Chemical Engineering

undergraduate program

The modern discipline of chemical engineering is intertwined with biology and biomedical engineering in order to solve complex problems in a wide variety of industries. Chemical engineers apply chemistry, physics and mathematics to the process of converting raw materials and chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. They are engaged in the development and production of a diverse range of products including high-performance materials for aerospace, automotive, biomedical, electronic, environmental and military applications.

Chemical engineers are involved in the manufacturing of a wide variety of products including plastics, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, computer chips, specialty chemicals and bioproducts. In the environmental area, chemical engineers develop methods to reduce the pollution created in manufacturing processes, devise techniques to recover usable materials from wastes, design waste storage and treatment facilities, and design pollution control strategies.

The primary areas of focus within ASU's chemical engineering program are:

• Novel methods for the production of advanced materials.
• Environmentally-benign processing of chemicals.
• Biological applications of chemical technology.
• Air pollution control.
• Air and water purification.
• Process control.

Challenging job opportunities exist not only in the chemical and petroleum industries, but also in the plastics, electronics, computer, metals, space, food, drug and health care industries. In these industries, chemical engineers practice in a wide variety of occupations, including environmental control, surface treatments, energy and materials transformation, biomedical applications, fermentation, protein recovery, extractive metallurgy and separations. In the environmental area, chemical engineers develop methods to reduce the pollution created in manufacturing processes, devise techniques to recover usable materials from wastes, design waste storage and treatment facilities, and design pollution control strategies.

Chemical engineering, B.S.E.: the chemical engineering program at ASU provides each student with a strong foundation in chemical engineering and encourages students to individualize their education through course work, research and discovery, cross-discipline exploration, internships and professional society activities. Major map (PDF)

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