Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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CHEMICAL E GI EERI G THE ROLE or THE CHEMIICAL ENGINEER in our industrial world is to translate chemical Qlaboratoryj processes into prohtable manufacturing operations. These usually involve the co-ordination of chemical reactions as well as unit physical operations. U The vast research program in the United States bears a unique relationship to industry, often producing such revolutionary changes which may disrupt old and established industries and create new ones. The synthesis of a new product may also exert a stabilizing inlluence on the world's market, making it possible to break monopolistic control. This type ol progress, due to research, is common in our daily lives. The production of nylon from coal, air and limestone, the recovery of bromine from sea watery the synthetic production of rubber, toluene

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, aq.. xfff the rehning of these metals, the manufacture of alloys, and then metals and alloys into useful shapes for human utilization. The metallurgical engineering student at Missouri School a thorough training in both Process Metallurgy and Physical necessary theory is substantiated with practical work in the adequate equipment is available to give the student an sufhcient technique and be immediately useful upon entering sion. Further, the laboratories are well equipped for original research in pyro- metallurgy, hydro-metallurgy, or electro-metallurgy in the process metallurgical Held, and- for work in the various thermal, physical, and chemical tests as well as the study of structures, both microscopic and macroscopic in the physical metallurgical field. During the past ten years, considerable progress has been made in both ore dressing and metallurgyg the use of the microscope, the spectrograph, X-rays, permeameters, magnetometers, sonic testing, and even Gamma-rays, are now em- ployed to further man's knowledge of ores, metals, and alloys. The increased demand placed on the industry by the National Emergency is being met, and the Metallurgical Engineer stands out as one of the key-men in National Defense.

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' wk:-g,. XX fwsigt-. .a'+eQ.v.-2-S-ts' -3+:v!+. 2-1' :L-ff:S'1-21 'Wil X a X 'ev gnoqgtg X 5 cj X 'Xa f , f .I X fr . . ul 'v I and glycerine from waste petroleum gases, are examples which ma 1 cited I K y illustrations. Glycerine produced from these wastr vers serves to ' ilize t el . . . . . . . ,.r' price and not permit it to soar to excessive prices a .3 did 1n the l sq K Th manufacture of toluene and glycerine from these waste products f s expanding source of supply for the production of explosives. ff The training of chemical engineers supplies the foundation anti? ' X1 l 1 f to start a professional career. Organic, inorganic, analytical, and p si l ig s f , f ' istry, mathematics, physics, mechanics and economics form the basic 1 2 f o, , fl K the study of chemical en0'ineerin0'. Industrial stoichiometry, chemic q r v . l s Q D C . 1 -i!.:: - ' ing unit operations, design and thermodynamics emphasize tl1e s..1ie,a,,sMg. -, ,,,.-553-1: . . . . . . . . ii::i'--:2:-- 5' aspects. Other supporting engineering subjects in civil, mechanical and elec' ca engineering serve to round out the four year curriculum. The student must also complete an inspection tour of plants and work at least one summer Qbetween the junior and senior yearj in a chemical plant before graduation. Upon completion of this training he must decide .whether he will continue in graduate study for an advanced degree or obtain employ- ment with one of the many industries employing cnemical engineers. The chemical engineer will be found in every large industrial organization participating in the rapid march of progress. His duties may conhne his efforts to the executive department, research development, plant and equipment design. plant construction and operation, process control or technical sales. However, he will be found in the midst of things making every effort to produce better things for better living through chemical engineering and chemistry. The Chemical Engineering and Chemistry department of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy has moved into the new building which was completed in the summer of 1941. The work of the department is now carried on in this portion of the new building and the old chemistry building. The new building is essentially devoted to laboratories for chemical engineering, organic, analytical and general chemistry. It is excellently equipped with modern apparatus needed in the instruction and research programs.