RAPID Intern Demos ChemE Cube™ Competition Prototype
Check out this working demo and proof-of-concept for RAPID's ChemE Cube Competition for chemical engineering students.
Food-Energy-Water Nexus
The Food-Energy-Water Nexus — A Complex Balance
. by Izabela Balicka
Chemical engineers and biological engineers, along with other researchers and scientists, play crucial roles in addressing the many challenges of the food-energy-water nexus. Read about some of the promising directions research has taken in search of solutions.
July 2020 CEP Preview
. by Cynthia Mascone
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.
A Conversation with 2018 Andreas Acrivos Award Winner Martin Z. Bazant [Video]
. by Kelsey Kettelhut
Meet this physicist and mathematician turned chemical engineer, and learn what drove him to pursue chemical engineering.
The Food Industry Responds to Consumer Demands
. by Sean Liu
Consumers have grown used to having information at their fingertips, which has bred greater awareness about healthy eating and demand for transparency.
Young Professionals Point of View: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence
. by Seifullah Bello
Being able to perceive and interpret feelings in yourself and others is an important skill that can set you up for success in your professional career and personal life.
James A. Stapleton, University of Oregon: The Future of Chemical Engineering
James revisits his 2008 predictions and looks at the next 25 years, with an eye on how chemical and biological engineers will play a role in solving the world's greatest challenges.
Julie A. Champion, Georgia Tech: The Future of Chemical Engineering
. by Clare McCabe
As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Julie Champion, associate professor at Georgia Tech, shares her predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.
A Water Roadmap for Chemical Engineers
. by Michelle Bryner
Water is one of the most important resources in the chemical process industries (CPI), presenting both opportunities as well as compliance obligations.
Nanotube Tech Could Revolutionize Water Desalination
. by Douglas B. Clark
Researchers at Northeastern University have discovered a way to use carbon nanotubes to desalinate water.
Enzyme Destroys Biofilm of Multiple Organisms
. by Douglas B. Clark
Instead of targeting individual microbes, researchers went after the biofilm that protects them and found great success.
Engineers Use Nanotube Tech to Recover Fresh Water from Waste Brine
. by Douglas B. Clark
Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a novel technique to recover nearly all water from brine waste.
Breakthrough in Iceland Could Solve the Carbon Sequestration Problem
. by Kent Harrington
Researchers at Iceland's largest geothermal power plant may have eliminated a major obstacle thwarting the battle against global warming.
Saudi Arabia Prepares for Life After the Paris Climate Accord
. by Kent Harrington
Paddy Padmanathan, CEO of ACWA Power, who has built cutting-edge solar and desalination plants across the Middle East and Africa,
Consider a Career in the Water Industry
. by Emily Petruzzelli
Although not a traditional career route for chemical engineers, the water industry is a broad field that can offer both challenges and rewards.
Mexico's Huge, Untouched Shale-Oil Fields Lure Wildcatters and Criminals
. by Kent Harrington
Fracking "unconventionals" has rapidly accelerated US oil production, boosting output by more than 60 percent since 2010, but Mexico hasn’t "even scratched the surface on the u
ChemE Isabel Escobar Discusses Solutions to Clean Water Shortages
. by Douglas B. Clark
Isabel Escobar, professor of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Kentucky, looks at solutions inspired by nature that can help the world face the growing clean-water shortage.
Los Angeles' Low Cost Water-Saving Technology
. by Kent Harrington
For months Los Angeles has been putting millions of floating, black plastic balls into one of its largest reservoirs to block sunlight from triggering a hazardous chemical reaction.
Solar Desalination Saves Cropland in California's Central Valley
. by Kent Harrington
Traditional desalination burns a lot of energy, leaves a big carbon footprint, and discharges an annoying byproduct — an unusable brine cocktail.
Graphene Membrane Makes Desalination More Energy Efficient
. by Douglas B. Clark
Researchers have demonstrated an energy-efficient desalination technology that uses a porous membrane made of strong, slim graphene.
Challenges of the Water-Energy Nexus
. by Douglas B. Clark
Next Wednesday (March 25), AIChE, in conjunction with the International Society for Water Solutions and the
A Novel Forward Osmosis Draw Solution
. by Martin Bergstedt
Although significant research efforts regarding new membranes for forward osmosis are underway, less attention has been paid to researching the draw solutions and solutes that could make this techn
