Fighting for renewable energy

Prof. Yamil Colón leads a team from Notre Dame that works with local organizations to make some homes in Puerto Rico more resilient to power outages in the aftermath of hurricanes.

Prof. Yamil Colón leading a team of Notre Dame students in Puerto Rico
CBE Graduate Student Zeinab Ramshani

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is a force for innovation in health, energy and sustainability.

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Matthew Webber

Matthew Webber receives 2024 ASEE Curtis W. McGraw Research Award

Matthew Webber, Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Engineering and associate professor of chemical and …

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8 Engineering faculty win NSF CAREER awards in 2023-24

Between 2023-24, eight Notre Dame faculty in the College of Engineering received National Science Foundation (NSF) …

Mark McCready stands in Cushing Hall of Engineering

Mark J. McCready elected fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Notre Dame Engineering’s Mark J. McCready has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers …

Jennifer Schaefer

Chemical engineer drives sustainable energy forward: Prof. Jennifer Schaefer

On the first day of class each semester, Jennifer Schaefer tells her students that she chose chemical engineering …

Paul Bohn

Paul Bohn named director of the University of Notre Dame Bioengineering and Life Sciences (BELS) Initiative

Paul Bohn, the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and professor of chemistry and …

Sima Asadi

Welcome! Sima Asadi joins the faculty in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE)

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to …

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May
6

Peptide surfactants (PEPS) for the Green Separation of Rare Earth Elements

Kathleen J. Stebe, University of Pennsylvania
3:30 p.m., May 6, 2024
May
7

Defect propelled swimming and interactions of nematic colloids for microrobotics

Kathleen J. Stebe, University of Pennsylvania
11:00 a.m., May 7, 2024

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CBE undergrads in Schleckser Family Unit Operations Laboratory

Facilities and Resources

Our research facilities are part of a vibrant and growing Notre Dame research infrastructure. Research and innovation in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering take place in dozens of labs and core facilities, including those with Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering, Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineeering, Nieuwland Hall of Science, and the Multidisciplinary Research Building.

CBE Undergrad Anna Kleunder in Schleckser Family Unit Operations Laboratory

Undergraduate Program

You’ll gain a solid foundation in chemical engineering principles, integrated with modern data science and computational tools and have the flexibility to tailor your education to your interests and academic goals in areas that range from energy to bioengineering.

Graduate student Diya Li

Graduate Programs

You’ll have opportunities to conduct high-impact, meaningful research, with mentoring and training focused on developing you as an independent scholar and building your network within the engineering community.


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Research

Our research leverages deep fundamental insights to develop solutions to problems facing humanity in health, energy, and sustainability.

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Fighting to Control Diabetes

Prof. Matthew Webber is developing new technology that would sense a drop in blood sugar and automatically administer life-saving medication as needed.

Fighting to Control Diabetes