Talk:Chemical engineer
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[edit] Tooting the old horn?
The salary section, whilst referenced, references a chemical engineering department, which is of course going to be somewhat NPOV. Chemical engineering does not pay as well as mining engineering in some countries, and I think the difficulty of the degree part is a little bit odd as well, I fail to see that a chemical engineering degree is any different in level of difficulty to power engineering or mechatronic or aeronautical engineering. I'm of the opinion that this section is teetering on NPOV, due to the nature of the references. Comments? User A1 15:44, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge with Chemical Engineering
Electrical engineer and mechanical engineer redirect to electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, respectively. Similarly, materials engineer redirects to materials science.
A chemical engineer is simply a person who practices and/or is educated in chemical engineering. There is no need for a separate page. These articles should be merged.
Additionally, salary information is subject to change and varies wildly by geographical region and by company. An engineer working for a paper company in Maine makes something like 65% of what an engineer at an oil company in Texas makes- or less. I don't think this should be included in the article because the figures can vary so widely.--Dj245 22:19, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
- Support:, I think the pages cover the same topic, and would be best merged User A1 02:05, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
- No merge: Engineering and "engineer" (this sets the standard) as well as civil engineering and "civil engineer" have their own page. I’m sure the others will become their own pages when someone feels the need to write them. I see one being the "science" of the art and the other being the "practice" of the art. I suggest giving that by giving them time to grow they will develop their own subject and topic. I started this page, because of kept running into redlinks when I was writing up biographies. --Sadi Carnot 01:15, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- No merge: Chemical engineering has been practised (often badly) by people who were not chemical engineers. It was often assumed that it could be managed by a chemist or a mechanical engineer, who did not need any special knowledge. The development of the distinct profession of chemical engineer is in my view interesting enough to warrant a separate encyclopedia entry. One of the features of chemical engineering education was to bring relevant science into the practice. On the other hand, trained chemical engineers do things which are not chemical engineering (often well). Chemical Engineer 17:58, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
