chemical engineering

noun

: engineering dealing with the industrial application of chemistry
chemical engineer noun

Examples of chemical engineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At his father’s urging, Bob studied chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to prepare him for a career at DuArt. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 My oldest is a computer science major and my middle daughter is a chemical engineering major. Deeptee Jain, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The Frankfort native just graduated from the University of Alabama with a double major in chemical engineering and chemistry and minors in French and mathematics. C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023 Yarl, a high school junior whose teacher said his goal is to study chemical engineering in college, was shot once in the head and a second time in the arm, Merritt and Crump said in a joint statement. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023 McConnell holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University (1977) and an MBA in finance from Cleveland State University (1984). University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Advertisement Burnham, 38, earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at UCSD in 2007 and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California in 2017. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024 Besides software developers, the Pani team—which has grown to about 40 from a handful of early employees—includes chemical engineering modelers, data scientists, and process operations experts. Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024 My father studied chemical engineering and worked at a leading Fortune 500 firm. Fountain House, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chemical engineering was in 1869

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“Chemical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20engineering. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chemical engineering

noun
: engineering dealing with the use of chemistry in industry
chemical engineer noun

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