Research
Research Areas
Research conducted in this area aims to help protect and sustain the environment through technology and finding new, renewable, cost-effective, and green sources of energy, including hydrogen and fuel cells. 
Chemical engineering can make our lives better. Just one example: Our researchers are investigating how bacteria adhere to cells, which can help prevent infection in the body and formation of biofilms on medical devices. 
Researchers here use scientific computing methods to study and analyze chemical engineering-related topics, such as safety, risk analysis, molecular modeling, and transport and reaction in chemical reactors and porous media.- Research conducted in this area aims to help protect and sustain the environment through technology and finding new, renewable, cost-effective, and green sources of energy, including hydrogen and fuel cells.
- Chemical engineering can make our lives better. Just one example: Our researchers are investigating how bacteria adhere to cells, which can help prevent infection in the body and formation of biofilms on medical devices.
- Researchers here use scientific computing methods to study and analyze chemical engineering-related topics, such as safety, risk analysis, molecular modeling, and transport and reaction in chemical reactors and porous media.
Hands-on research is a hallmark of WPI’s Chemical Engineering Department. Here, small, intimate groups of students and faculty work together to conduct fundamental and applied research, with the potential to improve our quality of life.
And our work extends beyond the department. Interdisciplinary research labs in the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park and Goddard Hall bring together various academic departments and corporate partners. This applied learning not only makes possible exciting discoveries; it helps mold the chemical engineers of tomorrow.
Learn more about the life-changing research areas we’re exploring and the faculty and staff involved in each research concentration.
Research Focus Areas
From discovering new sources of renewable energy to finding solutions to critical health issues, the fundamental and applied research of the Chemical Engineering Department at WPI, done in a collaborative, supportive interdisciplinary environment, touches on some of the most important issues and problems of our time. Learn more about our research focus areas and the world-class faculty involved with each subject.
