Northwestern’s Chemical Engineering BS fuses thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and catalysis with hands-on pilot-plant labs and entrepreneurial design challenges. Students learn to model reactors that up-cycle waste plastic, formulate lipid-nanoparticle drug carriers, and capture CO₂ with advanced sorbents. Multidisciplinary electives in data-driven process control, metabolic engineering, and green chemistry position majors to tackle climate, energy, and health challenges alongside partners in the Feinberg School of Medicine and Argonne National Laboratory.
Design a microalgae photobioreactor for carbon-negative biofuel production
Model heat-integrated distillation to recover ethanol from waste beer streams
Synthesize MOF-based membranes for point-of-use water de-arsenication
Optimize continuous-flow synthesis of mRNA lipid nanoparticles
Develop a solvent-free route to biodegradable polyurethane foams
Create Aspen simulations comparing blue versus green ammonia economics
Engineer E. coli for high-yield bioplastic (PHA) monomer production
Evaluate ionic-liquid absorbents for post-combustion CO₂ capture cycles
Prototype a wearable patch delivering vaccines via microneedle arrays
Assess life-cycle impacts of electro-chemical fertilizer production
Develop catalytic up-cycling of PET to high-value monomers in a packed bed
Test graphene-oxide membranes for desalination under real seawater loads
Use CFD to reduce dead zones in stirred-tank enzymatic reactors
Build a machine-learning model predicting polymer crystallinity from monomer mix
Draft an FDA regulatory roadmap for continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing
Engineer cleaner processes and breakthrough materials with Northwestern Chemical Engineering.
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