About this Program

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the master of chemical engineering (M.Ch.E.) degree and the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in chemical engineering. Both programs provide the guidance and opportunity for students to develop the quantitative skills of engineering and science and the acumen to apply these skills for the welfare of modern society. Students in the program naturally have a broad range of interests and career objectives, and it is the philosophy of the department to expose them to a variety of fundamental and applied research problems that will hone those engineering skills necessary in any career, whether in industry, academia or government.

This involves a combination of graduate core courses in chemical engineering and applied mathematics, advanced science and engineering electives and independent (thesis) research conducted with the guidance and mentorship of a chemical engineering faculty member. (A nonthesis option is also available for the M.Ch.E. degree).

Close contact, formal as well as informal, with colleagues in a wide range of industries is one of the distinguishing characteristics of the department. Such contact, with corporate leaders as well as practicing engineers and scientists, helps to provide students with an understanding of the milieu in which the engineer works. 

A dual degree in the MBA and M.Ch.E. programs is available to graduate students.

Program Concentrations:

• Biomolecular Concentration
• Catalysis and Energy Concentration
• Data and Systems Concentration
• Soft Matter Concentration

Degrees Offered

Chemical Engineering – M.Ch.E.

Chemical Engineering – M.Ch.E./MBA (COE)

Chemical Engineering – M.Ch.E./MBA (LCBE)

Chemical Engineering – Ph.D.