Each year, chemical engineers from a designated company devise and judge a student contest problem that typifies a real, working, chemical engineering design situation. The problem's solution requires a wide range of skills in calculation and evaluation of both technical data and economic factors. Michigan State has the best placement record of any department in the country and we are pleased to continue the trend!

For example, a recent problem involves designing a semi-batch reaction process for manufacturing polyethers. Polyethers are an important family of products that are used in many consumer products such as detergents, foams, and food additives. The design project involves determining the best design (both economic and safe) for the facility. The design features that use inherently safe concepts that circumvent accidents even when instruments fail or operators make mistakes are emphasized.

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