Welcome to the web site of the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering at the University of Oklahoma! Our mission is to serve the changing needs of society through the training of outstanding engineers in the creation and utilization of chemical engineering knowledge. We work hard in both undergraduate and graduate programs to accomplish that mission; these web pages give you a snapshot of the people, facilities, and programs that contribute to our and our graduates’ success.

Chemical Engineering at OU

Chemical engineering is a dynamic discipline. Among the drivers of change in chemical engineering are the rapid developments in bioengineering and nanotechnology. As you look through our web pages, you will see that we have embraced these new areas. With the help of our alumni and students, we have recently completed a thorough examination and revision of our undergraduate curriculum. Our three undergraduate options (Standard, Biotechnology, and PreMed/Biomedical Engineering) allow students the opportunity to tailor their undergraduate education to their particular interests within chemical engineering. The BS education is outstanding preparation for a career in industry, government, or for graduate studies. For those interested in the MS or PhD degrees, you will see that our faculty research and education programs include exciting new areas such as tissue engineering, single wall carbon nanotube synthesis and applications, genetic engineering, nanostructured materials and devices, cell adhesion, and more. Further inspection will show that these new fields build on and complement traditional strengths in energy, thermodynamics, surfactants, polymers, process systems engineering, and more.

I invite you to consider what you believe to be the most important technological problems facing our world today. Among your list you will probably find such items as energy supplies, food and water supplies, environmental contamination, global warming, and health-related issues. I believe that chemical engineers are among the best equipped to attack and solve these problems, and the University of Oklahoma is among the best institutions in the nation to prepare you for a career in chemical engineering. Please examine our web site, and feel free to contact us for further information about chemical engineering at OU. Thanks!

Sincerely,

Lance Lobban
Director and Francis W. Winn Chair