Advances in Chemical Engineering: Perspectives in Chemical Engineering: Research and Education (Advances in Chemical Engineering)

Intended for graduate students and chemical engineers in academia and industry, this book provides an analysis of the field - past, present and future. Based on the MITand#39;s centennial conference, the papers assess chemical engineering education, its future direction and application in society. Content: Front Cover; Perspectives in Chemical Engineering: Research and Education; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Participants; SECTION I: Historical Perspective and Overview; SECTlON II: Fluid Mechanics and Transport; SECTION III: Thermodynamics; SECTION IV: Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reactor Engineering; SECTION V: Environmental Protection and Energy; SECTION VI: Polymers; SECTION VII: Microelectronic and Optical Materials; SECllON VIII: Bioengineering; SECTION IX: Process Engineering; SECTION X: The Identity of Our Profession; Index. Abstract: Intended for graduate students and chemical engineers in academia and industry, this book provides an analysis of the field - past, present and future. Based on the MITand#39;s centennial conference, the papers assess chemical engineering education, its future direction and application in society Content: Edited by Page iii 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 This special edition of "Advances in Chemical Engineering", commemorating chemical engineering's centennial as an academic discipline, provides an in-depth analysis of this field's past, present, and future by authorities from virtually all areas of chemical engineering. A historical perspective of the past 100 years leads into reviews of fluid mechanics and transport phenomena; thermodynamics; kinetics, cataylsis, and reactor engineering; environmental protection and energy; polymers; microelectronics and optical materials; bioengineering; and process engineering.