Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ349823
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Chemical Engineering: A Crisis of Maturity.
Jorne, Jacob
Chemical Engineering Education, v20 n4 p178-80 Fall 1986
Argues that the field of chemical engineering is going through a major transition. Discusses trends in microchemical and biochemical engineering and warns that the overall field of chemical engineering is departing from the fundamentals of science. Urges chemical engineering educators to restructure their programs to again emphasize basic science. (TW)
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Industry, College Science, Energy Occupations, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Manufacturing Industry, School Business Relationship, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Technological Advancement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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