化学工程是一个专业，它在科学知识和制成品之间建立了联系。化学工程师依靠科学，经验，创造力和创造力来经济地生产这些材料。当今社会所使用的几乎所有物质性质的东西都在某种程度上受到了化学工程师的影响。化学工程师从矿物，煤炭，石油和农产品等原材料中创造出通用的中间体和商品化学品，高性能燃料，用于建筑的新材料，药品，高性能食品，合成纺织品，塑料，固态电子元件，以及数十种其他工程材料。化学工程师的影响力在催化剂，燃料电池，自动控制，生化过程，人造肾脏，组织工程，核能，医疗仪器和设备的开发以及空气和水污染的开发中非常重
Chemical engineering is a profession, which provides a link between scientific knowledge and manufactured products. The chemical engineer relies on science, experience, creativity, and ingenuity to produce these materials economically. Almost everything of a material nature used by society today has at some point felt the influence of the chemical engineer. From raw materials such as minerals, coal, petroleum, and agricultural products, chemical engineers create versatile intermediate and commodity chemicals, high performance fuels, new materials for construction, pharmaceuticals, high performance foodstuffs, synthetic textiles, plastics, solid state electronic components, and dozens of other engineered materials. The chemical engineer's influence has been important in the development of catalysts, fuel cells, automatic controls, biochemical processes, artificial kidneys, tissue engineering, nuclear energy, medical instruments and devices, as well as in the development of air and water pollution control systems. Many new and equally exciting challenges await the practicing chemical engineer of the future. The profession of chemical engineering embraces a wide variety of activities including research, process development, product development, design, manufacturing supervision, technical sales, consulting, and teaching. The engineer can be behind a desk, in a laboratory, in a manufacturing plant, or engaged in nationwide and worldwide travel. Successful chemical engineers find chemistry, mathematics, and physics to be interesting and exciting. Many chemical engineers also have interest in the biological sciences. The curriculum in chemical engineering includes continued study of chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, and physics as well as intensive study in the engineering sciences such as chemical reaction engineering, thermodynamics, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, system analysis and process synthesis, and design.