The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland

Student Research Recognized at AIChE Meeting

Chemical Engineering Student Wins Third Place Award in AIChE’s Student Poster Competition, In Computing and Process Control II Category

$21M +

in current research expenditures

Lasting Partnerships

ChBE faculty members frequently partner with ARL and national labs across the U.S. to solve society's most pressing energy problems.

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45%

of student body are female

Student Diversity

Women account for roughly 45 percent - and minorities, nearly 25 percent - of the ChBE student body.

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96%

retention rate of ChBE majors at the end of freshman year

Leading Programs

Chemical engineering at Maryland ranked #19 in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report, while the Clark School of Engineering ranked #10 for its graduate program.

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Dec 5, 2025

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Abhi Senthilkumar ’26 received third place in the category of Computing and Process Control II.

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Spring 2026 Engineering Transfer Open House

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