Chemical engineers are the brains behind many of today’s essential products and materials. They turn crude oil, biological materials, metals and waste materials into usable products like gasoline, food and medication. How? By using the principles of chemistry, biology, physics and mathematics to solve today’s complex issues.
Tuition and Fees
Program Requirements
UW’s chemical engineering major draws upon fundamentals of chemistry, physics, biology and math to analyze and design processes.
Throughout your time at the University of Wyoming, you’ll learn these fundamentals and more. Our students complete internships, take unique courses and go on to work in many exciting fields within chemical engineering — including energy, microelectronics and biotechnology, among others.
Additionally, our chemical engineering major is accredited by ABET and provides a path to P.E. licensure.
By 2031, the employment of chemical engineers is expected to increase by 8%, and the employment of biomedical engineers is expected to increase by 5%. Both of which are higher than the average growth rate for occupations.*
*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chemical Engineering Careers
Here are some of the selected employers that chemical engineering graduates have gone to:
UW’s chemical engineering program gives students room to pursue their areas of interest, complete internships and find their place in the chemical engineering field before graduation. If you join the program, here are a few highlights you’ll enjoy:
Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Throughout the degree program, students have many opportunities for hands-on learning and unique experiences. Students may pursue internships for credit and/or undergraduate research alongside our faculty. These opportunities teach students hands-on approaches to solving complex and relevant chemical engineering problems.
Students are additionally encouraged to broaden their perspectives through study abroad programs, including UW’s international engineering program.
Notable Faculty
UW’s Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering is home to many notable faculty, each with a unique and exciting specialty. From expertise in environmental engineering and sustainability to enhanced-oil recovery and transport in porous media, our faculty members bring unique perspectives and groundbreaking research to the table. Their areas of focus span microscale transport phenomena, liquid filtration in energy exploration, energy resources engineering, synthetic biology, biomaterials and biophysics.
Student Organizations
The University of Wyoming has many thriving student-led organizations. Here are a few that may interest you:
Access to Specialized Laboratories
Chemical engineering majors get access to special facilities to further their research and complete coursework. These facilities include the unit operations laboratory and the process control simulation laboratory — a space designed to emulate the process control center at a chemical plant — among others.
- Tim Gunderson, '18
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Department 4055, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2500
Email: che-info@uwyo.edu
