Chemical Engineering - Whatever Next
Plenary Lectures at ECCE-6
Plenary Lecture 2: John Perkins
Keywords: education, chemical technology, chemical engineers, future challenges
The arts of chemical technology have a very long history, but the modern profession and discipline of chemical engineering developed during the 19th , and particularly in the 20th, centuries to support the emergence of a large-scale chemical industry around the world. From its beginnings the profession has successfully established its relevance to a wide range of industries where processing is a common theme. This has been achieved by the profession recognising the unique core strengths of chemical engineers, and their applicability to a broad spectrum of industrial and societal issues.
The last quarter of the 20th century saw the initiation of a new period of questioning about the future of the profession, in the light of developments in relevant industries. A personal view of the current position of chemical engineering, and some thoughts on the future challenges, particularly in education and research and development, will be presented in this plenary lecture.
Presented Monday 17, 09:55 to 10:45, in session Plenary Lecture 2: John Perkins.
