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Letter from JETS
This month’s PE-Times spotlights chemical engineering—one of
engineering’s four main branches. Chemical engineers are involved in virtually
every product we use on a day-to-day basis—from the water we drink to the gas we
put in our cars to the medicines we take when ill to the plastics that surround
us and much more.
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Coaches Corner — Resources for Educators
State Rankings have been released and special congratulations go out to the top scoring teams from Part I of the test…
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Feature Story: Chemical Engineering
What do toothpaste, gasoline, medicines, plastics, environmental protection, skin care products, and clean drinking water have in common? All draw on the knowledge and resources of chemical engineers to make them available.
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Engineering Pathway
This month a short two-lesson curricular unit entitled Cellular Respiration and Population Growth provides a hands-on activity for students to do learn about chemical engineering.
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Extreme Engineer
Profile: Dena Anthony
You could say that engineering is in Dena's blood. Her father was a chemical engineer and she grew up in Kingsport, TN, where Eastman Chemical Company is headquartered and has a large manufacturing facility.
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Hot Topics
This month's hot topic comes from the National Science Foundation and focuses on how vitamin C can play a role in developing plastics. More ...
JETS Affiliates help increase awareness of and interest in engineering and technology-based careers among pre-college students, parents, teachers, and school counselors. To learn more about two of JETS Affiliates, click on the logos below.
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This newsletter is a publication of JETS. JETS opens the world of engineering and technology to students, parents, and educators by providing career guidance and through programs and resources that illustrate real-life teamwork and problem solving skills.
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