Chemical engineers from UK and the world zero in on sustainability at ChemEngDay

Imperial College London hosted a celebration of chemical engineering research focused on community building and advancing sustainability.

The annual ChemEngDayUK conference, supported by the Heads of Chemical Engineering UK (HCEUK), addresses the future research and educational contributions of chemical engineers.

Over 400 delegates gathered on Thursday 25 April at Imperial for the two-day programme of distinguished plenary talks from world-renowned chemical engineers, invited oral presentations, and poster presentations.

Opening the event, Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London, said: “Chemical engineers make a vital contribution to our sustainability targets and we very much encourage collaboration across Imperial and wider.”

The conference addressed cutting-edge research and new technologies across five contemporary research themes including:

• Biotechnology
• Data centric chemical engineering and process systems engineering
• Molecular systems engineering
• Net zero energy pathways
• Sustainable and efficient chemical processes

Professor Omar Matar, Head of Imperial’s Department of Chemical Engineering, alongside Professor Camille Petit, also announced plans for a bespoke new laboratory at Imperial’s South Kensington Campus, with aims to develop the next generation of energy technologies.

Convening researchers and developing new research practices, the Sustainable Futures Lab will focus on four themes: sustainable energy technologies, negative emission technologies, chemical manufacturing and industrial decarbonisation.

Among the invited plenary speakers Professor Marco Mazzotti from ETH Zurich spoke about ‘Carbon dioxide management solutions – from research to demonstration’ and Professor Lisa Hall (University of Cambridge) spoke about ‘Engineered proteins for diagnostics in Low Income Countries’.

View the full programme for ChemEngDayUK 2024.