Chemical & Biolological Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Foaud Teymour, Chair
http://www.iit.edu/engineering/chbe/
Degrees Offered
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
M.S. in Chemical Engineering
M.S. in Food Process Engineering
Master of Biological Engineering
Master of Chemical Engineering
Master of Food Process Engineering
Master of Gas Engineering
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Interprofessional Minors
with Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering and Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Energy/Environment/Economics
Overview
IIT's chemical engineering program, established in 1904, is one of the oldest and most highly regarded in the country. Three of our undergrads have won the Olin Foundation's national award for Best Undergraduate Research in Engineering - an accomplishment no other engineering department in the country can claim. IIT is the only university in the nation to offer a four-year double bachelor's degree in chemical and environmental engineering. Students who prefer the fast track to a graduate degree can pursue our five-year degree in chemical engineering, which is combined with a master's in environmental engineering. Either choice provides undergraduates with access to unique research opportunities, state-of-the-art research tools, and real-world experience.
The department houses three research centers — Energy and Power Center, the Center of Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering, and the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (B.S.)
In addition to the fundamentals of science, math, and engineering, the chemical engineering curriculum emphasizes applications of transport processes, thermodynamics and kinetics, automatic control, and design. The degree program emphasizes coursework in equipment design, control-system design, fluid mechanics and heat-transfer operations, mass-transfer operations, and chemical reaction engineering. The capstone design courses integrate these design concepts and practice process design and optimization.
Sample Curriculum
To view a sample curriculum for Chemical & Biological Engineering, please click here.
