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Chemical engineering evolved from chemistry as a discipline in the early 20th century
with a specialization in chemical processes on an industrial scale. Since then chemical
engineering has been a core technology in diverse industries, including oil and natural gas,
chemicals and pharmaceuticals, textiles and fibers, and pollution control. More recently,
chemical engineering has contributed to advances in many areas of high technology, some wellknown
examples of which include biomaterials, microelectronics, information displays, and
fiber-optic communications. Research in these areas most often cuts across the boundaries
between biology, chemistry, physics and engineering. Because of its broad-based education,
over 100 chemical engineering programs around the country offer one of the most coveted
academic degrees. For decades now, annual employment surveys have consistently shown that
chemical engineering degree holders enjoy amongst the highest entry-level salaries of all major
disciplines.
Here are a few useful links with more information about the chemical engineering discipline:
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