Perspectives in Chemical Engineering: Research and Education

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Copyright page
Page iv

Preface
Pages ix-xi
Clark K. Colton

Participants
Pages xiii-xv

1 On the Emergence and Evolution of Chemical Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 3-40
L.E. Scriven

2 Academic-Industrial Interaction in the Early Development of Chemical Engineering at MIT Original Research Article
Pages 41-49
Ralph Landau

3 Future Directions of Chemical Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 51-56
James Wei

Centennial Symposium of Chemical Engineering: Opening Remarks Original Research Article
Pages 59-60
James Wei

4 Challenges and Opportunities in Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena Original Research Article
Pages 61-79
L.G. Leal

5 Fluid Mechanics and Transport Research in Chemical Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 81-95
William B. Russel

6 Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena Original Research Article
Pages 97-107
J.R.A. Pearson

Fluid Mechanics and Transport
Pages 109-122

7 Thermodynamics Original Research Article
Pages 125-154
Keith E. Gubbins

8 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: Continuity and Expanding Frontiers Original Research Article
Pages 155-168
J.M. Prausnitz

9 Future Opportunities in Thermodynamics Original Research Article
Pages 169-189
H. Ted Davis

Thermodynamics
Pages 191-201

10 Reflections on the Current Status and Future Directions of Chemical Reaction Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 205-226
Alexis T. Bell

11 Frontiers in Chemical Reaction Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 227-235
James R. Katzer, S.S. Wong

12 Catalyst Design Original Research Article
Pages 237-252
L. Louis Hegedus

Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reactor Engineering
Pages 253-264

13 Environmental Chemical Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 267-292
John H. Seinfeld

14 Energy and Environmental Concerns Original Research Article
Pages 293-301
T.W.F. Russell

15 The Role of Chemical Engineering in Fuel Manufacture and Use of Fuels Original Research Article
Pages 303-312
Janos M. Beer, Jack B. Howard, John P. Longwell, Adel F. Sarofim

Environmental Protection and Energy
Pages 313-318

16 Polymer Science in Chemical Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 321-345
Matthew Tirrell

17 Chemical Engineers in Polymer Science: The Need for an Interdisciplinary Approach Original Research Article
Pages 347-358
Richard A. Register, Stuart L. Cooper

Polymers
Pages 359-370

18 Chemical Engineering Research Opportunities in Electronic and Optical Materials Original Research Article
Pages 373-393
Larry F. Thompson

19 Chemical Engineering in the Processing of Electronic and Optical Materials: A Discussion Original Research Article
Pages 395-412
Klavs F. Jensen

Microelectronic and Optical Materials
Pages 413-421

20 Bioprocess Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 425-462
James E. Bailey

21 Some Unsolved Problems of Biotechnology Original Research Article
Pages 463-473
Arthur E. Humphrey

22 Chemical Engineering: Its Role in the Medical and Health Sciences Original Research Article
Pages 475-484
Channing Robertson

Bioengineering
Pages 485-495

23 Process Engineering Original Research Article
Pages 499-523
Arthur W. Westerberg

24 Process Control Theory: Reflections on the Past Decade and Goals for the Next Original Research Article
Pages 525-534
Manfred Morari

25 The Paradigm After Next Original Research Article
Pages 535-542
James M. Douglas

26 Symbolic Computing and Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering: A New Challenge Original Research Article
Pages 543-552
George Stephanopoulos

Process Engineering
Pages 553-561

27 The Identity of Our Profession Original Research Article
Pages 565-572
Morton M. Denn

The Identity of Our Profession
Pages 573-586

Index
Pages 587-606