Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur carries out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge. It imparts training for students to make them competent, motivated engineers and scientists. The Institute not only celebrates freedom of thought, cultivates vision and encourages growth, but also inculcates human values and concern for the environment and the society.

Ranked among the nation's top schools in Chemical Engineering, the department at IITK is endowed with a highly competitive undergraduate program, a vibrant graduate program supported by the state-of-art facilities, and a distinguished faculty that has obtained national and international recognitions. The Department currently has 19 faculty members who bring to the Department a wealth of expertise to maintain a vibrant teaching and research environment. Several of our faculty members are Fellows of the Indian Academies of Sciences and Engineering, and many serve on the editorial boards of national and international journals. They have also been recognized by the prestigious awards such as the Bhatnagar Prize and the Herdillia, Amar Dye Chem and the NOCIL awards of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Our faculty has authored over 25 textbooks and research monographs. Our alumni, many of who have gone on to be the CE Os, business leaders, department chairs and distinguished scientists (even social workers and artists!), both in India and abroad, are a very visible lot and continue to inspire new generation of students here.

The research in the department ranges from the core areas of chemical engineering such as transport phenomena, thermodynamics, kinetics, process engineering, catalysis, hazard management, optimization and control and separation processes, to the newer frontiers that include bioinformatics, colloids and interfaces, nanotechnology and novel polymeric and semiconductor materials. Our research programs receive support from almost all of the Government funding agencies, as well as from a host of chemical and processing industries like Hindustan Lever, IPCL, GSFC, BPCL, GAIL, ICI, etc. Our faculty also contributes to the training and teaching needs of the industry and the faculty of other colleges by conducting short-term courses in almost all areas of chemical engineering We hope that you will find some of our activities, research or continuing education programs, of interest to you. We are always seeking to widen our collaboration base.

We look forward to meeting new challenges in the years ahead...

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Professor and Head
Chemical Engg. Dept.
IIT Kanpur