ChE Industries
Is the unemployment rate for engineers higher or lower than the general population?
Lower (2.7% vs 4.2%)
What is the ideal gas law?
PV=nRT
CBEB is made up mostly of this kind of room (classroom, administrative, research, utilities, etc.)
Research!
Crude oil is separated into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel due to their different boiling points using this process.
Distillation
What is the largest desert by area?
Sahara Desert
The most common industry for chemical engineers to work in
Chemical manufacturing
The pH of pure water
7
The minimum number of extra credits you can take to gain a minor as a ChE
0, by using elective slots! See the ChE handbook!
This process turns plant materials like corn or sugarcane into bioethanol fuel, or even alcohol
Fermentation
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
Six
The most lucrative field for ChE
Oil and gas extraction/separation (15% of ChE)
Glass and sand alike are made up of what compound (mostly)
Silicone Dioxide
The chemical engineering department just celebrated what anniversary last year?
100 Years
This medical technology, made possible by chemical engineers, delivers controlled doses of medicine through skin patches. What is the delivery method called?
Transdermal
This country invented paper, printing, gunpowder, and the compass
China
Field that allows engineers to work on a variety of projects/fields, work with several companies, and travel to different sites?
Consulting (Makes up 12% of chemical engineers)
This chemistry course studies mathematically how individual electrons move around a nucleus
Physical (Quantum) Chemistry
Name at least 2 other ChE groups/extra-curricular activities at PSU
Omega Chi Epsilon (Honors), ChemE Car, THON, Research, Mentorship, IM Sports
Used in water treatment and kidney dialysis, this separation process involves forcing liquid through a membrane to remove impurities
Reverse Osmosis
The rarest blood type among humans
AB-
Percentage of chemical engineers that work in pharmaceuticals
12% (AIChE 2017)
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
First Law of Thermodynamics
The body that accredits our ChE degree (ensuring we meet all requirements)
ABET
This 20th-century process, still critical today, allowed for large-scale production of fertilizers and helped support the global population boom
Haber-Bosch process
In the early 20th century, a soft drink named “Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda” was known for containing lithium. A company later acquired this beverage and transformed it into a popular lemon-lime soft drink we know today. What is it now?
7-Up