Chemical engineer

[2] Others have suggested Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604–1670) for his development of processes for the manufacture of the major industrial acids.

[3] The term appeared in print in 1839, though from the context it suggests a person with mechanical engineering knowledge working in the chemical industry.

These products include high-performance materials needed for aerospace, automotive, biomedical, electronic, environmental and military applications.

Examples include ultra-strong fibers, fabrics, adhesives and composites for vehicles, bio-compatible materials for implants and prosthetics, gels for medical applications, pharmaceuticals, and films with special dielectric, optical or spectroscopic properties for opto-electronic devices.

Many chemical engineers work on biological projects such as understanding biopolymers (proteins) and mapping the human genome.