Facts and Figures
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan was founded in 1898.
Faculty Statistics
- Faculty: 25 (tenured or tenure-track), 7 (joint appointments)
- National Academy Members: 3
- National Science Foundation Career Awards: 12
- Named Professorships: 14
- Internal Awards (since 2004):24 U-M and College of Engineering awards for teaching, research and service
- 18 faculty members have received recognition from U-M or the College of Engineering during their careers for teaching, research or service.
- National Awards: 12 American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) Awards; 36 other awards from other national societies and organizations
- Editorships & Editorial Boards : 7
- Fellows: 20 (including AIChE & American Physical Society)
Graduate Student Statistics
- Graduate Students Fall 2018: 162
- Gender: 100 Male, 62 Female
- Citizenship: 109 Domestic, 53 International
- Competitive Internal Fellowships (Fall 2018 class): 7
- Competitive External Fellowships (Fall 2018 class): 11
- GRE Scores: Average for Fall 2018 class: V 161; Q 167; WR 4.5
- Average GPA (Fall 2018 class): 3.89 PhD; 3.71 MSE
- Degrees Awarded in 2018-19: 24 PhD, 29 MSE (including embedded degrees)
Undergraduate Student Statistics
- Declared Undergraduate Students Fall 2018: 365
- Gender: 211 (58%) Male; 154 (42%) Female
- Residency: 226 (62%) In State; 139 (38%) Out of State
- Degrees Awarded 2018/2019: 131
Chemical Engineering Department Research Statistics
- Total Research Expenditures (2016): $15,044,909
- Total Externally Sponsored Research Expenditures (2013): $12,000,000
- Invention Disclosures (since 2005): 177
- Patents (since 2005): 66
Research Infrastructure
- Total Lab space: 41,714 sq. ft.
- Student and Research Offices: 23,756 sq. ft.
Additional Facilities:
- Clean Room: 3029 H.H. Dow
- Confocal Microscope Lab: 3075 H.H. Dow
- Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory (EMAL):West basement of Space Research Building
- Mammalian Cell Culture Lab: 3327 G.G. Brown