Whither chemical engineering?

Abstract

Abstract The 1988 Amundson Report on research needs in chemical engineering encouraged the pursuit of frontier areas in chemical engineering with the warning, however, that attention to core areas must be preserved. Indeed, the strong core base in chemical engineering during the latter half of the 20th century enabled chemical engineers to contribute extensively to many areas outside of the traditional. The depth of such involvement has led researchers to confront questions much more engaging to the field of application. This effort has led to adopting and cultivating expertise more native to the field of application than to secure chemical engineering as a discipline. It therefore seems appropriate to ask if the warning voiced in the Amundson Report needs to be reiterated. If chemical engineering research must leave a strong trail of fundamental understanding through developed methodologies to ensure continuing progress, then this article yields considerable scope for discussion.

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