Home We excel in sustainable chemical and process engineering knowledge and practices in developing sustainable technological solutions to advance processing and related industries at the rural, national and international levels. Study UOP Chemical & Process Engineering is a pioneer in producing multi-disciplinary engineers. The programme ensures undergraduates are well trained and prepared to tackle growing challenges in the 21st century More Research The department has a diverse range of exciting and innovative research programmes in undergraduate and postgraduate levels, making student more ingenious. These diverse research offers solutions to engineering issues More My Experience at DCPE The Department produces about 25 graduates each year. Check what they’ve got to say about DCPE and what inspired them.. More SCaPES The Society of Chemical and Process Engineering Students (SCaPES) is the community of Chemical & Process Engineering undergraduates… More News Panel Dr Nadeesh M. Adassooriya at the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering has secured the prestigious Most Outstanding Young Researcher award in the Field of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at the CVCD award ceremony 2022 held on the 9th of June 2023. CVCD Excellence Awards have been presented by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors from the 22 state Universities and institutes, to recognize, appreciate, and honour the outstanding contributions, accomplishments and impact made by academic staff in the Sri Lankan state University system. Congratulations to Prof. Parakrma Karunaratne, Prof. C.S. Kalpage, Prof. Maheshi Danthurebandara and Prof. Nadeesh Adassooriya from the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya who got awarded in the President’s Awards for Scientific Research in 2023. The award ceremony was held on 21st November 2023 at Sirimavo Bandaranayake Exposition Centre, Colombo and awards were given for the best 217 publications made in the year 2019 and 2020 based on their SCImago Journal Ranking. Department Prospectus