• Message from the Chair

    Dr. Thomas Webster
    Chair & Professor

    Welcome to the Department of
    Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University (NU) - the private university which receives more undergraduate applications annually than any other university in the United States (earning NU the title of the most applied-to private university in the United States). We offer degrees at all levels (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy) and are internationally renowned for high quality classroom-based education in conjunction with industrial work experience. Our top-rated (and one of the nation’s largest) Cooperative (Co-op) Education program was one of the first in the country and the Chemical Engineering Co-op program places students in over 55 companies spanning the areas of consumer products, plastics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, alternative energy, and petrochemicals, to name a few. We even place students in International Co-op locations in the UK, France, Switzerland, China, and Vietnam. Read more...

News Flash

Engineering Students Win Entrepreneurs Club Prize with Novel Toothbrush

Engineers for the Greater Good (EGG) was a weekend long competition hosted by the Entrepreneurs Club of Northeastern University. Read more…

How Nanotechnology Could Keep Your Heart Healthy

Professor Thomas Webster Wins Dove Press Outstanding Editor’s Award

Due to his exceptional leadership as the founder and current editor of the International Journal of Nanomedicine Read more…

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Richard West

Assistant Professor
The Department of Chemical Engineering welcomed Dr. Richard West in September 2011 as an assistant professor. Dr. West was attracted to Northeastern for the enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit amongst the faculty and students, impressive upward trajectory, and for its location in one of the most academic cities in the US, Boston. Read more…

Dr. Sunho Choi

Assistant Professor
Dr. Sunho Choi joined the Department of Chemical Engineering as an assistant professor in September 2011. The rapid growth in education and research and the department’s focus on nano, energy, and environmental research areas are factors that influenced Dr. Choi’s decision to come to Northeastern. He believes it was a perfect match for him, his family, and his work. Read more…

Upcoming Events

ChE Seminars

The Chemical Engineering Department will be hosting several seminars during the spring 2013 semester. Read more…



  • Contact

    Department of Chemical Engineering
    313 Snell Engineering Center
    Northeastern University
    360 Huntington Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115-5000

    Tel: (617) 373-2989
    Fax: (617) 373-2209