Program Overview
The Chemical Engineering program at Ohio State University educates engineers to design and operate chemical processes for producing essential products safely and sustainably. Students apply principles of chemistry, physics, and mathematics to develop and optimize processes, focusing on commercial applications and process control. The program offers interdisciplinary options and prepares graduates for careers in industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, and energy.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Chemical Engineering program in the William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio State University educates engineers to design, develop, and operate chemical processes, enabling the production of chemicals, petroleum products, food, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods in an economical and safe manner. The program emphasizes the environmental friendliness and safety of products and processes, considering chemical reactions and separations to create more valuable and useful products. Chemical engineering students study material composition, energy content, and state of aggregation changes, applying fundamentals of chemistry, physics, and mathematics to their work. The program differentiates itself from chemistry by focusing on commercial applications of chemical reactions and separations, as well as techniques for process design, operation, and control.
Outline:
Chemical Engineering students follow a first-year plan of study, the college core, encompassing fundamental courses in mathematics, science, and engineering. In addition to the college core, students take select core courses, major courses, and general education courses.
Careers:
Chemical engineers are responsible for the commercial applications of chemistry, often involving processes that provide basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, energy, transportation, and communications. They work on a larger scale than chemists. Some employers of chemical engineering graduates include Abbott, Anheuser-Bush, Cargill Inc., Dow, ExxonMobil, General Mills, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., L’Oreal USA, Marathon Petroleum Co., Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., and Toyota.