Student using pipette in the lab.

Research

Chemical engineering encompasses a broad range of cutting-edge research. The diverse education that chemical engineers receive allows them to work at the intersection of a variety of different fields, including biology, chemistry, energy, physics, materials science, and other engineering disciplines.

Chemical engineering research at Northeastern is supported by multiple areas: Biomolecular & Biomedical Systems, Complex & Computational Systems, Energy & Sustainability, Engineering Education & Pedagogy, and Materials & Nanotechnology.

The College of Engineering is also home to a National Science Foundation Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing, as well as numerous other research centers and institutes to push the boundaries of research.

With a premier location in downtown Boston, the department is perfectly located to take advantage of a wealth of collaborations with other universities, as well as local hospitals, medical centers, and industry.


Quick Facts 2023

13

professional society fellowships

42

tenured/TT and affiliated faculty

26

young investigator awards

$15M

external research awards (2021-23)


Recent News

AstraZeneca Admits Vaccine Can Cause Rare Blood-Clotting Condition

Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji gives insight into the risk of getting thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS, if you received the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19.

Eduardo Sontag

Sontag Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

University Distinguished Professor Eduardo Sontag, ECE/BioE, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his career that has made breakthroughs in the mathematics of nonlinear and complex systems, with repercussions for biomedicine, systems biology, and neural networks.

Celebrating Affinity Student Groups at the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate partners were recognized for their commitments to several COE affinity student groups at the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet. The groups represented included SHPE, SWE, BESS, SASE, and DICE.

Damilola Daramola

Daramola Selected as Fellow for Scialog’s Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials Initiative

ChE/COS Assistant Professor Damilola Daramola has been named a Fellow for the Scialog initiative on Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials.