What do chemical engineers do?
Answers from our graduates.
We've asked our graduates to let us know what they do at work. Use the links below to read about what real people (who earned chemical engineering here at UB) are doing in real chemical engineering jobs.
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| Name | Degree | Job Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisar Amin | B.S., 1996 | Senior Process Engineer | From coloring roofing granules to improving a printing process |
| Hung-chang C. Chiu | Ph.D., 1996 | Business Manager. Ethanolamines | Business Management with Profit/Loss Responsibilities |
| William K. Cline | B.S., 1990 | Plant Engineer | Diverse: soda ash; team building; quality improvement; adhesives |
| Edward J. Colman | M.S., 1988 | Senior Research Scientist | Specialty chemical process development; large-project engineering |
| Barbara R. Decaire | B.S., 1988 | Staff Scientist | Formulation and characterization of refrigerant compounds |
| John P. DeJac | B.S., 1986 | Production Manager | Manage the manufacturing of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products |
| James W. Harris | B.S., 1990 | Process Control Coordinator | Petrochemical process startup; instrumentation and control expertise |
| Mark T. Jablonka | B.S., 1996 | Production Engineer | Typical day for a chemical plant production engineer |
| David J. Loschiavo | B.S., 2000 | Project Sales Engineer | Industrial system design and sales - Evaporation + Distillation |
| Manoj Mehta | Ph.D., 1996 | Technical Specialist | Engineering paint application for an auto company |
| Matt J. Moynihan | B.S., 2005 | PhD Canidate | I model Fluids on Supercomputers for Fusion Targets |
| Glenn Walnicki | B.S., 2000 | Controls Systems Engineer | Design control systems for heavy duty gas turbines (power generation) |