Fluor Pilot Plant at the University of Surrey Now Active
December 12 2017 - 6:57AM
Business Wire
Thanks to Fluor’s $300,000 Donation Supporting
Chemical Engineering in the UK
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the recently
named Fluor Pilot Plant at the University of Surrey in the United
Kingdom is being used by the first chemical engineering graduates.
A donation of $300,000, made through Fluor’s philanthropic
organization, the Fluor Foundation, was provided to the
university’s Chemical and Process Engineering department earlier
this year to upgrade and refurbish the plant to produce
industry-prepared engineers.
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University of Surrey President and
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Max Lu, and Fluor's Senior Vice
President and Surrey Alum, Robin Chopra (L-R) at official opening
of the Fluor Pilot Plant. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Fluor continuously invests in developing future engineers, so
we are particularly pleased to work with the University of Surrey
to provide third-year students with industry experience by running
a small-scale manufacturing plant as part of their practical
experience module,” said David Seaton, chairman and CEO of Fluor
Corporation. “Fluor has been operating in the UK for more than 60
years, and today our engineers are working on some of the largest
and most challenging energy projects in the industry. Developing
future chemical engineers is not only in the interest of Fluor, but
also of vital interest to the United Kingdom.”
“We are very grateful for Fluor’s generous grant that has
benefitted our students,” said Professor Max Lu, president and
vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey. “At Surrey, we pride
ourselves on our industry connections. Fluor is an important
partner of the university and a significant potential destination
for our graduates. This Fluor Pilot Plant is improving the quality
of the practice-based learning that we provide students who will
enter the industry with enhanced skills and experience.”
The Fluor Pilot Plant also provides realistic industry
experience to trainee chemical weapons inspectors who use the
facility to gain practical hands-on experience in preparation for
their field work. The trainees are from the Nobel Peace
Prize-winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,
headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.
“Fluor in the UK is working with government and academia to
develop the optimum engineering talent pool for the country, and it
is particularly pleasing that our long collaboration with Surrey
University has resulted in enhancing industry-like experience for
chemical engineering graduates,” said Ashley Rees, vice president
and managing director of Fluor’s UK operations. “We continue to
seek initiatives and partnerships with STEM-focused universities
and schools so that we can create an engineering legacy.”
The University of Surrey is an internationally recognized
research-intensive institution that is committed to working with
industry-leading companies to ensure that its students are at the
cutting edge of their field of study. More than 90 Surrey graduates
have worked or currently work at Fluor, and some of these
representatives attended the opening event.
Fluor’s UK operations are based in Farnborough, Hampshire, from
where the company serves a wide range of industries including
energy, chemicals, government, life sciences, advanced
manufacturing, infrastructure, mining and the nuclear power market
sectors.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering,
procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that
designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its
clients on six continents. For more than a century, Fluor has
served its clients by delivering innovative and integrated
solutions across the globe. With headquarters in Irving, Texas,
Fluor ranks 149 on the Fortune 500 list with revenue of $19 billion
in 2016 and has more than 60,000 employees worldwide. For more
information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on social
media at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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