chemical engineering
noun
: engineering dealing with the industrial application of chemistry
chemical engineer
noun
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Born in 1928, Harrison Ruffin Tyler studied chemistry at the College of William & Mary and chemical engineering at Virginia Tech before founding a water treatment company called ChemTreat.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Top-paying majors include computer engineering, chemical engineering and computer science, with graduates earning a median early-career salary of $80,000.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Her next academic step is Dartmouth College intending to focus her studies on chemical engineering, according to a LFHS statement.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
In chemical engineering experiments involving the synthesis of new compounds or the optimization of chemical processes, vast amounts of data must be analyzed quickly and accurately.
—Han Hendriks, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Top-paying majors include computer engineering, chemical engineering and computer science, with graduates earning a median early-career salary of $80,000.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Her next academic step is Dartmouth College intending to focus her studies on chemical engineering, according to a LFHS statement.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
In chemical engineering experiments involving the synthesis of new compounds or the optimization of chemical processes, vast amounts of data must be analyzed quickly and accurately.
—Han Hendriks, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for chemical engineering
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“Chemical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20engineering. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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