Chemical Engineering, PhD

The chemical engineering faculty offer a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in chemical engineering. Areas of research emphasis include atmospheric aerosols, biomolecular engineering, biosensors, chemical therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, electrochemistry, electronic materials processing, engineering education, flexible display technology, fuel cells, inorganic membranes, process design and operations, protein synthesis, transport phenomena in living systems and water purification. A graduate handbook detailing information on graduate studies in chemical engineering is available on the school's website. For additional details, students should contact the graduate advising office in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy.

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.