ChemE? In Pop Culture??
The historical precursor to chemistry combining mysticism and science, said to turn lead into gold.
What is alchemy?
This lab technique is used to separate chemical samples into their constituent components via a packed column. Often with silica gel or activated carbon.
What is chromatography?
This apparatus should be used when doing chemistry that can release vapours.
What is a fume hood?
A group of people hypothesized to potentially be the cause for the Late Bronze Age Collapse.
Who are the Sea Peoples?
This early 20th century US President is one of two presidents, thus far, to have studied engineering
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This type of pump operates by using a rotating impeller to convert kinetic energy into hydrodynamic pressure
What is a centrifugal pump?
This is a type of chemical hazard under the GHS label system
What is an oxidizer?
These types of cells store DNA in their nucleus as opposed to their cytoplasm.
What are eukaryotic cells?
This superhero, typically shown with a biochemistry degree, has a chemical engineering degree in their 2018 movie.
Who is Spider-Man?
This type of separation process relies on fluid flow parallel to an exchange medium.
What is tangential flow filtration (TFF)?
These graphs are generated for a biological system in response to chemical exposure.
What is a dose-response curve?
This state contains 12 of 15 of the highest summits in the continental US.
What is Alaska?
This current authoritarian world leader studied chemical engineering from 1975-1979.
Who is Xi Jinping?
This represents a type of valve on a P&ID.
What is a control valve?
This solution is used to treat hydrofluoric acid burns.
What is calcium glucinate?
This is Paul McCartney's middle name.
What is Paul?
Actor Dolph Lundgren has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He also plays this Russian boxer in Rocky IV.
Who is Ivan Drago?
What non-Newtonian rheological property causes the rod-climbing effect?
What is viscoelasticity?
This 1984 plat disaster released methyl isocyanate into the atmosphere, the worst chemical manufacturing incident in history.
What is the Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
This standard is used by computers to define floating point / decimal values.
What is IEEE 754?