Chemical & Environmental Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of CHEE, please visit the department website.

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Chemical & Environmental Engineering News

UA Rises 81 Spots in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings

Sept. 13, 2019 | Nick Prevenas

The University of Arizona improved its position in the annual rankings, marking the third time since May the university has posted significant gains in national higher education institution standings.

Leaps and Bounds >>

UA Engineering Honored for Commitment to Diversity

Sept. 11, 2019 | Emily Dieckman

National engineering education society names college to first group of award recipients for dedication to serving underrepresented students and faculty members.

Institutional Inclusion >>

A Mountain as viewed from the University of Arizona campus, with downtown Tucson in the foreground

High Rankings for Faculty Expertise, Campus Life

Aug. 23, 2019 | Nick Prevenas

The UA earned recognition for its world-class research from the Center for World University Rankings and for quality of campus life from The Princeton Review.

CWUR, Princeton Review >>

A student pulls on a rope to launch a bottle rock, which is making a big arc through the sky and back toward the ground.

Summer Engineering Academy Helps High Schoolers Design Their Future

July 30, 2019 | Jasmine Demers

Hundreds of teenagers from across the United States spend their summer launching bottle rockets, racing cardboard boats and melting iron at the University of Arizona.

SEA 2019 >>