Intro Degree Requirements Typical Schedule Awards National Awards Lafayette Awards Lehigh Valley Section of the American Society of Materials Award Awarded annually to the student who has attained the most impressive record in the introductory materials course. Dr. E. L. McMillen - K. K. Malhotra '49 Prize Awarded to a junior(s) who has attained a high cumulative average in chemical engineering and who has demonstrated a high level of proficiency in the Unit Operations Laboratory. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Donald F. Othmer Award Given to a junior or senior majoring in chemical engineering who has attained the highest grade point average for two years. American Institute of Chemists Award Presented by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Chemists to a senior chemical engineering major in recognition of his/her demonstrated record of leadership, character, and scholastic achievement. Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Award Given to the outstanding senior chemical engineering major(s) for achievement in chemistry. Charles Duncan Fraser Prize Awarded annually to the senior student(s) who, in the judgment of the Department of Chemical Engineering, is(are) best qualified to advanced work in materials science and engineering. Luther F. Witmer Prize Awarded annually to the senior(s) with the most outstanding accomplishments in materials science and engineering. Donald U. Noblett Prize in Chemical Engineering Given to a chemical engineering major(s) based on high academic achievement, with outstanding promise of future excellence in his/her career. Carl J. Staska Prize Awarded each year to a student(s) who has demonstrated a degree of proficiency in chemical laboratory skills. Lehigh Valley Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award Presented to a senior in the Department of Chemical Engineering who has compiled an impressive record in the undergraduate years in chemical engineering and who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in one or more extracurricular activities. .   Student and Faculty News In Pursuit of a Ph.D. Jessica Jenkins ’07 writes about studying for a career in healing environmental damage Students Will Study Engineering and Spanish Culture in New Faculty-led Semester in Madrid James Ferri, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, will host the program’s first trip in spring 2010 Professors James Ferri and Lauren Sefcik Receive $357,000 National Science Foundation Grant New equipment will enhance teaching and undergraduate research in the chemical and biomolecular engineering department Women in Engineering: Lafayette is a Leader The College ranks No. 9 nationally in percentage of women engineering grads, reports the American Society for Engineering Education Students Teach Fourth Graders the Basics of Engineering Members of Lafayette's Society of Women Engineers worked with students at Forks Elementary School in Easton Caroline Szczepanski '09 Looks at the Effects of Organic Catalysts in Chemical Reactions Chemical engineering major writes about her honors project under the guidance of Patricia Darcy, assistant professor of chemical engineering Nathaniel M. Newman '09 Explores Green Design Chemical engineering major is performing an independent study with Javad Tavakoli, professor of chemical engineering The Best of Both Worlds Studying engineering at Lafayette provides an added dimension of excellence. Strong programs in the liberal arts allow engineering majors greater breadth and flexibility in their course of study Melissa Gordon '11 Works with Chemicals on the Nanoscale Chemical engineering major writes about her cutting-edge research with Professor James Ferri The Sky is Not the Limit Kelley Goodman '11 writes about her summer internship working for NASA