Are you wondering what it's like to be a chemical engineering undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon? Faculty and current students will fill you in.
We welcome prospective and admitted students to attend an information session (in-person or virtually), ask questions in open office hours, or watch a short video.
In-person information sessions
- Friday, March 27, 11:00 a.m.
- Sunday, March 29, 1:00 p.m.
- Monday, March 30, 9:30 a.m.
- Monday, April 6, 9:30 a.m.
- Monday, April 20, 9:30 a.m.
Doherty Hall, room 1102
Join Professor and Director of Undergraduate Education Bob Tilton and Assistant Teaching Professor Joanne Beckwith Maddock. You'll hear about the undergraduate curriculum, skills you'll develop, research and internship opportunities, student life, and more.
Registration for on-campus events will open closer to when all decisions are released.
Virtual information sessions
Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m.
Hear about the undergraduate curriculum, skills you'll develop, research and internship opportunities, student life, and more.
Register through the Office of Admission
Curious what your courses will be like?
Sit in on a course
Intro to Chemical Engineering
1:00-1:50 p.m.
Meet in Doherty Hall 1107, Main Office
Taught by Assistant Professor Aisulu Aitbekova, this course equips first-year students with creative engineering problem-solving techniques and fundamental chemical engineering material balance skills.
Fluid Mechanics
10:00-10:50 a.m.
Meet in Doherty Hall 1107, Main Office
Taught by Associate Professor Tagbo Niepa, this course discusses the principles of fluid mechanics as applied to engineering. Examples include flow in conduits, process equipment, and commercial pipes, flow around submerged objects, and flow measurement.
Interested in design?
Take a tour
If you're coming to campus, you can sign up for a tour of Doherty Hall. An undergraduate ChemE Ambassador will give you an insider's perspective.
More reasons to study chemical engineering at CMU
Hear from faculty and undergraduate students about the curriculum, research opportunities, and community within the department, as well as the opportunities for graduates in the field.
Open house academic fairs
If you're coming to a CMU open house, we hope to meet you! We'll be at the academic fair. Come say hi!
Cohon University Center, Rangos Ballroom
More questions?
If you have other questions about the department, our undergraduate program, or enrollment, please reach out to our Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Nora Siewiorek (norann@andrew.cmu.edu).
CMU Office of Admission
Explore the CMU community through in-person and online events for admitted students and for prospective students!