Chemical and Biological Engineering

To face the demands and challenges in modern industry, NYU-Poly’s Othmer-Jacobs Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering offers educational and research programs that follow current trends in novel molecules, advanced products and processes, as well as synthesis design and operation methodology.

Our mission is to develop graduates capable of contributing to the advancement of chemical and biological engineering. We strive to be at the forefront in selected areas of research, and design our educational programs to produce graduates who are well grounded in the fundamentals of their chosen discipline, skilled in state-of-the-art techniques, and able to understand the importance of new developments in their discipline in a global and societal context. 

Department Head: Walter Zurawsky