Chemical Engineering: Shaping a Sustainable Future

Chemical engineers are leading the way in providing answers to global challenges such as climate change, food security, and effective healthcare.

On this two-week course, you will be introduced to the exciting world of chemical engineering. You’ll explore how chemical engineers develop and design chemical manufacturing processes to provide sustainable solutions.

You’ll be introduced to what chemical engineering is and the different ways it can help tackle climate change.

You’ll also explore how it can be used to promote renewable energy sources such as solar, wind power, and geothermal energy to secure a sustainable energy future across the world.

You will learn how chemical engineers optimise processes and improve fertilisers to ensure a more sustainable food supply.

You’ll then explore how they advocate new technologies such as the treatment of salt water to help tackle drinking water demands in times of drought.

You will understand vaccine development and how chemical engineers design and optimise the manufacturing process to produce vaccines that meet global demand.

You’ll then explore how digital design will lead to the development, manufacture, and delivery of high-quality personalised medicines which will revolutionise patient care.

By the end of the course, you will understand the importance of chemical engineering in every-day life and explore the huge range of career paths chemical engineers can take.

• Introduction to chemical engineering with a focus on how chemical engineers are tackling global sustainability challenges and the impact this will have.
• How human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation have significantly increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and has led to climate change.
• How chemical engineers play a role in delivering some of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to tackle climate change.
• The role of chemical engineers in the development of future of healthcare products.
• How chemical engineers scale-up vaccine production to meet global demand.
• How chemical engineers play a pivotal role in developing and producing the medicines of the future.
• How digital design will lead to the development of personalised medicines.
• How the future of chemical engineering will touch on all aspects of life, and the ethical considerations of this.