Mission, Goals and Objectives

Mission

Chemical Engineering is unique in the engineering profession in that it requires a strong foundation in chemical principles, as well as in the physical and engineering sciences common to all branches of engineering. An education in chemical engineering is one of the broadest—the chemical engineer may find employment in all phases of technical operations. Chemical process industries supply society with a vast array of products, including chemicals, fuels, plastics, metals, foods, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and cryogenic materials. In recent years, chemical engineers have found employment in the microelectronics industry and in the advanced materials, biochemical and biomedical engineering fields. Chemical engineers also serve society by reducing and eliminating pollution.

Goals

The primary goal of the department is to prepare engineers who are well qualified to design and operate chemical processes. The goals of the department include the fostering of professional ethics, standards, and practices; the development of conceptual and analytical skills in problem solving; and the development of the student’s perception and creative faculties.

Objectives

1. Produce graduates with a thorough background in the basic sciences, engineering sciences, and engineering design, and breadth reflecting studies in the humanities and social sciences;

2. Produce graduates with a strong core of chemical engineering fundamentals in well-structured courses and, where elected, special focus in technical areas of current relevance;

3. Produce graduates with a broad enough base that they may pursue graduate studies if they so choose, ready to pursue a successful professional career in new and emerging areas such as microelectronics, biochemical, pharmaceutical, and advanced materials areas, as well as traditional chemical engineering areas;

4. Produce graduates who are prepared for professional careers in chemical engineering and for leadership roles in the society which they serve by maintaining high levels of competence, ethics and safety consciousness;

5. Produce graduates with an ethical vision of life and the profession, so that they become a healthy and productive part of society, interacting in positive ways with colleagues and the public;

6. Enrich the profession and serve society by producing graduates who are ready to contribute to the professional body of knowledge by engaging in research, scholarly consulting, and other creative activities which (1) support their interest, (2) serve the needs of society, and (3) are in agreement with the goals and objectives of the College and the University;

7. Raise the general level of engineering competence and achievement via the dissemination of knowledge developed or acquired through public service to citizens both state- and nationwide.