American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Yale University Chapter

About AIChE:

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers is the world's leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 60,000 members from more than 110 countries. For its members, AIChE provides access to information on recognized and promising chemical engineering processes and methods along with connection to a global network of intelligent, resourceful colleagues and their shared wisdom. For students, AIChE is dedicated to the academic and professional development of its undergraudate members. For more information about free student membership in the national organization, visit our Opportunities page.

AIChE at Yale:

Our mission as the Yale AIChE chapter is to support the development of our undergraduates' skills in preparation for life after Yale. We offer academic, professional, and social opportunities for undergraduates to explore Chemical Engineering at Yale. To stay up to date with our upcoming events and opportunities, enroll in Yale AIChE emails using the Connect tab.

Chemical Engineering at Yale:

Energy, the environment, and health care are key challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century. Chemical engineering is a discipline well placed to confront these challenges. Chemical engineering is rooted in the basic sciences of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology; a traditional engineering science core of thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and chemical kinetics; a rigorous design component; and an expanding focus on emerging topics in materials, nanotechnology, and life sciences. The discipline has grown from its petrochemical origins to become central to state-of-the-art technologies in microelectronics, alternative energy, biomedicine, and pharmaceutics.

The Chemical Engineering program at Yale, with two different degree programs, is principally focused on basic and engineering sciences and on problem solving. Additional emphasis is on communication, analysis of experiments, and chemical process design. A special feature of the program is the accessibility of laboratory research—most chemical engineering majors participate in faculty-led research projects, often resulting in publication and/or presentation at national meetings. Chemical engineering graduates find a wide range of professional opportunities in academia, industry, government, business, and the nonprofit sector. Many majors go on to graduate programs in chemical, biomedical, or environmental engineering, or to medical, law, or business schools.

For more information about the Yale Chemical Engineering program, degree options, and curriculm, visit the department website.