GlassPoint, a small startup, makes steam for enhanced oil recovery more cheaply by using the sun, particularly in overseas markets with higher gas prices.
Sometimes my job takes me to unexpected places. A few weeks ago, I flew to South Africa to attend the South African Conference for Chemical Engineers, give a talk on chemical engineering education in the U.S., and meet with the World Chemical Engineering Council.
Have you attended the AIChE Spring Meeting and been impressed by the sessions? Have you thought that you might have something unique to talk about, but weren’t sure how? Well, here’s your chance to share your knowledge with your peers!
Almost since he began studying chemical engineering, George Huber, UMass Amherst professor of chemical and biological engineering, has had an ambitious vision: to make all the same fuels and chemicals from biomass that we make today from crude oil.
The second basis for asserting a new Golden Age of Chemical Engineering is the new abundance of hydrocarbon resources in the US. In this post, we focus on the worldwide impacts of fracking and shale gas.
One of the current problems with fuel cells is the catalyst that helps convert sources of stored energy such as hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy.
Have you been challenged by difficult colleagues or by other workplace relationship conflicts? Then maybe Peer Power should be next on your reading list!
Read about the smart manufacturing revolution, brush up on using process flowsheets as communications tools – including P&IDs, PFDs, and BFDs – and much more!
Tissue engineering is potentially a new area of custom ChE-style manufacturing, illustrating how our approaches to manufacturing go beyond the popular view that manufacturing is making products with machinery or assembly lines.
Through our work as chemical engineers, we have the potential to make significant positive impacts on sustainability. There’s also much we can do as individuals. Read on for thoughts on reducing your carbon footprint at work.
If you're joining us in Pittsburgh later this month for the Annual Meeting, you'll want to check out this quick guide to some of the city's highlights. Pittsburgh is no longer a city of steel and heavy industry; today it's a thriving city of noted for high-tech and medical industries, and its neighborhoods are filled with rich ethnicity. The city offers plenty to vistors, from spectacular architectural achievements and sights to extraordinary dining and nightlife experiences.
Worldwide, approximately 1.6 billion people have no access to electricity and another 1 billion have extremely unreliable access. Many of the poor are forced to depend on kerosene lanterns. Hear about one man's solar solution to this problem in the accompanying video.
Highlighting and summarizing the function of available cloud tools for the busy chemical engineer, “Use of Cloud Tools to Collaborate,” gives invaluable insight into the collaborative virtual world.
The Young Professional Committee is proud to present a number of outstanding presentations, tailored specifically for graduating chemical engineers, at the upcoming Annual Student Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, beginning on Friday, October 26.
On Sunday, October 28th, as part of the 2012 Annual Meeting, AIChE will be sponsoring an educational outreach event for local high school students from the Pittsburgh area. Learn how to volunteer!
This edition of the YP Newsletter includes important information for Students and YPs traveling to the Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh at the end of October – Please read for details!
