Integrating sustainability into chemical engineering Education

Experiences from imperial college London

Bibliographic Data

ID22355573
AuthorsPavan Inguva (0000-0001-6216-296X, Imperial College London), Deesha Chadha (0000-0001-8812-884X, Imperial College London), Clemens Brechtelsbauer (0000-0001-9554-6740, Imperial College London), Jerry Y Y Heng (0000-0003-2659-5500, Imperial College London), Omar K Matar (0000-0002-0530-8317, Imperial College London), Umang Shah (0000-0002-0267-0871, Imperial College London, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume18
Pages100303
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCleaner and Responsible Consumption (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2666-7843
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100303
OpenAlexW4411729434
LanguageEN
References cited52

With the sustainability transition actively underway in society, there is a strong impetus for higher education institutions to provide suitable learning opportunities for their students. Chemical engineers are especially well-positioned to contribute to many sustainability efforts, building upon their domain knowledge and skillset. The effective integration of sustainability into a chemical engineer’s education journey requires holistic consideration at the programme level to ensure that students graduate with the right technical and professional skills. This article aims to outline current practices at the Department of Chemical Engineering, at a London-based, research-intensive institution, and share our current thinking on the next steps. We hope to foster a conversation among chemical engineering educators worldwide about the best way forward in teaching sustainability

Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Sociology · Sustainability · Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · Engineering · Nanotechnology research and applications · Philosophy · Sustainability in Higher Education · Ecology

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