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Recent News from the Department

Our students and faculty are constantly doing amazing things. Read about the latest in student succes, faculty research, and overall awesomeness at the U.

The Department of Chemical Engineering's outreach team poses after their trip to Wind River

ChemE Student Outreach Team Again Receives National Recognition

For students in the Department of Chemical Engineering, the future of the discipline is not just about making…

Himanshu Sant

Himanshu Sant Joins Department of Chemical Engineering 

An expert in biomedical microfluidics, Sant’s research involves developing novel ways to deliver drugs, conduct…

Adriana Payal-Medina poses in a lab

Adriana Payan-Medina Earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

The highly-competitive NSF fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the…

Kody Powell

Kody Powell Named to the New John A. and Amy B. Williams Endowed Professorship in Chemical Engineering

University of Utah’s John and Marcia Price College of Engineering has appointed Kody Powell to the John A. and Amy B.…

Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah

Our undergraduate program takes pride in providing a curriculum that prepares students for jobs in industry and for post-graduate training in engineering, law, and medicine. The curriculum is unique in that it strives to balance practice, theory, and the development of professional skills. More than 30% of our undergraduates are involved in research in professors’ labs. We have a vibrant cooperative education program that includes summer internships and semester-long work experiences in industry, government, and academe.

Our strong departmental scholarship program provides financial aid based on need, transfer status, and academic performance. Graduates from the Department of Chemical Engineering have excellent job placement statistics with outstanding starting salaries. Companies hiring recent graduates include Micron Technology, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Proctor & Gamble, Halliburton, Rio Tinto, Archer Daniels Midland, Nestlé, L-3 Communications, Celanese, ICU Medical, FLSmidth, Aecom.

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