engineers and scientists successful in a technical role are not the same as those required by leadership positions. To be effective leaders, technical experts must expand their skillset to manage time effic ...

  7. Young Professionals Point of View: Achieve Professional Success Remotely

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2020 January Giselle Johnston Goutam Shahani   Working remotely is a growing trend — 70% of workers worldwide perform tasks remotely at least one day a week (1), and approximately 3.5% of the workforce in the U.S. works remotely more than half of the work ...

  8. Get to Know Local Government

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2019 December Shoots Veis, P.E. You might find yourself either employed by a local government or working on a project that requires you to interface with officials and the community. Know the types of local governments, funding mechanisms, and methods to ...

  9. Career Connections: Coping with a Layoff

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2019 December Loraine Kasprzak Common euphemisms include early retirement, down-sizing, and transitioning, but they all amount to a layoff. Many of us define ourselves by our work, and losing a job can be shocking and difficult to comprehend. In addition ...

  10. Career Catalyst Feature: Communicate

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2019 November Speaking and writing are skills we practice often, whether discussing an issue with a colleague or typing an email. Communication style, however, needs to be adapted to changing scenarios and applications. You would not write your research p ...

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