Chemical Engineering January 2013 - 7

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Senior Editor
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Changes
I
t always makes me nervous when people
say " change is good. " By now I've come to
realize that statement is usually made after
change has taken place, usually without planning,
and we might as well make the best of it.
Given an average situation, change is 50-50.
Given a positive situation, there's more downside
risk to change. The trick to successful
change is managing that risk. We've had a few
changes with Chemical Engineering over the
past year and we've tried to manage the risk with research and planning.
In the spring we began running a higher quality, heavier, whiter paper. The
Young Rebekkah Marshall
with early career goals in mind
change in paper quality makes the print easier to read and there's less ink
bleed-through. Frankly speaking, my eyes aren't what they used to be and
when it comes to reading, I need all the help I can get. Considering the average
age within the industry, I may not be alone.
Early in 2012 we moved to a more consistent layout of our articles and
departments. For some time we had sections of the magazine moving around
to accommodate production; good for us, bad for the reader, so we made the
change. Your time is valuable and by having consistency, we hope it is easier
for you to find articles and sections quickly, month after month.
In this issue we have a new, two-page table of contents. Our former onepage
version was crammed with information, making it difficult to find specific
topics; much like trying to load everything on the home page of a website.
We made the change to the two-page version to make it easier to read and
to give our editors more room to explain the articles listed. Our intent is to
make it easier for you to find the information you are looking for.
These are fairly innocuous changes and, if they do not work, we can change
them back. That is not always the case; sometimes a decision is made or a
change occurs and it is difficult or impossible to go back. Often that is the case
with personnel changes, which leads me to our latest change. It is with mixed
emotions that we bid farewell to Rebekkah Marshall, our Editor-in-Chief for
the past six years. She has done a terrific job guiding our editorial team and
filling the pages of the magazine, our website, our newsletters, and our bookstore
with relevant information. She worked closely with the development
of our ChemInnovations conference and she managed our Plant Cost Index
and economic indicators. And over the total of 12 years with us, she has done
much, much more. We will miss her day-to-day interaction, her outgoing and
positive personality, and her great spirit. Rebekkah has done a tremendous
job carrying on the legacy of past editors and preparing the path for our team
and new editors to come, thus addressing the risk of our biggest change.
Fortunately, we will not lose Rebekkah completely. While she is starting
a new chapter of her life on a family business with her husband, we have
asked her to assist with our Editorial Advisory Board, the ChemInnovations
Advisory Board, the Kirkpatrick award and the Chemical Engineering
awards program. She may contribute editorially as she has time.
As of this publication, the Chemical Engineering editorial team, contributing
editors, and support staff are filling the gaps as we search for a new
editor to join the group. We wish Rebekkah great success with her new
business and we look forward to working with her, at least periodically, for
a long time to come.
Change is not always good but if you make plans, manage the risk, prepare
contingencies, and keep an open mind, it can be. We hope you are
pleased with Chemical Engineering and, as always, we welcome your input
on how we can improve.
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Brian Nessen, Publisher
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