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Yale has a long tradition of innovation and excellence in chemical engineering.
Formal instruction in chemical engineering has been offered at Yale since 1922. The early days were highlighted by the remarkable thirty-year tenure of Barnett Dodge as chairman (1931-1961) and undergraduate teaching was the major focus of the department. This period was marked by outstanding contributions to the chemical engineering literature through a number of textbooks and treatises by Yale faculty and, later, Yale graduates. Department faculty were also distinguished by service to the chemical engineering profession. Professor Harding Bliss served as the first Editor of the AIChE Journal in 1955, the same year Professor Dodge served as AIChE President.
The department continues to be distinguished by its many pioneering contributions to the literature and to the changing curriculum of the field. For the work he did while at Yale, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering John Fenn received the NOBEL PRIZE in 2002.
Today, research and graduate education share the focus with undergraduate teaching. The department's eleven faculty (one emeritus) members, nine adjunct faculty, thirteen research fellows, and approximately thirty graduate students create a stimulating environment for cutting-edge research.
Our Department’s research focus is on biochemical engineering, catalysis, chemical reaction engineering, colloids and complex fluids, separations science and technology, surface science, and transport phenomena. The common thread that runs through all the research is the emphasis on fundamental understanding of the basic chemical and physical processes that underlie chemical engineering problems. This emphasis equips Yale graduates to become creative, adaptive scientific and technical leaders, ready to perform research and solve problems in all areas of chemical engineering as evidenced by their success in academia, industry, and government.
Very close research ties connect the five Departments and two Programs comprising Yale's School of Engineering & Applied Science and allow graduate students to combine chemical engineering with mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and applied physics.
Students are also encouraged to explore collaborative projects involving faculty from other science departments such as Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the research units of the Yale School of Medicine and the School of Management. Our students may take courses offered by any of the above departments.
We encourage you to explore our website to find out more about our faculty and current projects.
We welcome inquiries about attending Yale on both the graduate and undergraduate levels and inquiries about developing collaborative research projects.
Menachem Elimelech
Chair
Department of Chemical Engineering
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