About the Department of Chemical Engineering
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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
UG
Use scientific principles to produce, transform and transport chemicals, materials and energy
- Oxford
GRAD
Explore our Master of Science in Engineering Science with emphases in Aeroacoustics, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering.
- Oxford
GRAD
Pursue a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science with advanced, research-intensive study in Aeroacoustics, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Materials Science and Engineering.
- Oxford
Chemical Engineering Faculty & Staff
David Silverstein
- Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering
Mike Gill
- Professor of Practice of Chemical Engineering, Center for Manufacturing Excellence
Alex Lopez
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
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 and Faculty Fellow for STEM Learning
Anne Pringle
- Operations Coordinator II
Adam Smith
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Co-Director for the Center for Nano-Bio Interactions and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering
Byron Villacorta Hernandez
- Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Songtao Xie
- Instructional Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
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