Chemical Engineering is aimed towards the design of processes that change materials from one form to another more useful and valuable form, economically, safely and in an environmentally acceptable way.

Chemical Engineering is the engineering part of the production process in which chemical and physical changes take place. Overall, chemical engineering is the application of basic sciences (math, chemistry, physics and biology) and engineering principles to the development, design, operation and maintenance of processes to convert raw materials into useful products and improve the human environment. Chemical Engineering involves specifying equipment, operating conditions, instrumentation and process control for all these changes. Chemical engineers are employed by almost all companies in the chemical process industry. Their work also extends to process in nuclear energy, material science, food production, the development of new sources of energy, and even medicine. In addition to process and product development and design, chemical engineers work in the areas such as production, research, environmental studies, market analysis, data processing, sales, and management. They affect or control at some stage the materials or production of almost every article manufactured on an industrial scale.

The Chemical Engineer deals with all aspects of the chemical industry from planning, designing, construction, operation, and control, as well as research and development, marketing and technical services for customers. Of course, the Chemical Engineer should also be aware of the economic aspects of production.

Why ChE at PMU:

The chemical engineering program is delivered by highly experienced faculty members supported by state of art facilities and labs. The program is compatible with American standards, designed by the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC), USA.

Career Prospectus

Chemical engineers are employed by almost every type of company in the chemical process industry. The traditional fields of chemical engineering are petroleum and natural gas processing; petrochemicals; plastics and polymers; pulp and paper; instrumentation and process control; energy conservation and utilization; environmental control; biotechnology; biomedical and biochemical; food processing; composite materials, corrosion and protective coatings; manufacturing of microelectronic components; pharmaceuticals etc.

The majority of Chemical Engineers work in businesses known collectively as the Chemical Process Industries (CPI). Oil and Gas (upstream and downstream includes refineries and petrochemical industries), Fertilizer industries, Chemicals manufacturing industries, Pulp and Paper manufacturing industries, Rubber and Plastics industries, Food and Beverage industries, Textile industries, Cement industries, Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical industries, Soap & Detergent industries, Biochemical engineering industries, Waste water treatment plants, Desalination plants, Metal and Mineral processing industries, Electronics/IT industries, Electronics and Microelectronics, Agricultural Chemical industries, Biotechnology and Biomedical industries, Environmental, Technical and Business consulting.

In all the industries, chemical engineers can work in a variety of settings, such as research, design, process control, sales, economic analysis, and management