Tuesday, July 14, 2009
THE ICIS RECRUITMENT BLOG HAS MOVED
The ICIS Chemical Business Recruitment Campaign blog has moved here.
Hemlock donates $2m for ChE lab
Dow Corning's solar joint venture firm Hemlock Semiconductor donated $2 million to purchase lab equipment for a new Chemical Engineering Technology building at Austin Peay State University (APSU) in Clarksville, TN.The money will be utilized to design, engineer and purchase the equipment for the “hands-on” lab stations where students will have the opportunity to run several chemical processes such as distillation, pump and tank operations, filtration and instrumentation.
I know for a fact how important these hands-on lab processing equipments remembering my school's wonderful (although a little outdated at that time) pilot processing lab.
The new laboratory will probably churn out eager Chemical Engineers just in time for Hemlock's planned polysilicon manufacturing facility in Clarksville, which will start in late 2012.
Biotech curriculum funding from Cargill
US agribusiness major Cargill said it has donated $10,000 to Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences to expand the school's biotechnology curriculum.
Cargill’s donation comes on the heels of the company opening a new, biobased polyols manufacturing plant on Chicago’s South side. The Torrence Avenue plant, which began production in Sept. 2008, makes Cargill’s soybean-based BiOH® brand polyols used in polyurethane products such as flexible foam cushioning for furniture, bedding, and automotive products.
The donation will also go toward two college scholarships for seniors who are planning to attend four-year schools and major in agricultural studies, said Cargill.
“Prior to receiving this generous donation from Cargill, we had limited resources and equipment to advance our biotechnology courses,” said Lucille Shaw, master teacher and FFA advisor at the school. “This goes a long way toward helping us equip our lab and support our students.”
Cargill’s donation comes on the heels of the company opening a new, biobased polyols manufacturing plant on Chicago’s South side. The Torrence Avenue plant, which began production in Sept. 2008, makes Cargill’s soybean-based BiOH® brand polyols used in polyurethane products such as flexible foam cushioning for furniture, bedding, and automotive products.
The donation will also go toward two college scholarships for seniors who are planning to attend four-year schools and major in agricultural studies, said Cargill.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Record numbers of students apply for UK chemical engineering courses!
Great news for the UK and Europe's chemical industry. According to the country's Institute of Chemical Engineers, 10,068 applications have been received for university places, 18% up on 2008.
It seems like the UK has been something of a success story in recent years. Between 2001 and 2008 the number of chemical engineering students has doubled, bucking earlier downward trends.
During our campaign we'll aim to highlight the good practice which has given these results.
According to the press release, IChemE Chief Executive, David Brown welcomed a record number of applications to study chemical engineering at UK universities and urged Government not to cap student places.
Please reply to this post if you are a student or have any experience of UK chemical engineering training.
It seems like the UK has been something of a success story in recent years. Between 2001 and 2008 the number of chemical engineering students has doubled, bucking earlier downward trends.
During our campaign we'll aim to highlight the good practice which has given these results.
According to the press release, IChemE Chief Executive, David Brown welcomed a record number of applications to study chemical engineering at UK universities and urged Government not to cap student places.
Please reply to this post if you are a student or have any experience of UK chemical engineering training.
Study: economy is floundering but it's still a good time to start a science career
How much does the public really know about science? Do you think you know more about science than the average American? Why not try this short multiple choice science quiz and compare your scores with 1,005 others who dared to take the test?
The quiz was posed by the Pew Research Center to coincide with the launch of its new study of science and its impact on society.
The research, carried out with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, found that despite the bad economy, 67% of scientists say it is either a very good time (17%) or a good time (50%) to begin a career in their scientific field. They are also pretty upbeat about state of their profession: three-quarters (76%) say this is generally a good time for science and nearly as many (73%) say it is good time for their scientific specialty.
The quiz allows you to compare your science IQ with the average scores of men and women; with college graduates as well as those who didn't attend college; with people who are your age as well as with younger and older Americans.
To read the full study, click here.
The quiz was posed by the Pew Research Center to coincide with the launch of its new study of science and its impact on society.
The research, carried out with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, found that despite the bad economy, 67% of scientists say it is either a very good time (17%) or a good time (50%) to begin a career in their scientific field. They are also pretty upbeat about state of their profession: three-quarters (76%) say this is generally a good time for science and nearly as many (73%) say it is good time for their scientific specialty.
The quiz allows you to compare your science IQ with the average scores of men and women; with college graduates as well as those who didn't attend college; with people who are your age as well as with younger and older Americans.
To read the full study, click here.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
IChemE 2009 award
The IChemE is offering a prize of $10,000 to the entrant who best demonstrates chemical engineering innovation and excellence that supports people living on less than $2 a day.
The Dhirubhai Ambani Award is sponsored by India's Reliance Industries and the $10,000 sum will be donated to support and extend the winning
project.
Last year's winner was a partnership between India's Bengal Engineering and Science University and Lehigh University in the US who developed an arsenic-filtering water treatment system.
Closing date for entries is 31 July.
Go to link for more information.
The Dhirubhai Ambani Award is sponsored by India's Reliance Industries and the $10,000 sum will be donated to support and extend the winning
project.Last year's winner was a partnership between India's Bengal Engineering and Science University and Lehigh University in the US who developed an arsenic-filtering water treatment system.
Closing date for entries is 31 July.
Go to link for more information.
US undergrads get summer work in Delaware
Nearly 50 undergraduates are spending the summer at the University of Delaware's Center for Composite Materials (CCM).
Previous summer programs have typically had 30-35 students, but more funding this year has enabled the university to increase offers.
Some students have managed to turn their research project at CCM into a senior thesis for their degree.
Click on the link to ready the article.
Previous summer programs have typically had 30-35 students, but more funding this year has enabled the university to increase offers.
Some students have managed to turn their research project at CCM into a senior thesis for their degree.
Click on the link to ready the article.
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