Energy and Fuel
Chemical engineers continue to invent and optimize methods for extracting energy from oil (petro), natural gas and coal. 80% of the world's energy comes from these fuels.
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What is Chemical Engineering?
Chemical engineers use CHEMISTRY, OTHER SCIENCES and MATH to IMPROVE the quality of life by inventing, optimizing, and economizing NEW TECHNOLOGIES and PRODUCTS.
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Global Engineering
Chemical engineering is a global profession. Our Global Engineering Outreach (GEO) clubs and course at BYU work to improve the quality of lif of developing communities through engineering. Projects include building efficient stoves that reduce pollution, water purification, and washing machines. These projects recently took place in Peru.
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Undergraduate Research
Approximately 80% of our undergraduate students work in our labs. These students strongly contribute to cutting edge research in a number of areas. Many of these students are authors and coauthors on archival publications. Around 25% of our students go on to graduate school.
News
George H. Brimhall Memorial Essay Contest
The winning essays need to establish a connection with the writings or contributions of the honored founder, Lavell Edwards, the…
BYU American Nuclear Society receives National Recognition
Read more about this great accomplishment here.
Dr. Hedengren is now an Associate Professor
Dr. John D. Hedengren is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University. His research focuses on innovative…
Former CEO talks Engineers in Business
David Weidman, BYU alum shares that he graduated from BYU with a degree in chemical engineering, moving on to business school…
Stella Nickerson joins ChEn faculty
This fun article tells Dr. Nickerson's story of how she joined the Chemical Engineering faculty.
Andrew Fry joins the ChEn faculty
Andrew is teaching UO lab Fall Semester. His research is in energy and combustion systems.
Dr. Pitt publishes water harvesting in Nature Plants
Check out videos of how a desert moss harvests water from air.