Mission

The mission of the Department is to provide the highest quality programs to educate students in the principles and applications of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The excellence of the program is ensured by the high regard for teaching, strong research activities and solid industrial ties. The program educates students to take leadership roles in industry, academia and government.

The Department

In 1894, Tulane University was the first school in the South and the third in the United States to establish a four-year curriculum labeled Chemical Engineering.  The program had it roots in Chemistry with the first curriculum being based on Industrial Chemistry. In 1895, B. P. Caldwell was the first recipient of the B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering at Tulane.

Today the department continues a strong tradition of rigorous learning coupled with the joy of discovery. The department values scholarship and seeks to provide its students with all opportunities to develop their academic potential. Class sizes are small and the student to faculty ratio in the department is typically less than 10:1. The faculty has an open-door policy and is accessible to students at all times of the working day. There are tremendous opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research, and the faculty encourages and promotes undergraduate involvement in research. The department has ten faculty members and sustains an intensive graduate research program leading up to the doctoral degree.

We welcome you to look through our website and learn more about the department, its people, and its educational and research opportunities.

Accreditation

Our program in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Our Program Objectives

The objectives of Tulane’s chemical engineering undergraduate program are to provide our students with the engineering science education and problem-solving skills:

1) to be rapidly and fully successful in industry, graduate school, or professional school.

2) to successfully pursue their desired career path.

3) to be contributing and fulfilled professionals in their careers.