Chemical Engineering is found at the interface between science (chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics) and engineering.

The candidates choose between four directions for their specialization within Chemical Engineering, from tailoring particles at the nanoscale to designing complete process plants:

• Catalysis – learning about how to speed up and control chemical reactions.
• Colloid and Polymer Chemistry - studying phenomena that occur on the important surfaces between solids, gases, and liquids.
• Environmental Engineering and Reactor Technology - understanding process unit operations, like separation and reactor technology, and assessing what kind of equipment is required to execute chemical processes in an environmentally friendly way.
• Process Systems Engineering – modeling of unit operations and total systems, simulation, process control, and resource- and energy-efficient operation of process systems.