<p>I don’t know the answer but didn’t want your post to be lonely.</p>
<p>Here are my guesses. Yes, you can make some sort of E:Chemistry degree at Olin but it may be more difficult than some other degrees. Since I haven’t been at Olin for 2 years, I checked out the faculty profiles and found that Chris Morse is the only current faculty that specializes in Chemistry. You would likely have to work with him creating your concentraion. Your faculty adviser would also be able to help.
[Olin</a> College | Faculty Bio](<a href=“http://olin.edu/faculty_staff/bios/bio_cmorse.asp]Olin”>http://olin.edu/faculty_staff/bios/bio_cmorse.asp)</p>
<p>Also, do you know much about Material Science? It’s related to chemistry but more applied. We have two professors of Material Science at Olin and they might also be able to help you some, especially Debbie given her focus. I know people who have or have considered having a concentration in Material Science so that adds hope for your chemistry desire.</p>
<p>Debbie focuses on organic materials.
[Olin</a> College | Faculty Bio](<a href=“http://olin.edu/faculty_staff/bios/bio_dchachra.asp]Olin”>http://olin.edu/faculty_staff/bios/bio_dchachra.asp)
John Stolk focuses on inorganic (aka Metals) materials.
[Olin</a> College | Faculty Bio](<a href=“http://olin.edu/faculty_staff/bios/bio_jstolk.asp]Olin”>http://olin.edu/faculty_staff/bios/bio_jstolk.asp)</p>
<p>For Chemistry you would likely need to take some courses at Wellesley or Brandeis to supplement what Olin could offer and also do an Independent study or two where you design your curriculum and have a faculty advisor.</p>
<p>Unless things have changed, you are limited to one course at each other university per semester.</p>
<p>Here is Wellesley’s Chemistry Depart page
[Chemistry</a> Department](<a href=“http://www.wellesley.edu/Chemistry/index.html]Chemistry”>Redirect to Wellesley College web site)
Brandeis’s
[Chemistry</a> Department | Brandeis University](<a href=“Department of Chemistry | Brandeis University”>http://www.chem.brandeis.edu/)</p>
<p>I would talk with an admissions officer at Olin who could give you more up to date information. Specifically ask if any current or former Olin students have done a E with Chem. (That would make your life easier). Also ask about a professor you could talk about this with.</p>
<p>The professors at Olin are amazing at helping out.</p>
<p>For this question:
Will it be comparable to a chemical engineering degree from another top school such as MIT, Cornell, RPI, UPenn, Columbia, etc.?</p>
<p>My guess is: No. You are getting an engineering degree with a concentration in Chemistry, not a Chemical engineering degree. I imagine you would end up with more breadth and less depth than one of those graduates. Also, because Olin’s curriculum is so different (more projects, do-learn, integrating teamwork, presentations, ect.) even an Olin MechE degree wouldn’t be the same as an MIT MechE degree. Whether or not it is better or worse would depend on you and the company (or school) you work for some day.</p>
<p>Hope this helps a little until someone with more knowledge about this comes along.</p>