PhD in Chemical Engineering

A doctorate in this field is given to those who master chemical and biological engineering and who show they can contribute substantially and creatively to it. The program intends to ready students for professional work and to give them solid grounding in the basic knowledge of the discipline. Graduates can carry on extending knowledge through research as they build careers in universities or in industrial research settings. Study happens on campus. The chemical and biological engineering department, part of the engineering, applied science and health school, oversees the degree. Because the emphasis is on creative contribution, students are expected to move beyond coursework and take responsibility for investigations that advance understanding of chemical processes and of the biological systems related to them.