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2021 Nicholas Chopey Scholarship

Since 2007, Chemical Engineering has bestowed an annual scholarship to a chemical engineering student, in order to bring recognition to the chemical engineering profession and to help advance that profession. The Chopey Scholarship for Chemical Engineering Excellence is named after…

‘Green’ chemistry winners

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards — a program that is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA; www.epa.gov) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, and co-sponsored by the American Chemical Society…

Announcing the Kirkpatrick finalists

Five innovative technologies have been selected as finalists for the 2021 Kirkpatrick Award for Chemical Engineering Achievement.* The finalists were selected based on three criteria: the difficulty of chemical engineering problems met and solved; novelty of the technology; and evidence…

Intelligent machines

By now, we are all used to being surrounded by “smart” machines — smartphones, smart televisions, all sorts of smart appliances at home and smart instruments in our production sites. We are also familiar with connecting our smart devices and…

Immersive technologies advance

One of our cover stories this month highlights how augmented reality (AR) is being used in industrial settings to enhance plant safety (Enhancing Plant Safety via Virtual ‘On-Site’ Visits, pp. 30–34). While AR was already gaining momentum before the pandemic…

Feeling video fatigue?

It has been a full year since our world was changed by the coronavirus pandemic. The disruptions to our lives have been many, and the one perhaps most invasive to our day-to-day routines has been the need for social distancing.…

Calling all experts

Do your colleagues often come to you with questions about a particular topic? Do you find yourself assigned to certain types of projects? Do others seek career advice from you? These are all signals that you are an expert in…

Addressing climate change

In a report 1 issued by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE; www.aceee.org), one of the key summary points is that industrial decarbonization is essential to fighting climate change. The report states that the industrial sector accounts for…

The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations

Since 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies that have advanced to the commercialization phase. These technologies generally seek to develop new processes or improve current ones, often with targets of better efficiency, new or improved products and…

Looking ahead

This has certainly been a year to remember, and as 2020 comes to an end this month, I expect we are all looking forward to the new year with hope. There are encouraging signs for better days to come. While…