The University of Oklahoma School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, along with Case Western Reserve University and the University of Michigan, piloted the development of a graduate degree program in Chemical Engineering and a degree program in Polymer Science in the Petroleum and Petrochemical College at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

This program of development was funded during its first five years, 1992-1997, by the United States Agency for International Development and managed by the University of Oklahoma. While this program has prepared a large number of Thai chemical engineers for research and development, managerial, and academic teaching positions in Thailand, the program has also been a great benefit to the participating American universities.

Research in OU CBME now spans two continents through a wide variety of joint research programs conducted both in Thailand with Chulalongkorn graduate students, and in the United States with Thai graduate students working alongside OU graduate students. Regular exchange of faculty and research personnel has brought a global perspective to the educational and research programs of all participants.

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