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Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry and engineering to produce useful commodities ranging from antibiotics to zirconium. Contemporary areas of interest to chemical engineers include alternative energy, environmental processes and preservation, food and pharmaceutical production and medicine.

As a major at UC Davis Chemical Engineering, you'll have access to resources like scanning electron microscopes and X-ray diffractometers to enhance your study, and you may participate in research projects along with some of the most highly regarded faculty researchers in the nation.

Graduates from our UC Davis Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering programs are well prepared for careers in industry, government and academia.

Our CHE alumni work in research, development and production positions for industries as diverse as biotechnology, aerospace and food processing.