Chemical and Biological Engineering
Illinois Tech's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering—established in 1901—was one of the first chemical engineering programs in the country. It continues to be one of the most innovative programs on the leading edge of relevance to society and industry.
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About CHBE
Our students and faculty look at the world through a different lens, and are engaging in breakthrough research addressing some of the most serious problems that will impact communities worldwide. Emerging research areas include managing and purifying water, developing alternates to fossil fuels, designing strategies for environmental cleanup, and engineering technologies for improved drug delivery.
In addition to the fundamentals of science, math, and engineering, our chemical engineering curriculum emphasizes applications of transport processes, thermodynamics and kinetics, automatic control, and design. The degree program emphasizes coursework in equipment design, control-system design, fluid mechanics and heat-transfer operations, mass-transfer operations, and chemical reaction engineering.
The Illinois Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
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In the Master of Pharmaceutical Engineering program, students first learn the basics of pharmaceutical engineering, drug delivery, bioprocess engineering, and entrepreneurship/intellectual property management before selecting elective courses. New course offerings include:
CHE 583 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Engineering
CHE 585 Drug Delivery
Faculty: Mudassir M. Rashid, Adjunct Part-Time Instructor
*CHE 514 Process Analytical Technology
Faculty: Mudassir M. Rashid, Adjunct Part-Time Instructor
*CHE 514 will be offered in spring 2020 and provides a framework to enhance process understanding, while assisting in the development of reliable and efficient pharmaceutical operations.
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The Journey from Fossil Fuels to Sustainable Energy
TRANSCRIPT Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Mohammad Asadi: The overall goal is to replace fossil fuel. We are trying to develop energy efficient and economically feasible energy conversion...
Lifetime Achievement Award for Particle Technology Research in Energy and Sustainability
Hamid Arastoopour, interim dean of Armour College of Engineering, Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering, and director of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) at Illinois...
$1.5 Million from DOE to Develop Battery for Electric Planes
Illinois Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Mohammad Asadi’s novel lithium-air battery design has received $1.5 million in funding from the United States Department of...
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Master of Pharmaceutical Engineering Degree
Engineer solutions for the challenges within the pharmaceutical industry with our highly specialized master's program—the first pharmaceutical engineering program of its kind in the Chicago area.
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Faculty Research
Faculty research includes topics in emerging areas such as nanomaterials, complex fluids, nanofluids, molecular modeling, novel catalysts, and membranes for fuel cells and batteries.
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Student Research
Participate in breakthrough research with our chemical and biological engineering faculty, applying real-world applications and working on projects that will impact cities and communities across the globe.
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Oscar Guzmán (CHE ’18)
Invaluable mentorship and learning opportunities through the Quality Science Education program.
Sneha Patil (M.S. CHE 2nd Year)
As a student president, Jessica Forbes is building the skills to one day run her own business.
Jessica Forbes (CHE ’22)
Fatima Rizwan was selected for the six-month Moderna Research Co-op program.
Fatima Rizwan (M.S. CHE ’21, Ph.D. CHE Candidate)
Lizz Elliott received a United States Department of Energy scholarship to continue her nuclear energy research.
Lizz Elliott (CHE 4th Year)
Elizabeth Foot’s journey from studying chemistry and chemical engineering to working in automation.
Elizabeth Foot (M.A.S. CHE ’22)Contact Chemical and Biological Engineering
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AcademicCollege
Armour College of EngineeringOffice Location
Department of Chemical and
Biological Engineering
10 West 33rd Street
Perlstein Hall, Suite 127
Chicago, IL 60616