About the School of Chemical Engineering
The University of Adelaide's Chemical Engineering provides an opportunity for
students to become world-class graduates who have learnt their skills under the
guidance of highly competent and skilled professional staff. Students have access
to modern laboratory and computing facilities.
The BE degree in Chemical Engineering is fully accredited by the Institution
of Engineers, Australia, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK and
the Royal Association of Chemical Engineers. Students may also study for
combined degrees in BE/BSc, BE/BMaSc, BE/LLB, BE/BA, BE/Ec, BE/Fin, BE
(Petroleum)/BE (Chemical), BE (Chemical)/BSc (Biotech). For the BE Degree,
students can choose between three distinct degree streams which allow them to gain specialised knowledge in specific
industries:
- Energy and Environment
- Food, Wine and Biomolecular
- Process and Product Engineering
In 2007 the school introduced Pharmaceutical
Engineering.
Chemical Engineering also offers the postgraduate research degrees of
MEngSc and PhD.
The School strives to produce chemical engineering graduates who will be known
for their work ethic, confidence, innovation, imagination, scientific and business
competency and entrepreneurial skills.
As well the School is the first fully ISO 200l:2000 Quality Accredited Chemical
Engineering School for the design and delivery of undergraduate educational, post
graduate education, research and consulting services in Australia and New Zealand.
Mission Statement
The School of Chemical Engineering exists to develop the highest quality, interdisciplinary
programs of teaching and research, to inspire confidence in the ability to learn,
and educate chemical engineers to play leading roles in the chemical, biochemical,
environmental, food technology, energy and combustion (including laser diagnostics)
and materials industries and to educate future generations of our discipline.
History of the School
In the late 1880s, A School of Mines and Industries was established in South
Australia to provide diploma courses with the University being responsible for
teaching in professional subjects. In 1913, the University established the Bachelor
of Engineering, and the Master of Engineering degrees. After World War II the
separate four-year BE degree programs were established in the other disciplines.
The Department of Chemical Engineering has an historical link with the late 19th
Century. In 1939 Professor H. W. Gartrell was appointed to a University Chair
in Mining and Metallurgy and the Director of the Bonython Metallurgical Laboratories
in the School of Mines. Professor Gartrell died in 1945 and Dr E.C. R. Spooner
was appointed to both positions in 1947. The BE in Chemical and Metallurgical
Engineering began in that year.
By 1963 the undergraduate degree course and the department's name was
changed to Chemical Engineering. Today the Department offers the BE Chemical
Engineering, fully accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Australia,
the Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK and RACI, and 8 other degree
programs
In 2000 Chemical Engineering at Adelaide University became the first Chemical
Engineering Department in Australia and New Zealand to have full ISO 9000 Quality
Accreditation for the design and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate services
and research in Chemical Engineering. This registration also includes Chemical
Engineering consultancy services provided under the Registered Business Name of
CHEMENGTEST.
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