(This development is something that employers absolutely love to see from newly-graduated applicants.) Knowledge without action simply stays idle in the mind and withers away, so actively using that knowledge helps keep it alive and thriving while also developing your own skills and aptitude in your major. Aside from the car, the underlying purpose of the team is to allow students the ability to apply the concepts they learn in lectures to something tangible and meaningful. This is me and the ChemE Car team at the 2019 Clarkson Parents Weekend demonstrating our car and what it does I am pictured farthest to the right, with the loose bun and glasses.ĭespite the namesake, our team consists of chemical, electrical, mechanical, and computer/software engineers each engineering discipline plays a crucial role in the successful development of the car, showcasing once more the interdisciplinary nature of chemical engineering.
The focus of our team is to create a shoebox-sized car powered and stopped exclusively by chemical reactions.
One way I’m able to get involved in chemical engineering outside of my classes is by being a member of the ChemE Car SPEED team. Given that I want to be a research and development specialist in industry, having the opportunity to join the lab was of crucial importance - one that I attribute to the fluid yet academically balanced nature of chemical engineering. By being a major which incorporates knowledge from multiple engineering disciplines and general sciences, the only limit to what opportunities are offered to you are those set in place by what you decide to specialize in.įor me, my focus on the chemical side of chemical engineering allowed me the opportunity to enter the Wriedt MOF Group laboratory and develop my research aptitude. In short, Clarkson goes through great lengths to make sure you’re making the right choices for yourself and, if you decide that you are, it enables you to fully dive into your chosen major and excel in what you have chosen.īeing a chemical engineer at Clarkson also opens up certain unique opportunities due to its aforementioned interdisciplinary qualities. This is me receiving my Clarkson School diploma in 2019 I am pictured on the right with Geography Professor Jon Goss on my left. This circles back to the interconnectedness of our courses, for if you decide that a certain field of engineering isn’t for you then you can switch to another field with (relatively) minimal distress.Īdditionally, the entire first year of study for all engineering majors is fundamentally identical, so even undecided or engineering studies majors have a small grace period to make their choice. Note that being an engineer isn’t exclusively math, but the point is that Clarkson makes sure you want to do what you say you do before you get too far into your major and realize it was a mistake.
While this may seem intimidating, it will always put you on the right path if you remain truthful to yourself: if you don’t like math, then you shouldn’t be an engineer if you like math, then maybe you should be an engineer. They do not shy away from asking you difficult questions and will make you question whether or not you truly want to pursue your chosen major. Regarding the former, all of the professors at Clarkson are very knowledgeable in their fields, and many have the insight available to tell if you’d truly be happy with the major you’ve chosen. Why Clarkson?Ĭlarkson is a great place to study chemical engineering due to the capable nature of our faculty and the interconnectedness of our courses. Here I am performing a reaction in my research lab. This aspect of well-roundedness appeals to me directly, as I personally strive to be as knowledgeable as I can about these aforementioned fields of study.Įssentially, I am very fond of chemical engineering due to its potential for collaboration with the other engineering disciplines on projects and other such tasks (and because it matches my personality extremely well). A chemical engineer draws from virtually all fields of engineering in some regards, as well as from the sciences (e.g. Why major in chemical engineering?Ĭhemical engineering has many admirable qualities, but I find its interdisciplinary qualities to be the most attractive.
I hope my recount helps you understand what chemical engineering and Clarkson as a whole can provide you with in the future. I wish to share with you some insights as to why I chose chemical engineering as my major, why Clarkson University was the right place to pursue this major, and some of the unique experiences I’ve had as a student here. My name is Michael Sehn ‘22, and I am a chemical engineering major from Chenango Forks, New York with minors in mathematics and chemistry.
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