About the Department

Our acclaimed classroom/laboratory environment gives you hands-on experience in fields like product and process development, manufacturing, process design, and chemical engineering research. In conjunction with your courses, you work in our transport phenomena lab to learn about heat transfer, fluid flow and mass transfer; the unit of operations lab to experiment with fluid-moving machinery, heat transfer and separation processes; the process control lab for data acquisition and process control systems; and the chemical preparation lab and state-of-the-art design studio to perform process simulations and process design. You can broaden this experience with cooperative education and internships.

Chemical engineering faculty work closely with you in and out of the classroom/laboratory — advising, counseling and helping you develop professionally. You also have opportunities to assist in research projects, including developments in fuel cells and nanomaterials. We want you to be able to think critically, build on strong engineering and ethical principles, and engage in continued intellectual and personal growth.

Program Educational Objectives

  1. Chemical Engineering graduates have successful careers in the chemical process industry with the skills necessary to work in non-traditional industries and positions.
  2. Chemical Engineering graduates are successful at prestigious graduate, medical, and law schools.
  3. Chemical Engineering graduates are committed to performing ethically while serving their professions, companies, and communities.
  4. Chemical Engineering graduates exhibit strong critical thinking skills from the breadth of their general education and the depth of their foundation in engineering principles, and engage in continuous intellectual and personal growth.

Program Outcomes

a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data
c)  an ability to design a systems, component, or process to meet needs within realistic constraints, such as environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
d)  an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
e)  an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
f)   an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
g)  an ability to communicate effectively
h)  the broad education to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
i)   a recognition for the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
j)   a knowledge of contemporary issues
k)  an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Constituencies

The following are key constituents for the chemical engineering program and as such are represented by the membership of the CME Advisory Board:

  • Graduate and Professional Schools
  • Industrial and Governmental Research Facilities
  • The Chemical Processing Industry
  • The Local Community
  • The Marianist Community
  • The University Community
  • UD CME Alumni
  • UD CME Faculty and Staff
  • UD CME Students