The Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering usually takes four to five years to complete. It involves course work and a research leading to the PhD Thesis. PhD research within the Chemical Engineering Department is broad, applying fundamental and applied sciences to investigate some of today's hot topics. Students gain advanced knowledge of chemical engineering theory and its relationship to engineering processes, including gas separation and membranes, industrial wastewater treatment technologies and environmental engineering, polymer and polymer nanotechnology, catalytic reaction engineering, biotechnology and biochemical engineering, food and pharmaceutical processing, desalination and water purification, CO2 capture and storage, rheology, and composite materials. PhD graduates will be equipped with the important skills necessary for research and academia.

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