What is chemical engineering?

Question

hi

i live in Melbourne, Australia

so i will be doing VCE in a 3 yrs

im very interested in chemictry, so ive been wondering, what subjects will i have to do for VCE to become a chemical engineer??

and what other engineering careers are there??

thanx

Answer 1

A chemical engineer must know chemistry, but they must also know about how to make chemical processes work on a large scale -- not just in the lab.  

They must have some of the skills of a mechanical engineer (to know about pressure tanks and pipes and valves and mixing).  They must have some of the skills of an electrical/instrumentation engineer (gauges, motors, etc.)

Subjects:

Advanced math like calculus (all of it)

Chemistry

Physics

Biology (some of the chemical processes you will work on may be biological)

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