Chemical Engineering
Engineering matter to change the world
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Years of educating Chemical Engineers – one of the oldest programs in the country!
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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.
November 23, 2021
$3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants
Improved heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy could help the U.S. meet its goal of cutting solar energy costs in half by 2030.
- Nanotechnology: Theory predicts new type of bond that assembles nanoparticle crystalsTurns out entropy binds nanoparticles a lot like electrons bind chemical crystals.
- A systems thinking approach to biology and diversityU-M ChE’s Jennifer Linderman appointed the Pamela Raymond Collegiate Professor of Engineering.
- Nanostructures get complex with electron equivalentsNanoparticles of two different sizes break away from symmetrical designs.
- New photonic effect could speed drug developmentTwisted semiconductor nanostructures convert red light into the twisted blue light in tiny volumes, which may help develop chiral drugs.
- 1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle rangesThe nanofibers recycled from Kevlar vests are harnessed in a biomimetic design to help solve a battery’s longevity problem.
Turns out entropy binds nanoparticles a lot like electrons bind chemical crystals.
U-M ChE’s Jennifer Linderman appointed the Pamela Raymond Collegiate Professor of Engineering.
Nanoparticles of two different sizes break away from symmetrical designs.
Twisted semiconductor nanostructures convert red light into the twisted blue light in tiny volumes, which may help develop chiral drugs.
The nanofibers recycled from Kevlar vests are harnessed in a biomimetic design to help solve a battery’s longevity problem.
Adding life skills to education in science, technology, engineering and math sets students up for success, through a partnership led and funded by a Michigan Engineering alum.
U-M ChE’s Joerg Lahann, the Wolfgang Pauli Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellow in honor of his contributions to invention, innovative discovery, significant impacts on society and enhancement of innovation.
U-M ChE Professor Nicholas Kotov, Adjunct Professor Karl Jacob and PhD student Harsh Agarwal were honored with individual awards and the U-M AIChE Student Chapter was named Outstanding Student Chapter for the 12th consecutive year.
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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
