 |
 Chemical
engineering graduates find challenging careers in a broad spectrum
of fields including petroleum, chemical, plastics, paper, mining,
semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. At
the same time, the breadth of a chemical engineering background
helps graduates flourish in careers such as medicine, patent law,
and technical marketing.
The development and production of food, medicine,
fuels, semiconductors, plastics and paper have all been driven
by the ingenuity of chemical engineers. Current frontiers include
the design and implementation of new medical devices, agrochemicals,
composite materials, micro-machines, new batteries, sensor devices,
and improved fuel systems. Chemical engineers are concerned with
reducing energy consumption, producing new molecules which enrich
our lives, and minimizing the contamination of our environment
at the source.
Chemical Engineering at New Mexico Tech is
a unique program. Our small class sizes lead to valuable interactions
with professors both inside and outside of class. Over 90 percent
of our graduates have summer internships in chemical engineering
and other technical fields. Seventy five percent conduct research
on campus while earning their bachelor of science degrees. Students
participate in research projects with professors in a broad range
of areas such as fuel cells, chemical vapor deposition, polymer
materials, explosives, chemical and biological microsensors,
and petroleum recovery.
The Chemical Engineering program has established
a solid record of attracting strong students and guiding them
to a broad range of careers in the field of chemical engineering.
Alumni include doctoral candidates at Princeton, UC Berkeley,
University of Texas at Austin, Georgia Tech, Duke University,
and many others. Recent alumni are also engaged in successful
careers at Intel, Sandia
National Labs, Los
Alamos National Lab, NASA, Dow
Chemical Co., BP Corp., Kraft
Foods, Schlumberger, and
numerous other smaller companies and organizations.
|
