About the Department of Chemical Engineering

You’ll find encouraging professors and amazing research opportunities at Ole Miss Chemical Engineering.

What is Chemical Engineering?

Use scientific principles to produce, transform and transport chemicals, materials and energy

Chemical engineers bring together chemistry, mathematics, physics and engineering principles to discover solutions to real-world challenges in pharmaceuticals, food, personal care products, petrochemicals and in many other industries

With a chemical engineering degree, you will be ready to pursue careers in manufacturing, petrochemicals, oil and gas, biotechnology, the environmental field and more. Your degree can also pave the way to top graduate programs in medicine, business, law and advanced engineering fields.

Our Degree Offerings

Undergraduate students can earn a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Graduate students can earn a M.S or Ph.D. in Engineering Science with an emphasis in aeroacoustics, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, or materials science and engineering

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Chemical Engineering, B.S.

Use scientific principles to produce, transform and transport chemicals, materials and energy

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GRAD

Engineering Science, M.S.

Build the technical knowledge and professional skills you need to advance your career with a master’s in engineering from Ole Miss.

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GRAD

Engineering Science, Ph.D.

Solve pressing challenges in energy, the environment, medicine, and more with an engineering degree from an R1-classified research institution.

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Chemical Engineering Faculty

The Chemical Engineering faculty at the University of Mississippi are a dynamic team of educators and researchers committed to advancing innovation and discovery at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and engineering.

David Silverstein

Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering

Mike Gill

Professor of Practice of Chemical Engineering, Center for Manufacturing Excellence

Nathan Murray

Director of the National Center for Physical Acoustics

Sasan Nouranian

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Director for Research at CGRI

Brenda Prager

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Adam Smith

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Co-Director for the Center for Nano-Bio Interactions and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Alex Lopez

Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Songtao Xie

Instructional Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Byron Villacorta Hernandez

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

Our Community

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A Place That Ever Calls

Located 70 miles from Memphis and surrounded by the natural beauty of Northern Mississippi, Oxford boasts thriving music, art, and literary scenes along with great restaurants. UM's athletics provide many opportunities to watch and participate in sports—and one of the world's best tailgating parties.

With everything Oxford has to offer, it's no wonder USA Today named Oxford as one of the Top Six College Towns in the Nation.

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