Welcome to the LSU Chemical Engineering Department web site.. This web site should serve as a resource for current and prospective students, alumni, faculty, and members of the science and engineering community. Our department celebrated our Centennial year in 2008 with a two-day gathering of friends and alumni on October 23-24.

A new facility for our department is on the Capital Outlay and the department is on a fund-raising campaign. Some of you might have already received letters from the College of Engineering regarding our building campaign. We have made significant strides towards this with help from a number of our alumni and corporate friends. I encourage you to participate in this active fund-raising campaign and help us move forward.

Our department is undergoing significant changes with several faculty retirements and additions. We added two new faculty (Professor Judy Wornat and Associate Professor Jerry Spivey) in 2003. Cain Chair # 1 Professor Jose Romagnoli, from the University of Sydney, joined us in Fall 2005 as did Assistant Professor James Henry, from Texas A&M University. In August 2006, we welcomed Associate Professor John Flake from Georgia Tech. In Fall 2007, we welcomed two more new Assistant Professors - Michael Benton from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Francisco Hung from North Carolina State University. In the Fall of 2009, Prof. K Nandakumar joined the department as Cain Chair #2.

Our teaching and research laboratories are undergoing major improvements. For example, our refurbished Unit Operations Laboratory is one of the finest in the nation. Our graduate program is one of the highest rated programs in the University and is growing. Our undergraduate curriculum is undergoing restructuring to meet the changing requirements of the industrial and academic employers of our graduates.

In order to obtain the full story about these changes, to learn about the research conducted by our faculty, to get information about our graduate and undergraduate degree programs, to catch up on the latest news and to find out about lectures and events hosted by our department, we invite you to explore our web site. As always, please feel free to contact us or visit our beautiful campus in picturesque Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Kalliat T Valsaraj
Department Chair and
Charles and Hilda Roddey Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering Ike East Professor

	New Chemical Engineering Building on the way - Fund-raising Campaign in motion
Graduate stipends up to $35,000 available for qualified U.S. citizens entering our Ph.D. program.
Master's level programs (thesis or non-thesis) in chemical engineering tailored for the working professional are available.
Scholarships may be available for qualified non-chemical engineering majors wishing to apply for our graduate programs.
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Charles E. Coates Memorial Fund

Chem-E Car Team Wins Again at National Competition

Alumnus Clarence M. Eidt, Jr. Makes Generous Donation to the New Chemical Engineering Building Fund

Oscar "Dub" Andras, 1957 BS in Cemical Engineering, Makes Contribution to Building Fund

Joe Maltempi, a ChE senior, named the strongest player on the LSU football team

LSU Provost Astrid Merget met with the research group of James Spivey

The Department presents the 2009 Albemarle Lecture on Sustainability on Friday, October 30

Dr. Jerry Spivey and Dr. Mary Wornat named as 2009 Rainmakers

LSU Engineering Grads Top National Average in Starting Salaries

The Department would like to welcome Dr. K. Nandakumar, Gordon and Mary Cain Endowed Chair #2

Chem-E Car Team Wins Second at International Competition

AIChE has released its 2009 Salary Survey

The Department would like to congratulate all of our Summer 2009 graduates

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