December 2015 | AIChE

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December 2015

Mark Vergnano, president and CEO of The Chemours Co.

Mark Vergnano talks about his transition from executive vp at DuPont to CEO of a
multi-billion-dollar company.
• What skill have been most useful in the transition
• How he and the Chemours leadership team set the path forward to transform three business units into...

Natural Gas

This column will discuss natural gas trends and some current conversion technologies.

Metabolic Engineering

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

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,...

Water

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

Welcome to the TENT

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...

TENT: Waste Management

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.

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TENT: Cannabis Research

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. ...

TENT: Critical Materials

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...

TENT: The Present and Future of Biomolecular Engineering

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...

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