One department, many research projects

If there was any doubt as to how diverse a field chemical engineering has become, consider the following observation.

This morning, I gave my final update to my thesis committee--the next time I see them as a committee should be my thesis defense. A couple of hours after my defense, I walked by a room where another student was giving her update. My update included a discussion of computational efficiency; her update included a discussion of killing efficiency. As in animals. Or, rather, as in ex-animals. It's pretty clear that I was left scratching my head trying to understand this.

But, hey, at least it's not me executing the small furry critters.