Welcome to the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at Yale University. We are a vibrant community of scholars where chemical engineering guided by sustainability, and environmental engineering with a molecular focus, come together at one of the world’s leading academic institutions. Our 16 full time faculty members lead research efforts in nanomaterials, soft matter / complex fluids, interfacial phenomena, biomolecular engineering, energy, water, and sustainability. Our graduate and undergraduate students come from all corners of the globe to pursue PhD and BS degrees in Chemical or Environmental Engineering.

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Jordan Peccia

Department Chair

Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Drew Gentner

Director of Undergraduate Studies (Environmental)

Associate Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Paul Van Tassel

Director of Undergraduate Studies (Chemical)

Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Mingjiang Zhong

Director of Graduate Studies

Associate Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering