| UP Diliman Department of Chemical Engineering | |
| Established: | 1956 |
| Type: | Learning/research institute |
| City: | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Campus: | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Website: | Official website |
The Department of Chemical Engineering (DChE) is an academic department operating under the College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The department was established in 1956 and has an overall 90% passing rate in the licensure examinations held in the Philippines. It also contributes about 10% to 60% of the total number of new chemical engineers in the Philippines every year.[1]
The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to the degree of chemical engineering:
The department consists of thirteen (13) research laboratories in different fields of chemical engineering and allied fields, and also hosts the Chemical Engineering Analytical Laboratory (CEAL), which offers analytical services to the university and industry.
CEAL houses a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), a Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscope, a Universal Testing Machine (UTM); gas chromatographs (FID, TCD, MS), Ion Chromatographs, and high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC); the Department also has a Kjeldahl apparatus, a Karl Fischer apparatus, and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). There is a real-time PCR, and digital gradient electrophoresis, shaking incubators and refrigerated incubators for biological studies.[4]
The thirteen (13) research laboratories are the following: