Chemical Engineering
What is Chemical Engineering?
Chemical engineers change raw materials into valuable goods through efficient, economical and environmentally sound processes. Essentially, they work to improve people's lives. They make fertilizers to support increasing food demands and end starvation. They make medications more affordable and available, helping to prevent and eradicate disease. They work to save the environment by developing technologies to combat pollution and make fuels more efficient.
Options
- Biomedical: This is an exciting area designed for students who want to prepare for a medical degree or a career in biomedical engineering while completing their computer engineering program. Biomedical engineering prepares you to work in medical technology industries such as diagnostic monitoring, therapeutic devices, drug delivery systems, health care information systems and for research areas such a biosignal processing and biomechanics.
- Energy Conversion Engineering: The chemical engineer must include environmental stewardship as a design requirement in the conversion of energy resources into commodity products and services. This option places emphasis on emerging technologies and societal issues in the energy and environment sector.
Consult the Undergraduate Calendar for more information on these options.
You can also choose to specialize in
- Petroleum
- Bioprocessing
- Nanotechnology
- Nuclear Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Engineering and the Environment
What Can You Be With A Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering?
Chemical engineers work in a variety of businesses for both large and small companies, and for excellent salaries. Chemical engineers have many career opportunities – from performing scientific research to working as a field engineer or a senior manager.
- Chemical Engineer
- Air Quality Engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- R & D Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Process Safety and Risk Engineer
- Industrial Engineer
- Operating Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Technical Sales Engineer
- Scientific Journalist
Search for Careers for more career possibilities.
With additional education/training…
- University/College Professor
- Teacher
- Research Consultant
- Systems Scientist
- Lawyer
- Physician
Where Can You Work?
If you work for a multinational company, you could travel all over the world. If travel is on your list of career dreams, consider our international exchange programs. They offer study and work terms in France, Germany, Australia and Singapore.
- Bioengineering
- Biotechnology
- Business/Finance
- Construction
- Energy Conversion
- Food Processing
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Mining, Metallurgy and Materials
- Petrochemicals
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Polymers
- Publishing
- Pulp and Paper Industry
Where are UNB chemical engineering graduates working? For companies such as:
- ADI Limited
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
- Dillon Environmental
- Imperial Oil
- Irving Oil
- NB Power
- Ontario Power Generation
- Stantec
- Suncor
What Skills Can You Develop?
Chemical engineers have technical knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, engineering, materials science and information technology. They also know about economics, management, safety and the environment. Employers value this technical and subject knowledge. They also value the tranferable skills you’ll acquire through your degree. These skills include:
- Excellent mathematical and computing skills
- Oral communications skills – making presentations, brainstorming, discussion of laboratory work, participation in meetings
- Written communications skills – design and research project and reports, literature reviews, writing notes from project meetings
- Organizational skills – managing work load, labs, project and report deadlines; task management, planning
- Interpersonal skills – teamwork, group dynamics, problem solving
- Research and analytic skills – finding, summarizing, critiquing texts and papers; data handling and analysis
Professional Associations & Resources
Professional associations can be a great way to meet, learn from and network with professionals in your field of interest. Some associations offer student memberships, often at a reduced rate. Below is a sample of professional associations and industry-related websites you can explore.
- Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada
- Canadian Academy of Engineering
- Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
- Canadian Federation of Engineering Students
- Canadian Society of Professional Engineers
- Engineering Institute of Canada
- Canadian Society for Bioengineering
- Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association
- Chemical Institute of Canada
- American Chemical Society
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Association of Energy Engineers
- Institution of Chemical Engineers
Contact the Department
UNB Department of Chemical Engineering
15 Dineen Dr., P.O. Box 4400
Rm. D39, Head Hall
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3
