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Women in Engineering Program fosters community, opportunities that beget success

Amir Sheikhi chosen to serve on NIH Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study Section

Cold sintering may rescue plastic, ceramics, battery components from landfills

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement

Winners announced for 16th annual Materials Visualization Competition

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Sep
16-17

Nuclear Engineering Career Fair and Grad Day Fall 2024

Nuclear Innovation Commons, Hallowell Bldg
10:00AM - 4:00PM

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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