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Chemical engineering postdoctoral scholar named 2025 Future Faculty Awardee

$5M gift names the Robert V. Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering

Seven engineering graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at annual awards ceremony

Events

Sep
16

Nuclear Engineering Fall Career Fair

Hallowell Nuclear Innovation Commons
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Sep
18

Accelerating Chemical Discovery and Development with Automation and AI

Speaker: Distinguished Lecturer - Dr. Klavs Jensen
MIT

Capone Learning Auditorium (CBEB 001)
10:35am

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Sep
30

Computational Prediction of Multi-Functional Materials

Speaker: Dr. Eva Zurek
University at Buffalo

Capone Learning Auditorium (CBEB 001)
10:35am

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The Penn State Waltemeyer 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 Waltemyer 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.

Waltemyer Department of Chemical Engineering

121 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-2574