Nosy Chemistry
Nosy Chemistry

Pitt Engineers Utilize Chemically-Generated Fluid Flows to “Fingerprint” Reagents in Solution

ChemE Associate Professor Giannis Mpourmpakis Receives Provost’s Award
ChemE Associate Professor Giannis Mpourmpakis Receives Provost’s Award

Mpourmpakis is being recognized for his dedication and success mentoring doctoral students at the Swanson School

Getting Your Ducks in a Row
Getting Your Ducks in a Row

How a scavenger hunt is transforming a high-stress college environment into a fun, accessible atmosphere

How to Think Like a Student
How to Think Like a Student

ChemE Professor Lei Li is recognized with the 2023 James Pommersheim for Excellence in Chemical Engineering award

When One Size Doesn’t Fit All
When One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Pitt researchers receive $500k from the NSF to develop a new personalized-approach to graduate education in chemical and petroleum engineering

Driven By Solutions
Driven By Solutions

ChemE PhD Student Mona Abdelgaid received four different awards for her work with heterogeneous catalysts

An Alliance of Innovation
An Alliance of Innovation

Pitt, Lubrizol Corporation Look Back at Past Decade of Research Collaboration to Envision What May Lie Ahead

Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

The Chemical and Petroleum Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering was established in 1910, making it the first department for petroleum engineering in the world. Today, our department has over 40 expert faculty (tenure/tenure-stream/joint/adjunct), a host of dedicated staff, more than 20 state-of-the-art laboratories and learning centers, and education programs that enrich with strong fundamentals and hands-on experience.

Chemical engineering is concerned with processes in which matter and energy undergo change. The range of concerns is so broad that the chemical engineering graduate is prepared for a variety of interesting and challenging employment opportunities. Chemical engineers with strong background in sciences are found in management, design, operations, and research. Chemical engineers are employed in almost all industries, including food, polymers, chemicals, pharmaceutical, petroleum, medical, materials, and electronics. Since solutions to energy, environmental, and food problems must surely involve chemical changes, there will be continued demands for chemical engineers in the future.

 

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