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Internationally recognized graduate degrees
Research-driven opportunities in environmental engineering, aerosol science and chemical engineering.
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Modern spaces for collaborative discovery
Brauer Hall offers research labs and classrooms with numerous energy-efficient features.
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Research supporting a cleaner future
Our world-renowned faculty research environmental solutions to create a better world.
EECE News
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EECE Day
EECE is hosting its first annual EECE DAY. A new departmental tradition celebrating student innovation, faculty research, and our enduring connections with alumni and industry partners. It will provide opportunity to meet with alumni, industry partner, and friends, to reflect on the evolving needs of the chemical and environmental engineering fields and strengthen the bridge between academic training and real-world impact.
Join us for a day of reconnecting with faculty, students, and alumni.
Get an inside look at EECE
Hear from current faculty and doctoral students about why they came to WashU and the strength of our research.
The impact of wildfires on air quality
In the media
“What’s underappreciated about air pollution is the distances it can travel,” said Jay Turner, professor and vice dean of education.
Western wildfires create potentially dangerous air quality in St. Louis
Our faculty push the boundaries
Meet the people solving our biggest problems.
Faculty Spotlight
Addresses grand challenges in aerosol-climate-health nexus using interdisciplinary science
Rajan Chakrabarty
Professor
EECE by the numbers
133
Doctoral students
$22.4 million
Annual research awards (FY23)
39
Average H-index for faculty
29
Number of full-time faculty members
Student Spotlight
Deepangsu Chatterjee, PhD in EECE
Academics
We create difference-makers.
"My research is novel and difficult, and I’m the only one in the world doing it. I work on a very specific yet important area that has implications on global climate but is completely understudied. However, despite how focused my specific projects are, I’ve picked up a broad skill set that can be applied to many areas of science and engineering."
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