化学与材料工程系致力于开发和维护本科生和研究生课程，以教育学生如何在工业上重要的化学和材料系统中安全地控制和操纵物质。该学院将通过提供智力领导，创新教学，大学和社区服务，同时进行国际认可的研究，继续教育学生并维持其课程。该系的本科生和研究生课程根据国家标准不断完善，旨在鼓励跨学科教育。研究目标集中于对大学，社区，阿拉巴马州和国家的进一步发展具有重要意义的技术。CME部门提供了两个计划，可授予化学工程学位的MSE学位。这些被指定为：计划I（论文），计划II（非论文）。
The graduate program of the Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville seeks to provide cutting-edge training in chemical engineering research areas including biotechnology, catalysis, electrochemistry, energy and the environment, polymers, and separations. Students experience close interaction with faculty members, work in excellent research facilities, and participate in multidisciplinary research centers.<br>The Department offers a powerful curriculum that integrates knowledge from chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biology, to educate and inspire future leaders who create, develop, and optimize technologies, processes, and materials for the chemical, energy, semiconductor, automobile, environmental, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and food industries.