Education & Training

Evolution in Chemical and Biological Engineering Education

In recent years, a number of prominent chemical engineering departments have changed their program names and curricula to reflect a shared focus on biology and chemistry. Below is a list of accredited undergraduate chemical engineering programs whose official names have incorporated 'bio'.

University	Location	Department
Brown University	Providence, RI	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Christian Brothers University	Memphis, TN	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Clemson University	Clemson, SC	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, OH	Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Florida A&M University- Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	Chemical and Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Ohio University	Athens, OH	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Polytechnic University	Brooklyn, NY	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rice University	Houston, TX	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Piscataway, NJ	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines And Technology	Rapid City, SD	Chemical and Biological Engineering
State University of New York At Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, NJ	Chemical, Biomedical and Materials Engineering
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Tri-State University	Angola, IN	Chemical and BioProcess Engineering
Tufts University	Medford, MA	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Tulane University	New Orleans, LA	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Akron	Akron, OH	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	Biological and Agricultural Engineering
University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	Biochemical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Colorado	Boulder, CO	Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Houston	Houston, TX	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, IL	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Maine	Orono, ME	Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Missouri-Rolla	Rolla, MO	Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	Chemical, Biological & Materials Engineering
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Washington State University	Pullman, WA	Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

Many departments not listed here are in the process of name changes. Others see fit to maintain their original name and have 'bio-' concentrations or tracks or offer a biochemical degree within the Chemical Engieering Department. Some universities have separate departments in Biomedical or Biological Engineering.

If your university should be included in this list or of you would like to share your university's experience, please email bio@aiche.org.

While this collection highlights the evolution of chemical engineering through the incorporation of biological engineering, it is important to note that there is breadth of Chemical Engineering departments throughout the country. A list of all accredited undergraduate programs can be found at http://www.aiche.org/education/abet.htm.

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Evolution in Chemical and Biological Engineering Education