Chemical engineering has a long history at Vanderbilt, with the program first announced in 1903. A Department was initiated in the School of Engineering in 1939. The first M.S. and Ph.D. degrees awarded in the School went to chemical engineering students. Overall, the Department provides an intimate and supportive environment for undergraduate and graduate students. Each faculty member cares a great deal about education and student welfare.
Classes are small.
We have a high-bay undergraduate unit operations laboratory. The practice of technical communication has formally been part of our undergraduate program since 1982. Our faculty is well connected to industry, bringing considerable personal experience into the classroom. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, and we have many distinguished alumni. Our graduates hold positions of major responsibility in large corporations, in small entrepreneurial and consulting firms, and in federal and state government agencies.