Joe Powell of Shell Discusses ChE's Future Challenges [On Location]

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ChEnected caught up with Joe Powell to hear his thoughts on the challenges for chemical engineers in the area of future fuels and petrochemicals. Joe is chief scientist, chemical engineering at Shell Global Solutions US Inc., and also serves as the programming co-chair for AIChE's Process Development Division. Hear what he has to say about chemical engineering's future in the video panel at right.

What do you think are chemical engineers' greatest challenges in fuels and petrochemicals?

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Submitted by Rich Byrnes (not verified) on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 20:13

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Very nice interview, thanks for posting, I agree Energy Usage and new sources of Energy Production will dominate the agenda for scientist in the years to come. ChE's will find themselves on the frontier of our next breakthroughs.

Submitted by Meagan Lewis (not verified) on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 14:31

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Great interview Joe and Lauren!