2021 IChemE Student Summit

Looking to the future of chemical engineering...challenges, demand and innovation.

Challenges, demand and innovation

Looking to the Future of Chemical Engineering

The 2020 student summit engaged some of the profession’s thought leaders who were able to share their knowledge and experience of working within the chemical engineering field. We took a retrospective glance at ChemEng and glimpsed into the future to see where it could take our next generation.

In 2021 we will look in more detail at what industries will be in demand, what new and emerging technologies and innovations will shape these sectors and a practical outlook on what is currently trending. We will begin a conversation and speculate about the future of chemical engineering.

Our topic for 2021 is ‘Looking to the Future of Chemical Engineering...challenges, demand and innovation’.

The summit will host seven face to face and online events, in seven locations (covid restrictions permitting).

• Tuesday 13 July 2021, Melbourne, Victoria
• Thursday 15 July 2021, Sydney, New South Wales
• Tuesday 20 July 2021, Perth, Western Australia
• Thursday 22 July 2021, Brisbane, Queensland
• Tuesday 27 July 2021, Adelaide, South Australia
• Thursday 29 July 2021, Christchurch, New Zealand
• Tuesday 3 August 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Each event will highlight an industry that dominates that state or country with live interactive site tours and workshops, keynote speakers and panel sessions and also some networking opportunities. Last year we hosted over 3,300 registrations from students from not only the Australasian region but also in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Asia and the Middle East.

This year we will have an additional mental health segment to give students some strategies on how to deal with stress in complex environments, coming out of an emotionally challenging year.
We believe the next 20 years is looking to be a very exciting and technically challenging time.

The world needs people with the innovative skills to handle new materials and energy processes more than ever and we would like to position our next generation with the skills and expertise to progress even further.
Schedule of events
  • Face to face and online event
    2021 SS, Victoria, pharmaceuticals
    Join us for a virtual site visit to a brewery followed by a live panel session with industry leaders followed by a networking session... View more
  • Face to face and online event
    2021 SS, New South Wales, Water
    The University of Sydney, University of New South Wales and the University of Newcastle student societies warmly welcome you to join ... View more
  • Face to face and online event
    2021 SS, Western Australia, oil and gas
    As we attempt to tackle the current global energy challenges, oil and gas will continue to be a key factor in the equation. While the... View more
  • Face to face and online event
    2021 SS, Queensland, brewing
    Queensland University of Technology and the University of Queensland warmly welcome you to join us for this session on brewing. Op... View more
  • Face to face and online event
    2021 SS, South Australia, mining and minerals
    The University of Adelaide student society warmly welcomes you to join them for this session on Mining and Minerals. A big challen... View more
  • Face to face and online event
    2021 SS, New Zealand, agriculture and technology
    The chemical industry has played a major role in the food production and food conservation sector for more than a century. For exampl... View more
  • Online event
    2021 SS, Malaysia, palm oil, process control and advanced materials
    Monash University Malaysia and University of Malaya Student Chapters warmly welcome you to join us on the session of Palm Oil Process... View more

Sessions are limited, so be quick to reserve your place

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