History & Achievements

• What is a chemical engineer?
  (U. of Minnesota student web site)

• Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
  Learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world
  (National Academy of Engineering)

• National Academies report extols the promise and challenges of chemistry and chemical engineering (PDF - 60 KB)

• Beyond the Molecular Frontier
  (Link to National Research Council report on the future challenges for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)

• Human Genome Project

• Cells Alive!
  (cool images and movies)

• All About Hydrates
  
  
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Careers

• Chemical engineering careers
  (Resources for students, teachers, and parents from the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center)

• Chemical engineering careers
  (National AIChE Web site)

• Women ChEs Make Progress Toward Equality (PDF - 64 KB)
• The Standing of Women in Academia (PDF - 68 KB)
• Profiles of Success (PDF - 84 KB)

Journals

• Chemical & Engineering News (American Chemical Society)

Professional Societies

• American Society of Engineering Education
  • Engineering: Your Future (pre-college site)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Company Science & Technology Sites

• Dupont Science and Technology
• Understanding Energy
• ExxonMobil Science and Technology
• The Science of Biotechnology (Genentech)

In the News

• NANOMATERIALS
  Large chemical and materials companies target small nanotechnology firms for venture investing, collaborations, and product innovations (Chemical & Engineering News)

• BREACHING BARRIERS
  Protein transduction and similar methods are promising techniques for delivering a wide variety of drugs directly into cells (Chemical & Engineering News)

• ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS
  Semiconductor materials companies try cooperation of many kinds to solve technological and financial challenges (Chemical & Engineering News)

• Breakout Artist
  Dean Kamen, multimillionaire inventrepreneur, is going global with a robochair that climbs stairs, a miracle motor that fights disease, and his wildest notion of all - that scientists will be the 21st century's superstars.

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