Major & Minor
Pursue a degree or take courses in chemical engineering.
Graduate Studies
Applying biological, chemical, and physical principles to society’s grand challenges.
CHE Research
Research includes advanced materials, nanotechnology, alternative energies, and more.
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The 17th G.J. & S.T. Su Distinguished Lectureship
April 18, 2019
Hawkins-Carlson Room, RRL
Lunch reception at noon
Lecture at 1 p.m.
Professor Daniel G. Nocera
Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy
Department of Chemistry
and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
"Artificial and Bionic Leaf: A Sustainable and Renewable Cycle for Producing Food and Fuels"
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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.
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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.
Continue Readingof 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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