Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Mission
Chemical Engineering is a branch of engineering that uses principles of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and economics to efficiently use, produce, design, transport, and transform energy and materials. The Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Iowa (UI) provides a stimulating academic community where students engage in a highly personalized learning and research environment. Faculty within the department have focused research projects in biological and pharmaceutical systems, clean energy and catalysis, air quality and climate, polymeric and advanced materials, quantum chemical simulation, and remote sensing.
Active Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs provide students with opportunities to obtain specialized knowledge and expertise through advanced course work in chemical engineering and related disciplines, to engage in interdisciplinary research opportunities, and to impact their communities through service learning. Both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs are designed to equip the student with the skills to pursue a career in industry, academia, or government.
We help you build your mentoring network from day one!
Mentoring Network
We help students build their mentoring network from day one! In addition to their research advisor, graduate students in the department receive peer and faculty mentors as well as the opportunity for alumni mentorship. Students are assigned a peer mentor and a faculty mentor (non-research advisor) during the summer before entering the program. The department also offers a voluntary alumni mentoring program in which students are paired up with an alumni mentor.
News Articles
Des Moines Register: Iowa View--Climate Change Views Contrast with Facts
WEB NOTE: Following is a guest opinion column authored by Christopher J. Anderson, assistant director of the Climate Science Program at Iowa State University, and Peter Thorne, professor and head of occupational and environmental health at University of Iowa. Also contributing to the piece were...
UI Researchers Link Smoke from Fires to Tornado Intensity
College of Engineering Spring Career Fair Draws 106 Employers
The Spring Engineering Career Fair will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial
Union.One hundred-six employers will be in attendance looking for recent and upcoming graduates, interns and co-ops -- a 40 percent increase over Spring 2014.
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