Why Study Chemical Engineering at WPI?
WPI is distinctive among national universities due to its intimate size and clear focus on engineering and science. The students who come to WPI have this interest in common and are academically accomplished. WPI provides an environment where they can grow, not only in their chosen technical discipline, but also personally, with a keen awareness of the global and social consequences of technology and the insepararbility of technology and humanities. The students get involved in many activities outside the classroom such as athletics, music, community service, student government, and clubs to prepare themselves for life. The education is indeed true to the WPI motto: The University of Science and Technology. And Life.® The Department of Chemical Engineering at WPI provides individual attention to students in small classes, all of which are taught by faculty who are well-respected scholars and world leaders in their academic fields, and are devoted to the discovery and dissemination of k
