Chemical Engineering
Engineering matter to change the world
#10
Graduate Program ranked in the U.S. News & World report ranking
#4
Undergraduate Program ranked in the U.S. News & World report ranking
123
Years of educating Chemical Engineers – one of the oldest programs in the country!
UNDERGRAD
Learn more about our Undergrad Program
GRADUATE
Learn more about our Graduate Program
RESEARCH
Find information about our research activities
FACULTY
Meet our faculty and researchers
KEY RESEARCH AREAS
Biotech
Michigan chemical engineers are developing lab-on-a-chip devices to do genetic analysis and biomolecule synthesis. We are improving drug delivery and medical imaging by studying how molecules move and distribute throughout the body.
Energy
From energy-harvesting textiles to better batteries and solar cells to new materials for hydrogen storage and for electrocatalysis, the Chemical Engineering Department is doing the research that will enable increased use of renewable energy sources.
Nanotech
Michigan chemical engineers have been using nanotechnology well before it became a buzzword. New tools allow even better control of nanoparticle growth, shape and properties – and better characterization of the final products.
RESEARCH FACILITIES
Consistently ranked among the nation’s best chemical engineering departments, U-M has risen to 10 in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate program rankings.
June 4, 2021
Nanoengineering integrates crystals that don’t usually get along
A team of computational and experimental engineers demonstrate a blueprint for building materials with new properties from nanocrystals
- Jovan Kamcev receives DOE Early Career AwardKamcev is one of only 51 researchers from U.S. universities to receive the award this year.
- Eight ChE students awarded NSF FellowshipsFive graduate and three undergraduate students are 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship recipients
- Lola Eniola-Adefeso elected to AIMBE Board of DirectorsEniola-Adefeso is one of two directors at-large elected to the AIMBE Board of Directors. She began her term April 1, 2021.
- ChE in top 10 in new U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankingsConsistently ranked among the nation’s best chemical engineering departments, U-M has risen to 10 in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate program rankings.
- In Memoriam- Barry BarkelThe former ChE lecturer, passed away on February 27, 2021 in Englewood, Florida. “He brought some real-life experience to the students and had a knack for relating to them.”
Kamcev is one of only 51 researchers from U.S. universities to receive the award this year.
Five graduate and three undergraduate students are 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship recipients
Eniola-Adefeso is one of two directors at-large elected to the AIMBE Board of Directors. She began her term April 1, 2021.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s best chemical engineering departments, U-M has risen to 10 in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate program rankings.
The former ChE lecturer, passed away on February 27, 2021 in Englewood, Florida. “He brought some real-life experience to the students and had a knack for relating to them.”
Nagrath is recognized for her pioneering work on microfluidic technologies for circulating tumor cells isolation and genotyping leading to novel cancer treatments.
Tenho Connable, one of the first female engineers to graduate from the College of Engineering and a highly respected member of the U-M ChE alumni community, died on January 17, 2020 at the age of 101.
The liquid electrolytes in flow batteries provide a bridge to help carry electrons into electrodes, and that changes how chemical engineers think about efficiency.
Long-time professor and mentor, department chair, assistant dean, and department historian passed away following heart surgery
Beloved member of the U-M ChE alumni community, Peter B. Lederman died on June 9, 2020, at the age of 88.
Named to AIChE’s “35 under 35” list in honor of his accomplishments in energy and environmental research
Chemical Engineering is tied at No. 4 in the U.S. News’s 2021 chemical engineering undergraduate program rankings
ChE Technical Communication Lecturer passed away on July, 20, 2020.
The department will welcome two new assistant professors this year, Andrew Allman and Xiwen Gong; Allman will join the faculty in September 2020 and Gong in January 2021.
Brittiany Smith and Abagail Jeavons joined the department in 2019-2020.
Sharon Glotzer, the Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, addresses the ChE community and shares support for the Black Lives Matter movement
Montgomery transitions to a three-year period of phased retirement during which she will serve the College of Engineering as an academic coach
The video is a part of a new Michigan Engineering vlog series, #GradStudentExplains, in which the six students shared their personalities and their perspectives on life as a graduate student.
Participants in this year’s prospective graduate student recruitment visit experienced Michigan Chemical Engineering from an entirely new vantage point–online.
Lesser recalls graduating during a recession when job prospects were bleak.
The department, College, and University are making plans for remote celebrations in honor of the graduating class.
More Chemical Engineering News
Support ChE
Your gifts will help us with our plans to improve our undergraduate and graduate labs, and to enhance the visibility of our department through seminars and symposiums.
Quick Links
At Michigan, you will engineer matter across scales, from molecules and materials to micromachines and medicines. Our outstanding students and faculty are redefining the boundaries of chemical engineering.
Sharon C. Glotzer, Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering
