Software, printers, and four rooms of workstations enable students to integrate computers into all phases of their educational experience. All computers are linked to the university network, which provides intracampus communications as well as links to various national and international networks. In addition to the usual engineering classroom and laboratory equipment, the college has more than 25 major experimental facilities. Fields of Study Chemical Engineering Chemical engineers investigate and develop techniques to convert basic raw materials into useful products. The field extends into many areas of manufacturing and refining, as well as resource management and environmental concerns.
Chemical engineers address large-scale problems.
While the chemist investigates the interaction of chemicals in the formation of a new product in a laboratory environment, the chemical engineer develops the processes and procedures needed to produce marketable quantities of the new product. While the physicist analyzes the makeup and properties of a superconducting material, the chemical engineer plans the facility that will manufacture the material in the volume and configurations needed. Many career opportunities await chemical engineering graduates including those involving computer systems and process control, environmental control, biochemical agents, electronic materials, superconducting materials, pharmaceuticals, petroleum engineering, petrochemicals, and synthetics. An individually structured curriculum will introduce students to interesting subjects such as materials, fluid mechanics, economics, and computer science. Students also investigate the design, construction, and operation of process units.