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Amir Sheikhi receives early investigator award for work in polymer engineering

Twelve alumni recognized with College of Engineering’s highest honor

Is life based on a seeming violation of Newton’s law in molecular interactions?

Five engineering students finalists in Graduate School Three Minute Thesis contest

Researcher works to lower cost of hydrogen production

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Apr
04-06

American Nuclear Society Student Conference

University Park, PA

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Apr
04

Myths and Challenges in Acid Catalysis within Small Voids

Speaker: Barrer Lecture - Enrique Iglesia
University of California, Berkeley

CBEB 001
10:35a - 11:35am

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Apr
11

Cellulosic Biofuel 2.0

Speaker: Lee Lynd
Dartmouth College

CBEB 001
10:35a - 11:35am

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The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the United States.

The department is built on fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to advancement of industry. We combine chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics to solve some of today’s most pressing societal issues in human health, sustainability, and energy.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs and aim to produce students with the capacity to emerge as the next generation of leaders in industry, research, academia, and beyond.

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The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is recognized as one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the nation.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry.

Department of Chemical Engineering

121 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-2574