Department Statistics
Rankings
Undergraduate Program — 7th in the U.S.A. (ranked by U.S. News & World Report)
Graduate Program — 8th in the U.S.A. (ranked by U.S. News & World Report)
Students
Undergraduate students 408
Graduate students 161
159 Ph.D.
2 MChE
3 NSF Fellows
Faculty
Thirty (30) full-time faculty; two (2) Emeritus
Eighteen (18) University Named Professors
- Antony N. Beris – Arthur B. Metzner Professor
- Wilfred Chen – Gore Professor
- Thomas H. Epps, III – Thomas & Kipp Gutshall Professor
- Marianthi G. Ierapetritou – Bob and Jane Gore Centennial Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Feng Jiao – Robert Grasselli Development Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Michael T. Klein – Unidel Dan Rich Chair in Energy
- April M. Kloxin – Centennial Development Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Kelvin H. Lee – Gore Professor
- Abraham M. Lenhoff – Allan P. Colburn Professor
- Raul F. Lobo – Claire D. LeClaire Professor
- Babatunde Ogunnaike – William L. Friend Chair of Chemical Engineering
- E. Terry Papoutsakis – Unidel Eugene du Pont Chair
- Stanley I. Sandler – H. B. du Pont Chair of Chemical Engineering Emeritus
- Levi T. Thompson – Elizabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical Engineering
- Dionisios Vlachos – Allan & Myra Ferguson Chair of Chemical Engineering
- Norman J. Wagner – Unidel Robert L. Pigford Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Bingjun Xu – Centennial Development Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Yushan Yan – Henry B Du Pont Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Five (5) Members of the National Academy of Engineering
- Stanley I. Sandler, H. B. du Pont Chair of Chemical Engineering
- Mark A. Barteau, Emeritus
- Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, William L. Friend Chair of Chemical Engineering
- E. Terry Papoutsakis, Unidel Eugene du Pont Chair
- Norman J. Wagner, Unidel Robert L. Pigford Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Thirteen (13) Presidential/NSF Young Investigators/CAREER Awards
- Prasad S. Dhurjati
- Thomas H. Epps, III, (PECASE) Award Winner
- Eric M. Furst
- Feng Jiao
- April M. Kloxin
- Kelvin H. Lee
- Abraham M. Lenhoff
- Raul F. Lobo
- E. Terry Papoutsakis
- Millicent O. Sullivan
- Dionisios G. Vlachos
- Norman J. Wagner
- Bingjun Xu
Typical Career Paths
75% Employment in private industry, government laboratories and agencies, and nonprofit research centers.
25% Graduate school.
Other careers: academia; medical, law or business school. Graduates who have completed ROTC may be commissioned as officers in the Army or Air Force.