Chemical Engineering

Who we are

We work hard to shape scientific minds in a familial, friendly, tight-knit atmosphere. You’ll be made to feel welcome from the very first day, forming strong bonds with your professors and fellow students that will benefit you professionally and personally.

What we do

In focused research groups, students and faculty within WPI’s Chemical Engineering Department go beyond the classroom to solve real-world problems, continuing to make discoveries in areas like environmental protection, renewable energy, and life sciences, through research and development of new technologies, processes, and materials.

Degree is also offered online.
Area of Study Bachelor Master PhD
Chemical Engineering bachelor master phd
Chemical Engineering (Professional MS) master
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Undergraduate Research Projects Showcase

A celebration of research, design, and creative theses—a requirement of every graduating senior through the Major Qualifying Project (MQP)—takes place each spring on campus. Student teams representing all academic departments present their work to their faculty advisors, external sponsors, and the community-at-large, and the public is invited.

Faculty Highlights

Prof. Nick Kazantzis

Contributions to Systems Science and Engineering by Prof. Kazantzis Are Taught at Harvard

The accurate reconstruction of the state and the attendant reliable characterization of the dynamic behavior of any complex process system assumes central importance in the fields of systems science and engineering.  A novel state estimation method (currently recognized as the Kazantzis-Kravaris-Luenberger (KKL)-observer in the relevant literature) has been incorporated into a textbook and a set of notes developed by Prof. H. Yang for a graduate course entitled: “Optimal Control and Estimation” offered at the J. A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Harvard University

NBC 10 Boston interviews Professor Michael Timko and PhD student Elizabeth Belden about their innovative research turning plastic into fuel. Check out the report here! 

WGBH interviews Professor Michael Timko on All Things Considered. Listen here!

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Student Impact

Student Spotlight

RJ Franzen BS, MS '25
RJ Franzen BS, MS '25
BS in Chemical Engineering; MS in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Advanced Process Engineering

Active fraternity member RJ seeks to make a difference in the community while applying his skills learned inside and outside the classroom. [...]

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From the University Magazine

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Untapped Energy

WPI researchers use novel ideas to tackle the urgent need for clean energy.

Donor Profile

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Randall D. Partridge ’72

This donor’s endowed research fund honors Professor Alvin H. Weiss and will help WPI chemical engineering students follow their research dreams as he was able to do while at WPI and well beyond.

News

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