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The article announces that the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in Australia is inviting feedback on its Green Papers on energy and water which were launched with a symposium in June 2008 in Sydney, New South Wales. The papers were still in final preparation but are expected to be online by early July at www.icheme.org/roadmap.

Information about several papers discussed at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) held in Orlando, Florida in September 2015 is presented. Topics include forensics science, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. The conference featured speakers Candice Bridge and Samesha Barnes.

The article offers information on how women have influenced chemical engineering research. It discusses that there have been attempts to trace the contributions of women in chemistry, including by the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the paper "Pounding on the Doors: The Fight for Acceptance of British Women Chemists," published in the Bulletin for the History of Chemistry; and also mentions about the issue published by the periodical on the women's role in chemical engineering.

The article encourages "The Chemical Engineer" magazine readers to contribute views that would be valuable to the publication of a green paper or consultation document by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Topics discussed include the lack of understanding of the meaning and importance of these documents, the way the "Ideas for Change" documents of IChemE would be beneficial to chemical engineers, and the communication-related criticisms being received by chemical engineers.

The article presents information of interest to chemical engineers. Topics discussed chemical engineers in the movies including rock singer Elvis Presley's character in "Clambake," and the stings carried out on journals that publish anything they are sent as long as it looks enough like an academic paper including a piece of code developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology that write fake papers all by itself.

The article discusses Judith Hackitt's experiences as president of the British Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in 2013-2014. Topics addressed include efforts to engage with IChemE members and industry groups to promote the white paper "Chemical Engineering Matters," her attendance of global events such as the Chemeca conference in Australia, the opening of the IChemE Safety Centre, and the need to increase IChemE membership in countries such as the U.S., Singapore, and New Zealand.

The article presents an overview of some of the papers published in the journal "Food and Bioproducts Processing" of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The first paper attempts to develop a mathematical model to predict the kinetics of how water and soluble solids fractions change in osmotically-dehydrated mangoes. In another paper, the dynamic models for the production of glucose syrups from cassava are explored.

The article profiles chemical engineers who contributed to world progress. Edward Charles Howard was born to a scion of England's premier ducal family in 1774, while Norbert Rillieux was born to a slave and owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Particular focus is given to their educational background. One of Howard's scientific achievements during the 1799-1800 period was being publishing a paper on mercury fulminates. It highlighs Rillieux's efforts to apply thermodynamics in sugar refining.

The article discusses the role played of the Institution of Chemical Engineering (IChemE) across the chemical engineering profession. Topics discussed include plans to organise a variety of workshops and road shows that provide opportunities for members to engage with "Chemical Engineering Matters" and the series of IChemE green papers that starts with an assessment of the technical challenges and chemical engineering solution surrounding water usage in the food process industries.

In this article, the author discuses the issues related to preserving the records of aging chemists for future references. It mentions the organization Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) for its role in collecting, preserving, and making research papers accessible to the chemists and chemical engineers for their use in future research.

The article discusses various reports published within the August 2009 issue of "The Chemical Engineer Today" including a sneak preview of the salient points of Institution of Chemical Engineers' (IChemE) Green Paper on energy and a ten-page review of future sources of energy.

The article discusses highlights of a symposium conducted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). During the symposium, the Roadmap Green Papers were launched by New South Wales minister for climate change Verity Firth. In Firth's speech during the symposium, she acknowledged the central role that chemical engineers will play in meeting the demands for energy and water of the society. The importance of energy efficiency in driving improvements in the short term was discussed by Jim McIlvenny, president of Dow Chemical.

The article presents highlights from journals of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The "Loss Prevention Bulletin" magazine will mark its milestone with its 200th issue to be published in April 2008. The article will review the progress made in process safety. Safety expert Trevor Kletz has contributed a review of the Hazard's Symposia, run by the North Western Branch of IChemE since 1960. Consultant Keith Wilson describes his paper on decommissioning preparation.

The article discusses the need to place emphasis on developing transferable skills among chemical engineering students. It references a study by Colin Grant and Brian Dickson, published in the periodical "Education for Chemical Engineers." The study found weaknesses of chemical engineering graduates in areas including communication skills and project management. It cites that the paper tackled some possible arguments against restructuring of chemical engineering education.