News releases

New membership offer advances process safety
21st October 2015

New membership offer advances process safety

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has launched a new membership grade in response to growing demand for recognition of process safety specialists.
Chemical engineer makes Women of Influence list
14th October 2015

Chemical engineer makes Women of Influence list

The Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence has been announced. Several female leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) made the list, a positive indication t...
Process safety competence matters
8th October 2015

Process safety competence matters

The Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC) director, Trish Kerin, wins Engineers Australia - John A Brodie Medal – for her paper featuring a new process safety competency. The medal ...
Five priority actions to tackle climate change
5th October 2015

Five priority actions to tackle climate change

The Institution of Chemical Engineer’s (IChemE) Energy Centre has identified five energy policy priorities that will arm decision-makers with effective solutions to tackle climate change.
Chemical engineering matters at APCChE 2015
2nd October 2015

Chemical engineering matters at APCChE 2015

Chemical engineers from around the world gathered in Melbourne, Australia, this week for the Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2015). The conversation focused str...
South African chemical engineering journal goes international
30th September 2015

South African chemical engineering journal goes international

Popular open-access journal, the South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (SAJCE), has found a new publishing home at Elsevier. Originally published by the South African Institution of Chemica...
IChemE medal nominations 2015 - now open
30th September 2015

IChemE medal nominations 2015 - now open

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is calling on the profession to put forward their nominations for the latest round of medals and prizes. This year’s medals recognise excellence in 20...
George Jackson receives first Guggenheim Medal
28th September 2015

George Jackson receives first Guggenheim Medal

Imperial College’s Professor George Jackson is the first winner of the Institution of Chemical Engineers’ new Guggenheim Medal. The award is presented in recognition of outstanding research in the...
IChemE announce first European Affiliate Society
21st September 2015

IChemE announce first European Affiliate Society

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has signed a formal agreement, recognising the Official College of Chemical Engineers of the Valencian Community (COIQCV) as its first European Affili...
New molecular engineering journal launched
18th September 2015

New molecular engineering journal launched

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), have joined forces to launch a new journal, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. The journal is the firs...
Monash University Malaysia Visits Ulu Kanchong Palm Oil Mill
17th September 2015

Monash University Malaysia Visits Ulu Kanchong Palm Oil Mill

A group of 3rd year chemical engineering undergraduates from Monash University Malaysia visit to Ulu Kanchong Palm Oil Mill (UKPOM), Negeri Sembilan to see for themselves what a real palm oil mill ...
Viva Energy Australia advances process safety
7th September 2015

Viva Energy Australia advances process safety

Viva Energy Australia (Viva Energy) – refinery operator and exclusive licensee of Shell products in Australia – is the latest organisation to join the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centr...