Welcome to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Iowa State University
CBE Hours
Sweeney Hall Regular Building Hours
6 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Friday, closed Saturday & Sunday.
CBE Main Office Hours
Summer hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
Student Advising Office
The CBE student advising office is open for in-person meetings by appointment. Students can choose to meet with their advisor by phone, video, or in-person. Please use the Navigate Student app to schedule an appointment with your advisor.
What Is Chemical Engineering?
Thinking about studying chemical engineering at Iowa State? Wondering what chemical engineers do? Check out this video of how chemical engineers impact everyone’s life, as told by our students.
CBE Points of Pride
Female enrollment: 33.8% undergraduate students, 35.4% graduate students – some of the largest enrollments in the College of Engineering (fall 2023)
95 graduate students enrolled, fall 2023 – new department record!
CBE B.S. undergraduate average starting salary $73,000/yr.
CBE Spotlight
CBE Publications
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News
Events
Chemical and Biological Engineering News
- Reuel receives prestigious American Chemical Society BIOT Young Investigator Award June 25, 2024
- Sullivan Flynn: The right people in his corner June 11, 2024
- Mary Thatcher: Prepared for what’s next June 11, 2024
- “No other course is like this:” New class allows chemical engineering students to explore product development May 31, 2024
- Victoria Kyveryga: Outstanding senior in chemical engineering May 1, 2024