The Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering shares the four-pronged mission of New Jersey Institute of Technology: education, research, service and economic development.
MISSION OF THE OTTO H. YORK DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
The mission of the department is to :
educate undergraduate students for employment in industry and the pursuit of graduate studies;
educate graduate students for employment in industry, government, or academe;
educate students, both undergraduate and graduate, for leadership roles;
engage in research to support the advanced education of graduate students, maintain the intellectual vitality of the faculty, and expand the frontiers of knowledge in areas of importance to the state and nation;
publish and present the results of our intellectual activities, resulting from both research as well as teaching advances;
serve our profession through membership and leadership on national and international societies, journals and editorial boards, and
serve our wider constituencies by offering our expertise to industries, state and local communities, and pre-college students and teachers.