当今世界面临的许多挑战都具有重要的化学工程组成部分。化学工程师致力于减少制造过程中的污染和能源消耗，管理危险废物，找到生产可再生能源的方法，等等。在该程序中，您将学习在工业或研究环境中从事职业所需的研究方法和调查程序。您将与在化学反应工程，纸浆和造纸工业的工艺设计，危险废物和生物修复，纳米科学以及传质研究等各个领域具有专长的教职员工一起工作。该程序具有最先进的设施和实验室设备，包括原子力显微镜（AFM）系统，扫描拉曼光谱和气相色谱仪。
The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a program leading to the Master of Science and to the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering. The primary areas upon which these fields are based are continuum and molecular fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, macroscopic and microscopic thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and process analysis. Application areas include energy production and utilization, material properties under extreme conditions, biologically-based processes, and the environment.