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Pursue a degree or take courses in chemical engineering.
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Applying biological, chemical, and physical principles to society’s grand challenges.
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Research includes advanced materials, nanotechnology, alternative energies, and more.
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Open Positions
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester invites applications to fill two tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant professor, associate professor or professor rank and are scheduled to begin July 1, 2018.
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Research Highlight
Augmented reality lets students operate a chemical plant
An augmented reality (AR) light table and 3D-printed chemical reactors connected by sticks are part of an innovative teaching experiment that allows student engineers to simulate reactions in a real-life, sprawling chemical plant.
Read Moreof the 226 undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Chemical Engineering in fall 2014 were female.
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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