The last day of summer….

Today is the 31st of August, the last day of summer. Of course, it depends if you consider the 1st or the 23rd of September as your first autumn day. September is the month when the nights get colder, the leaves become yellow, and the days become shorter. # 7 – The mornings will start…

How to deal with impostor syndrome?

Impostor syndrome is a term that describes the feeling of intellectual and professional inadequacy that some people experience. It’s “a nebulous mixture of thoughts and feelings experienced by highly accomplished individuals who continuously question their achievements.” The feelings are relatively common for anyone who has achieved any level of success or even enough to garner…

The Longest word in English…

Did you know there is a word that consists of 189,819 letters? It is the term for the formula C169,719H270,466N45,688O52,238S911. A protein that in humans is encoded by the TTN gene and consists of 34,350 Amino acids, with the molecular weight of the mature “canonical” isoform of the protein being approximately 3,816,030.05 Da. We also…

How to be a great communicator?

You will have to communicate with colleagues and other people for your career. You might find yourself in an environment where strong written communication skills are required, or maybe you want to do it more effectively. This post aims to offer some tips for communicating at work and what engineers should learn to do to…

How to find your passion? Our top 7

Today we share a different blog: a blog that has nothing to do with chemical engineering per se but something to help you find the right path. Because… why not? Chemical engineering is a fascinating subject, but next to that, we are all humans with many interests and passions. In our opinion, it’s unlikely that…