From reaction to resolution: The future of allergy treatment

How a child’s simple request led to an extraordinary breakthrough in peanut allergy treatment

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CBE Graduate Student Zeinab Ramshani

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

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The Notre Dame College of Engineering welcomes 9 new members to the faculty this fall

“We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding group of new faculty to the College of Engineering,” said Patricia J. …

William Schneider named 2025 American Chemical Society Fellow

William F. Schneider, Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical Engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and …

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Notre Dame Awards Prestigious Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes seven new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral …

Joule Bergerson

Joule Bergerson, energy technology assessment expert, named new director of ND Energy

Joule Bergerson, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Calgary (Canada), has been …

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Keeping cool this summer

Ivy Tech professors amp up their AC game at Notre Dame From discovering novel ways to purify and reuse chemicals to …

Yichun Wang

Yichun Wang named standing member of NIH Innovations in Nanosystems and Nanotechnology Study Section

Yichun Wang, Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Biomolecular Engineering and assistant professor of chemical and …

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25

Directed Evolution of New AAV Vectors for Clinical Gene Therapy

David Schaffer, University of California, Berkeley
11:00 a.m., September 25, 2025
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Polymer Self-Assembly and Liquid Demixing in the Presence of Liquid Crystals

Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania
11:00 a.m., October 2, 2025
Oct
7

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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.

Spotlight on Research in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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