Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Undergraduate Studies

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Undergraduate Studies: Where Hands-On Experience Prepares You for Real-World Success

Improve the world around you while you build a rewarding career developing state-of-the-art products and processes for such industries as energy, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, polymers and plastics, semiconductors and environmental monitoring.

With an emphasis on one-on-one attention and collaborative research that bridges science and engineering, our undergraduate program is designed to equip you with the skills to conceive, design, test, operate and optimize the industrial chemical processes that impact our well-being and everyday lives.

Although chemical engineering is reputed to be one of the most academically rigorous majors, our department has produced a disproportionately high number of Stevens valedictorians. The undergraduate chemical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

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Stevens Success Story: Angel Burgos ’23

Taking advantage of the Cooperative Education Program, Angel Burgos ’23 was able to complete two co-op placements during his time at Stevens, gaining acceptance to some of the most competitive Ph.D. programs in the nation, including Columbia University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University.

Real-World Experience and Hands-On Projects

Our department offers a variety of clubs, organizations and extracurricular activities that will help you develop both personally and professionally. Learn more about these opportunities and how Stevens has helped prepare some of our brightest graduates for their futures.

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Interdisciplinary Summer Research Experience

Students in the department have a wealth of opportunities for involvement in extracurricular activities that provide hands-on experiences, like pursuing summer research with one of our accomplished faculty.

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Undergraduate Research

Kathleen Riegner, an undergraduate student at Stevens, spent an explosive summer making and testing medieval gunpowder recipes and co-authored a paper on the study.

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Senior Design

Every student has the ability to participate in senior design, where you'll work with a team to create a project that solves real-life problems. Read about three seniors who built a recycling plant that transforms a common household plastic into chemicals that can be sold to industry.

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Engineering Cooperative Education

Approximately 30% of undergraduate engineering students participate in the Stevens Cooperative Education Program, designed to provide you with real-world experiences that prepare you to connect your academic studies with on-the-job experience, explore career interests and clarify goals. You'll alternate between semesters of full-time work and full-time study in areas related to your academic major and career goals.

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Innovation Expo

Senior design or research projects developed during the capstone course culminate with the annual Innovation Expo, where your projects are displayed and presented to attendees from industry and across campus, and are judged by faculty and leading experts.

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Your Future, Faster: The Accelerated Master's Program

Stevens' Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) enables currently enrolled students to apply credits from your undergraduate coursework toward a master’s degree, allowing you to earn your bachelor's and master's degrees in just five years.


The Right Location To Launch Your Career

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science offers hands-on research, clinical and industry internships and networking opportunities to help you develop the skills and experiences you need to build a career that can make a real difference in people’s lives.

Stevens is located within minutes of tNew York City and the New Jersey pharmaceutical, biomedical, and healthcare industry hub. This proximity provides our students with more opportunities for industry collaboration, networking, and internship and job prospects than most other universities. Our graduates go on to launch exciting careers like: 

  • Process Engineer

  • Product Engineer

  • Design Engineer

  • Research Engineer

Potential hiring organizations include companies like: ExxonMobil, British Petroleum (BP), Shell, Merck, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PepsiCo, Budweiser, L’Oreal, Proctor-Gamble, Dow, Dupont

Potential industries: 

  • Food

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Energy

  • Consumer Products

  • Chemical Manufacturing

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Learn More and Apply

Find out what the School of Engineering and Science has to offer by visiting the Schaefer School's Undergraduate Studies page. Visit Undergraduate Admissions to learn about our campus. Ready to take the next step? Learn how to apply below.