About This Department

The Chemical Engineering Department currently has about 320 undergraduate students, 100 graduate students, and 16 tenure-track/tenured faculty including two NAE members and has open positions at various levels. The Department also has seven supporting faculty for research and teaching. The Department offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. Graduate degrees offered are a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy with specializations in materials, energy, nanotechnology, bioengineering, and computational engineering. The Chemical Engineering Building houses excellent laboratories and classrooms for teaching and research and the department continues to enhance its curriculum to encompass customized academic options in response to societal needs.