About the Program
Make a transformational impact on the world by creating products that people rely on every day. Build the foundations to one day produce groundbreaking medications, develop the trendiest cosmetics, implement sustainable energy sources, or ensure food safety. With an interdisciplinary study of chemistry, biology, physics, reaction engineering, materials science, and biotechnology, chemical engineering provides the dynamic education needed to enter countless fields.
The Polytechnic Approach
Put theory into practice through research and design projects and work closely with faculty from diverse research and industry backgrounds. Monitor circuits and systems in the lab, design a plant according to federal regulations, or study pollution reduction methods. Graduate ready to become a catalyst for improvements in food processing, manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, construction and more as you engage in computational and experimental learning.
Career Outcomes
Courses
Our curriculum provides a strong foundation in the basic sciences with engineering fundamentals and prepares you to design, develop, and engineer industrial processes and plants. Upon graduation, you will be well-prepared to begin either your professional career or a graduate program.
Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
Vilupanur Ravi
A materials scientist, Vilupanur Ravi has pioneered research and development of ceramic and metal matrix composites, coated graphites, and metallic alloys. His work has impacted the development of metal-based composites in the automotive industry; ceramic-based materials in aerospace; and lightweight coated structures with applications in glass handling. He has also contributed to the development of thermoelectric devices that convert heat into electrical energy, for space applications.
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The Chemical Engineering Department offers a Chemical Engineering program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.
The Chemical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
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