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Chemical engineers play key roles in the development and production of commodity chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and bioengineered materials, high strength composites and specialty polymers, semiconductors and microelectronic devices, and a wide range of ultrapure fine chemicals. Indeed, chemical engineering is essential for the operation of contemporary society. The solutions to many of the problems that we face today–e.g., energy, the environment, development of high-performance materials–will involve chemical engineers.
The undergraduate program in chemical engineering prepares students to contribute to the solution of these and similar problems. Graduates find meaningful careers in industry, in government laboratories, and as consultants. Some continue their education through graduate studies in chemical engineering, business, law, or medicine.
Mission. The mission of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is to educate those who will advance the knowledge base in chemical engineering, become practicing chemical engineers, and be leaders in the chemical and process industries, academia, and government; to conduct both basic and applied research in chemical engineering and related interdisciplinary areas; and to provide service to the chemical engineering profession, the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, the country, and the world.
Degree Programs. The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering offers the B.E. in chemical engineering and graduate study leading to the M.Eng., M.S., and Ph.D.
Undergraduate chemical engineering students acquire a solid background in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics. The chemical and biomolecular engineering program has as its basis courses in transport phenomena, thermodynamics, separations, and kinetics. Other courses deal with the principles and techniques of chemical engineering analysis and design, along with economic analysis, process control, chemical process safety, and engineering ethics. Laboratory courses offer the student an opportunity to make fundamental measurements of momentum, heat, and mass transport and to gain hands-on experience with bench scale and small scale pilot-plant apparatus, which can be computer controlled. Report writing is a principal focus in the laboratory courses. Many students have the opportunity to carry out individual research projects.
A specimen curriculum for a chemical engineering major follows. This standard program includes a number of electives. Students, in consultation with their faculty advisers, may choose elective courses that maintain program breadth or may pursue a minor or focus area with their chemical engineering major. Specimen curricula with emphases in specific areas are available on the department website. Double majors may be arranged in consultation with a faculty adviser.
Students are recommended to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) in their senior year. This is the first step in obtaining a license as a professional engineer. The following courses are recommended for preparation for the FE: EECE 2112, CE 2200, and ME 2190.
Undergraduate Honors Program. The Honors Program in chemical engineering provides an opportunity for selected students to develop individually through independent study and research. General requirements are described in the Special Programs chapter. The chemical and biomolecular engineering department requires a minimum overall GPA of 3.5. Acceptance to the program is made by petition to the faculty during the junior year. Transfer students may be considered for admission after completing one semester at Vanderbilt. Candidates for honors choose their technical courses with the consent of a faculty honors adviser. Requirements include at least 6 hours of CHBE courses numbered 5000 or above, plus 6 hours of CHBE 3860 and 3861 taken in the junior and/or senior year under the direction of a faculty honors adviser. A formal written research report is submitted each semester CHBE 3860 or 3861 is taken with a final report and presentation given in the spring semester of the senior year to the CHBE faculty and students. The diploma designation is Honors in Chemical Engineering.
Facilities. The chemical and biomolecular engineering department is located in Olin Hall of Engineering. Departmental laboratories are equipped for study of transport phenomena, unit operations, kinetics, and process control. Current research areas for which facilities are available include molecular modeling; adsorption and surface chemistry; biochemical engineering and biotechnology; materials; energy and the environment.