15 November 2017; a Short Course on the Characterization of Porous Catalysts and Adsorbents was successfully organized by the School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia. It was a one-day session looking at a series of characterization methods commonly used in characterizing porous catalysts and adsorbents. The course covered both the theory behind the characterization techniques together with practical examples and laboratory visit. The session was joined by 11 participants from different backgrounds of different institutions.

8th November 2017, the School of Chemical Engineering had successfully organised a short course on the application of membranes in the treatment of wastewater, which attracted 20 participants from various institutions of higher learning.

25 October 2017, the School of Chemical Engineering welcomed two of the Industry Advisory Panel, (IAP) to its annual IAP meeting held at the Engineering Campus, Wednesday. Datuk Hj. Azman Ismail, Managing Director of PLUS Malaysia Berhad who was the former Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Trading Berhad together with Mr. Paul Ronald Ellis, Managing Director of Schaeffer Kalk Malaysia Berhad arrived in the campus for the scheduled meeting at 9.00 with the School's Management Committee.

11 October 2017, the School of Chemical Engineering is once again proud to welcome 3 of its successful alumni to join in the second series of the Forum Bicara Ilmu & Pameran Latihan Industri 2017 held at the Auditorium Hall of the Engineering Campus.