Department Mission
KU Chemical & Petroleum Engineering integrates teaching excellence and research innovation to educate students and produce future leaders.
Welcome new faculty!
Elizabeth R. Corson
Fred Kurata Assistant Professor
Research Focus:Uses renewable electricity to convert what is traditionally considered waste into valuable chemical products.
Alex Bertuccio
Associate Teaching Professor
Teaching Focus:Develops new activities, projects and experiments to engage students.
Chemical Engineering
World renowned faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative teaching and research prepare students to solve problems and positively impact the world. Discover chemical engineering and the emphases we offer in Biomedical, Data Science, Environmental, Material Science, Premedical, and Petroleum Engineering.
Petroleum Engineering
The University of Kansas hosts the only petroleum engineering program in the State of Kansas and is home to the Tertiary Oil Recovery Program. Learn more about how hands-on education based on industrial problems and real-world examples taught by expert faculty can start your path to a successful career.
