Encouraging the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Chemical Engineers

To be a chemical engineer is to be a problem solver. However, the problems facing chemical engineers are growing in complexity. The variety of rapidly evolving problems requires new solutions that satisfy technical, safety, environmental, regulatory, economic, and social needs. Vital to the most suc...

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Published inChemical engineering progress Vol. 119; no. 5; pp. 49 - 55
Main Authors Liberatore, Matthew W, Bodnar, Cheryl A, Fruth, Kevin, Horvat, Kristine, Monty-Bromer, Chelsea, Vasquez, Erick S, Vigeant, Margot
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Institute of Chemical Engineers 01.05.2023
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Chemical engineering
Chemical engineers
Complexity
Engineering education
Engineers
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Laboratories
Makerspaces
Professional development
Science education
Students
Teachers
Value creation
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Summary:To be a chemical engineer is to be a problem solver. However, the problems facing chemical engineers are growing in complexity. The variety of rapidly evolving problems requires new solutions that satisfy technical, safety, environmental, regulatory, economic, and social needs. Vital to the most successful solutions is balancing technological innovation with the needs of various stakeholders. In order to prepare chemical engineering students for this complex work, chemical engineering educators are incorporating an entrepreneurial mindset in their teaching and research. Here, Liberatore et al discuss what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset and give examples of this mindset in research, education, and career development.
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ISSN:0360-7275
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