Chemical Engineering : University of Rochester

Applying science and research to help solve problems

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Exploring biotechnology and nanotechnology

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Developing new chemicals and consumer goods

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Major & Minor

Pursue a degree or take courses in chemical engineering.

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Graduate Studies

Applying biological, chemical, and physical principles to society’s grand challenges.

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CHE Research

Research includes advanced materials, nanotechnology, alternative energies, and more.

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Announcements

The 18th G.J. & S.T. Su Distinguished Lectureship

Professor Thomas Francsco Jaramillo

Date: April 29, 2020

Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
Lunch reception: TBD
Lecture: TBD

Call for Nominations: 2020 Young Alumni Achievement Award

Alumni are invited and encouraged to suggest candidates for next year’s award which will be presented during 2020 Meliora Weekend. Learn more >

Did you know?

Our chemical engineering graduate program is ranked 22nd in the nation based on student ratings.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering will typically earn slightly over $2 million during their working life, the highest of 80 college majors sampled.

Professor Ching Tang was named one of Thomson Reuters’ 26 Citation Laureates in 2014 for his role in inventing the organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

Chemical engineering major Muhammad Miqdad.

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Finding the ‘missing piece’ in social entrepreneurship

Muhammad Miqdad is graduating with a degree in chemical engineering, but his four years at Rochester are leading him to a future focused on connecting the dots between technology, business, and social good.

Nik Angyal ’19, was selected as a Google Cloud Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for men’s soccer, among other honors.

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Tops in the lab and on the soccer pitch

Nik Angyal ’19 had two passions in high school: chemistry and soccer. He graduates from Rochester at the top of his class in both. His next move: pursuing his doctorate and focusing on global climate change.

42percent

of the 226 undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Chemical Engineering in fall 2014 were female.

8out of over 100

In a 2011 survey, the National Research Council ranked the University of Rochester’s chemical engineering program eighth in the country.

Why CHE?

Our faculty and students conduct research at the forefront of modern chemical engineering. We specialize in applying materials science to tackle grand challenges facing society in the areas of clean energy, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

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