News releases

ADMA-OPCO named as new Gold Corporate Partner
23rd August 2012

ADMA-OPCO named as new Gold Corporate Partner

The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has been named as IChemE’s newest Gold Corporate Partner in recognition of its contribution to the profession and its employees.
Stability & Change: A process paradox
20th August 2012

Stability & Change: A process paradox

Incoming IChemE president and chair of Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Judith Hackitt, will be sharing her extensive experience of process safety management with delegates at ICh...
UK migration reform key to academic success
24th July 2012

UK migration reform key to academic success

A new UK government committee report which calls for overseas students to be excluded from net migration figures has been backed by IChemE.
Australia facing engineering shortage
19th July 2012

Australia facing engineering shortage

Addressing the shortage of engineering skills in Australia will require targeted policies from the government to attract new engineers and retain existing engineers, according to a new report.
Journal impact factors continue to rise
5th July 2012

Journal impact factors continue to rise

IChemE journals <i> Chemical Engineering Research and Design </i> (ChERD) and <i> Food and Bioproducts Processing </i> (FBP) showed a sharp increase in their impact factors for 2011, which were an...
IChemE president makes Australia’s Top 100 engineers list
3rd July 2012

IChemE president makes Australia’s Top 100 engineers list

IChemE president Russell Scott has been named in Engineers Australia (EA) annual list of the country's 100 most influential engineers.
IChemE past president recognised in Queen’s birthday honours list
27th June 2012

IChemE past president recognised in Queen’s birthday honours list

Past IChemE president, Greg Lewin and past IChemE Australian chair, Tamarapu (Tam) Sridhar have both been named in this year's Australian Queen's Birthday honours list.
Safety and Loss Prevention group stages Malaysia launch event
13th June 2012

Safety and Loss Prevention group stages Malaysia launch event

IChemE's Safety & Loss Prevention Special Interest Group (SLPSIG) stages its first event in Malaysia later this month.
South African chemical engineers train with IChemE
11th June 2012

South African chemical engineers train with IChemE

IChemE has added another Fundamentals of process safety (FOPS) training course to its 2012 South Africa training calendar to keep up with demand and to meet the process safety training needs of loc...
Could paint particles protect the planet?
11th May 2012

Could paint particles protect the planet?

Dispersing fine (sub-micron) light-scattering particles into the upper atmosphere could help to combat climate change, suggests a former UK government advisor and chemical engineer.
IChemE president and ceo visit Malaysia and Singapore
9th May 2012

IChemE president and ceo visit Malaysia and Singapore

IChemE president Sir William Wakeham visited Singapore and Malaysia last month to meet members as well as industry and academic representatives. He was accompanied by IChemE ceo David Brown and Reg...
McNab-Lacey winners presented with prize
8th May 2012

McNab-Lacey winners presented with prize

A team of students from University of Manchester, UK, were presented with the 2011 IChemE McNab-Lacey Student Design Award last week.