Mission

The department prepares chemical engineers for successful careers of leadership and innovation in chemical engineering and related fields; expands the knowledge base of chemical engineering through its scholarly pursuits; develops technology to serve societal needs; and benefits the public welfare through its service to the chemical engineering profession.

Program Objectives

Consistent with the mission of the Chemical Engineering Program, the educational objectives for the undergraduate program are for graduates to have:

1. A strong fundamental scientific and technical knowledge base and critical thinking skills, which provide the foundation for design, experimentation, interpretation, and analyses, and for life-long learning.

2. The ability to apply science, mathematics and engineering skills and work in multi-functional teams to identify and formulate solutions for problems faced by practicing chemical engineers, and to design and analyze chemical engineering systems and processes.

3. The ability to effectively communicate technical and professional information in written, oral, visual and graphical formats.

4. Awareness and understanding of the moral, ethical, legal and professional obligations needed to function as part of a professional enterprise, and to protect human health and welfare, and the environment in a global society.

Program Outcomes

1. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have knowledge of contemporary issues, through broad education, which allows them to appreciate the impact of engineering solutions on society and the environment, and to appreciate continued education throughout their lives.

2. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, an ability to apply it with proficiency in all chemical engineering areas (material and energy balances in chemical processes; thermodynamics with emphasis on physical and chemical equilibria; heat, mass, and momentum transfer; chemical reaction engineering; continuous and stage wise separation operations; process dynamics and control; process design), and an understanding of the need for up to date engineering tools acquired through life-long learning.

3. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the ability to design and conduct chemical engineering experiments and to communicate effectively in multi-disciplinary environments to analyze and interpret data and provide the results.

4. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the ability to carry out the design of an integrated system and its various components and processes for a chemical engineering project.

5. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the abilities to provide leadership and effectively communicate among engineers and non-engineers.

6. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the abilities to define and state engineering problems in technical and non-technical language and to apply basic engineering principles to solve problems.

7. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have an understanding of the responsibility of chemical engineers to practice in a professional and ethical manner at all times.

8. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the ability to communicate effectively using oral, written, visual and graphical formats.

9. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the ability to perform multifunctional roles when working in a team.

10. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have the abilities to utilize their background in science, humanities and engineering, and analytical and design skills, when approaching ever changing engineering practice.

11. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who have a sense of responsibility for the continued well being of engineering education and their profession.

12. The Missouri S&T chemical engineering program will produce graduates who had an opportunity to prepare for successful careers in research and development through participation in advanced technical courses or undergraduate research