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March 12, 2020
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CBE Alumni Spotlight - Annemarie Weber
March 5, 2020
The Chemical and Biochemical department hosts professional seminars each semester for students in the program who want more information about all the possibilities and opportunities their degree can help them achieve. Annemarie Weber, a graduate from the department, credits these seminars as a...
Chemical engineering student receives Fulbright Mitacs Globalink award
March 4, 2020
Collin Sindt, a University of Iowa undergraduate studying chemical engineering, has received a prestigious Fulbright Mitacs Globalink grant, which will allow him the opportunity to spend the summer in Canada working on a research project at the University of Montreal...
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Chemical engineers use math and science to solve problems that address the complex needs of today’s society while preserving opportunities and resources for future generations. Making medicines from microbes. Developing sustainable manufacturing and energy solutions. Purifying water. Processing food. Designing biomaterials for improved health. Chemical and biochemical engineers are doing all of these and more.
At Iowa our class sizes are small, which enables close interactions between students and faculty. Our students develop leadership skills, have opportunities for work in industry and research, learn safe practices, and gain a strong foundation in math and science. We are home to world-class research facilities and offer unmatched opportunities to work on projects with Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professors and other professors in Iowa’s top-ranked colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Public Health.
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