10 Greatest Achievements of Chemical Engineering

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What areChemical Engineers ????
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Cindy Crawford
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Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineers take chemistry out of the
laboratory and into the world around us. They
are creative problem solvers who apply scientific
knowledge and technology for the betterment of
humanity.
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Improving the Quality of Life

• Chem Es are champions of environmental
  conservation and restoration
• Chem Es create new medicines, replacement parts,
  and diagnostic and treatment techniques to
  improve health
• Chem Es are increasing the productivity and
  quality of our food
• Chem Es produce the fabric of our lives from
  shampoo to golf balls, chocolate chips to
  computer chips, space suits to contacts, soda
  bottles to bleach.

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Greatest Achievementsof Chemical Engineering
Wonder Drugs Human Reactor
Environmental Restoration
Petrochemicals Plastics
Atomic Energy
Food Production
Synthetic Fibers and Rubber
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Where Do Chemical Engineers Work????
Dupont Pfizer Rogers ASPEN 3M Uniroyal
Merck Olin Union Carbide Johnson Johnson
Disney World Procter Gamble Dow Exxon
Anderson Consulting United Technologies
Hamilton Standard Kraft Proton Energy Systems
NE Utilities Advanced Elastomer Kodak
Xerox DEP Combustion Engineering U.S.
Filter Cytec BASF B.F. Goodrich Texaco
Bayer Pillsbury Organogenesis Cray
Champion G.E. Polaroid Intel Corning
Unilever Union Camp IBM
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FUTURE.Materials and Manufacturing carbon
reinforced materials high temperature
polymers specialty fabrics plastic car
components ceramics (gas turbine rotor) food
packaging (barrier film) liquid crystal display
glass for TV and computer biocompatable materials
Fabric for athletic clothing. Water vapor
can pass through fabric but water from rain or
snow cannot penetrate.
Prototype gas turbine rotor made of
injection- molded monolithic silicon nitride.
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FUTURE.Public Health contact lens computer
aided drug design gene therapy noninvasive
medical diagnostics chemical synthesis of
drugs drug delivery systems opticall fiber
treatment medical imaging biocompatable
materials for medical devices and prosthesis
Computer generated antiemphysema drug candidate.
Positron emission tomography (PET) image of the
brain.
Total knee replacement system that provides an
enhanced bond between implant and bone cement.
Biodegradable polymeric microspheres for
controlled drug release.
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FUTURE.Environment atmospheric chemistry
life cycle analysis risk and impact analysis
(chemical detection) recycling manufacturing
with minimal impact environmentally friendly
products (insecticides, genetic modification,
control release fertilizers) separation and
conversion for waste reduction and remediation
Genetic modification enhancing disease
resistance in cotton plants.
Green manufacturing for sustainable development.
Hollow fiber membranes for resource recovery,
waste reduction, and environmental remediation.
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FUTURE.Information Communications optical
fibers nanofabrication chemical vapor
deposition single crystal silican ingot
production electronic packaging optical
interconnection and optoelectric devices
display technology (liquid crystal) data storage
and retrieval single atom manipulation
Wafer-scale integration of high speed gallium
arsenide microwave circuits.
Single-crystal silicon ingot used in the
manufacture of silicon wafers.
Molecular man.. Carbon monoxide
molecules individually moved into position using
a scanning tunneling microscope tip.
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FUTURE.Energy Transportation designer gasoline
propulsion systems for space program fuels
from natural gas, coal and shale electric
vehicles advanced batteries and fuel cells
nuclear fission improvements (clean up and
disposal) nuclear fusion solar-photochemical
cells
Prototype zero emissions electric vehicle.
Hydrogen gas evolution from a photoelectro- chemic
al cell.
Laser beams used for spectroscopic determination
reaction products formed during combustion.
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Chemical Engineering at Uconn...
Program Objectives 1. Produce graduates who are
able to adapt to and become successful, lifelong
contributors to the ever-changing discipline of
chemical engineering 2. Promote a sense of
commitment, professional ethics and
responsibility in students and forge life-long
mutually supportive relationships among
graduates, academia, and industry.
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Faculty

• 14 faculty, all with outstanding credentials
  including numerous awards for excellence in
  education and research
• Student/faculty ratio 7/1
• Diverse Research Interests
• (polymers/ materials, environmental,
  biotechnology/biomedicine, fuel cells, and
  computer applications )

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Students Alumni

• Diverse and Talented
• 35 women 21 minority
• 30 are in honors program (typically highest
  of any dept at Uconn)
• Average class size 20-25 students
• 80 participate in summer internship
• 75 find full-time employ in CT
• 80 find full-time employ w/ 3 mo of graduation
• Nearly 1,200 Alumni

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Students Alumni

• 20 enter law, medicine, business or advanced
  engineering degree programs
• Nearly 1,200 Alumni

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Curriculum

• Strong emphasis on engineering sciences
• Capstone design and laboratory courses
• 18 cr of technical electives (exceptional
  opportunity to pursue minor degree)
• Opportunities for research and independent study
• Flexibility to accommodate Co-op, honors,
  Eurotech, minors and double majors

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Extracurricular Activities

• Plant Trips, Guest Lectures, Picnics, AIChE
  National Conference, New England Regional Student
  Paper Competition, Faculty-Student Basketball
  Games, National Engineering Week Activities,
  other professional organizations

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