BSc in Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering in Albuquerque United States | University of New Mexico

The Chemical Process Engineering specialization offers students adaptable career paths across diverse industries as process engineers. While traditionally many graduates entered petroleum or chemical sectors, chemical engineers with robust process engineering skills are now increasingly sought after in fields like pharmaceuticals, semiconductor technology, electronic materials, and sustainable environmental solutions. This program maintains its core process engineering focus while enabling students to select technical electives tailored to their professional aspirations, with guidance from academic advisors.

This curriculum equips students to apply mathematical and scientific fundamentals to designing, developing, and assessing chemical process systems. These include chemical reactors, kinetic mechanisms, electrochemical setups, energy-efficient operations, thermal and mass transfer configurations, and separation techniques. The program also covers practical analysis of chemical challenges such as material degradation, particulate wear, energy inefficiencies, environmental contamination, and fluid dynamics principles.