Undergraduate Programs REDESIGN
Immerse yourself in cutting-edge research and collaborative learning, equipping you for a future of innovation and leadership.
Biological Engineering andÌýChemical Engineering are dynamic, innovative fields at the forefront of biotechnology, therapeutics, renewable and sustainable energy, nanotechnology, carbon reduction and much more.
A background in either of these degrees provides students the broad education to take on many of theÌý.
- Make Solar Energy Economical
- Reverse-Engineer the Brain
- Engineer Better Medicines
- Advance Health Informatics
- Provide Access to Clean Water
- Manage the Nitrogen Cycle
- Develop Carbon Sequestration Methods
- Provide Energy from Fusion
- Engineer the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Our students begin their journey with foundational courses in computing, chemistry, math, biology and physics. In their sophomore and junior years, they delve into engineering fundamentals. These concepts are all applied in their senior-year Capstone Design Course, where students work in small groups each on a different company project with a company liaison.Ìý
Students also take their choices of a variety of technical electives,Ìý
Drug Delivery
Tissue Engineering
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Immuno Engineering
Solar Cells
Data Projects
Polymer Engineering
Nanomaterials
IP Law
Because the curricula are so closely aligned, students in one major can easily obtain a minor in the other without adding any time to the degree. Many students from both majors continue their education in graduate, medical, law, pharmacy, or veterinary school.
Bachelor of Science Programs
Chemical Engineering (BS)
A degree in chemical engineering provides students a broader energy and materials education while still allowing students to delve into bio-focused topics through the wide array of allowed technical electives. While they can later apply their problem-solving skills in many different fields, students become especially equipped to tackle the world’s energy and climate change challenges or work on the forefront of materials and microelectronics.
Career opportunities include:
- Development of new electrical or electronic devices
- Design of renewable energy equipment or systems
- Production and quality control of next-generation batteries for electric vehicles
- Higher education teaching or research
Biological Engineering (BS)
The biological engineering curriculum teaches students to create biological processes and products for application in a myriad of fields, from pharmaceuticals to biomaterials to sustainable biofuels. Students in this major receive the same fundamental engineering education as the chemical engineers but in their junior and senior years focus more on biological systems and applications.
Biological engineers specialize in human health research and applications, including:
- Biotechnology
- Sustainable biofuels
- Pharmaceuticals
- Vaccine development
- Tissue engineering and regeneration
- Biomaterials
- Genome engineering
- Medical devices
- Protein engineering
- Stem cells
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#11
Public chemical engineering
undergraduate program
U.S. News and World Report, 2025
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10-20%
of our students continue to medical or graduate school
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> 25%
of ChBE students study abroad
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> 50%
of ChBE undergraduate students participate in research