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

UMD Invention of the Year

Srinivasa Raghavan and Leah Borden create suture-free adhesive from bio-polymer gel.

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Capitol Hill Visit

Chemical engineering students visited the office of Congressman Sean Casten, learning how applicable their degree can be to the forging of public policy.

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Undergraduate Excellence

Engineering at Maryland honors 69 undergrads who exemplify the college's commitment to excellence.

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AI Builds Soft Machines

Published in Nature Machine Intelligence, ChemE researchers create soft robots that provide safer human-machine interaction.

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$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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News & Events

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Sep 18, 2023

Maryland Engineering Ranks Among the Nation’s Top 20...

The A. James Clark School of Engineering ranks 19 overall among more than 200 undergraduate engineering...

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I love how ChBE research focuses on applying fundamental science concepts to create useful real-world products.

Sep 15, 2023

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering wins 2023 Alumni Cup Title

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Aug 31, 2023

Chunsheng Wang Named Electrochemical Society Fellow

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Aug 17, 2023

Kyle Ludwig PhD ’23 Publishes Work on Lithium-ion Batteries...

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Job Offers & Salary Negotiation
October 3, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Younan Xia, Georgia Tech.
October 6, 2023

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Turning Crazy Ideas Into Reality: A Whiting-Turner Lecture

October 12, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Eleonora Tubaldi, University of Maryland
October 13, 2023

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CHBE Mentorship Event: Academic Writing
October 13, 2023

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SLICE
October 17, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Anna C. Alba-Rubio, Clemson University
October 20, 2023

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Job Offers & Salary Negotiation
October 25, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Pinar Akcora, Stevens Inst. of Technology
October 27, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Paul Rueger, NASA
November 3, 2023