Why Chemical Engineering ?

My first post on this blog is for those who are in a dilemma that whether they should opt for chemical engineering after their 12th grade. This was the situation I faced at the time of counseling but to be very honest I just took it without knowing what will be the consequences, whether I will like it or will just pass through it. I was lucky that I  find it interesting and  today there are various fields where we need Chemical Engineers.

 First of all let me clear your doubt that most people fear from "Does chemical Engineering has to do anything with chemistry ?" ; Friends, at the undergraduate level there is nothing from chemistry in Chemical Engineering to be fear from. Later on various topics of material science, drug design may involve chemistry in depth. At undergraduate level  mass transfer , heat transfer,thermodynamics , fluid mechanics ,transport phenomena ,process control and equipment design are the basic courses . These days various deemed universities have biochemical engineering rather than chemical engineering which is a result of vast application of chemical engineering in growing biotechnology sphere.

Its about controlling and designing processes mainly which is very interesting ,optimizing a process is  the heart  of any design for which a Chemical Engineer is paid a handsome salary. They are in great demand in refineries,food processing industries,petroleum extraction and reservoir engineering.Today developing software's having an application in industries is becoming an emerging  field which attracts the chemical youth. So here I end my post with a hope that this will give you all an insight what chemical engineering is about and will help you deciding it as a career                        

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