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Chemical Engineering
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Endless Career Opportunities
Chemical engineering deals with the physical, chemical and biological transformations of matter — engineering on the molecular scale. With its emphasis on problem-solving skills, quantitative analysis and teamwork, a chemical engineering education provides an excellent foundation for a wide range of fulfilling future careers.ÌýGraduates of our program are in strong demand and hired by a broad array of employers, including companies in the energy, biotechnology, semiconductor, management, consulting, and pharmaceutical industries, in addition to a variety of small start-up companies and the chemical process industry. Graduates also pursue careers in medicine, law and business.
U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks 91Ô´´â€™s chemical engineering program among the top ten in the nation. We cultivate graduates who actively seek to provide technical, educational, public sector, and business leadership in a rapidly changing, increasingly technological, global society and who recognize their professional responsibility toward the betterment of our community. Our faculty foster an environment that enables students to identify and pursue their personal and professional goals within an innovative educational program that is rigorous and challenging as well as flexible and supportive.
AREAS OF ST91Ô´´Y
- Biochemical and biomedical engineering
- New energy technology
- Catalysis and reactions
- Colloids and interfaces
- Environmental chemical engineering
- Systems biology
- Materials, polymers and composites
- Thermodynamics, transport and separations
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CAREER OPTIONS
- Chemical Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Research Associate
- Simulation EngineerÌý
- Software DeveloperÌý
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- MS or PhD in Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Biomolecular EngineeringÌý
- Materials Science
- MBA
- Law School
- Medical School
What’s special about this program?
91Ô´´â€™s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is consistently ranked among the top ten chemical engineering programs in the U.S. in most polls. Our objective is to cultivate graduates who will actively seek to provide technical, educational, public sector or business leadership in a rapidly changing, increasingly technological, global society and who recognize their professional responsibility toward the betterment of our community. Our faculty foster an environment that enables students to identify and pursue their personal and professional goals within an innovative educational program that is rigorous and challenging as well as flexible and supportive.
Get Involved
Aero Society of Automotive Engineering
American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AICHE)
Association of Computing Machinery
Assistive Medical Technologies
Alpha Omega Epsilon
Biomedical Engineering Society
Engineers Without Borders
Materials Research Society
National Society of Black Engineers
Sigma Phi Delta
Society for the Advancement of Materials and Processing Engineering
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Tau Beta Pi
Sample curriculum
CHEG112 Ìý Ìý | Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
| CHEM111 | General Chemistry Ìý Ìý |
| CHEM112 | General Chemistry Ìý Ìý |
CISC106 Ìý | General Computer Science for Engineers |
EGGG101 Ìý | Introduction to Engineering (FYE) |
ENGL110 Ìý | First-Year Writing Ìý |
MATH242 Ìý Ìý | Analytic Geometry and Calculus B |
MATH243 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus C |
| PHYS207/227 | Fundamentals of Physics I Lecture/Lab Ìý |
| Ìý | Breadth Requirement Elective Ìý |
| CHEG231 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Ìý |
| CHEG304 | Random Variability in Chemical Processes Ìý |
| CHEG325 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Ìý |
| CHEM220 | Quantitative Analysis Ìý |
| CHEM221 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Ìý |
| CHEM444 | Physical Chemistry Ìý |
| CHEM445 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory Ìý |
| MATH305 | Applied Math for Biomed, Chem & Biomol Eg Ìý |
| MSEG201 | Introduction to Materials Science Ìý |
| PHYS208/228 | Fundamentals of Physics II Lecture/Lab Ìý |
| Ìý | Breadth Requirement Electives Ìý |
| CHEG332 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics Ìý |
| CHEG341 | Fluid Mechanics Ìý |
| CHEG342 | Heat and Mass Transfer Ìý |
| CHEG345 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory I Ìý |
| CHEM333 | Organic Chemistry Lab I (Lecture Only) Ìý |
| CHEM331 | Organic Chemistry Ìý |
| CHEM332 | Organic Chemistry or Ìý |
| CHEM527 | Introductory Biochemistry Ìý |
| Ìý | CHEG Elective Ìý |
| Ìý | Technical Electives Ìý |
| Ìý | Breadth Requirement Elective |
| CHEG401 | Chemical Process Dynamics and Control Ìý |
| CHEG431 | Chemical Process Analysis Ìý |
| CHEG432 | Chemical Process Analysis (DLE & Capstone) Ìý |
| CHEG445 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory II Ìý |
| Ìý | CHEG Electives Ìý |
| Ìý | Technical Electives Ìý |
| Ìý | Breadth Requirement Electives |