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UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 101

Chemical and biomolecular engineers use their knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to meet the needs of our technological society.
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UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 101

Chemical and biomolecular engineers use their knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to meet the needs of our technological society.

UCLA Samueli
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
5531 Boelter Hall

Panagiotis D. Christofides
Department Chair

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Our Latest Research News

UCLA Chemical Engineer Joseph Peterson Receives NSF CAREER Award for Characterizing Polymer Deformation

Jul 10, 2025

UCLA Chemical Engineer Receives ACS Petroleum Research Fund Grant to Advance Light-Driven Catalyst Research

Jul 9, 2025

Steven Chavez, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been awarded a Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) grant from the American Chemical Society (ACS). This honor supports early-career investigators pursuing new...

CBE Professor Samanvaya Srivastava Co-Leads $1.9M NSF Initiative on Cell-Free Biomanufacturing

May 28, 2025

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2025 QS Ranking: UCLA CBE No. 7 in the US

Mar 12, 2025

In the just-released and broadly watched worldwide 2025 QS World University Subject ranking of Chemical Engineering Departments, our Department was ranked at No. 7 in the US (our Department has been steadily ranked in the top-10 in the US in this ranking since the...