Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Chemical Engineers have been in part responsible for the
prosperity of the United States chemical industry which produces
more than 30% of the national wealth and has recorded a trade
surplus for over 40 consecutive years. Graduates of the Chemical
Engineering Department are well suited for contributing to this
success. Our graduates enjoy a wide range of careers in industries
such as:
ENERGY: Refining crude oil to gasoline and heating oil. Challenge:
Solving the dependence of our nation on foreign oil.
POLYMER MATERIALS: Manufacturing of light weight, high strength
composite polymers for automobiles, construction, textiles, and
building materials. Challenge: Improving our living standard by
developing future products without side effects.
ENVIRONMENT: Controlling toxic emissions from the automobile and
manufacturing industries. Challenge: Developing new sustainable
technology.
BIOTECHNOLOGY: The use of microorganisms for manufacturing of
high value chemicals, such as pharmaceutical drugs and the
detoxification of hazardous waste sites. Challenge: Controlling
the escalating health costs with the innovations of
pharmaceutical drugs; improving our living environment.
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Why Choose Chemical Engineering? |
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Leads to professional and personal success by integrating
knowledge in chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biology to
solve the problems of national and global importance. Examples
of successful chemical engineers: Chairman of Intel, CEO of
eneral Electric, President of Chemstress, VP of Goodyear.
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- 75%-80% of our students become employed in industry and the government sector.
- 5%-10% go on to graduate school.
- 5% of others go on to medical school.
- 90% placement prior to graduation and 100% three months after graduating.
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- Lubrizol
- Dow
- Jim and Vanita Oelschlager Leadership Awards
- Lisle M. Buckingham Scholarships
- Scholarships for Excellence
- University Honors Program
- College of Engineering
- Chemical Engineering Faculty Scholarship
- Larry G. Focht Scholarship Award
- NSF Undergraduate Research Supplemental
- Fellowship
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What is special about the Department? |
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- Nationally recognized Co-op Program (fifth oldest in the nation)
- Extensive student-faculty interaction with individual student projects
- Unique teamwork experience through laboratory and design projects
- All instructors are members of the Faculty with PhD’s in Chemical Engineering
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Degrees Offered by the Chemical Engineering Program: |
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- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science with Co-op
- Bachelor of Science with Polymer Speicalization
- Bachelor of Science with Biotechnology Specialization
- Combined BS/MS Program
- Master of Science Degree
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- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE)
- Tau Beta Pi
- Signma Xi
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Facilities and Resources: |
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The Chemical Engineering Department has excellent computer
facilities which provide software for the design of chemical
processes, instructional support (interactive software for
learning) and general purpose services (email, word processing,
spreadsheet, internet browsing, etc.)
The Undergraduate Chemical Engineering laboratory provides
state-of-the-art equipment for students to obtain hands-on
exposure to chemical engineering principles as well as cutting
edge chemical technology and instrumentation.
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Experiments and Equipment: |
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- Ion exchange for the recovery of heavy metal - Atomic absorption spectroscopy, ion exchange resin column
- Synthesis of nanomaterials – Autoclave reactor, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- Biochemical process – High Performance liquid chromatograph, bioreactors
- Distillation Process – Gas Chromatography, 25 ft large scale distillation column, flow and liquid level control systems
- Chemical vapor deposition – Plasma reactor, optical spectroscopy, and optical pyrometer
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