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From Molecules to Marvels: Engineering For Tomorrow

As a chemical or biochemical engineering student, you can learn from and work alongside world-class professors in 68,500-square-foot James E. Bertelsmeyer Hall, one of the newest buildings on campus. With nearly 400 undergraduate and graduate students, our growing department enrollment ranks near the top among S&T’s engineering disciplines.

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AI and Our Future

The Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering prepares students for careers where the skillsets obtained through mastery of our curricula will always be relevant and essential for future professional success. In our biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, bioengineering, and chemical engineering degree programs, students acquire knowledge for their professions through hands-on laboratory work and application of engineering design principles (in coursework and participation in student teams) that require creativity and ingenuity that no AI algorithm can replace. AI tools are incorporated into many facets of our curricula, and students will be taught on how to apply AI tools to enhance their productivity. Thus, a student completing a degree program from our department will be equipped with technical knowledge and the ability to responsibly apply AI within their professional settings.

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$83,690

Average starting salary of chemical engineering undergraduates according to salary.com

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Research in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

The Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering faculty are doing groundbreaking research in fields ranging from carbon dioxide sequestration and alternative energy to cancer prevention and novel batteries.

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Research Fields

  • Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering
  • Carbon Management
  • Energy and Environment
  • Materials and Nanotechnology
  • Particle Technology and Characterization
  • Reaction Engineering
  • Transport Phenomena

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