chemical engineer
Process plant specialist
A chemical engineer designs and operates processes that transform raw materials into useful products—fuels, pharmaceuticals, plastics, foods.
The field applies chemistry, physics, and mathematics to industrial-scale production: She works as a chemical engineer at an oil refinery.
Chemical engineers solve problems of efficiency, safety, and environmental impact in manufacturing.
Purification via vaporization
- heat transferMovement of thermal energy
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- separationState of being apart
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
catalysis · thermodynamics · control systems · piping · energy balance · simulation · optimization · scale-up
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- pilot plantSmall test manufacturing operation
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- patentingLegally protecting an invention
publication · modeling · computational · data analysis · troubleshooting · innovation · breakthrough · development
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
- vaccinesPreparations conferring immunity
monoclonal antibodies · biosensors · bioprocessing · biofuels · GMP · biopharmaceutical · chromatography
Product from crude processing
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- polymersLarge chain-like molecules
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
food processing · wastewater treatment · energy sector · pulp and paper · semiconductor · cosmetics · paints · adhesives
Official permission to practice
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- co-opMember-owned organization
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
- plant managerHead of manufacturing facility
operations · safety officer · quality control · regulatory · continuing education · technical writing · teamwork · mentorship
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- heat transferMovement of thermal energy
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- separationState of being apart
filtration · catalysis · thermodynamics · control systems · piping · energy balance · simulation · optimization · scale-up · crystallization
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- pilot plantSmall test manufacturing operation
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
patenting · publication · modeling · computational · data analysis · troubleshooting · innovation · breakthrough · development · testing
bioreactor
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
vaccines · monoclonal antibodies · biosensors · bioprocessing · biofuels · GMP · biopharmaceutical · chromatography
petrochemical
Product from crude processing
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- polymersLarge chain-like molecules
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
fertilizer · food processing · wastewater treatment · energy sector · pulp and paper · semiconductor · cosmetics · paints · adhesives · detergents
licensure
Official permission to practice
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- co-opMember-owned organization
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
plant manager · operations · safety officer · quality control · regulatory · continuing education · technical writing · teamwork · mentorship
- engineers
- technical careerssoftware developer, programmer, data scientist, computer scientist, developer
- chemical workersformulator, lab technician, blender, distiller, refinery worker
- chemical engineeringreactors, distillation, heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics
- Fluid Engineershydrologist
- chemistsradiochemist, geochemist, photochemist, astrochemist, neurochemist
chemical engineersoftware engineer
One who builds programs
computer scientist · civil engineer · electrical engineer · mechanical engineer · structural engineer
chemical engineerartist
Maker of creative works
poet · philosopher · social worker · musician · novelist
engine, engineer, chemistry, chemical, chemist, engineering, alchemy, engines, engineers