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

It's The People

Alumni Adrian Johnston discusses the communal nature of chemical engineering, and how the major helps students achieve their goals.

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Batteries Beyond Lithium

UMD/ARL research team develops new electrolyte to bolster rechargeable tech, bypassing raw material shortages.

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No Climate-Change Emissions

Pioneering discovery of converting methane would cut energy waste and create valuable industrial chemicals.

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COVID-19 Update

Stay up to date with coronavirus information on campus.

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Clark School Ranked #10

UMD's graduate engineering program ranked #10 in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report, while chemical engineering rose to #19 among public institutions.

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$6M +

in research expenditures annually

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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39%

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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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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Jan 6, 2022

Novel engineering method enables low-temp sodium metal battery

Study, led by University of Maryland research team, published in Nature Nanotechnology.

Focus, Focus, Focus; or, How I Survived Fluid Dynamics... would be the title of my memoir, should I ever choose to pen one.

Dec 21, 2021

Batteries that function in the iciest conditions

Dec 17, 2021

Nine Maryland Engineers Recognized as Being "One in 1,000"

Dec 13, 2021

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

It's The People

Alumni Adrian Johnston discusses the communal nature of chemical engineering, and how the major helps students achieve their goals.

Batteries Beyond Lithium

UMD/ARL research team develops new electrolyte to bolster rechargeable tech, bypassing raw material shortages.

No Climate-Change Emissions

Pioneering discovery of converting methane would cut energy waste and create valuable industrial chemicals.

COVID-19 Update

Stay up to date with coronavirus information on campus.

Clark School Ranked #10

UMD's graduate engineering program ranked #10 in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report, while chemical engineering rose to #19 among public institutions.

News & Events

Novel engineering method enables low-temp sodium metal battery

Batteries that function in the iciest conditions

Nine Maryland Engineers Recognized as Being "One in 1,000"

UMD top ranked U.S. university for solid-state battery research...