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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Mar 23, 2023

Safe Lithium Batteries Get a Boost

UMD researchers have developed lithium dendrite suppression parameters and electrolytes for longer-lasting...

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UMD gives you broad opportunity to be whatever you want to be.

Mar 7, 2023

Bill Weigand, Former ChBE Faculty Member, Dies at 84

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Feb 23, 2023

Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska

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Feb 22, 2023

Coming of Age in 2023: The 12th Annual Alumni Cup Competition

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Event

CHBE Seminar: Dr. Jeffrey McCutcheon, University of Connecticut, Chemical and Biomolecular Engr
April 21, 2023

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Seminar by Mathew Green
April 26, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Jerry Y.S Lin, Arizona State University
March 31, 2023

Event

Find an Internship or Co-op Job
April 4, 2023

Event

Civil & Environmental Consultants Information Table
April 4, 2023

Event

Job Offers & Salary Negotiation
April 5, 2023

Event

Catalent Pharma Solutions Information Session
April 6, 2023

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Jonghoon Choi, University of Pennsylvania

April 7, 2023

Event

CHBE Seminar: Dr. W.S. Winston Ho, The Ohio State University
April 14, 2023

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Find an Internship or Co-op Job
April 20, 2023