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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Nov 18, 2022

Giving Students "Space" for Galactic Discovery, and a Launch...

Among the precious cargo launching to the ISS aboard SpaceX CRS-26 is an experiment designed by UMD students.

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Drs. Goldberg and Raghavan were instrumental in getting me to where I am today.

Nov 16, 2022

UMD Welcomes A. James Clark Scholars Class of '26

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Nov 11, 2022

'A Hub for Discussion, Integration of Ideas, Innovation and...

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Nov 8, 2022

Po-Yen Receives 2022 John C. Chen Young Professional Leadership...

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Event

CHBE Seminar: Dr. Fikile Brushett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
December 9, 2022