WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science has 33 very active faculty, 20 staff members, 220 graduate students, 30 postdoctoral associates, research associates and visitors, and about 400 undergraduate students in chemical engineering and materials science and engineering.

NAE Faculty

Seven of our faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Department Heads 1949-present

Left to right: Frank S. Bates (1999-present), Matthew Tirrell (1995-1999), H. Ted Davis (1980-1995), Kenneth Keller (1978-1980), Rutherford Aris (1974-1978) and Neal Amundson (1949-1974).