Press releases

15th January 2019

New guide aims to help organisations reduce energy and waste

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre has today (15 January) launched a good practice guide in energy and resource efficiency that will help engineers and organisations to re...

10th January 2019

Pioneering catalysis professor awarded IChemE medal

Professor Freek Kapteijn, Section Head of Catalysis Engineering at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, has been awarded the Andrew Medal by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

3rd January 2019

Chemical engineering professors awarded New Year’s Honours

Chemical engineering professors and Fellows of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Geoffrey Maitland and Raffaella Ocone, have been recognised in the Queen’s 2019 New Year’s Honours list.

19th December 2018

New report reveals latest chemical engineering salary trends

Salaries for chemical engineers dropped slightly in 2018, according the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) UK Salary Survey 2018, published today (19 December 2018).

6th December 2018

IChemE supports Rugby Foodbank with Alternative Advent Calendar

Employees at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in Rugby, UK, are bringing festive cheer to local families with its ‘Alternative Advent Calendar’.

5th December 2018

Walt Disney’s world safety manager to present on unconventional risks at Hazards 29

Mike Bell, the Worldwide Safety and Health Manager at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will share how to keep millions of theme park guests safe each year in a lecture at the Institution of Chemical ...

5th December 2018

Chemical engineer helps to shape UK government climate change plans

The work of the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Cost Challenge Taskforce, where chemical engineer Professor Geoffrey Maitland played a crucial role, has led to a new government action plan ...

13th November 2018

New research provides insight into protecting future energy infrastructure from natural hazards

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has supported the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in publishing a body of research that identifies how natural hazards, such as extreme wind, floo...

2nd November 2018

IChemE Board of Trustees accepts decision of Deputy President to not proceed to become President in 2019

Yesterday, (1 November 2018) the President and the Board of Trustees accepted the written and verbal decision of the Deputy President, Dr Andrew Thompson, to not proceed to become President of IChe...

1st November 2018

Technology that converts household waste into green gas to heat UK homes wins big at IChemE Awards

A new technology that converts solid household waste into a sustainable bio-energy has won the top prize at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2018, tonight in Manchester,...

31st October 2018

Members elect their representatives to inaugural Congress

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) have announced the results of the recent Congress elections. 32 volunteers have been confirmed to form IChemE’s inaugural Congress, following an elect...

25th October 2018

Safety Centre Director presented with Trevor Kletz Merit Award

Director of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Safety Centre, Trish Kerin, has been presented with the Trevor Kletz Merit Award by the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) i...