Alon McCormick
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Chemical Engineering |
Lorraine Francis
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Materials Science and Engineering |
Laura Ericksen
Assistant to the Directors of Undergraduate Studies |
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The CEMS department is home to two undergraduate
programs: Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering.
Both are highly ranked by various rating surveys. The department prides
itself on its devotion to undergraduate education and its dedication
to the pursuit of excellence. Our inspiring faculty, helpful staff,
and enriching research opportunities all make an undergraduate career
in our department\ an enlightening experience. The department graduates
about 140 bachelors in Chemical Engineering and about 15-20 bachelors
in Materials Science and Engineering each year. In addition to drawing
students from Minnesota (and its neighbors, such as Wisconsin, the
Dakotas, and Manitoba, Canada), the reputation of the department also
attracts many undergraduate students from other regions of the country,
as well as from Asia, Central and South Americas, the Middle East,
and both Western and Eastern Europe. The Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science and Engineering programs are fully accredited by
the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. For a formal description
of our mission, objectives, and outcomes, follow the links to Chemical
Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering.
Both programs are known for their rigor. The relatively large core
courses in the Chemical Engineering program are team taught by several
faculty members. The organizing professor lectures three times a
week to the entire class, and the class is split into smaller recitation
sections for twice-weekly discussion and problem-solving meetings
with a faculty member. Our team teaching approach puts the students
and faculty in closer contact to the mutual benefit of both.
In addition to hands-on computer and experimental laboratories,
about one-third of the students have had on-campus research experience
with faculty by the time of graduation, and another one-third have
had technical experience in industry through part-time jobs, internships
or co-op programs in Materials Science and Engineering. Our graduates,
with their solid engineering skills, analytical minds, and training
in problem-solving are a "can-do" bunch who go on to many
sectors of industry, to graduate school, or to medical or law careers.
For more information on the programs (admission, requirements,
courses, etc.):
Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Curriculum Guide [pdf]
Materials Science and Engineering
Undergraduate Brochure [html]
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