Chemicals & Materials

More than 300 attendees came from around the world to discuss topics such as safely scaling clean ammonia production, AI in ammonia production, and much more.

Burcham is being recognized for his contributions to the fields of crystallization, particle engineering, and process control strategies; and for bringing new therapies to market.

The process of testing ammonia can be an arduous one, but recent technological advancement can make the ammonia sampling process simpler and efficient.

Learn about the complex science behind making ice cream in this video, and check out the accompanying lesson plan that was created for high school and college classrooms.

Ten initial endowments will support innovative research in a variety of disciplines that will advance chemical engineering. Four of these endowments will be introduced at the Annual Meeting.

Learn more about this year’s winners who represent a broad range of specialty areas and work in both academia and industry.

Learn about the career paths, job responsibilities, and work challenges of these chemical engineers who have careers as process engineers in the pharmaceutical industry.

This month, guidance for compliance auditing of pressure relief systems, tips for better steam-assisted flare performance, risk management of glass use in hazardous chemical service, and much more.

This video is an engaging teaching aid for high school and college students to help directed evolution and how it is being used to develop new tools for plastics recycling and more.

Hear from this very active student chapter and learn about their experience with the ChemE-Sport Competition and find out what they gained from it.

This issue, learn about ultrasonic flowmeters, understand what makes an effective toxic shelter, get tips for starting a robotics program, and much more.

A special section on renewable natural gas, a look at programming in Python, and plenty of technical and industry news.

The FEED Institute is a new technical community that will advance chemical engineering’s role in boosting innovation, sustainability, and safety in the food industries.

Working together, catalyst users and precious metal refiners can find win-win solutions to combat the problematic high-carbon trend among precious metals catalysts.

Learn who won awards and get more information about how you can take part in the next event.

This month, optimizing catalyst performance, managing change safely, a look at vortex flowmeters, and much more.

Special digital issue takes in-depth look at climate through chemical engineering lens, covering observations, modeling, impacts of climate change, and potential solutions.

The award recognizes Chen for advancing the frontiers of understanding and applications of carbide and bimetallic materials in catalysis and electrocatalysis.

This award is presented to individuals or teams exhibiting exceptional leadership in industries served by chemical engineers.

Dr. Kotov is being recognized for his fundamental studies and practical implementations of self-assembly processes at the nanoscale.

This month, understand how digital transformations are affecting plants and refineries, get an intro to blockchain technology, and more.

Low-cost catalyst is a major breakthrough, opening up possibility of producing fuel for naval ships at scale from seawater. 

This month, a special section on the cosmetics industry, plus safety incident prevention, a look at the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, and much more.

Which career opportunities allow chemical engineers to work in bioengineering? How about opportunities in agrochemicals? These discussions and more top the list this month. 

In addition to using it for the purification and desalination of drinking water, the membrane can also be used for the separation of gases and solvents.

Strategies for repurposing existing antiviral drugs, such as modifying how they are  dosed, administered, and delivered, could them an important part of fighting COVID-19 until a vaccine is available.  

Antibacterial-resistant microbes can leave behind genetic matter that enables resistance in other bacteria, but a novel technique efficiently destroys it with nanomaterial and ultraviolet light.

Advances in polymers and textiles are creating new possibilities for wearable electronics, high-performance fabrics, and even new space exploration equipment.

A new and inexpensive catalyst makes it possible to generate hydrogen through water splitting, providing an effective means of storage for renewable energy.

LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel will open the AIChE Spring Meeting and 16th Global Congress on Process Safety in Houston.

Learn which specific skills are particularly useful for chemical engineers to develop, and hear about promising areas of innovation from each of the speakers.

What will it take to make diets around the world healthy, sustainable, and equitable? And how can chemical engineers contribute to solutions?

Lessons on process safety: Learn from some of the symposium's top papers detailing safety incidents and solutions.

Photos and details from the 2019 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards.

Optogenetics is opening new doors, thanks to discoveries about how neurons function and their role in various conditions and behaviors.

Researchers at Brown University have shown that multilayer graphene can provide a defense against mosquito bites in two ways.

Researchers have found a compound derived from cashew shells that offers UV-absorbing properties with many applications.

The AIChE Beer Brewing Competition is not only fun, but it has also proven a good way to energize local sections. It's also a way to help improve the next craft brew.

This month, an up-close look at process intensification, plus an intro to dividing-wall columns, a look at catalyst replacement economics, and more.

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.

If you missed the last Ammonia Safety Sumposium, check out this excellent summary of highlights.

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

Chemical engineering and polymer science played a significant role in creating this new blood-filtering cancer treatment technology.

We speak with Harold Schmitz of Mars, Incorporated about food innovation and engineering.

See the official video for the 2018 Annual Student Conference Chem-E-Car Competition®.

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

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, David Mackanic of Stanford University shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

From the perspective of his specialty in the computational study of materials, Josh takes us through his vision of chemical engineering's future.