The UWI Department of Chemical Engineering

16/05/2026

From simulations to sleepless nights, lab runs to last-minute slide edits… they did THAT 👏⚗️📊

Watch our final year Chemical & Process Engineering students showcase their hard work and innovation.

Congratulations to all, and we look forward to seeing even more of their Engineering talents on display!

02/05/2026

🎓 Graduated?

Your next step could move you closer to Chartered Engineer, CEng, status.

Applications are now open for The UWI Department of Chemical Engineering postgraduate programmes:

⚙️ MSc in Chemical and Process Engineering

⚙️ MSc in Chemical and Process Engineering with Management

These IChemE accredited degrees meet the additional educational requirement (along with The UWI's IChemE accredited BSc Chemical and Process Engineering degree) for full Membership in IChemE and Chartered Engineering (CEng) status.

According to IChemE salary insights, Chartered Chemical Engineers report a clear salary advantage, with a median annual salary of £93,000 compared to £49,950 for non-Chartered peers.

📈 Ready to take the next step in your chemical engineering career?

Apply here: https://sta.uwi.edu/admissions/ postgrad/how-apply

Read the IChemE salary insight article here: https://www.icheme.org/education-career/salary-insight-how-much-do-chemical-engineers-earn/

01/05/2026

30/10/2025

Celebrating 10 incredible years of IChemE TTMG — where chemical engineering, collaboration, and a little cupcake-fuelled creativity come together 🧁✨

Big thanks to IChemE TTMG and specifically, Mr Astor Harris, Chairperson of the IChemE TTMG Steering Committee, for the sugar-powered sponsorship and to everyone who’s helped build this vibrant professional community over the past decade.

We’re also delighted to have Dr. Akeem Mohammed, Lecturer at The UWI, St. Augustine, as the new UWI representative on the IChemE TTMG Steering Committee! A researcher, educator, and champion for sustainable innovation, Dr. Mohammed brings a fresh spark (and probably a few lab puns) to the team.

Here’s to the next 10 years of engineering progress and positivity! ⚙️🌍

25/10/2025

🎓 Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2025! 🎓

The Department of Chemical Engineering extends heartfelt congratulations to all our graduates who crossed the stage on Thursday! 🎉

We are also proud to celebrate our outstanding students who received awards during the Faculty Prize-Giving Ceremony on Wednesday. Your hard work, perseverance, and excellence continue to make us proud. 🌟

We wish all our graduates continued success as they embark on new journeys in industry, research, and beyond. The future of Chemical Engineering/Petroleum Geoscience is bright with you in it! 💛

📸 Pictured:
Photos 1 & 3: Head of Department, Dr. Jeffrey Smith, with the Chemical Engineering graduating class and prize recipients, respectively.

Photo 2: Graduates from the Petroleum Geoscience programme.

11/10/2025

The Department of Chemical Engineering of The University of the West Indies at the 3rd Centre for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Trinidad & Tobago Regional Meeting 👩🏽‍🔬👨🏾‍🔬

Our staff, led by Dr Jeffrey Smith (Head of Department), attended the 3rd CCPS Trinidad and Tobago Regional Meeting held at La Révé, San Fernando, on October 9, 2025. It was a day filled with insightful presentations, inspiring stories, and meaningful discussions on process safety and innovation across the chemical industry.

We’re proud to continue building strong links between academia and industry as we work toward a safer and more sustainable future in engineering. 🌍⚙️

13/03/2025

25/10/2024

🎓✨ Here’s to the Chemical Engineering Class of 2024! From late nights doing lab reports to mastering reactors, separations, and equations – you’ve tackled it all with resilience, passion, and teamwork. Together, you’ve bonded like molecules, and ignited lifelong friendships. 🔬🧪🌍

To new challenges, big dreams, and changing the world one reaction at a time. Here’s to your next chapter! 🥂🚀💙

20/10/2024

Let the Year 1 Petroleum Geoscience class take you through their first geological field trip.

Their stops included Carib Glassworks Quarry, San Souci Bay and Galera Point where they explored sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks respectively.