While other students were taking a break from their studies, chemical engineering major Tyler Martin '11 spent his summer conducting materials engineering research at Tsinghua University, one of China's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.

Find out more about Tyler's journey across the globe here.
Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers move the world forward, developing and operating large-scale processes that produce gasoline, synthetic materials like nylon, paper, penicillin, peanut butter, and silicon wafers. Chemical engineers span the boundaries of engineering, science and math, needing engineering know-how in jobs that range from product development, process design, manufacturing, quality control, pollution reduction, marketing, and technical sales. The quality of Clarkson's education is reflected in the starting salaries of our chemical engineering graduates, which averaged $50,000 last year. Other chemical engineering graduates move on to advanced degree study, medical or dental school, or law school. In addition to the bachelor of science degree, Clarkson also offers graduate degrees in chemical engineering.

Clarkson combines two distinctive strengths that benefit students: Personalized teaching and high-powered research. As a small, undergraduate-centered university, our professors get to know students as individuals. On the other hand, these faculty members are also inspired explorers on the very frontiers of knowledge. They conduct world-class research in areas of vital importance — and involve undergraduates as well as graduate students in the process.

You can also take advantage of our concentration in biomolecular engineering, which was created especially for chemical engineering majors with an interested in biochemical engineering and biology.