Welcome Message from Our
Department Chair
Welcome to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado!
We are a world-class department with 24 faculty
(including 2 joint with chemistry), 33 postdoctoral fellows and research technicians, 115 graduate students, and more than 425 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 one
department faculty member was elected into the National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine,
and our department faculty 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 have strong ABET accredited undergraduate programs, 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.
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering will be moving to the new Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB) Building in Spring 2012. This collaborative environment 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.
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology 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. Research space in the new building was designed specifically to create an environment that promotes collaboration between scientists via “neighborhoods” connected by “main street” corridors. A café, meeting and conference areas, a 200-seat auditorium and two large teaching spaces will help drive productive interactions.
How You Can Help
A Capital Campaign has been launched by the department for the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building. There are many ways you can help with this campaign including making a gift 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.
For information about the new building click here.
CU Boulder introduces innovative teaching materials
ChBE faculty are developing teaching materials for chemical engineering courses with funding from the NSF. These materials are designed to make it easier for faculty to incorporate active learning methods into their classes by providing ConcepTests and screencasts for six chemical engineering core courses. Teaching materials available on learncheme.com
Quick Contacts
Phone: 303-492-7471
Fax: 303-492-4341
Email: chemeng@colorado.edu
