May 16, 2024 5:02 pm
In March of every year, our fourth year graduating engineering students complete a “capstone” group design project. This is meant to be a significant design experience where students can pull together concepts from across their program, and it’s a requirement for engineering program accreditation. Some of these projects are inspired by faculty research, others by the students’ own ideas, and still others by collaborations with industry partners.
For anyone interested in finding out more about the types of things that certain engineering programs cover, it’s useful to have a look at these projects. For 2024, the Chemical Engineering project descriptions are available here. There are 28 projects, covering quite a wide range of topic areas. Here are just a few mentions of ones that caught my attention.
It’s interesting that many projects have a significant sustainability and/or environmental aspect to them. This just illustrates that chemical engineering has evolved with the times and societal needs to address many areas such as water treatment, air pollution, sustainable materials, recycling materials, green energy, food and agriculture, etc. As I’ve stated many times in the past, any problem that involves materials and/or energy transformations probably has roles for chemical engineers.
Posted by profbillanderson
Categories: Engineering Education, Students
Tags: chemical engineering, engineering accreditation, Engineering Design
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