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Chemical engineers and process safety experts will convene in New Orleans, March 24-28

Chemical engineering practitioners and process safety professionals worldwide will explore their role in meeting the emerging - More -

EPA strengthens regulations for chemical plants

The Environmental Protection Agency says it has restored and added chemical plant regulations in an effort to prevent acciden - More -

Nanoparticle helps send drugs to cells, researchers say

Researchers say they've created a polymeric nanoparticle that can penetrate cell membranes, deliver drugs into liquid inside - More -

Hemophilia B gene therapy gets FDA OK for trial

The FDA has approved an investigational new drug application from Regeneron and Intellia Therapeutics for a CRISPR/Cas9-based - More -

Drug manufacturer expanding capacity in Ohio, N.C.

Biomanufacturing company National Resilience is investing at least $225 million in a facility in Cincinnati as part of a netw - More -

ExxonMobil's Exxtend supports Pregis PE foam production

Pregis North America has begun using ExxonMobil's Exxtend resin sourced from advanced recycling processes to produce polyethy - More -

Paper coating enables world's first water filter at a cost of pennies

Globally, more than 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and water-borne illness accounts for 1.2 million de - More -

Chemicals a bright spot for oil majors in transition

The move toward electric vehicles and other trends are weakening demand for gasoline as the world moves toward a lower-carbon - More -

ExxonMobil completes Baton Rouge refinery project

ExxonMobil says it has finished a $230.5 million upgrade at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to enable the extraction of - More -

Ishwar Puri

Dr. Ishwar K. Puri is senior vice president of research and innovation and professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at University of Southern California with an appointment as professor of chemical engineering and materials science. As a leader of academic research and education, he oversees the USC Office of Research and Innovation that administers and guides the university’s research, commercialization and entreprenuership programs.

He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Society of...Read more

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