Welcome Message from Our
Departmental Chair
Welcome to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado!
We are a world-class department with 22 faculty
(including 2 joint with chemistry) , 20 postdoctoral fellows and research technicians, 90 graduate students, and more than 360 undergraduate students.
Our research program is extremely active, including research centers in biorefining and biofuels,
membranes, pharmaceutical biotechnology, and photopolymerization. Within the last five years the
department faculty have been elected into the National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine,
and have received national and international
awards including the NSF Waterman Award, the AIChE R.
H. Wilhelm Award, the AIChE Professional Progress Award, the AIChE Allan P. Colburn Award, the ASEE
Curtis W. McGraw Award, and the ASEE Dow Lectureship Award.
Our strong graduate program emphasizes the PhD degree and attracts outstanding national and international students. We also have a strong undergraduate program, where the emphasis is on interactive learning, computer applications, and undergraduate research.
Our undergraduate program is characterized by a high degree of faculty-student interaction, both inside and outside the classroom, and interdisciplinary options in bioengineering, computer engineering, environmental engineering, materials engineering, and microelectronics processing. We also have a cooperative education program, in which undergraduates work in industry during some semesters and summers while earning their degree.
We are currently planning a new building which will enable us to continue supporting cutting edge research and teaching that will help us recruit the best students and faculty, and maintain our status as a top Chemical and Biological Engineering program. I encourage you to visit our webpages to learn more about the continued success of our faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
Sincerely,
John L. Falconer, PhD
Department Chair
New Building
The new home of chemical and biological engineering is being designed from the ground up to support cutting edge research and teaching that will help us recruit the best students and faculty, and create new centers of excellence.
For information about the new building click here or to view a live WebCam of the construction click here.
How You Can Help
A Capital Campaign has been launched by the department for the new building. There are many ways you can help with this campaign including making a gift, volunteering to spread the word, or hosting an event in your area.
Click HERE to find out more about the opportunities available for you to help the department move forward with its tremendous growth and success.
University of Colorado-Boulder ranked 6th in top 10 Cleantech Universtities!
Top 10 Cleantech Universities:
1. MIT
2. Berkeley
3. UT-Austin
4. Stanford
5. Michigan
6. CU-Boulder
7. Wisconsin
8. Cornell
9. Georgia Tech
Interested Faculty Candidates:
The Department is currently seeking exceptional candidates for Assistant Professor positions. Please visit the Faculty Search page for more information.
Summer Research Opportunity
NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at CU Boulder collaborates with the National Science Foundation to host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer program. This NSF-funded program provides participants with the opportunity to interact with faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students in the lab while performing fundamental investigations in materials science.
Quick Contacts
Phone: 303-492-7471
Fax: 303-492-4341
Email: chemeng@colorado.edu
• Arthi Jayaraman receives a DOE 
• Ted Randolph receives the John M. Prausnitz Award in Applied Chemical Thermodynamics from the organizing committee of the triennial International Conference on PPEPPD
• Kristi Anseth elected to the National Academies, Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Anseth also received the 2009 Professional Progress Award
• Alan (Al) Weimer will be awarded the Thomas Baron Award in Fluid Particle Systems at the Annual AIChE Conference.
• The Charles M.A. Stine Award to be presented to Chris Bowman. 
• Stephanie Bryant receives an NSF CAREER Award. Stephanie is also appointed Patten Faculty Fellow. 