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

Daring Vision. Lasting Impact.

This year, the Clark School celebrates 125 yrs of engineering excellence.

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Mapping Nucleation Kinetics

Study offers insight into the occurrence of crystal nucleation at a solid-liquid interface.

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Measuring Atmospheric Change

Professor Akua Asa-Awuku strives to understand the molecular components of the atmosphere that exist at the nanoscale.

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Recognizing Excellence

ChBE undergraduates honored for academics, leadership and service.

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Spring Commencement

Congratulations to the Spring 2019 ChBE Cohort!

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$6 M

in research expenditures for FY17

Lasting Partnerships

ChBE engineers frequently partner with ARL to solve society's challenging energy problems.

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36%

of student body made up of women

Student Diversity

Women account for roughly 40 percent - and minorities, nearly 25 percent - of the ChBE student body.

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97%

retention rate of ChBE majors

Leading Programs

UMD Clark School of Engineering ranked 24th for its undergraduate program, and 22nd for its graduate program, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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News & Events

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Oct 18, 2019

ChBE Ph.D. Student Wins Battery500 Young Investigators Award

Tao Deng, advised by Prof Chunsheng Wang, will receive $40K in funding to develop his “salt-in...

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

Oct 7, 2019

'Super Electrolyte' Capable of Operating in Extreme...

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Sep 27, 2019

UMD Alumni George Robinson Parlays Chemical Engineering Degree...

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Sep 17, 2019

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Offers ChBE a Fresh Start

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ChBE Seminar: Towards Scalable Manufacturing of Nanocomposite Films and Membranes Using Capillarity
October 23, 2019

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MSE Seminar Series: Before Li-Ion Batteries, and Thereafter....
October 25, 2019

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ChBE Seminar Series: Engineering new tools to understand mucus function and dysfunction
October 30, 2019

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ChBE Seminar Series: Molecules to devices: mechanistic analyses of electrochemical energy systems
November 6, 2019

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AiCHE Annual Meeting
November 10, 2019

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Innovation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
November 12, 2019

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Ford Motor Information Session
November 15, 2019

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Graduate Engineering Open House
December 3, 2019