6 Facts About Chemical Engineering

1. Chemical Engineering engineers must explore new ways of applying engineering principles.

2. Chemical Engineering engineers must troubleshoot designs that do not work as planned.

3. Chemical Engineering engineers conduct research in the life sciences, biotechnology, and business services.

4. Chemical Engineering engineers form a relatively small part of the entire US workforce of engineers.

5. Chemical Engineering engineers "develop economic ways of using materials and energy".

6. Chemical Engineering gave a series of lectures on unit operations at the Manchester Technical School in 1887, considered to be one of the earliest such about chemical engineering.