In October 2006, Washington University became the first university in the world to create a department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering.
Data for 2012:
19
Tenured/tenure-track faculty
66
Journal publications by faculty
143
Undergraduate students
29
Master of Engineering students
80
PhD students
2,453
Alumni
4
Research cluster areas: aerosol science & engineering, engineering aquatic processes, metabolic engineering & systems biology, multi-scale modeling & molecular transformation engineering
4
Collaborative research areas: energy, advanced materials, sustainable technologies for environmental health & international development
$6.9 Million
Research funding
$12 Million
External support for Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization