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Welcome to the CCE Division
Chemistry is the science of change, and chemists and chemical engineers are involved not just in understanding, but in changing the material world around us. Whether it is through new chemistry for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, new technologies for energy conversion, or new approaches to environmental protection, the chemical sciences affect modern life in countless and important ways.

What's New
John D. Roberts, Institute Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, has received the 2009 NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society for seminal contributions in physical organic chemistry, in particular the introduction of NMR spectroscopy to the chemistry community. For details, please click here.
Brian M. Stoltz, Bowles Professor of Chemistry, has received the 2009 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award in Organic Chemistry. He will receive a certificate, an award of US $1,000, and a Symposium-in-Print in one of the journals will be published in his honor.  For more details, please click here.
Harry Gray, Beckman Professor of Chemistry and founding director of the Beckman Institute at Caltech, was the keynote lecturer at the Cottrell Scholars Symposium 2009. He also gave five lectures at the University of Wisconsin, including the Meloche and the Shain Lectures.
John Seinfeld, Louis E. Nohl Professor & Professor of Chemical Engineering, has received an Honorary Doctorate from Clarkson University. Dr. Seinfeld holds honorary doctorates also from the University of Patras (Greece) and Carnegie Mellon University.  


The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is making special commitments to four research priorities: energy, the environment, the molecules of life, and advanced materials. CCE is home to more than 40 professors and five degree programs. The Faculty's students and post-doctoral colleagues have access to many educational resources, as well as opportunities for both basic and applied research.

Job Resource Center
Please click here to see a list of open positions from employers who are specifically seeking Caltech chemistry and chemical engineering students and graduates. 

Please also see the CCE Job List (PDF).

Opportunities for Undergraduates

Opportunities for Grads and PDSs

CCE Newsletter (pdf): Fall 2009; Summer 2009

CCE Graduate Students (pdf): click here

Open Faculty Positions

For CCE contact information click here

Send queries about Caltech Graduate Admission to: gradofc@caltech.edu

Send queries about Caltech Undergraduate Admission to: ugadmissions@caltech.edu

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