What is Chemical Engineering:
Chemical Engineering can be defined as the discipline that deals with the transformation of processes into useful forms that can be used directly or indirectly by mankind. The processes can be either natural (e.g. fuels, saline water,...etc) or industrial (e.g. chemicals, biochemicals,...etc). The transformation of these processes can take several ways. It can be chemical, physical or biological. For this reasons the chemical engineering is a broad discipline. Chemical engineer has a broad knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. Our modern life would not have been the way it is without chemical engineering. Chemical engineers produce petrochemicals from crude oil. They produce gasoline for our cars, plastics that is used in our daily life, fertilizers used in the crops and fibers for our clothes. Chemical engineers produce fresh water from saline water in our desert country. They produce the processed food we eat , the cement for our buildings and they work closely with the pharmaceutical industry to produce drugs for our health. In developing all these useful products, chemical engineering always takes into consideration to minimize their cost so as to make these products available at the lowest price to the consumer. The chemical engineer also designs processes so as to minimize its harmful effects on the environment. Chemical engineers are therefore the leaders to develop Green Engineering.
If you want to learn more about chemical engineering, consider taking the course CHE 201 Introduction to Chemical Engineering.
The Chemical Engineering Industry:
Chemical Engineers can work in a variety of fields. They work in the traditional fields for chemical engineering such as petrochemical, water treatment and food processing. However the broad education you receive as a chemical engineering student allows you work in other areas such as business management, banking, teaching, etc. The following is a listing of the traditional chemical industry disciplines employing chemical engineers:
Oil
Natural Gas
Petrochemicals
Water treatment and desalination
Food and Beverages
Plastics & Rubber
Paints, Varnishes, Ink
Soaps, Detergents
Ceramics
Polymers
Metals
Catalysts
Medicine & Pharmaceutical
Process Control
Pulp and Paper
Job Titles In Chemical Engineering
Within the disciplines listed above, chemical engineers work as:
Process Engineer
Production Manager
Maintenance Engineer
Process Control Engineer
Sales and Marketing Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Research & Development Engineer
Quality Control Engineer
Other Career Opportunities
In addition to traditional engineering jobs, many chemical engineers work in the following areas:
Consultant
Business & banking
Government
Military
University Professor
School Teacher
Entrepreneur
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