Program Overview

Chemical Engineering (ChE) is a respected and ideal profession for modern times and dynamic changing markets. It is broad, adaptable to a large family of businesses (i.e., energy and economics, environmental, biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomedicine, pharmaceutical, materials, food and others) and highly paid. Rooted in basic sciences, ChE is mainly concerned with the design, scaling (Quantum, capillaries, cars or planet), operation and control of the transformation recycling and purification of raw materials into valuable products. Chemical Engineers are the inventors of nylon fibers, artificial heart valves, solar cells, nasal drug deliveries and efficient processes to clean our environment, to name a few.

The Department of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Tech is a vibrant community of engineering educators where both teaching and research synergistically work to effectively enhance student learning. In fact, Tennessee Tech is the home of some of the top educators in the region with most of the ChE Department engaged in active research on various aspects of student learning. These efforts have led to multi-award-winning distinctions university-wide, nationally and internationally. ChE faculty members are frequently invited to conduct training workshops for colleagues in the United States and abroad and, therefore, students are exposed to some of the most effective and modern approaches in engineering education and innovation. Thus, Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Tech offers a well-rounded, competitive and modern curriculum highly adaptable to support the long-term contribution across today’s careers for the avid and curious student. For those interested in industrial careers, the Tennessee Tech experience has proven successful in a variety of businesses and national labs, such as Eastman, DuPont, Proctor & Gamble, Aphena, and Saturn, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy (Oak Ridge). For those more interested in graduate education, Tennessee Tech graduates can be found at some of the most prestigious universities in the country and have received fellowships from competitive agencies such as the National Science Foundation and Tau Beta Pi.