CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

www.che.rochester.edu
Freshmen Advisors

Eldred H. Chimowitz, Professor chim@che.rochester.edu Ben Ebenhack, Sr. Lecturer bwe@che.rochester.edu

Office

Andrea Costales, UG Program Coordinator

costales@che.rochester.edu Sandra Willison, Dept. Administrator Willison@che.rochester.edu

TYPICAL FRESHMEN CURRICULUM

Freshmen Year (34 Credits)
FALL TERM
CHM MTH 131 161 Chemical Concepts I Calculus I

Elective
English 105

Humanities/Social Science
Primary Writing Requirement

SPRING TERM
CHM
MTH ChE

132
162 150

Chemical Concepts II
Calculus II Green Engineering

Phys

121

Mechanics

Hydrogen-Based Economy

Someday fossil fuels will run dry.

Hydrogen is a potentially renewable energy source whose main by-product is water, environmentally a very attractive feature. The hydrogen consuming device that produces power is called a fuel-cell and the University of Rochesters Chemical Engineering Department has an active research program in this area.

Fuel-Cell Car

Fuel-Cell Diagram
CH4

Internal Reforming CO

CO2

H2O

H2
H2O anode H2O electrolytic ion conductor cathode

electrons

O2

Energy and the Environment Thread

ChE 244 Heat and Mass Juniors

ChE 150 Green Engineering for a Sustainable Environment Freshmen

ChE 225 Thermodynamics Juniors

ChE 258 Electrochemical Engineering and Fuel Cells Juniors

ChE 113 Chemical Process Analysis Sophomores

EES 218 The Chemistry of Global Change Sophomores

ChE 250 Separation Processes Juniors

EES 204 Mineralogy Sophomores

EES 205 Geophysics Sophomores

ChE 273 ChE Process Design Seniors

ChE 243 Fluid Dynamics Sophomores

EES 217 Physical & Chemical Hydrology Seniors

Biotechnology Thread
CHE 259 Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems Junior

BIO 110 Principles of Biology I Freshmen

BIO 250 Biochemistry Sophomore

CHE 469 Biotechnology & Bioengineering Senior

BIO 202 Molecular Biology Senior BIO 199 Molecular Cell Biology Sophomore BME 262 Cell & Tissue Senior

Nanotechnology and Materials Science Thread

CHE 225 Thermodynamics Juniors

CHM 131 Chemical Concepts, Systems, and Practices I Freshmen

CHM 234 Advanced Lab Techniques Juniors

CHE 280 Chemistry of Advanced Materials Seniors CHM 232 Molecular Spectroscopy Lab Senior

CHE 113 Chemical Process Analysis

Sophomores

CHE 244 Heat & Mass Transfer Juniors CHM 205 Organic Chemistry Sophomores

CHE 286 Polymer Science and Technology Seniors

CHE 243 Fluid Dynamics Sophomores

CHE 413 Molecular Self-Assembly Seniors

WHATS A DEGREE WORTH?

Source: NACE Spring 2008 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers - www.naceweb.org

2008 B.S. Salary Survey #1 Chemical Engineering

#2 Computer Engineering #3 Computer Sciences #4 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering #5 Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering #6 Mechanical Engineering #7 Business Administration/Management #8 Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering #9 Information Sciences & Systems #10 Economics (Business/Managerial) #11 Civil Engineering #12 Accounting #13 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) #14 Liberal Arts & Sciences/General Studies #15 Political Science/Government #16 Biological/Life Sciences #17 Elementary Teacher Education #18 History

Avg. starting salary

Change from Spring 2007

$63,616
$59,962 $59,873 $58,252 $57,999 $57,821 $57,006 $56,944 $53,010 $52,495 $50,940 $47,429 $43,318 $40,297 $39,630 $35,118 $35,101 $34,060

6.55%
7.18% 14.75% 6.08% 11.26% 5.72% 29.42% 3.69% 6.04% -1.78% 6.68% 0.02% 4.92% 25.11% 21.40% -4.99% 3.17% -4.84%

#19 Psychology
#20 English Language & Literature/Letters

$34,054
$33,316

10.74%
3.40%

Some Representative Industrial Employment Opportunities for BS Chemical Engineering, 2003-2008

Class of
2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005

Type of Job
Chemical Engineer Chemical Engineer (2) Consumer Products Company Food Industry Chemical Engineer Chemical Engineer Engineer Chemical Engineer Process Development (Protein Purification) Chemical Engineer Fusing Process & Material Sciences (4) Chemical Technician (3) Chemical Engineer Production Engineer Production Engineer Computer Process Control

Company
MTI - Micro Fuel Cells Micron Technology, Inc. Uniqema Rockview Farms Dairy Co. Osmose, Inc. U.S. Navy U.S. Army Genentech ImClone Systems Draper Laboratories Xerox Company Eastman Kodak Company Bechtel Bettis, Inc. Niacet Corporation General Electric Javlyn, Inc.

State
NY VA DE CA GA UN UN CA NJ MA NY NY PA NY NY NY

2005
2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008

Environ. Compliance Consultant

Process Engineer Environ. Compliance Consultant Environmental Engineer Process Engineer Process Engineer Green Building Consultant Jr. Engineer Chemical Engineer Test/Project Engineer Production Engineer Developmental Engineer Process Engineer

Trinity Consultants
Xerox Corporation Trinity Consultants Schlumberger PB Leiner BioKinetics e4, Inc. Groundwater and Environmental Services VWR International Pfaudler, Inc. PPG Pittsburgh Plate Glass IBM Xerox

NC
NY GA OK IA PA NY NY NA NY LA VT NY

Graduate Schools Students Have Been Accepted, 2003-2008

Class of
2003 2003

Graduate School
Cornell University (3) Georgia Tech.

Major/Professional School
(2) Chem. Eng. (1) Medical Bio-Engineering

2003
2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008

Virginia Tech.
Albany Law School University of Illinois Stanford Business School Princeton Simon School Stoney Brook University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Case Western Reserve University of Buffalo Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Pennsylvania University of Texas at Austin Texas A&M University University of Manchester University of California, Los Angeles William E. Simon Grad. School of Bus. Admin. Carnegie Mellon Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chemical Engineering
Patent Law Chem. & Bio. Engineering Economics Computer Science MBA Pre-Med Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Material Science Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Business Administration Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering

2008
2008 2008 2008 2003-2008

Louisiana State University

Harvard University University of Washington University of Minnesota University of Rochester (21)

Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering