Take a glimpse into the VU Chemical Engineering family and discover what sets us apart.
Distinctive Features
- Excellent placement record for fulltime and internships
- Network of loyal alumni
- Our “Family Atmosphere”
- Students encouraged to work and study in groups
- Tutoring available for no charge when needed
- A faculty that really cares
- Department demographics
- Six VU Presidential Scholars
- 40% of students female
- More than half in top 20% of their high school class
- Excellent program recognized by industry
- Corporate hiring programs recruit VU ChE grads
- Strong record of corporate grants to support department
- VU Chemical Engineering graduates succeed
- More than 20 corporate VPs and higher positions
- Many doctors, lawyers, financiers
- Almost half have received College of Engineering Morehouse Awards for Distinguished Careers
- Faculty research includes undergraduate students, offering excellent work-like experiences
Curriculum and Faculty
- A low student to faculty ratio
- Target 30 graduates/year
- Eight full-time faculty
- Small highly interactive classes
- Open door to students’ needs
- All courses/labs taught by and all office hours are held by faculty, and not by graduate students
- Accent on undergraduate education
- Practical approach
- Thorough background in fundamentals
- In depth professional courses
- Emphasis on communication skills, written and oral
- Extensive laboratory/hands-on experiences
- Career flexibility via technical electives
- Computers integrated into all courses
- Independent research project in the senior year
- Many minors available including business, chemistry, and humanities
- Strong liberal arts component to develop personal breadth and values
