PAUL BUTRICO
POE, Block 4 A/C
OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD
A sect of engineering dealing with the industrial
application of chemistry.
 Broken up into several subfields
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Catalyst and Reaction Engineering
Computing Systems Technology
Fuels and Petrochemicals
Forest Bioproducts
Nuclear Engineering
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Bio Engineering
CATALYST AND REACTION ENGINEERING
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Study how chemical reactions can be used to transform raw
materials into useful substances.
Spend large amount of time using chemical reactors.
Use knowledge of kinematics of reactions and how catalysts
influence the rate of reactions to solve problems, conduct
experiments, and to try and discover useful applications of
the products created.
The ultimate goal for engineers in this subfield is to use
chemical reactions to produce usable energy.
Average Salary: $96,000
COMPUTING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
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Utilize computers and mathematics, and apply
this knowledge to chemical engineering
problems.
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problems deal with process design, process control,
operations, and applied mathematics.
Use the help of computers to complete process
such as simulating experiments, modeling,
synthesis, controlling and monitoring
experiments, and the study and management of
abnormal events.
FUELS AND PETROCHEMICALS
Petrochemicals: Petrochemicals: chemicals
obtained from petroleum and natural gas.
 Where and how to drill for oil.
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involved in the process of foods, creation of clothes,
and the recycling of materials.
Daily Tasks
Design/ operation of petrochemical plants.
 Design/ management of environmental controlling
systems.
 Determination of cost-effective processes of
production.
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Average Salary: $96,000
FOREST BIOPRODUCTS
Push boundaries on chemically engineered
products made from forest resources and other
lignocellulosic materials.
 Most known for the development of “green”
products.
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Development of biofuels, bioenergy, biodegradable
plastics, environmentally-benign adhesives, building
materials, paper, and chemicals.
Starting Salary: $55,000-$75,000
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Develop and research the systems, processes, and
instruments to obtain benefits from nuclear
radiation and energy.
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Design, opertate, and maintain, power plants.
 Design/ development of nuclear equipment.
 Gather data on nuclear accidents.
 Test leftover nuclear material to make sure that it
can be safely disposed of.
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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING (CONTINUED)
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Uses:
Energy/ Power
 Medical
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Average Salary: $99,920*
*2010
PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING
Takes part in the conception, design, scale-up,
manufacturing, labeling, and package processing,
in the processes of combining biological and
chemical materials.
 Must abide by FDA regulations and must
implement quality control, validation assurance
(VA), and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
 Average Salary: $79,890
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BIO ENGINEERING
Similar to pharmaceutical engineers in regards
to medicine.
 Develop/ manufacture devices, instruments,
software, and procedures to solve clinical
problems.
 Recent achievements made by bioengineers
include, artificial hearts, limbs, and joints,
miniature devices for detecting and injection
insulin, and laser systems used in corrective eye
surgery.
 Starting Salary: $54,158
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JOBS
Jobs for chemical Engineer’s are steadily
increasing, especially in the fields of Bioproducts,
Nuclear Engineering, Pharmaceutical
Engineering, and Bio Engineering.
 Average Salary after 1 year: $51,710-$66,286
 Average Salary after 20 or more years: $83,304$126,418
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TOP SCHOOLS
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California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California Berkely
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Stanford University
MY TOP SCHOOLS
University of Delaware (10)
 Penn State (21)
 University of Florida (23)
 UMass Amherst (29)
 Virginia Tech (33)
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INTERVIEW
Duane Dostie
 AMRI Global
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Albany, NY
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