UNIT 6 LAB QUESTIONS

VIDEO 1: Careers in Science and Engineering: Chemical Engineer

1. Where does Anita Kalathil work? What are her responsibilities?

Anita works in fabric care engineering on the liquid side. She works on the
design and installation of new equipment in the plant or the modification of old
equipment to make new products. The main responsibilities of all chemical
engineers are to create products that meet public demand taking into account
consumer preferences, application costs and expected safety.

2. Whom does Kalathil work with? Where does she perform the tasks
required for her job?

She brainstorms with Lauren Skook, another chemical engineer, and they plan
the expand to a new product. When Anita is not meeting her colleagues of
R&D, she usually works at one of Procter & Gamble’s manufacturing sites.

VIDEO 2: Finding Her Way: Kristala L. Jones Prather, Ph.D

1. What two subjects did Kristala enjoy that led to chemical

engineering? Who recommended chemical engineering to her?

Kristala liked History and used to talk a lot with her teachers about it. They
recommended to her to do engineering because she liked Math and Science
and she finally decided to do chemical engineering because she specially liked
Chemistry.

2. What does Prather research at MIT? What field do these subjects

encompass?

Prather research involves general engineering organisms to produce

medications, pillows and other useful substances. These subjects encompass
the field of biology.
VIDEO 3: Check Out the Assembly Line of the Future

1. What is nanotechnology? How can it be used?

Nanotechnology is a major leap forward in manufacturing. In the future, these

new methods could bring clothing that protects soldiers from chemical
weapons and small band-aids that constantly move vital signs in real time. It
can also be used in solar systems and communications. In nanotechnology,
people work with some manufacturers that are thinner than a human hair.

2. What techniques do they use to manufacture nanoparticles?

They want to change the process from roll to roll with nanotechnology. They
work in areas with antimicrobial surfaces, some health monitoring systems
and some defense applications.

VIDEO 4: Engineering Slick Solutions for Sticky Problems

1. What was the inspiration behind the water-harvesting system

portrayed in the video?

The pitcher plant and the lotus leaf were the inspirations behind the water
collection system. They were inspired by the instincts of biology to create a
system that could replace these skills and be used in dry places to get water
from the air.

2. What types of applications could the "slips" from the video be used
for?
Oil transportation, ice sticking an airplane wing and biological aspects like
marine biofouling, mussels, sea mussels, sticking on a ship hull.
Slips are used for medical devices (because of its biocompatibility) or for use in
complex environments such as the hull of a boat (because its great durability).