Program Overview

Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Program

The Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Program is a comprehensive graduate program that focuses on various aspects of chemical engineering. The program area includes several key focus areas, including:

Program Areas

• Catalysis and Chemical Kinetics: This area focuses on the fundamental and applied aspects of catalysis and reaction engineering, including heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, and the kinetics of complex chemical reactions.
• Energy Conversion and Storage: This area covers advanced energy technologies such as fuel combustion, battery storage, hydrogen production, and fuel cell applications to enhance sustainable energy solutions.
• Advanced Separation Technologies: This area explores innovative approaches to separation science, including polymeric and inorganic membranes, natural gas separation, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and ordered porous structures for selective adsorption and filtration.
• Polymers and Porous Materials: This area investigates the synthesis, characterization, and application of polymeric and porous materials in various industries, including energy, healthcare, and environmental remediation.
• Thermodynamics and Surface Science: This area focuses on phase equilibria, interfacial phenomena, mass transport in liquid and gas phases, and the thermodynamic principles governing materials design and process efficiency.

Mandatory Courses

The program requires students to complete core courses and elective courses. The core courses provide a solid foundation in the program area, while the elective courses allow students to tailor their education to their interests.

• Core Courses (12 credits): Students must complete four core courses, which include:
  • Chemical Thermodynamics (200)
  • Advanced Transport Phenomena (200)
  • Advanced Reaction Engineering (200)
  • Chemical Process Technology (200)
• Elective Courses (12 credits): Students can select elective courses from a wide range of technical subjects, including:
  • Sustainable Process Design (300)
  • Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (300)
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis (300)
  • Structure-Activity Relation in Polymers (300)
  • Electrochemical Energy Systems (300)
  • Adsorption and Chromatography (300)
  • Light-driven Catalytic Proc. And Eng. (300)
  • Chemical Kinetic Modeling and Simulation (300)
  • Membrane Science and Membrane Separation Processes (300)

Graduate Seminars

MS students are required to register for seminars, which cover topics of relevant importance in all areas of chemical engineering. The seminars feature invited speakers from academia and industry.

Research/Capstone Components

The program includes a research component, where students engage in research projects addressing fundamental questions in polymer science, reaction engineering, thermodynamics, and mass transport. This component is worth 12 credits.

Winter Enrichment Program

The Winter Enrichment Program takes place in January each year and is designed to broaden students' horizons. Guest speakers from around the world are invited to speak on the chosen theme selected for that year.

Duration of Study

The MS (Thesis) program typically lasts for four semesters, plus one summer session.